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Horae. (46194996)
Officium parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis. (90744862)
Amant from BL Stowe 947, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Livre d'heures (68570385)
Book of hours : use of Metz : in Latin and French
Officium parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis. (90745275)
Decorated Text Page, Illuminated manuscript, France
Detail from BL Burn 210, f. 67 - Public domain medieval manuscript
The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry
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Detail: Bordüre aus BL YT 19, f. 3
Detail: Bordüre aus BL YT 19, f. 65
Detail: Bordüre aus BL YT 19, f. 65
Detail: Schwertfisch aus BL YT 19, f. 48
Detail: Überdeckung aus BL YT 21, f. 4
Detail: Avarice aus BL YT 21, f. 4
Image from BL YT 19, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail: Lehrer und Schüler aus BL YT 19, f. 3
Detail: from BL YT 20, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail: Bordüre aus BL YT 19, f. 3
Zusammenfassung
Lower left part of three-sided border with birds, and hybrids: Centaur shooting a bird; and Bagpiper, in Brunetto Latini's Le Livre du Trésor. Image taken from f. 3 of Li Livres dou Tresor. Written in French.
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.