Images of monks from the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries

12th Century

First third of the 12th century, Abbey of Notre-Dame de Cîteaux, Dijon, Municipal Library, manuscript 0173

Historia Ecclesiastica. Last quarter of the 12th century

Images from the Life of Saint Cuthbert, Durham (England), last quarter of the 12th century. Manuscript reference: Yates Thompson 26

Depiction of the rope girding a monk's waist Portal of Chartres Cathedral (12th century)

13th Century

Habit of Francis of Assisi, 1181–1226

Funeral of Thomas Becket, England, 1220. Manuscript reference: Harley 5102

Gradual, Sequentiary, and Sacramentary, Germany, 1225–1250. Book Tag: Arundel 156

Life of Edward the Confessor, mid-13th century, England

Life of Offas, England 1250-1254. Book tag: Cotton Nero D. I

England (St Albans), 1250-1259. Manuscript reference: Royal 14 C. VII

Tomb of Louis of France (detail) Second half of the 13th century

Monk (Beaulieu Abbey account book), England, c. 1270. Manuscript reference: Add. 48978

Coldingham Breviary, England, 1270–1280. Manuscript reference: Harley 4664

A monk offers a cup of poison to King John (Miscellany/Chronicles), 1280–1300. Shelfmark: Cotton Vitellius A. XIII

A monk drinking from a small barrel (*Li Livres dou Santé*), France, late 13th century. Shelfmark: Sloane 2435

14th Century

A monk with students (Commentary on Aristotle's *Categories*), France, Paris, 1310. Shelfmark: Burney 275

Queen Mary's Psalter, England, 1310–1320. Manuscript reference: Royal 2 B. VII

A monk listening to a nun's confession (Book of Hours), Netherlands, 1310–1320. Manuscript reference: Stowe 17

Saint Francis sewing his habit (Taymouth Hours), England, 1325–1335. Manuscript reference: Yates Thompson 13

Codex Manesse, early 14th century, Germany

Illustration from the *Chronica Roffense*, England, early 14th century. Manuscript shelfmark: Cotton Nero D. II

Abreviamen de las Estorias, France, early 14th century. Manuscript shelfmark: Egerton 1500

The Great Khan gives the brothers a golden table (The Travels of Marco Polo), France, 1333. Manuscript shelfmark: Royal 19 D. I

A monk and a lady in wooden stocks (Smithfield Decretals). England, c. 1340. Shelfmark: Royal 10 E. IV

Scribe at a desk with two books, *Le Miroir Historial*, France, 1340 Shelfmark: Lansdowne 1179

Second quarter of the 14th century

Memory offers armor to the Pilgrim (*Les Trois Pèlerinages*), c. 1400

Other

Unattributed