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Bible : Old and New Testament - Public domain medieval manuscript
Coloured initial from BL Harley 5977, f. 138
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Bible : Old and New Testament - Public domain medieval manuscript
Text - Public domain medieval manuscript
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, A VI 38, f. 207r – Libellus of John the Evangelist
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, AN II 37, f. 130r – Biblia germanica, 2nd part
Passional, das ist Der Heyligen Leben
14 leaves from a mid-13th-century Bible : in Latin
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Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 29
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 31v
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 30v
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 29v
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 39
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 32
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 21
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 20
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 47
Großherzog Dmitri aus BL YT 51, f. 30
Zusammenfassung
Miniature of the Grand Duke Dmitri dismounting from his horse and praying, as an army approaches. Image taken from f. 30 of Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai). Written in Russian Church Slavonic.
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.