Initial Collection (page 9)

In 1522 Charles V signed with King Henry VIII of England (1491-1547
JLJ4680276 In 1522 Charles V signed with King Henry VIII of England (1491-1547) the Treaty of Windsor, predicting an invasion of France Miniature from a manuscript depicting Henry VIII

Alphabet: miniaturated letter I, 15th century manuscript
GIA4763568 Alphabet: miniaturated letter I, 15th century manuscript. by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alphabet: miniaturated letter I)

Alphabet: miniaturated letter M, 15th century manuscript
GIA4763546 Alphabet: miniaturated letter M, 15th century manuscript. by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alphabet: miniaturated letter M)

Alphabet: miniaturated letter T, 15th century manuscript
GIA4763460 Alphabet: miniaturated letter T, 15th century manuscript. by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alphabet: miniaturated letter T)

Trinity with three faces (3 heads). Codex Carmosano, 15th century. Bibl. Braidense, Milan
GIA4757358 Trinity with three faces (3 heads). Codex Carmosano, 15th century. Bibl. Braidense, Milan. by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Page taken from the manuscript "Comfort d Ami"
JLJ4568676 Page taken from the manuscript " Comfort d Ami" by William of Machaut (circa 1300-1377) dedicated to Charles II of Navarre in 1357

Portrait of the copist monk Ugo de Florence (Miniature, c. 1320)
LRI4635952 Portrait of the copist monk Ugo de Florence (Miniature, c.1320) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); Archivio della Badia della Ss

Virgin surrounded by Saints. Lettrine A (miniature, 14th century)
LRI4635907 Virgin surrounded by Saints. Lettrine A (miniature, 14th century) by Italian School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence

Medicine: sick person heals at home. Detail. 14th century (miniature)
LRI4635779 Medicine: sick person heals at home. Detail. 14th century (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); Biblioteca Malatestiana e Raccolte Comunali, Cesena

Horticulture: potting a tree. Detail. 14th century (miniature)
LRI4635768 Horticulture: potting a tree. Detail. 14th century (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); Biblioteca Malatestiana e Raccolte Comunali, Cesena

Representation of Alexander the Great. 15th century (Miniature)
LRI4634767 Representation of Alexander the Great. 15th century (Miniature) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Biblioteca Malatestiana e Raccolte Comunali, Cesena

Portrait of italian poet Dante Alighieri with beasts - miniature, 14th century
LRI4636855 Portrait of italian poet Dante Alighieri with beasts - miniature, 14th century by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Biblioteca del Seminario Vescovile, Padua

A doctor examining a jar of urine in front of patients. Miniature taken from Barthelemy
JLJ4587759 A doctor examining a jar of urine in front of patients. Miniature taken from Barthelemy the English, 15th century

Duke John I of Berry (1340-1416) prayed before God who blessed him Miniature from
JLJ4597985 Duke John I of Berry (1340-1416) prayed before God who blessed him Miniature from the manuscript (ms. lat. 18014)

Representation of a ship at sea - Miniature from "L
JLJ4593533 Representation of a ship at sea - Miniature from " L esprit de fortune et de vertu" by Martin Le Franc (1410-1461) 1447-1448 - Paris B.N

Charter of Pierre, the abbe of the Cistercian abbey of Royaumont in Asnieres sur Oise
JLJ4593369 Charter of Pierre, the abbe of the Cistercian abbey of Royaumont in Asnieres sur Oise: lettrine decoree of the representations of Charles V the Sage (1338-1380)

Lettrine Q"representing the defrichant monks (monks woodcows)"
JLJ4647483 Lettrine Q" representing the defrichant monks (monks woodcows)" Miniature taken from the " Moralia in Job" (or Comments from the Book of Job) of St

Representation of Joseph and his brothers Detail of a lettrine in an antiphonary
LRI4647385 Representation of Joseph and his brothers Detail of a lettrine in an antiphonary (Antiphonarium II) of the 15th century

The Harvest Lettrine of the manuscript "Natural History"
LRI4665735 The Harvest Lettrine of the manuscript " Natural History" by the Roman writer and naturalist Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) 15th century Venice Biblioteca Marciana by Unknown Artist

