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 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....
Planets, Muses and The Chess of Love
BNF, Département des manuscrits, Français 143, Evrart de Conty, Le livre des échecs amoureux, text by Jacobus Magnus (1360 ?-1425 ?),...
Heidelberg UB, Cod. Sal. IXe, Livre d’heures, Paris, 1420-30
Heidelberg UB, Cod. Sal. IXe, Livre d’heures, Paris, 1420-30
The world is a scary place - the ‘Winchester Psalter’
Also known as the 'Psalter of Henry of Blois', this 12th century manuscript is an exquisite example of the English Romanesque...
The Sforza Hours - 2 / 'In Principio...'
The 'Sforza Hours' doesn't cease to delight with its vibrant colors, cute animals and fascinating instruments. After the 1st post showing...
David's search for harmony- 'The Rutland Psalter'
This mid-13th century psalter's first full-page illustration opens with King David's eyes fixed on me, the viewer. As if he was about to...
Sounding legends - the 'Romans Arthuriens'
Among battlefields and love stories, the cycle of King Arthur’s legends written down in this 800-folio ‘Romans Arthuriens’ (c.a...
Treasures of gold, guts and pipes
After the last post with trumpet-monster images from Egerton MS 3277, 2nd half of the14th century, here some of the wonderful treasures...