Collection items

Alphonso Psalter

Manuscript, Illuminated manuscript, Parchment Codex Created date: c. 1284–1316

This manuscript was begun for Prince Alphonso (b. 1273, d. 1284), son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, who was betrot...

De Lisle Psalter

Manuscript Created date: c. 1308–40

Taken from the De Lisle Psalter, this illustration tells the moral story The Three Living and the Three Dead in which th...

Decretals of Pope Boniface VIII

Manuscript Created date: 2nd half of the 14th century

As the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope led one of the most powerful institutions of the Middle Ages, making laws t...

Maastricht Hours

Manuscript Created date: 1st quarter of the 14th century

The Maastricht Hours is an early 14th-century Book of Hours written in Latin and French. The manuscript was made near Li...

Portrait of King John hunting

Manuscript, Illustration Created date: 1300-99

This famous image shows King John, hunting on horseback in the forest. The crowned king sits on a grey horse, while his...

Queen Mary Psalter

Manuscript Created date: 1310–20

The Queen Mary Psalter is one of the most extensively illustrated biblical manuscripts ever produced, containing over 10...

Statute book containing Magna Carta issued by King...

Manuscript, Charter Created date: c. 1300 - 1399

During the 13th and 14th centuries, Magna Carta was frequently copied into chronicles and collections of charters and st...