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Monday, 1 January 2007
72 Views of the Tower of Babel
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Illustration to the Cædmon Manuscript (parts of Genesis, Exodus and Daniel in Old English verse) MS. Junius 11 page 82 Bodleian Library, Oxford, England England, circa 1000 |
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Illustration to the Old English Illustrated Hexateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy and Joshua) Cotton Claudius B. IV folio 19r British Library, London, England England, circa 1025–1050 |
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Part of a fresco at the Abbey Church, Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France circa 1100 |
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Ivory tablet at the Salerno Diocesan Museum, Salerno, Italy circa 1150 |
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Copy of part of a mosaic at the Cathedral of Monreale (Santa Maria la Nuovo), Monreale, Italy circa 1180 |
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Copy of an illustration to the Hortus Deliciarum by Abbess Herrad von Landsberg (1167–1195) [original manuscript was destroyed by fire in 1870] folio 27v Germany (Hohenburg Abbey, Alsace), late 12th century |
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Detail of a copy of the Ebstorf Mappa Mundi by Gervase of Tilbury [the original manuscript came from the Benedictine monastery at Ebstorf; was moved to the Museum of the Historical Society of Lower Saxony in Hanover in 1845; and destroyed by bombing in 1943] Germany (Ebstorf), circa 1234 |
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Illustration to the Bible of Robert de Bello Burney 3 folio 5v British Library, London, England England (Canterbury ?), 1240–1253 |
![](https://www.babelstone.co.uk/TowerOfBabel/Images/Rylands_MS_5.jpg "The Rylands Collection (use the evil Insight™ Browser to search the "Rylands Collection" by reference number for "French MS 5" and then double-click on image 16r)") |
Illustration to a Bible Historiée Rylands French MS 5 folio 16r John Rylands University Library, Manchester, England France, circa 1250 |
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Illustration to the Morgan Bible (also known as the Maciejowski Bible) MS M. 638 folio 3r The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, U.S.A. France (Paris), circa 1250 |
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Part of a fresco by Cimabue (c.1240-c.1302) at the Upper Church of the Basilica of San, Francesco, Assisi, Italy 1283 |
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Mosaic (detail in colour) at the Basilica di San Marco, Venice, Italy 13th century |
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Detail of the 1869/72 facsimile edition of the Hereford Mappa Mundi Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, England England, circa 1300 |
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Illustration to the Golden Haggadah Add. MS 27210 folio 3 British Library, London, England Spain (Barcelona), early 14th century |
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Illustration to a Bible Historiale KB, 71 A 23 folio 16r Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands France (Paris), circa 1320–1340 |
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Illustration to the Bible of Clement VII Add. MS 47672 folio 7 British Library, London, England circa 1330–1350 |
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illustration by Michiel van der Borch to Jacob van Maerlant's Rhimebible MMW, 10 B 21 folio 9v Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands Netherlands (Utrecht), 1332 |
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Illustration to the Velislav Bible MS 23 C 124 folio 3 National University Library, Prague, Czech Republic circa 1340 |
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Illustration to the Egerton Genesis Picture Book Egerton 1894 folio 5v British Library, London, England England (Norwich or Durham?), circa 1360 |
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Illustration to Rudolf von Ems's World Chronicle Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany circa 1370 |
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Illustration to Petrus Comestor's Bible Historiale MMW, 10 B 23 folio 19r Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands France (Paris), 1372 |
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Illustration to a Haggadah for Passover (the Sister Haggadah) Oriental 2884 folio 3v British Library, London, England Spain (Barcelona), circa 1325–1375 |
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Illustration to Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio) by James le Palmer Royal 6 E VI folio 2v British Library, London, England England (London), circa 1360–1375 |
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Part of a fresco by Giusto di Giovanni de Menabuoi (c.1320 - 1391) at Padua Baptistery, Padua, Italy 1376–1378 |
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Illustration to the Bible Historiale of Jean de Berry MS. Ludwig XIII 3 folio 2 J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, U.S.A. France (Paris), circa 1390–1400 |
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Illustration to a Bible Historiée et Vie des Saints Spencer Collection Ms. 022 folio 14 New York Public Library, New York, U.S.A. France, circa 1390 |
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Illustration to the Bible Historiale of Guyart des Moulins MS 5 folio 17r Bibliotheque Municipale, Troyes, France France, 14th century |
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illustration by Petrus Gilberti to the Bible Historiale of Guyart des Moulins Royal 15 D. III folio 15v British Library, London, England early 15th century |
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Illustration to Rudolf von Ems's World Chronicle MS. 33 folio 13 J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Germany (Regensburg), circa 1400–1410 |
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Illustration to St. Augustine's La Cité de Dieu MMW, 10 A 12 folio 93v Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands France (Paris), circa 1410–1412 |
