Villard de Honnecourt & Medieval Manuscript

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Bâtisseurs de cathédrales et Très Riches Heures - Manuscrits enluminés.

Pretty medieval manuscript of the day is a gorgeous Italian antiphoner, with this marginal illustration of a monk praying to St Benedict. Image source: Walters Museum, and Creative Commons licensed.

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Things I've picked up along the way...

Medieval Books

Medieval Manuscript

Medieval Art

Renaissance Art

Illuminated Manuscript

Antique Books

Vintage Books

Illustrations Vintage Shape Books

Старинные книги в форме сердца.15-16 век.

Книги в форме сердца. 15-16 век. Master of the View of St Gudula Young Man Holding a Book, ca. 1480 Песенник.15th-century French songbook В форме сердца делались молитвенники (часословы) и песенники, которые были в большой моде в те времена. Здесь несколько таких книг и картинки из французского…

historical antiquities and artifacts such as spurs, buckles, buttons an more. Also reproductions of Medieval and Viking jewelry and costume accessories.

Manuscript for German longsword style, page for half sword moves. These resemble the kata/ style drawing for eastern martial art books/ scrolls.

Der Fechtkampf

Sword fighting manual from the 16th century This fencing manuscript, made from pap...

jothelibrarian: “ Pretty medieval manuscript of the day is Noah and his ark, and all the animals. It is another glorious illumination from the Bedford Hours.* I love this illustration. Medieval Life, Medieval Art, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscript, World History Facts, Illustrations Vintage, Medieval Paintings, Book Of Hours, British Library

Medieval Life

Medieval Art

Medieval Manuscript

Illuminated Manuscript

World History Facts

Illustrations Vintage

Medieval Paintings

Book Of Hours

British Library

Noah's Ark - Bedford Hours

Masonic Symbols

Ancient Symbols

Medieval Life

Medieval Art

Medieval Manuscript

Illuminated Manuscript

Labyrinth Maze Old Best Friends

Artist Journal

labyrinthe – La dormeuse blogue

Choses vues, choses lues, choses rêvées…

Villard de Honnecourt (Francia, 1200-1250). Maestro de obras itinerante, del que se conserva su cuaderno de viajes, donde realizó numerosos dibujos con interesantes anotaciones. Representación de un laberinto. -20 Medieval Life, Medieval Art, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscript, Vintage Books, Vintage World Maps, Labyrinth Maze, Old Best Friends, Wax Lyrical

Medieval Life

Medieval Art

Medieval Manuscript

Illuminated Manuscript

Vintage Books

Vintage World Maps Labyrinth Maze Old Best Friends Wax Lyrical

Villard de Honnecourt (Francia, 1200-1250). Maestro de obras itinerante, del que se conserva su cuaderno de viajes, donde realizó numerosos dibujos con interesantes anotaciones. Representación de un laberinto. -20

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 112 detail of f. (Lancelot fighting the dragons in the Val sans retour) Lancelot du Lac. France, The dragon at the front appears to be. Medieval Dragon, Medieval Art, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscript, Patron Saint Of England, Renaissance Time, Empire Romain, Early Middle Ages, Book Of Hours

Medieval Dragon

Medieval Art

Medieval Manuscript

Illuminated Manuscript

Patron Saint Of England Renaissance Time

Empire Romain

Early Middle Ages Book Of Hours

Demonagerie

demonagerie

Personification of the Seven Liberal Arts Tuscany) Attribution: Pacino di Buonaguida Source: British Library Manuscript, Royal 6 E IX f.

Image of an item from the British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts

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Medieval Dragon Medieval Life

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Renaissance Art

Illuminated Letters

Illuminated Manuscript

Stippling Art Merian

Beautiful Calligraphy

Mariano Taccola - De Ingensis - 1433

Medieval Times

Medieval Art

Illuminated Letters

Illuminated Manuscript

Litany Of The Saints

Vikings Time

Medieval Manuscript 11th Century

Historical Art

Amiens BM MS.172 Gospels

Limp cloth binding: Front cover Photo: István Borbás/National Library of Sweden Vadstena observance. Sweden, Medieval limp cloth binding of linen with three seals. Vadstena klosterregel Medeltida mjukt textilband i linne med tre sigill.

Medieval Limp Bindings

I work as a lecturer in Graphic Design and as such I have an interest in different methods of publication and book binding. During research, I came across some beautiful examples of medieval limp binding, a method of binding a manuscript to a limp cover of vellum or similar material in order to provide a lightweight cover. It's pretty hard to know how often this binding was used for definite as the style is generally seen as being cheaper and more ephemeral than other "proper" bindings. We…