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Commentary on the Apocalypse

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 945

Medium
Script: Visigothic minuscule
Dimensions
2 v. (149, 151 leaves (2 columns, 34-35 lines), Bound : Vellum, Ill. ; 385 x 280 mm
Credits
The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.644. Photography by Janny Chiu.
Location
Morgan Library & Museum

10th century

Pyxis

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 950–975

Medium
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 5/8 x 4 1/8 in (11.7 x 10.5 cm)
Credits
The Cloisters Collection, 1970.
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)

10th century

Christ in Majesty

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1090–1100

Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
97.8 x 55.9 cm (38 1/2 x 22 in.)
Credits
Gift of John Nicholas Brown
Notes

Previous title: Figure of Christ

Location
RISD Museum

12th century

1 Dinar of Yusuf Ibn Tashfin from Seville

by Anonymous / Unknown, 1096

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
4.08 g, 12:00, 26.5 mm
Credits
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Location
Yale University Art Gallery

11th century

Column or Columnar Support with Three Apostles: Matthew, Jude, and Simon

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1125–1150

Medium
Marble
Dimensions
116.3 x 27.5 cm (45 13/16 x 10 13/16 in)
Credits
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of The Republic of Spain through the Museo Arqueologico Nacional and Professor Arthur Kingsley Porter
Location
Harvard Art Museums

12th century

Camel

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1129–1134

Medium
Fresco transferred to canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 97 x 53 1/2 in (246.4 x 135.9 cm)
Credits
The Cloisters Collection, 1961.
Notes

First half 12th century (possibly 1129–34)

Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)

12th century

The Crucified Christ

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1150–1200

Medium
Oak with traces of polychrome (colored paint)
Dimensions
215.9 x 215.9 cm (85 x 85 in.)
Credits
Museum Special Reserve Fund
Notes

Previous title: Corpus from a Crucifix

Location
RISD Museum

12th century

Abacus of Capital from the Abbey of Santa María de Lebanza

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1185

Medium
Limestone and mortar with red paint
Dimensions
64 x 64 x 50.5 cm
Credits
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund
Location
Harvard Art Museums

12th century

Folio from a Pink Qur’an Describing the People of Paradise and Those of Hell Sūrat Yūnus

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1200–1250

Medium
Ink, colors, and gold on pink paper
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 8 15/16in. (29.9 x 22.7cm)
Credits
Cincinnati Art Museum. Gift of JoLynn M. and Byron W. Gustin.
Notes

(Chapter: Jonah) 10: verses 26–7. Early 13th century‒mid-13th century.

Location
Cincinnati Art Museum

13th century

Commentary on the Apocalypse and commentary on the Book of Daniel

by Anonymous / Unknown, 1220

Medium
Script: late Caroline minuscule
Dimensions
184 leaves (2 columns, 46 lines), Bound : Vellum, Ill.; 520 x 370 mm
Credits
The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.429. Photography by Graham S. Haber.
Location
Morgan Library & Museum

13th century