Psalters--England--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--England; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Psalter or Book of Psalms is a book of the Hebrew Bible with the text of 150 songs, traditionally believed to have been written by the Hebrew King David. The Psalter was used for both public worship and private prayers and, until Books of Hours...
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Men walk down Fifteenth Street between piles of debris and tree limbs on the near side of the street. On the opposite side of the street are buildings severely damaged by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The tornado...
Buildings; Signs (Notices); Brick wall signs; Grocery stores; Electric lines
Three-story brick building with a small room at the top at the corner of Fifteenth and Main, Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is [J. B.] Gibson's Grocery, with a large sign painted on the side of the building advising that consumers...
Two-story brick building at the corner of Fifteenth and Green (now Liberty), Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is Smith's Grocery; a man and a young child stand near the door. On the side of the building are two painted signs: one for...
Two-story white brick building at the corner of Fifteenth and Grayson (now Cedar), Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor houses W. Rapp's Cafe. There is another door to the building where a man can be seen standing by the window; the door is...
Large two-story building at the corner of Fifteenth and Walnut (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. Sign painted on the side reads "Hy. Fruechtenicht Groceries, Fresh Meats, & Vegetables." A man in an apron stands in...
Tall three-story brick building with long windows on the second floor at the corner of Fifteenth and Southgate (now Garland), Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is Martin Clark Cafe. Two men stand in the doorway. Cafe seems to be...
Two-story light wooden building at the corner of Fifteenth and Lexington (now Breckinridge), Louisville, Kentucky. Miller's Cafe is on the ground floor, advertising Grand-Dad Whiskey and Hot Sausage with Each Drink.
A fifteenth century scribe prepared this blank leaf made of animal skin by marking 19 straight lines before writing a text. Animal skin was still being used for many books during this time, although paper was known in Europe by the fourteenth...
Book of Hours--Italy--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Italy; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Antiphonaries--Illustrations; Gregorian chants--Illustrations; Music--Manuscripts--France; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval
Leaf from a fifteenth century French antiphonary, representing a segment of text related to the Feast of the Crown of Thorns. Also called an antiphonal or antiphoner, an antiphonary collects portions of psalms and hymns sung during liturgies or...
The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This illuminated leaf of...
Trees, debris, and buildings in the vicinity of Fifteenth Street and Chestnut Street that were damaged by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Two women are in the street in the foreground. The tornado killed an estimated...