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Illustration to St. Augustine's La Cité de Dieu MS 55 folio 111v Bibliotheque Municipale, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France France, circa 1400–1450 |
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Illustration to e Livre du Trésor Yates Thompson 28 [ex Add. MS 39844] folio 51 British Library, London, England Italy (Florence), 1425 |
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Illustration to the Bedford Book of Hours Add. MS 18850 folio 17v British Library, London, England 1414–1423 |
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Illustration to a History Bible KB, 78 D 38 I folio 16v Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands Netherlands (Utrecht), circa 1430 |
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Illustration to Speculum Humanae Salvationis MMW, 10 B 34 folio 34v Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands Germany (Cologne), circa 1450 |
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Illustration Chronique de la Bouquechardière by Jean de Courcy Harley 4376 folio 206v British Library, London, England France (Rouen), circa 1450–1475 |
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Illustration to Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) Add. MS 35321 (Book I chapter iii folio 4v) British Library, London, England circa 1475 |
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Illustration to Fasciculus Temporum KB, 74 J 5 folio 4r Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands Netherlands, circa 1475–1500 |
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Illustration to La Bouquechardière by Jean de Courcy MMW, 10 A 17 folio 184r Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands France (Rouen), before 1477 |
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Illustration to a Book of Hours KB, 133 H 30 folio 107r Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands Netherlands, 1478 |
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Illustration to the Le recoeil des histoires de Troyes by Raoul Lefèvre Royal 17 E II folio 8 British Library, London, England Netherlands (Bruges), circa 1475–1483 |
 
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Copy of a fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli (c.1421–1497) at the Camposanto, now at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Pisa, Italy 1469–1484 |
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Illustration to Speculum Humanae Salvationis MMW, 10 C 23 folio 37v Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, Netherlands Germany, 15th century |
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Illustration to Le Tresor des Histoires Cotton Augustus V folio 22 British Library, London, England 15th century |
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Illustration to La Bouquechardière by Jean de Courcy (c.1350–1431) MS 728/312 folio 181v Musee Conde, Chantilly, France France, 15th century |
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Illustration to the Book of the Apocalypse MS 28/1378 folio 8v Musee Conde, Chantilly, France France, 15th century |
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Illustration to La Sfera by Gregorio Dati (1362–1436) MA 110 folio 24 New York Public Library, New York, U.S.A. 15th century |
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Illustration to La Sfera by Gregorio Dati (1362–1436) MA 109 folio 17 New York Public Library, New York, U.S.A. 15th century |
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Illustration to La Sfera by Gregorio Dati (1362–1436) Spencer Collection Ms. 185 folio 17 New York Public Library, New York, U.S.A. 15th century |
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illustration by Gerard Horenbout to a Book of Hours Add. MS 35313 folio 34 British Library, London, England Netherlands (Bruges or Ghent), circa 1500 |
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Illustration to a Chronicle MS 19 folio 3 Lambeth Palace Library, London, England circa 1500–1550 |
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Illustration to the Schönsperger Bible (Schönsperger-Bibel) page b8a 2 Inc.c.a. 2386 a, Bayerische StaatsBibliothek, Munich Augsburg: Johann Schönsperger, 1490 |
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Illustration to the Revelations of Methodius (Revelationes Methodii) page a6b 4 Inc.c.a. 1523, Bayerische StaatsBibliothek, Munich Basel: Michael Furter, 1498 |
 
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Illustrations to the Cologne Chronicle (Kölnische Chronik) pages C3a and C4a 2 Inc.s.a. 302 Bayerische StaatsBibliothek, Munich Cologne: Johann Koelhoff der Jüngere, 1499 |
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Illustration to the Liber Chronicarum (Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten) page d4a 2 Inc.c.a. 3925 Bayerische StaatsBibliothek, Munich Augsburg: Johann Schönsperger, 1500 |
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Detail of the Carta Universal of Juan de la Cosa ((c.1460–1509) Museo Naval de Madrid Spain (Puerto de Santa María), 1500 |
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Detail of the Cantino planisphere Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy 1502 |
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Drawing by Federico Zuccaro (1540/1541–1609) The Louvre [INV 4535], Paris, France |
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Illustration to an Ethiopic hymnary, Tabiba Tabiban Or. 590 folio 10 British Library, London, England Ethiopia, 18th century |
Update [2009-01-01]
In the two years since the birth of this page on January 1st 2007 the number of views of the Tower of Babel has grown to well over a hundred. To make this page easier to manage, and hopefully easier to appreciate, I am now restricting this page to medieval views of the Tower of Babel (at present less then the nominal 72 views in the title, but I expect the number of views to grow as more and more medieval manuscripts are digitized and made available online).
See the following pages for post-medieval and modern views of the Tower of Babel :
- 72 More Views of the Tower of Babel [2008-12-31]
- 72 Modern Views of the Tower of Babel [2009-01-01]
[Last updated : 2011-10-30]
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