manuscript illumination
picture in an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript
Persian miniature
small Persian painting on paper
Sodom and Gomorrah Burning
illustration by Picu Pătruț
Arabic miniature
small paintings on paper
Gospel Book of the Archbishop John
from the collection of Matenadaran. Archbishop John, the youngest half-brother of King Hetum I, appears as an old man ordaining a deacon in this Gospel Book made for his own use.
canon tables
tabular compilation of synopses of two or more parallel texts of the Gospels, usually in an illuminated architectural frame
decorated initial
initial that incorporates ornament or other decoration, whether hand-drawn or printed
Christ Carrying the Cross
painting by Jacquemart de Hesdin
Presentation miniature
Image in manuscript illumination showing the author handing over the writing
February
illumination by Limbourg brothers
January
illumination by Limbourg brothers