The Splendour of Miniatures

Miniatures shown in this video are in order of appearance: Miniature illustrating the Suffrage to St. Peter, from the Chester Beatty Book of Hours, illuminated by the Mazarine Master. France, Paris, 1408. Prophet in a historiated initial ‘D’, vellum cutting from a choir book, illuminated by a Lombard artist close to the Master of the Missal of Cardinal Arcimboldo. Northern Italy, Lombardy, c. 1500. Pentecost, Leaf with historiated initial ‘S’ and musical notation from a Gradual for Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, illuminated by Jean Pichore. France, Paris, c. 1499-1500.