The Bible was commissioned by Borso D’Este, who became duke of Ferrara in northeastern Italy in the mid-1400s. Borso enlisted ...

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations.

Medieval globalization may seem like an oxymoron. After all, this fall, historians claimed 536 was the worst year in human history to be alive. The medieval period in Europe is typically thought to ...

These are nativity scenes from illuminated prayer books dating from the late 15th to early 16th century. Randomly chosen, these miniature paintings represent a tiny portion of the collection of ...

At the Morgan Library in New York, an unfinished manuscript from 1400s France can teach us how Medieval artists crafted their exquisitely detailed works. "Unfinished Hours" (1440–50), folios 14v-15r, ...

An illuminated folio from the most treasured manuscript of The Shahnameh, Persia’s Book of Kings, will reappear on October 26 alongside ornate texts and artifacts for Sotheby’s London’s latest ...

A full-page Jesse Tree introduces the Psalms in the Tickhill Psalter, a 14th-century illuminated manuscript on view through ...

The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is opening two new exhibitions Saturday. One examines centuries-old artistic practices, and one addresses the institution’s own history. The first ...

Whoever said it doesn’t pay to learn art history ought to talk with Will Sideri—a 24-year-old from Colby College who just scooped a long-lost page from a fabled illuminated manuscript at an estate ...

ROME (AP) — A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year ...

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