French illuminated manuscripts (1501-1550)
Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Petrarch: Triumphs
1503
Manuscript (Ms. français 594), 370 x 260 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

900*1226
True Color
233 Kb



Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung: Romance of the Rose
c. 1519
Manuscript (M. 948), 270 x 195 mm
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York

802*1200
True Color
197 Kb



Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung: Romance of the Rose
c. 1519
Manuscript (M. 948), 270 x 195 mm
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York

814*1200
True Color
194 Kb



Book of Hours
c. 1520
Manuscript
Musée National de la Renaissance, Écouen

863*1200
True Color
162 Kb



Book of Hours
1524
Manuscript
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

706*1170
True Color
153 Kb



Petit Livre d'Amour by Pierre Sala
1500-24
Manuscript (Stowe MS 955), 130 x 95 mm
British Library, London

762*1000
True Color
108 Kb



Petit Livre d'Amour by Pierre Sala
1500-24
Manuscript (Stowe MS 955), 130 x 95 mm
British Library, London

791*1100
True Color
208 Kb



Book of Hours
1530s
Manuscript
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

700*1015
True Color
125 Kb



Entry of Henri II into Rouen
1550
Manuscript
Bibliothèque Municipale, Rouen

1200*823
True Color
166 Kb



Statutes of the Order of Saint-Michel
c. 1550
Manuscript
Bibliothèque Municipale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

868*1200
True Color
160 Kb



Statutes of the Order of Saint-Michel
c. 1550
Manuscript
Bibliothèque Municipale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

800*1123
True Color
150 Kb



The Cardinal of Lorraine
1550s
Manuscript
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy

691*1004
True Color
140 Kb




Summary of illuminated manuscripts (miniatures)
Late Antique and Pre-Romanesque periods
351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 501-550 | 551-600 | 601-650 | 651-700
701-750 | 751-800 | 801-850 | 851-900 | 901-950 | 951-1000
Romanesque period
1001-1050 | 1051-1100 | 1101-1150
Early and High Gothic periods
1151-1200 | 1201-1250 | 1251-1300
Late Gothic and Renaissance periods
1301-1350 | 1351-1400 | 1401-1450 | 1451-1500 | 1501-1550
Book covers
Illuminations by known masters
List of illuminators