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Erschaffung Evas aus BL YT 31, f. 87
Sündenfall aus BL YT 31, f. 88
Sündenfall aus BL YT 31, f. 88v
Höllenqualen aus BL YT 31, f. 171v
Die Zornvollen aus BL YT 36, f. 93v
Höllenqualen aus BL YT 31, f. 170v
Elijah from BL YT 28, f. 59v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Taten des Teufels aus BL YT 31, f. 43
Die Zornvollen aus BL YT 36, f. 93v
Vertreibung aus Eden aus BL YT 31, f. 89
Zusammenfassung
Detail of a miniature of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden by an angel with a sword, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 89 of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), with some Hebrew (ff. 131-134).
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.