The Walters displays a rotating selection from the manuscript collection in the museum, and they have many page samples online. They are also in the process of creating digital surrogates of the Islamic collection and publishing them under a creative commons license on Issuu. The digital surrogates are Flash-based books which can be viewed cover to cover. I've always loved the manuscript collection at the Walters, and it's wonderful that they are in the forefront of using digital technology to make the collection more accessible.
Here are a few samples from the collection:
Rochester BibleArtist: Anonymous (English)
Date (Period): 1130-1140 (Medieval)
Medium: parchment
Measurements: 14 9/16 x 10 13/16 in. (37 x 27.4 cm)
Claricia PsalterArtist: Anonymous (German)
Date (Period): late 12th century (Medieval)
Medium: parchment
Measurements: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
BreviaryArtist: Benedetto Bordon (Italian, 1450-1530)
Date (Period): ca. 1480 (Renaissance)
Medium: parchment
Measurements: folio: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (22.5 x 16 cm)
Book on Logic (screen shot of the digital surrogate on Issuu)Author: Muhammad ibn Pir Ahmad al-shahir bi-Ibn Arghun al-Shirazi (early 16th century)
Scribe: Muhammad ibn Pir Ahmad al-shahir bi-Ibn Arghun al-Shirazi (early 16th century)
Date (Period): 1512 (Ottoman)
Medium: ink, paint and gold on paper covered with olive green morocco with paint and gilt
Measurements: Folio H: 7 1/16 x W: 4 1/2 in. (18 x 11.5 cm)
Page samples are on view in the Manuscript and Rare Book area of the Walters website: http://art.thewalters.org/viewgallery.aspx?id=1255
The digitized Islamic manuscripts are published on Issuu in the Medieval Manuscripts group: http://issuu.com/groups/medievalmanuscripts
Also:
The Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts photostream on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/medmss/
Eureka! Medieval Manuscripts Revealed on the Web (blog): http://digitalarchimedes.ning.com/
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