#medieval art
Detail of a miniature of the dragon constellation (‘Draco’), in tables from Ptolemy’s Almagest.
From “Amalgest (extract), Liber Astronomiae, Liber Arenalis, astronomical and geomantic tables, political prophecies” by John Killingworth, Ptolemy, Guido Bonatti & Plato of Tivoli, 1490.
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Bestiary and Fiore de virtu, in italian, MS132, ca. 15th century via Welcome Library,Public Domain.
“Bestiary and Fiore de virtu. Folios 8, 9, 19, and the end of the second work are wanting. Written in a somewhat difficult current hand: headings in red. Ilustrated with 83 crude water-colour drawings of animals.”
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Initial E: Riders on Horseback; Initial S: A Judge and Men with Axes in a Vineyard, Ms. Ludwig XIV 6, f. 145v by unknown creator and Michael Lupi de Çandiu, Spain c. 1290-1310 via Getty Open Content Program
“Open content images are digital surrogates of works of art that are in the Getty’s collections and in the public domain, for which we hold all rights, or for which we are not aware of any rights restrictions.” - Open Content Program, “Public Domain and Rights”, The Getty
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“Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice before Dante’s vision of the Virgin.”, Divina Commedia, Yates Thompson 36, f. 190 by Dante Alighieri, Tuscany, Italy c. 1444-1450 via The British Library, Public Domain
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Ferial psalter, Ms. Codex 1057, f. 67r by Catholic Church, Trento, Italy, ca. 1350 via University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Public Domain.
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