Similar
Exile from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 292
Cecilia from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 278
Stag and serpent from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 116
Initial F: Saints Jerome, Peter, Paul, and Dominic
Two young men from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 199
Edmund from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 277
Psalter : in Latin, illuminated manuscript
Combat between apes from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 176
Historiated initial from BL Royal 20 D I, f. 38v
Vier Personen aus BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 181v
Zusammenfassung
Bas-de-page scene of two men and two women in a row, holding ribbons. Image taken from f. 181v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.
The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts that were once owned by the British monarchs, including English and later British kings and queens from the late 12th to the 19th centuries. These manuscripts are notable for their historical and artistic value.
The collection was initially stored in various royal libraries and palaces, such as the Tower of London and Westminster Palace. During the English Civil War in the 17th century and the subsequent Interregnum, many royal treasures, including manuscripts, were dispersed and sold. Some manuscripts were lost, destroyed, or ended up in private hands.
In 1757, King George II donated the Old Royal Library to the British Museum (which later became the British Library), where the manuscripts were integrated into the museum's collections. This marked the formal establishment of the Royal Manuscript Collection within the British Museum.
In mittelalterlichen illuminierten Manuskripten sind Bas-de-Page-Szenen ungerahmte, manchmal skurrile Bilder, die unter dem geschriebenen Text erscheinen und sich darauf beziehen können oder auch nicht.