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untitled oil sketch [two figures and a horse]
c. 1830
Undated oil sketch by Edward Petre Novello, of a woodland scene with two figures and a brown horse. The standing figure is wearing a suit of armour with a red cape and plumed helmet, while the seated ...
St. Jerome (fol. 55r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
St. Jerome, clad in the red and ermine of a cardinal, holding a processional cross and the paw of a lion beside him.
St. Anthony (fol. 48v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
St. Anthony, clad in a cloak on which is embroidered a red patriarchal cross. He holds a papal cross and a book under his arm. Beside him is a boar.
Sound Recordings, Kent
Ross-Glass, Ruth M
c.1975-1980
Recordings of children made at four Kent schools, and adults attending Further Education institutions and a Young Wives' Group. In each case, the informants discuss ten fairy tales, selected by the co...
Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a falconer, and the zodiacal sign of Gemini with the twins behind a coat of arms in red (gules). The scenes in the historiated border are: a king kneeling by a cro...
Dolphins (fol. 1r)
A large incipit initial 'I' in blue with a white pattern, decorated with a leafy design in red, blue, green and purple, and extending as a floral border into the inner margin. In the lower margin is a...
Judas Machabeus, Nativity of Christ (image 16)
[ca. 1461-1483]
The roundel at top left depicts Judas Machabeus (30). The artist has user a generic warrior model, almost identical to that used for Joshua (15) and Alexander (29). The roundel below it depicts the sc...
Nativity (fol. 70r)
[1450-1475]
The miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary is dressed in a red gown and a blue cloak, her arms crossed on her chest, and looking down at the Christ Child lying on ...
The royal arms of England (fol. 9r)
[ca. 1425]
The 4-line initial 'D' is decorated with the royal arms of England (of King Henry IV, used 1406-1603): three golden lions on a red field in the second and the third quarter, three golden fleurs-de-lis...
Nativity of Christ (fol. 48v)
[ca. 1490]
The full-page miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary, dressed in a blue gown and a cloak highlighted in gold, and Joseph, dressed in red and blue garments, kneel an...
The Creation (image 1)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Six roundels depicting God's creation: the separation of sky and earth (1), creation of trees and plants (2), creation of waters and fishes (3), creation of animals (4), creation of angels (5), and th...
The Last Judgement (fol. 148v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The full-page miniature depicts the scene of the Last Judgement. Christ is depicted blessing, with sword and lily, inside a mandorla, feet resting on a blue globe, clad in a red cloak, hands and feet ...