Illumanu

This tumblr aspires to become a helpful resource for history (and mainly fashion history) research and focuses primarily on illuminations from medieval and renaissance manuscripts.


Note: I am not a professional fashion historian. If you spot any inconsistency or outright fallacy somewhere in the picture descriptions please feel free (or even better, obliged) to let me know!

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13th century (1240-1250) England? - Salisbury (Sarum) BnF Français 403: Apocalypse fol. 8r - the Second Rider of the Apocalypse (the Red Horse) http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8447298r/f1.planchecontact

13th century (1240-1250) England? - Salisbury (Sarum)

BnF

Français 403: Apocalypse

fol. 8r - the Second Rider of the Apocalypse (the Red Horse)

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8447298r/f1.planchecontact

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end of the 15th century (ca. 1490-1500) Netherlands - Bruges London, British Library Harley 4425: Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun fol. 59r - Nero and Aggripina http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7465&CollID=8&NStart=4425

end of the 15th century (ca. 1490-1500) Netherlands - Bruges

London, British Library

Harley 4425: Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun

fol. 59r - Nero and Aggripina

http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7465&CollID=8&NStart=4425

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14th century (ca. 1300-1340) Switzerland - Zürich Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg Cod. Pal. germ. 848: Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Codex Manesse) fol. 149v - Herr Wolfram von Eschenbach http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg848 [[MORE]] One of the most epic names ever.

14th century (ca. 1300-1340) Switzerland - Zürich

Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg

Cod. Pal. germ. 848: Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Codex Manesse)

fol. 149v - Herr Wolfram von Eschenbach

http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg848

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beginning of the 15th century (1403), French - Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France Français 598: De mulieribus claris by Giovanni Boccaccio fol. 6v - Eve; spoiling it all for the Humanking http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84521932/f1.planchecontact.r=francais+598.langEN

beginning of the 15th century (1403), French - Paris

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Français 598: De mulieribus claris by Giovanni Boccaccio

fol. 6v - Eve; spoiling it all for the Humanking

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84521932/f1.planchecontact.r=francais+598.langEN

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14th century (ca. 1300-1340) Switzerland - Zürich Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg Cod. Pal. germ. 848: Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Codex Manesse) fol. 394r - Kunz von Rosenheim http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg848

14th century (ca. 1300-1340) Switzerland - Zürich

Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg

Cod. Pal. germ. 848: Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Codex Manesse)

fol. 394r - Kunz von Rosenheim

http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg848
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15th century (1479) Wien, Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv “Allgemeine Urkundenreihe 1479 III 17. Albrecht von Bonstetten Provisio vacantis ducatus Burgundie.” fol. ?? - wedding of Maximilian and Mary of Burgundy http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bonstetten_wien.jpg

15th century (1479)

Wien, Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv

“Allgemeine Urkundenreihe 1479 III 17. Albrecht von Bonstetten Provisio vacantis ducatus Burgundie.”

fol. ?? - wedding of Maximilian and Mary of Burgundy

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bonstetten_wien.jpg

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ca. 1500, French - Tours Bibliothèque de Genève Comites Latentes 124: Book of Hours fol. 205v - Saint Catherine of Alexandria http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/cl0124

ca. 1500, French - Tours

Bibliothèque de Genève

Comites Latentes 124: Book of Hours

fol. 205v - Saint Catherine of Alexandria

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/cl0124

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14th century (ca. 1300-1340) Switzerland - Zürich Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg Cod. Pal. germ. 848: Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Codex Manesse) fol. 197v - Herr Goesli von Ehenhein http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg848

14th century (ca. 1300-1340) Switzerland - Zürich

Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg

Cod. Pal. germ. 848: Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Codex Manesse)

fol. 197v - Herr Goesli von Ehenhein

http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg848
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end of the 15th century (ca. 1490-1500) Netherlands - Bruges London, British Library Harley 4425: Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun fol. 137r - “Peur (Fear), Honte (Shame) and other allegories fighting” http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=28522

end of the 15th century (ca. 1490-1500) Netherlands - Bruges

London, British Library

Harley 4425: Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun

fol. 137r - “Peur (Fear), Honte (Shame) and other allegories fighting”

http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=28522

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12th century, probably from Germany - Weissenau Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer Cod. Bodmer 127: Passionary of Weissenau; Vitae Sanctorum (Lives of the Saints) fol. 48r - (Passio s. Georgii,) initial D, historiated; probably depicting the torture of St George http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0127

12th century, probably from Germany - Weissenau

Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer

Cod. Bodmer 127: Passionary of Weissenau; Vitae Sanctorum (Lives of the Saints)

fol. 48r - (Passio s. Georgii,) initial D, historiated; probably depicting the torture of St George

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0127

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