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Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers with helmets, spears and shields, with a kneeling figure and a sword in the foreground.

Armed Soldiers After Battle

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Medieval illuminated page with two scenes on gold: the flagellation of Christ above and the Crucifixion with mourners below.

The Flagellation and The Crucifixion, from a Psalter

Unknown artist, about 1239

Portrait of Bearded Man (Lodovico Ariosto?)

Unknown artist, 1550/59

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged angel with an extended arm, plus a partial second figure at upper left.

Annunciate Angel (recto); Sketches of Seated Figure, and Upper Portion and Right Hand of Annunciate Angel (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped female figure kneeling on clouds, with a Parmigiano inscription below.

Kneeling Cloud-borne Female Figure (recto); Figure Sketches (verso)

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical painted border with a peacock, a small bird, roses, scrolling blue foliage and fruit on a pale background.

Illuminated Border with Peacock, Bird, Snail, Fruit and Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Four armored guardian kings in colorful robes stand within grey clouds beneath a blue sky with sun and moon, mounted on gold

Final Page and Back Cover of Buddhist Manuscript With Four Guardian Kings

Unknown artist, 17th/18th century

Open Buddhist manuscript with painted deities on left and right panels and red script on a central page, under brocade.

Title Page and Front Cover of a Buddhist Manuscript with Manjusri (left) and Mantramanudharani, a Pancharaksha Goddes…

Unknown artist, 17th/18th century

Painted page of auspicious animals including a tiger, horse, camel and monkey, with offering bowls above, in pink and green.

Page from a Manuscript with Images of Auspicious Animals and Offerings

Unknown artist, 19th century

Hand-painted page of grid-framed ritual symbols including a dharma wheel, stupa, trident and bow, with script labels.

Page from a Notebook with Ritual Symbols

Unknown artist, 19th-20th century

Watercolor sheet with five ritual stake panels showing a bird, wrathful deities, serpent, swastikas and skulls.

Part of a Ten-Piece Set of Printed Ritual Stakes (Khram Shing)

Unknown artist, 19th-20th century

Ink and watercolor drawing of a bird with spread wings and long tail inside a pink border on a cream ground.

Sacrificed Animal from a Set of Four Ritual Cards (Tsakalis)

Unknown artist, 20th century

Decorated manuscript initial M with two red roses, green leaves, a blue medal panel, and a wavy patterned background.

Decorated Initial "M" with Roses and a Medal from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Hand-painted cutting showing three red flowers with green leaves on branching stems, on aged yellowed paper.

Manuscript Cutting with Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Red and green stylized flowers and stems in a red-bordered decorated initial from a manuscript page.

Decorated Initial with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial in red and grey with a pink flower sprig and green leaves, beside musical notation.

Decorated Initial "A" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a large red rose on a green stem, wavy red and green borders, and small roses in the corner

Decorated Initial "P" with Roses from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Illuminated manuscript initial with a painted crucifix labeled INRI, framed by red, blue and green decorative borders.

Historiated Initial "N" with Crucifix from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower on a green stem, framed by wavy red patterns and gothic lettering above.

Decorated Initial "T" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower and green leaves inside an oval, surrounded by wavy red patterns and rosettes.

Decorated Initial "O" with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical illuminated border with red and blue scrolling foliage, a bird, strawberries and flowers on a pale gold ground.

Illuminated Border with Bird, Strawberries and Flowers from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, n.d.

Oval engraved scene of Minerva crowning a seated winged genius, framed by a hand-colored rose and ivy garland with purple rib

Minerva Crowning the Genius of Fine Arts

Unknown artist, early 1780s?

Decorated Initial "N" with Terme (or Grotesque) and Urn from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a mounted armored warrior on a horse with soldiers and shields, before a walled city with towers.

Horatius Cocles Defending Rome

Unknown artist, 16th century

Engraved oval scene of a seated woman sketching while two children wind yarn, framed by a hand-colored ivy and ribbon garland

Seated Woman Sketching a Design for Embroidery and Children Winding Yarn

Unknown artist, early 1780s?

Vertical strip of painted illuminated border with green leaves, vines, and pink and blue flowers on a tan background.

Illuminated Border with Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Oval engraving of a seated woman embroidering with a cupid above, framed by a hand-colored floral garland and ribbon.

Seated Woman Embroidering

Unknown artist, early 1780s?

Line engraving portrait of a man with curly hair and a high white cravat, wearing a dark overcoat.

Eduard Vincenz Guldener von Lobes. Line engraving by J. Eissner after J. Lange

Line engraving of Thomas Bewick, a standing older man in a top hat with a cane, on a rural road above a distant town.

Thomas Bewick. Line engraving by F. Bacon after J. Ramsay

Vertical painted border with a moth, red and yellow blossoms, pansies and green leaves on a gold speckled ground.

Illuminated Border with Moth and Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Miniature painting of a seated man and a standing woman in a desert with gazelles, rabbits, a blossoming tree, and a camel.

Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert, page from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Woodcut of the crucifixion with Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, with a skull at the base.

Christ on the Cross

Unknown artist, 1486/1488