Allegorie de la jeunesse Miniature in "Roman de la rose"
JLJ4596468 Allegorie de la jeunesse Miniature in " Roman de la rose" by Jean de Meun, Jean de Meung or Jean Chopinel, Jean Clopinel (v.1240-1305), circa 1370

Initial T with a depiction of Charlemagne, illustration from the
LRI3481395 Initial T with a depiction of Charlemagne, illustration from the Codex Calixtinus, c.1140 (vellum) by Spanish School, (12th century); Cathedral of St

Study of a Rhododendron, 1915 (pencil and w / c on paper)
1199519 Study of a Rhododendron, 1915 (pencil and w/c on paper) by Mackintosh, Charles Rennie (1868-1928) & MacDonald Mackintosh

Folio 55: The Feeding of the Five Thousand, 1551 (illuminated manuscript on vellum)
986340 Folio 55: The Feeding of the Five Thousand, 1551 (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by German School, (16th century); 15.2x10.2 (approx.) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Folio 55)

Presentation of Christ in the temple, c. 1340 (paint on vellum)
986265 Presentation of Christ in the temple, c.1340 (paint on vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); 11.2x10.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Presentation of Christ in the temple)

King David at prayer within a very large initial B
986155 King David at prayer within a very large initial B, the surround with ten large roundels each containing the portrait of a saint, c.1500 (illuminated miniature on vellum) by Fora

A large historiated initial P, depicting a Nativity scene, c
985974 A large historiated initial P, depicting a Nativity scene, c.1490 (tempera & gold on vellum) by Crema, Giovanni Pietro Medici Da (fl.c.1490); 18.5x18.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Initial T, detail from a page of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
CH466699 Initial T, detail from a page of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64), published by Johannes Oporinus, Basel, June 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Illustration from Daphne by Alfred Vigny, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942)
CH438797 Illustration from Daphne by Alfred Vigny, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942), 1924 (colour litho) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941) (after); 30x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Palermo Cathedral, Study of the Entrance Porch, 1891 (pencil, grey wash)
991021 Palermo Cathedral, Study of the Entrance Porch, 1891 (pencil, grey wash) by Mackintosh, Charles Rennie (1868-1928); 25.2x33.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Palermo Cathedral)

A Christmas Card with a chalice and a monogram, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph)
3604378 A Christmas Card with a chalice and a monogram, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Moses striking water from the rock for the Israelites, c
5242324 Moses striking water from the rock for the Israelites, c.1250-62 (tempera and gold on parchment) by Italian School, (13th century); 27 A-- 19.7 cm; J

MS 300 f. 284v, Song of Songs, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c
5911921 MS 300 f.284v, Song of Songs, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

MS 300 f. 281r, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Assumption
5911920 MS 300 f.281r, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Assumption, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

MS 300 f. 207v-208r, Suffrage to Virgins and Suffrage to All Saints
5911912 MS 300 f.207v-208r, Suffrage to Virgins and Suffrage to All Saints, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

MS 300 f. 191v, Mocking of Christ with Jesus, surrounded by tormentors
5911903 MS 300 f.191v, Mocking of Christ with Jesus, surrounded by tormentors, including two men in Jewish caps, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

MS 300 f. 70v, David prays to God (above), David sinks in water (below)
5911891 MS 300 f.70v, David prays to God (above), David sinks in water (below), from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

Illuminated initial B (tempera on parchment)
618005 Illuminated initial B (tempera on parchment) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorated with aquatic monsters around a scene depicting King David playing a)

FAV, FAW, ML, FAX, LX, FAY, FAZ (chromolitho)
984356 FAV, FAW, ML, FAX, LX, FAY, FAZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: FAV, FAW, ML, FAX, LX, FAY, FAZ)

DAG, DAH, DAK, DAJ, DAL, DAM, DAN (chromolitho)
984348 DAG, DAH, DAK, DAJ, DAL, DAM, DAN (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: DAG, DAH, DAK, DAJ, DAL, DAM, DAN)

