Cuthbert from BL YT 26, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of a monk (Bede?) kissing the feet of Cuthbert, from the preface to Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 1v of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People). Written in Latin.

Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime. The collection is now housed at the British Library in London.

Henry Yates Thompson was born into a wealthy family in 1838. Thompson began collecting manuscripts and other items in the 1870s. His collection quickly gained recognition for its exceptional quality and breadth. He had a keen eye for illuminated manuscripts, which are manuscripts decorated with intricate illustrations and calligraphy. The collection has a particular emphasis on medieval manuscripts.

bede cuthbert bl yt Manuskripte mittelalterlich lateinisches Manuskript mittelalterliche Miniaturen Geschichte der englischen Kirche und des Volkes England Theologe ehrwürdiger bede angelsächsisch Heilige historia ecclesiastica britische bibliothek

0750 - 1200

British Library

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