Parchment Collection (page 3)

One the Evangelists writing on parchment
5311801 One the Evangelists writing on parchment; (add.info.: Engraving depicting one the Evangelists writing on parchment. Engraving after a 9th century miniature)

The Chastete tree (miniature)
CUL4850430 The Chastete tree (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: The Chastete tree, which turns off the lust and whose rest in the leaves causes fantastic dreams - IBN BUTLAN)

The Mass of St. Gregoire I, called the Grand Book of Hours. 15th c. (18 x 13 cm). Gregory I The Great, Saint (540-604)
CUL4868362 The Mass of St. Gregoire I, called the Grand Book of Hours. 15th c. (18 x 13 cm). Gregory I The Great, Saint (540-604). Pope of the Catholic Church (590-604). Fol. 152v

Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Illustration on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles
CUL4868216 Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Illustration on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles, Duke of Angouleme." Early 16th century. English School

Book of Hours. 15th c. (18 x 13 cm). Epiphany scene. Work known as "Hours of the Queen of Sweden"
CUL4868350 Book of Hours. 15th c. (18 x 13 cm). Epiphany scene. Work known as "Hours of the Queen of Sweden". Illuminations of the school of Bruges

Miniature on grapes, fruit that reduces abdominal fat and thins - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066)
CUL4938334 Miniature on grapes, fruit that reduces abdominal fat and thins - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066). Nestorian Christian physician and philosopher of Baghdad. Folio 83r

Ramon Borrell II (972-1017)
3499681 Ramon Borrell II (972-1017); (add.info.: Ramon Borrell II (972-1017). Count of Barcelona (992-1017), Girona and Osona

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 99v, St. Paul, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884169 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 99v, St. Paul, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 90r, St. Bridget in Prayer before an Apparition of Christ
XOS5884160 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 90r, St. Bridget in Prayer before an Apparition of Christ, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment)

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 8v, July calendar illustration, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884156 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 8v, July calendar illustration, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 60v, The Annunciation, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884151 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 60v, The Annunciation, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 13v, December calendar page, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884129 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 13v, December calendar page, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 99r, St. Peter, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884168 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 99r, St. Peter, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 12v, November calendar page, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884128 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 12v, November calendar page, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 110r, St. Margaret, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884124 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 110r, St. Margaret, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 109v, St. Catherine, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884122 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 109v, St. Catherine, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 108v, St. Anne and the Virgin Mary, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment)
XOS5884120 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 108v, St. Anne and the Virgin Mary, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment)

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 101v, St. Christopher, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884110 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 101v, St. Christopher, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 1r, Printers Mark, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884106 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 1r, Printers Mark, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

De Potestate et Sapientia Dei, 1471 (vellum)
8832435 De Potestate et Sapientia Dei, 1471 (vellum) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (ascribed to) Translation from the Greek by Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499)

Cedar, a tree harmful to snakes (miniature)
CUL4850556 Cedar, a tree harmful to snakes (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: Cedar, a tree harmful to snakes - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066)

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 97v, St. Michael the Archangel, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884166 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 97v, St. Michael the Archangel, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 98r, St. John the Baptist, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884165 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 98r, St. John the Baptist, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 96v, Mass of St. Gregory, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884164 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 96v, Mass of St. Gregory, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 73r, Lazarus, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884154 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 73r, Lazarus, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 58r, Pentecost, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884149 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 58r, Pentecost, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 36r, Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment)
XOS5884141 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 36r, Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment)

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 38r, Adoration of the Magi, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884140 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 38r, Adoration of the Magi, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 34r, The Nativity, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884139 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 34r, The Nativity, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol.29v, The Visitation, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884137 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol.29v, The Visitation, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 20r, St. Mark, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884133 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 20r, St. Mark, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol.18r, St. Luke, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884131 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol.18r, St. Luke, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 17r, St. John on Patmos, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884130 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 17r, St. John on Patmos, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 107v, St. Jerome and the Lion, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884119 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 107v, St. Jerome and the Lion, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 106v, St. Francis of Assisi, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884117 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 106v, St. Francis of Assisi, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 107r, St. Bonaventura, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884115 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 107r, St. Bonaventura, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 101r, St. Lawrence, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884108 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 101r, St. Lawrence, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 100r, St. James the Greater, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound)
XOS5884107 Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 100r, St. James the Greater, 1510 (112 Printed folios on parchment, bound) by Guillaume Le Rouge (active 1493-1517); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Baptism of Christ, 14th century (watercolour on parchment)
FIA5634071 The Baptism of Christ, 14th century (watercolour on parchment); Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan, Armenia; (add.info.: The Baptism of Christ)

The Shepherds Calendar, 1480-90 (gold ink & ink on parchment)
8682933 The Shepherds Calendar, 1480-90 (gold ink & ink on parchment) by French School, (15th century); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Regulatory act of van Oldenbarnevelt, 1710-1740. Creator: Anon
Regulatory act of van Oldenbarnevelt, 1710-1740. Stage with a donkey and seven monkeys on it. In the background the Binnenhof

The Symbols of the Four Evangelists, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
The Symbols of the Four Evangelists, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Moses Receives the Ten Commandments, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Moses Receives the Ten Commandments, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Book of Hours, 1300-1400. Creator: Unknown
Book of Hours, 1300-1400. Men and women kneeling with hands raised in supplication

The Flight into Egypt, c1520. Creator: Jean Pichore
The Flight into Egypt, c1520. Illustration from a Book of Hours: Joseph leads a donkey bearing Mary and the infant Jesus

Joseph and Mary with the infant Jesus, late 15th century. Creators: Jean Poyet, Workshop of Jean Poyer
Joseph and Mary with the infant Jesus, late 15th century. Illustration from a Book of Hours

Angel with book, c1524. Creator: Bellemare Group
Angel with book, c1524. From a Book of Hours. Attributed to the Bellemare Group

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"Parchment: A Timeless Medium for Knowledge and Art" Parchment, a material steeped in history, has been the canvas for countless masterpieces throughout the ages. From ancient maps to sacred texts, its versatility and durability have preserved human knowledge and artistic expression. Take the Fra Mauro map of 1460, an extraordinary example of cartography on parchment. Unconventional in its orientation with South at the top, this map challenged traditional conventions while showcasing intricate details of distant lands. Inscribed on parchments like Bar Kokhba's original Dead Sea Scroll from 134 CE are significant historical documents such as deeds with multiple signatures. These fragile scrolls provide invaluable insights into ancient civilizations and their legal practices. The elegance of calligraphy is beautifully captured on parchments like the Manuscript Leaf opening The Book of Nehemias from a French Bible dating back to ca. 1280-1300. Each stroke meticulously crafted by skilled hands reflects both devotion and artistry. It also served as a medium for world exploration, as seen in a remarkable world map from 1520. This detailed representation showcases how explorers envisioned our planet during that era when new discoveries were reshaping our understanding of geography. Even religious manuscripts found solace on parchment; Ramon Llull's Breviculum Codex features stunning miniatures that illuminate his philosophical ideas through vivid imagery created using ink on parchment surfaces. Across continents, cultures embraced parchment's allure; a Japanese girl practicing calligraphy demonstrates how this delicate art form continues to be cherished today. The precision required highlights not only skill but also patience and discipline. Strabo's Map of the World further exemplifies how parchment was used to convey geographical knowledge during antiquity—a testament to humanity's thirst for understanding our place within the vastness of Earth. Music too found its home on these durable sheets.