BAN, BAO, BAP, Prince Henry of Battenburg, HB, BAQ, BAR, BAS (chromolitho)
984341 BAN, BAO, BAP, Prince Henry of Battenburg, HB, BAQ, BAR, BAS (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: BAN, BAO, BAP, Prince Henry of Battenburg, HB)

Ba, BAB, BAC, MNO, BAD, BAE, BAF (chromolitho)
984339 Ba, BAB, BAC, MNO, BAD, BAE, BAF (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ba, BAB, BAC, MNO, BAD, BAE, BAF)

aM, aN, aO, GHI, aP, aQ, aR (chromolitho)
984337 aM, aN, aO, GHI, aP, aQ, aR (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: aM, aN, aO, GHI, aP, aQ, aR)

aG, aH, aI, DEF, aJ, aK, aL (chromolitho)
984336 aG, aH, aI, DEF, aJ, aK, aL (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: aG, aH, aI, DEF, aJ, aK, aL)

ZL, ZO, ZM, ZP, CBHM and SAJ, ZR, ZS, ZT, ZW, ZV, ZZ (chromolitho)
984334 ZL, ZO, ZM, ZP, CBHM and SAJ, ZR, ZS, ZT, ZW, ZV, ZZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: ZL, ZO, ZM, ZP, CBHM and SAJ, ZR, ZS, ZT, ZW, ZV, ZZ)

WA, WB, WC, WD, Henry, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ, WK (chromolitho)
984329 WA, WB, WC, WD, Henry, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ, WK (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: WA, WB, WC, WD, Henry, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ, WK)

TM, TP, TN, TQ, TO, TR, TS, TT, TW, TU, TY (chromolitho)
984326 TM, TP, TN, TQ, TO, TR, TS, TT, TW, TU, TY (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: TM, TP, TN, TQ, TO, TR, TS, TT, TW, TU, TY)

OA, OB, OC, OD, OK, OE, OF, OG, OI, OH, OJ (chromolitho)
984317 OA, OB, OC, OD, OK, OE, OF, OG, OI, OH, OJ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: OA, OB, OC, OD, OK, OE, OF, OG, OI, OH, OJ)

MN, MO, MP, MQ, MW, MR, MS, MT, MU, MY, MZ (chromolitho)
984314 MN, MO, MP, MQ, MW, MR, MS, MT, MU, MY, MZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: MN, MO, MP, MQ, MW, MR, MS, MT, MU, MY, MZ)

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"Exploring the Richness of History: Initial Glimpses into Ancient Manuscripts, Artworks, and Landmarks" Step back in time as we delve into the captivating world of "initials. " From the mesmerizing pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels to a statue honoring John Lennon near the original Cavern Club, these hints offer glimpses into various aspects of history. Imagine knights on horseback engaging in a medieval tournament, one triumphant warrior being presented with a trophy. This French manuscript illumination from the 15th century transports us to an era filled with chivalry and honor. Delving deeper into music's past, Choirbook number 9 takes us on a melodic journey through Gregorian chants from the 15th century. The ethereal voices echo through time, connecting us to ancient traditions. Traveling further south, Byrsa Hill stands proudly as Carthage's original Punic site. Recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, it whispers tales of ancient civilizations and their enduring legacies. Shifting gears towards amusement and entertainment, Carington Bowles' print titled "The Comical Hotch-Potch" invites laughter with its whimsical portrayal of an alphabet turn d posture-master. A glimpse into English humor from 1782. Venturing even further back in time reveals Satires by Juvenal and Corpus Iuris Civilis – literary treasures that shed light on Roman society and law during their respective periods. Returning to sacred melodies once again is Choirbook number Its delicate pages carry enchanting Gregorian chants that have graced countless religious ceremonies throughout centuries - transporting souls closer to divinity. Marvel at intricate craftsmanship within initial letters found in ancient manuscripts like the Book of Kells or Egerton Bohun Psalter-Hours. These masterpieces showcase dedication and skill while preserving stories for generations yet unborn. Finally, Anne Boleyn's portrait from 1532 reminds us of the captivating figures that shaped history.