Compendium Collection

Construction of a wall. Illustration from a Latin compendium of Civil law (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

GENGIS KHAN (1162-1227). Emperor founder of the first Mongol Empire in 1206. Fol. 44v. Mongols tributing to Genghis Khan. Illustration of the first section with the history of the Mongols

A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum
5669638 A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

Compendium Maleficarum
5669544 Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

Compendium Maleficarum
5669303 Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

Compendium Maleficarum
5672135 Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742)
CUL4872473 MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Swiss physician and writer. Orthopedic leg. First edition, published in Geneva

A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum
5669562 A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum
5669547 A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum
5669604 A 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742)
CUL4875531 MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Swiss physician and writer. Cover of first edition, published in Geneva. Engraving

Compendium Maleficarum
5669240 Compendium Maleficarum; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from a 1626 Edition of Compendium Maleficarum, by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

Compendium Maleficarum, a witch-hunter's manual
5669268 Compendium Maleficarum, a witch-hunter's manual; (add.info.: Woodcut Illustration from Compendium Maleficarum, a witch-hunter's manual written in Latin by Francesco Maria Guazzo)

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Hyver
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Hyver, between c1672 and c1686

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Marchand en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Marchand en Deshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité, en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite, en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualité, en d'Eshabillé d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualite, en d'Eshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité, en Habit d'Esté, Détoffe Siamoise, 1687
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite, en Habit d'Este, Detoffe Siamoise, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualité en Habit dÉsté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualite en Habit dEste, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualité, en d'Eshabillé d'Este, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de Qualite, en d'Eshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité, en d'Eshabillé d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite, en d'Eshabille d'Este, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Echarpe, between c1681 and c1683. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Echarpe, between c1681 and c1683

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit... between c1678 and c1681. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Epee, between c1678 and c1681

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Hyver, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Hyver, 1687

Der Sachsenspiegel (Fragment)
Fragment of a copy of Der Sachsenspiegel or Sassen Speyghel, which is a compendium of German law notable for having been written in Middle Low German (rather than Latin) in about 1220

Map and diagram of the world, folio a4v of Orbis Breviarium by Zaccaria Lilio (d. c)
488665 Map and diagram of the world, folio a4v of Orbis Breviarium by Zaccaria Lilio (d.c.1522), Florence, 1493 (print & woodcut) by Italian School

A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin
3794303 A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Tusi (d.1274), Seljuk Anatolia, probably Kaiseri (Qaysariya)

Frontispiece to Compendium of Anatomy, 1545 (engraving)
810271 Frontispiece to Compendium of Anatomy, 1545 (engraving) by Geminus, Thomas (1510-62); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio, aere exarata)

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989463 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

Page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus
488343 Page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus, in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, c.1390 (tempera on vellum) (see also 488340-47) by Remiet

The Devil, in form of a flying goat, carrying a witch to the Sabbath
531194 The Devil, in form of a flying goat, carrying a witch to the Sabbath, illustration from Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo, 1608 (woodcut) by Italian School

A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin
3794299 A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Tusi (d.1274), Seljuk Anatolia, probably Kaiseri (Qaysariya)

Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus
488345 Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus, in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, c.1390 (tempera on vellum) (see also 488340-47) by Remiet

A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin
3794317 A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Tusi (d.1274), Seljuk Anatolia, probably Kaiseri (Qaysariya)

Witches destroying a house by fire, Swabia in 1533, illustration from
530458 Witches destroying a house by fire, Swabia in 1533, illustration from Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo, 1608 (woodcut) by Italian School

Witches and sorcerers feasting at the Sabbath, illustration from
530457 Witches and sorcerers feasting at the Sabbath, illustration from Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo, 1608 (woodcut) by Italian School

Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus
488347 Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus, in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, c.1390 (tempera on vellum) (see also 488340-46) by Remiet

Page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus
488342 Page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus, in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, c.1390 (tempera on vellum) (see also 488340-47) by Remiet

The Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d
CHT307438 The Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d Alembert (1717-83), 1751-72 (leather, paper and ink) by French School

Witches dancing with the Devil, illustration from Compendium Maleficarum
XEE940449 Witches dancing with the Devil, illustration from Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo, 1608 (woodcut) by Italian School

Illustration from the Breviary of Alaric, 506 (vellum)
1066017 Illustration from the Breviary of Alaric, 506 (vellum) by German School, (11th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration from the Breviary of Alaric, 506 (vellum)
1066016 Illustration from the Breviary of Alaric, 506 (vellum) by Visigothic (6th century AD); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin
3794309 A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Tusi (d.1274), Seljuk Anatolia, probably Kaiseri (Qaysariya)

The Hierarchy of the Church, from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
472236 The Hierarchy of the Church, from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole, 1652 (engraving) by Vaughan, Robert (fl.1622-78); Private Collection; (add.info.: God is shown at the head)

Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus
488346 Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus, in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, c.1390 (tempera on vellum) (see also 488340-47) by Remiet

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"Exploring the Vastness: A Compendium of Knowledge and Art" Step into a world where walls are constructed not only with bricks but also with words. This compendium takes us on a journey through time, showcasing illustrations from Latin texts that have stood the test of centuries. From Genghis Khan, the emperor founder who shaped history, to Rashid al-Din's Chronicles, this collection offers glimpses into pivotal moments in human civilization. It even includes fragments from Der Sachsenspiegel, an intriguing piece of legal literature. But it doesn't stop there – our exploration expands to encompass diverse subjects. Our Boys Clothing Company brings games and joy to young hearts while Zaccaria Lilio's Orbis Breviarium maps out the known world in stunning detail. Delving deeper into knowledge, Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin presents his treatises on astronomy and mathematics. These pages hold secrets waiting to be unraveled by curious minds seeking understanding of celestial wonders. Artistic beauty is not forgotten either; a frontispiece engraving from a Compendium of Anatomy captivates with its intricate details. And as we turn another page, we find ourselves transported back in time through Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue lithographs from 1937. Intriguingly eclectic yet harmoniously connected, this compendium unites disparate elements like Bartholomeus Anglicus' De Proprietatibus Rerum alongside depictions of witches carried by flying goats – reminding us that knowledge comes in many forms. So let us embark on this intellectual odyssey together as we immerse ourselves in the rich tapestry woven within these pages – for within lies a treasure trove awaiting discovery.