Art 315
Illuminated Manuscripts
Week 2

Erik Inglis, Department of Art


Book of the Dead of the Priestess Nesikhonsu
Ancient Egypt Dynasty 21
1085-950 BCE
papyrus
Cairo, Egyptian Museum

Eudoxus Roll: Instructions About the Spheres
Ancient Greek
193-97 BCE
papyrus
Paris, Musee du Louvre

Terence, Scene from Adelphoe
Late Antique
5th C CE
vellum codex
Rome, Vatican Libraries
Ms. cod.lat. 3868, folio 60v

Joshua Roll: Fall of Jericho
Byzantine
ca. 900 CE
papyrus
Rome, Vatican Libraries
Ms.Pal.Gr.431, Seq,V

Joshua Roll: Joshua
Sends Spies to Ai & Jericho Mourns
Byzantine
ca. 900 CE
papyrus
Rome, Vatican Libraries
Ms.Pal.Gr.431, Seq,V

Vatican Virgil: Author Portrait
Late Antique
5th C
vellum codex
Rome, Vatican Libraries
Ms.cod.lat. 3867

Vatican Virgil: Ecologues
Late Antique
5th C
vellum codex
Rome, Vatican Libraries
Ms.cod.lat. 3867, folio 1r

Vatican Virgil
Late Antique
5th C
vellum codex
Rome, Vatican Libraries
Ms.cod.lat. 3867, folio 44v

Vatican Virgil: Jupiter & Pagan Gods
Late Antique
5th C
vellum codex
Rome, Vatican Libraries
Ms.cod.lat. 3867

Quedlinburg Itala
Early Christian
ca. 420
vellum codex
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Ms.Cod.theol.lat. folio 485

Vienna Genesis: Rebecca at the Well
Early Christian
5th C
vellum codex
Vienna, National Library
Ms. Cod.theol.Gr. 31

Vienna Genesis: Jacob Crossing the River/
Wrestling with the Angel
Early Christian
5th C
vellum codex
Vienna: National Library
Ms. Cod.theol.Gr. 31

Vienna Genesis: Joseph and the Potiphar's Wife
Early Christian
5th C
vellum codex
Vienna: National Library
Ms. Cod.theol.Gr. 31

Rossano Gospels: Christ in Gethsemene
Early Christian
6th C
vellum codex
Rossano, Italy
Cathedral Treasury

Rossano Gopels: Last Supper /
Christ's Washing Disciples Feet
Early Christian
6th C
vellum codex
Rossano, Italy
Cathedral Treasury

Rossano Gopels: Christ Before Pilate
Early Christian
6th C
vellum codex
Rossano, Italy
Cathedral Treasury, folio 8v

Rossano Gopels: Saint Mark
Early Christian
6th C
vellum codex
Rossano, Italy
Cathedral Treasury, folio 121r

Rabbula Gospels: Canon Table with Two Evangelists
Early Christian
586 CE
vellum codex
Florence, Laurentian Library
Ms.Cod. Plut.I, 56

Rabbula Gospels: Canon Tables VI and VII
Early Christian
586 CE
vellum codex
Florence, Laurentian Library
Ms.Cod. Plut.I, 56, folio 9v

Rabbula Gospels: Ascension of Christ
Early Christian
586 CE
vellum codex
Florence, Laurentian Library
Ms.Cod. Plut.I, 56, folio 14v

Rabbula Gospels: Christ Enthroned
Early Christian
586 CE
vellum codex
Florence, Laurentian Library
Ms.Cod. Plut.I, 56, folio 14r

Rabbula Gospels: Crucifixion of Christ
Early Christian
586 CE
vellum codex
Florence, Laurentian Library
Ms.Cod. Plut.I, 56

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