Heavenly Music
“To sing,” or some variation of the Latin verb canere, is found at least 300 times in the Christian Bible. The first mention of music, […]
In Recognition
Most of the manuscript and antiphonal leaves and folios came to Miami University beginning in the 1950s, prior to the 1978 founding of the Art […]
Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from Book of Hours
French(?) Leaf from an Illuminated Book of Hours, 14th century Ink on vellum Miami University Art Museum purchase 2019.14
Manuscripts
Written language has allowed us to organize and store information in collections of writings using various media for thousands of years. Religious manuscripts of Europe’s […]
Illuminated English Bible Manuscript, 13th Century
British Leaf from an Illuminated Manuscript (Ezekial Chapters 47 and 48), 13th Century Ink on paper Miami University purchase from de Cinque Graphic Art 1963.M.4.1
Illuminated Book of Hours, ca. 1450
Dutch Leaf from an Illuminated Book of Hours (Psalm 26), ca. 1450 Ink on paper Miami University purchase 1963.M.4.3
Page from Book of Hours (Latin text), 1470
European Leaf from an Illuminated Book of Hours (Psalm 7), 1470 Ink on paper Miami University purchase 1950.M.0.3
Illuminated Manuscript (Latin), 15th Century
European Leaf from an Illuminated Manuscript (Psalm 39), 15th century Ink with gold leaf on paper Gift of Orpha Webster 1976.M.7.1
Page from Biblia Germanica, Nuremberg, 1483
Printed by Anton Koberger (German, ca. 1440-1513) Leaf from Biblia Germanica, Nuremberg, 1483 Movable metal type and woodcut illustration with hand-painted initials on paper Gift […]
Illuminated Manuscript (Latin), date unknown
Winchester, England Leaf from an Illuminated Manuscript (Psalm 29), date unknown Ink on paper Gift of Walter I. Farmer 1972.M.1.13