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13th century

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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

Leaf from Commentarius in Apocalypsim

by Saint Beatus of Liébana, circa 1220–1235

Medium
Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink
Dimensions
Leaf: 29.4 × 23.5 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/4 in)
Location
J. Paul Getty Museum

Head of Christ or a Saint

by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1220–1240

Medium
Walnut with polychromy (colored paint)
Dimensions
81.3 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (32 x 20 x 20 in.)
Credits
Museum Works of Art Fund
Location
RISD Museum

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