Treasures of The New York Public Library

Renaissance art

Constellation of Arctophylax, represented as an antique hero, nude and armed.<br><br><br />
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Gaius Julius Hyginus. <i>De astronomia</i> [On Astronomy]. Manuscript on vellum, written by Francesco Buzzacarini; illuminated by Giovanni Vendramin and the Douce Master. Padua, 1475-80.<br><br />
The New York Public Library, Spencer Collection.

Charting the Heavens: Hyginus's On Astronomy

Adoration of the Magi; Voyage of the Magi; <i>Ecce Homo</i>, with donors Jacob Engbrechtsz and Margriet Gerritsdr (fol. xxxix verso).<br><br><br />
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Gradual of the Temporale for the Full Year (<i>Graduale de tempore tocius anni</i>). Illuminated manuscript on parchment; in Latin. Written by Leonard of Aachen (Leonardus de Aquisgrano); illuminated by Spierinck and three unidentified artists. Northern Netherlands (Haarlem), 1493-94.<br><br />
The New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division.<br><br><br />
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Brother Leonard of Aachen's Choir Book: A Netherlandish Gradual

Map of the world, showing Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia, as well as personifications of the winds.<br><br><br />
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Ptolemy. <i>Geographia</i> [Geography]. Illuminated manuscript in ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; in Latin. Florence, ca. 1460-70. Translated from the Greek by Jacopo di Angelo da Scarperia, 1406. Donnus Nicolaus Germanus, cartographer.<br><br />
The New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division.<br><br><br />
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Ptolemy's Geographia: A 15th-century Florentine Illuminated Manuscript

Plate VIII. Egyptian no. 5. Ornaments from mummy cases in the British Museum and the Louvre.<br><br><br />
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Owen Jones. <i>The Grammar of Ornament</i>. London: Day and Son, 1856.<br><br />
The New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Art & Architecture Collection. <br><br><br />
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A Landmark of High Victorian Design: The Grammar of Ornament