A winged missal
Looking for angel musicians through the over 700 pages of 'The Sherborne Missal' (1399-1407), one of the most lavishly illuminated...
Colorful Creatures
Through the margins of this book, the illustrator of this late- medieval encyclopedia teaches us of a colorful imaginary world where pink...
The Five Senses of Mary
Enjoy the multi-sensory experience! Another exquisite Royal Book of Hours from 15th century France... Fitzwilliam Museum MS 62, The Hours...
Savoi(re)'s Musical Flowers - Part 1
After over a year of silence (although Servir Antico's Facebook page has served also as depository of images), I return to this blog with...
The Music of the Apocalypse (1)
This Commentary produced at during the last years of the 11th century at the Benedictine monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos (Burgos,...
The Hybrid Orchestra of Cambrai (1)
These musician hybrids come from a very small Book of Hours made for a woman at the diocese of Cambrai at the turn of the 14th century....
The sound of the Rheinau Psalter
The vibrant colors and lines of the illuminations in this psalter are a good example of the fine High Gothic art. Although there are not...
The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg
The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy. Attributed to Jean Le Noir (French, active 1331–75) and Workshop, Paris...
9th century imaginary: Laudate eum in chordis et organo
This Carolingian Psalter is one of the most significant illustrated manuscripts from this period. With most of its pages filled with...