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Missale Romanumearly 15th century

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Illuminated manuscript page with a central miniature of a standing haloed figure in gray and red robes holding an open book, surrounded by a densely painted floral and vine border on cream parchment
Illuminated manuscript page with a central miniature showing two haloed figures, one robed in blue supporting a pale, wounded figure in a loincloth, set against a gold-latticed canopy and checkered tile floor; surrounded by an elaborate border of acanthus scrollwork, flowers, and birds in red, blue, and green on cream vellum with gilded corner ornaments.
Illuminated manuscript page with a heavily damaged central miniature depicting an interior architectural scene with red-tiled floor and blue vaulted ceiling, surrounded by an ornate border of intertwined acanthus leaves, flowers, berries, and small birds in blue, green, red, and gold on white vellum.
Illuminated manuscript page with Latin text in Gothic script, framed by a gilded border with dense foliate margins featuring blue, red, and green acanthus leaves, strawberries, pink flowers, and small golden tendrils on a white ground. A large decorated initial 'G' in blue and gold opens the text block.
Illuminated manuscript page with a gilded rectangular miniature depicting a haloed figure kneeling in prayer on rocky ground, one hand raised toward a chalice descending from a small figure in the upper left clouds, while three haloed figures recline asleep in the foreground. Surrounding border filled with acanthus leaves, flowers, strawberries, and blue birds on a cream ground with gold vine work.
Illuminated manuscript page with a miniature depicting two figures in an interior scene — a kneeling winged figure in pink and a seated figure in blue holding an open book — bordered by dense acanthus and floral scrollwork in red, blue, and green, with a gilded historiated initial and Latin text in Gothic script below.
Illuminated manuscript page with a framed miniature depicting a haloed figure in a red robe surrounded by armored soldiers, one raising a sword, with a castle and green landscape in the background. The miniature is set within a gilt border and surrounded by a white margin decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves in blue and red, scattered flowers, insects, and small animals in gold and color.
Illuminated manuscript page with a miniature depicting a woman in blue robes holding a child before a stone building, set within a gold-bordered frame. Surrounding the text below is a dense border of acanthus scrollwork, flowers, berries, and birds in red, blue, and green on cream vellum. Gothic script in two columns beneath.
Illuminated manuscript page with a miniature depicting a nativity scene under a thatched shelter: a woman in blue robes kneels beside an infant on the ground, flanked by two robed figures and an ox. Surrounded by a gilded border and dense foliate margins with flowers, birds, berries, and blue acanthus leaves in red, green, and gold. Latin text in Gothic script below, with a decorated initial 'D'.
Illuminated manuscript page with a framed miniature depicting figures in medieval dress with sheep in a landscape, a flying angel above, and a walled city in the background; surrounded by dense foliate border with flowers, birds, and insects in red, blue, and gold; Latin text below with a large decorated initial.
Illuminated manuscript page with a central miniature depicting a haloed figure carrying a large cross, accompanied by a woman in a blue robe and surrounded by soldiers, with a walled city in the background; framed in gold, pink, and blue borders; wide white margins decorated with acanthus leaves, flowers, insects, and birds in red, blue, and green.
Illuminated manuscript page with a gilded miniature depicting a group of figures in an arched interior, framed by a dense foliate border of blue, red, and green vines with flowers and animals; Latin text below with a large decorated initial.
Illuminated manuscript page with gold-framed miniature depicting a woman in blue robes with a halo riding a donkey, accompanied by a bearded man in red cloak, with a walled city in the background. Below, a decorated initial 'C' in brown and gold precedes lines of Latin text in Gothic script. Wide border filled with acanthus scrolls, flowers, birds, and insects in blue, red, green, and gold on cream vellum.
Illuminated manuscript page with gilded border densely filled with acanthus leaves, flowers, strawberries, birds, and hybrid creatures in blue, green, red, and gold. Central miniature depicts a haloed figure in pink robes seated on a rainbow above two kneeling haloed figures in blue and gray-red garments, against a pale blue sky and green landscape.
Illuminated manuscript page with a central miniature depicting a group of robed figures in a vaulted interior, including a bishop in blue vestments with a mitre, a white-robed acolyte holding a book, and dark-robed figures to the right. The scene is framed by a gilt and blue border with diamond corner ornaments. The surrounding page features dense vine-scroll marginalia with polychrome flowers, birds, and insects on a cream ground.
Illuminated manuscript page with Latin text, featuring a large gilded initial 'D' with green and blue foliage, blue and red decorated smaller initials, and dense border of scrolling vines, flowers, strawberries, and blue acanthus leaves in red, blue, green, and gold.
Illuminated manuscript page with a painted miniature of a crowned, near-nude male figure standing in or beside a stone sarcophagus, surrounded by a ladder, draped red curtain, and various implements against a blue ground; enclosed in a gold and blue border with dense floral and vine marginalia in red, blue, green, and gold on cream vellum.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Missale Romanum
Place Made
Netherlands
Date Made
early 15th century
Medium
Tempera and gold leaf on vellum
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 x 6 1/8 in. (22.86 x 15.56 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.13.19
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings