Scribe Collection

Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement
(Above) -Twelve Gods seated in Order, as judges before a table of offerings. (Below) - The Psychostasia of Weighing of the Conscience of Ani

Page from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
A page from a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, narrating events of the years 772 to 794. It was written in Old English in the 9th century by a Wessex scribe

Court of Exchequer
3086765 Court of Exchequer by English School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After one of a series of manuscripts showing the four courts at Westminster Hall)

Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan Parlia
Alfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou

The Seven Liberal Arts, illustration from Hortus deliciarum
XIR219019 The Seven Liberal Arts, illustration from Hortus deliciarum by Herrade de Landsberg (1125-95) (ink on vellum) (b/w photo) by German School, (12th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Court of Common Pleas
3086763 Court of Common Pleas by English School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After one of a series of manuscripts showing the four courts at Westminster Hall)

Medieval scholar, 16th century

Jeremiah (650-585 BC) dictating his prophecies to Baruch. En
Jeremiah (650-585 BC). Hebrew Prophet. Jeremiah dictating his prophecies to Baruch. Engraving by Pannemaker. The Bible in pictures by Gustave Dore. Colored

Stela of the royal scribe Ani. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Relief. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

The Seated Scribe. 28th-23rd c. BC. It belongs to the 4th or 5th dynasty. Painted limestone, glass rock eyes inset into copper. It was found in the Old Kingdom burial ground at Sakkara. Egyptian art

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Interior of the Harem with a scribe. Date: circa 1910s

CODEX AMIATINUS: EZRA. Ezra the scribe writing in a large codex held on his knees. Illumination from the Codex Amiatinus, Northumbria, early 8th century

The Scribe, (oil on canvas)
651541 The Scribe, (oil on canvas) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scribe. Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935)

Saint John the Evangelist, from a facsimile copy of the Gospels of Mac Regol
STC386300 Saint John the Evangelist, from a facsimile copy of the Gospels of Mac Regol, published by Day & Son (colour litho) by Irish School

Japanese poet under a cherry tree
Japanese mother and infant meeting a poet under a cherry tree. Lithograph reproduction of a painting by Genjiro Kataoka, circa 1910

The Venerable Bede translating the last chapter of St John. The Illustration from An Outline of Christianity edited by
1275249 The Venerable Bede translating the last chapter of St John. The Illustration from An Outline of Christianity edited by As Peake et al (Waverley, c 1910.) by Penrose

Montezuma Declares his Allegiance to the King of Spain before Cortes (oil on canvas)
XIR174135 Montezuma Declares his Allegiance to the King of Spain before Cortes (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (16th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

1st Baron Cozens-Hardy
Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy (1838 - 1920). British politician and Master of the Rolls from 1907 - 1918."

page of Operina created by Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi
3507268 page of Operina created by Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi; (add.info.: Page from 'Operina' by Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi (1475-1527)

Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z?n
2625126 Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z?n; (add.info.: The illuminated colophon to the first volume of a seven-volume copy of the alchemical treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr)

Abbot Elfnoth of Westminster Cathedral, died 980. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre e Stanghi from Giulio
FLO4622965 Abbot Elfnoth of Westminster Cathedral, died 980. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre e Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo
FLO4590188 Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Comte Ory in the vaudeville piece Le Comte Ory by E
FLO4562686 English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Comte Ory in the vaudeville piece Le Comte Ory by E. Scribe and Delester-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris

Statue of the priest Padiamenopet, 25th dynasty, from Karnak, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058329 Statue of the priest Padiamenopet, 25th dynasty, from Karnak, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z?n
2625144 Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z?n; (add.info.: An elaborate multi-coloured table from a copy of the alchemical treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z)

Early artists and printers at work (litho)
8676240 Early artists and printers at work (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early artists and printers at work)

Hepatoscopy, or Divination by the Liver (litho)
8660936 Hepatoscopy, or Divination by the Liver (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hepatoscopy, or Divination by the Liver)

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Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique
5855445 Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Opera singer Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique)

Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z?n
2625145 Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z?n; (add.info.: An elaborately decorated diagram from a copy of the alchemical treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r 'ilm al-m?z)

Line drawing of Stephen Harding, abbot of Citeaux, and the abbot of St-Vaast
1578260 Line drawing of Stephen Harding, abbot of Citeaux, and the abbot of St-Vaast; (add.info.: Line drawing of Stephen Harding, abbot of Citeaux)

Royal Arch Chapter (engraving)
8673121 Royal Arch Chapter (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Arch Chapter)

Sir Joseph Chamberlain Writeth a Dispatch to Oom Paul (litho)
8672751 Sir Joseph Chamberlain Writeth a Dispatch to Oom Paul (litho) by Gould, Francis Carruthers (1844-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Joseph Chamberlain Writeth a Dispatch to Oom Paul)

Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book
945565 Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique
5855443 Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Couderc as Lord Evendale in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique)

A Roman emperor receiving a consul in ancient Rome, after a 19th century print
3252950 A Roman emperor receiving a consul in ancient Rome, after a 19th century print; (add.info.: A Roman emperor receiving a consul in ancient Rome. After a 19th century print.).

Goethe in his study with his secretary, John, 183 (litho)
8626214 Goethe in his study with his secretary, John, 183 (litho) by Schmeller, Johann Joseph (1796-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goethe in his study with his secretary, John, 1831)

Statue of the scribe Nespaqashuty, 26th dynasty, from Karnak, schist, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058328 Statue of the scribe Nespaqashuty, 26th dynasty, from Karnak, schist, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Bearer of Offerings, in the Tomb of Nakht, scribe and astronomer of Amun, Dynasty XVIII, New Kingdom
JB118433 Bearer of Offerings, in the Tomb of Nakht, scribe and astronomer of Amun, Dynasty XVIII, New Kingdom, c.1410 BC (mural painting); Thebes, Egypt; © John Bethell. All rights reserved 2023.

Coronation of James II of Mallorca (Jaime II of Mallorca, 1243-1311). Illumination from the book of Previleges produced
JEB4963369 Coronation of James II of Mallorca (Jaime II of Mallorca, 1243-1311). Illumination from the book of Previleges produced by the Master of Privileges, 14th century

Pictures from the 1603 Gospel, vestry of the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, 1911.

Letter-writers and dealers in cigar-ends at Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Letter-writers and dealers in cigar-ends at Rome, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Mariani. '...especially on Sundays after mass

Ono no Tofu, published in 1852. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Ando Hiroshige
Ono no Tofu, published in 1852. Series: Komyo kaitei zukushi; with Spring Willow above the Bridge by Utagawa Hiroshige

Scribe, from a Book of Hours, c1470. Creator: Unknown
Scribe, from a Book of Hours, c1470. Monk or scribe working at a desk

Monks in Mountain Caves Copying Sacred Texts, c.1791. Creator: Unknown
Monks in Mountain Caves Copying Sacred Texts, c.1791

Christ with the Adulterous Woman, 1550-1580. Creators: Jacopo Tintoretto, Workshop of Tintoretto
Christ with the Adulterous Woman, 1550-1580

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The art of the scribe has transcended time and cultures, leaving behind a rich legacy of knowledge and creativity. From the ancient Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) to the intricate illustrations in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, these skilled individuals played a vital role in preserving history. In medieval times, scribes meticulously copied manuscripts, ensuring that valuable texts were not lost to time. Their dedication can be seen in depictions such as The Seven Liberal Arts from Hortus deliciarum or the Folio of Codex depicting Catalan Parliament. These works showcase their attention to detail and commitment to accuracy. Scribes also held important positions within legal systems like the Court of Exchequer and Court of Common Pleas. They recorded proceedings with precision, ensuring justice was served and documented for future generations. Beyond administrative duties, scribes were often scholars themselves. In 16th-century Europe, they immersed themselves in academia, contributing to intellectual pursuits alongside renowned thinkers. Their work helped shape our understanding of various subjects throughout history. From ancient Egypt's Stela of Ani depicting a royal scribe to The Seated Scribe statue dating back thousands of years before Christ, these artifacts demonstrate how highly regarded this profession was across civilizations. Even beyond written records, scribes found inspiration in nature and poetry. A Japanese poet sitting beneath a cherry tree captures their connection with beauty and contemplation while transcribing thoughts onto paper. Throughout history, whether it be recording prophecies like Jeremiah dictating his visions or copying manuscripts by candlelight during medieval times – one thing remains constant: the indispensable role played by these dedicated individuals known as scribes.