Mira calligraphiae monumenta is a 16th century medieval manuscript, a model book of calligraphy with more than 100 colorful pages demonstrating different writing styles, complemented with illuminations of flowers, fruits, insects and other animals. The manuscript has a unique history, it's a collaboration of two exceptional artist who've never met. The calligraphic part was created from 1561 to 1562 in Vienna by György Bocskay, Hungarian court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, to demonstrate the superiority of hand writing over printing, that became the most common method of producing books in the 1500s. Thirty years later Emperor Rudoph II commissioned painter Joris Hoefnagel to illuminate the pages with different...
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Filters (1)Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Butterfly, Marine Mollusk, and Pear
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Cloth-of-Gold Crocus, Beetle, and Foxglove
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Damselfly, Carnation, Insect, Caterpillar, Ladybird
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Butterfly, Sweet Cherry, and Land Snails
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Gilded medieval calligraphy and illumination - Damselflies from Mira calligraphiae monumenta.
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Lily-of-the-Valley, Pupa, and Land Snail
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Opium Poppy, Bladder Campion, and Broad Bean
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - European Columbines and Sweet Cherry
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Love-in-a-Mist, Sweet Cherry, Spanish Chestnut
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Crested Crane Fly, Insect, and French Rose
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Fly, Caterpillar, Pear, and Centipede
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Grape Hyacinth, Insect, Eglantine, Brier, Magpie Moth
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Speckled Wood, Talewort, Garden Pea, and Lantern Plant
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Poppy Anemones, Caterpillar, Fig, and Quince
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Butterflies, Moth, Spider, and English Daisies
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Dog-Tooth Violet and Butterflies
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Madonna Lily, Terrestrial Mollusk, and Sweet Flag
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Terrestrial Mollusk, Poppy Anemone, and Crane Fly
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Imaginary Insect, Carnation, Bluebell, Saturnid Caterpillar
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Damselfly, French Rose, Spanish Chestnut, and Spider
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination -Caterpillar, Dog-Tooth Violet, Pear, and Apricot
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Ringlet, False Jerusalem Cherry, and Milkwort
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Maltese Cross, Mussel, and Ladybird
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Insects, Basil Thyme, and Land Snails
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Common Pear, Lake Demoiselle, Moor Frog, and Hyacinth
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - House Fly, Lavender Cotton, and Money Tree
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Damselflies, Caterpillars, Carnation, Poet's Jasmine
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Rocket Larkspurs, Tulip, Scorpion, Millepede, European Filbe
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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Medieval calligraphy and illumination - Insect, English Hawthorn, Caterpillar, and European Filbert
Joris Hoefnagel and Gyorgy Bocskay
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