Illumanu

This tumblr aspires to become a helpful resource for history (and mainly fashion history) research and focuses primarily on illuminations from medieval and renaissance manuscripts.


Note: I am not a professional fashion historian. If you spot any inconsistency or outright fallacy somewhere in the picture descriptions please feel free (or even better, obliged) to let me know!

Posts tagged "bcul"

end of the 13th century France or Flanders

Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire
U 964: Biblia Porta
fol. 242r

end of the 13th century France or Flanders

Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire
U 964: Biblia Porta
fol. 181r
end of the 13th century France or Flanders
Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire
U 964: Biblia Porta
fol. 364r
end of the 13th century France or Flanders
Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire
U 964: Biblia Porta
fol. 473r - historiated initial P
end of the 13th century France or Flanders
Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire
U 964: Biblia Porta
fol. 479r
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

- Revelation 6:1-2 (KJV)
Note the seam running laterally (on the side) along the rider’s visible leg. Hose tended to be stitched along the back of the leg (see here for a pattern example), so I wonder if these are riding hose/pants of a kind?
end of the 13th century France or Flanders
Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire
U 964: Biblia Porta
fol. 343v - initial U, historiated
http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bcul/U0964

end of the 13th century France or Flanders

Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire

U 964: Biblia Porta

fol. 266r

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bcul/U0964

end of the 13th century France or Flanders

Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire

U 964: Biblia Porta

fol. 228r

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bcul/U0964

end of the 13th century France or Flanders

Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire

U 964: Biblia Porta

fol. 479r - the Black Horse AKA the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse

http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bcul/U0964

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

- Revelation 6:5