Similar
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 225v
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 144v
Illuminated initials from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 205v
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 215v
Baptism from BL YT 13, f. 134 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Christ and Christopher from BL YT 13, f. 194v
James from BL YT 13, f. 37 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Mathias from BL YT 13, f. 46 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Herod from BL YT 13, f. 93v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Related
Martyrium von Denis aus BL YT 13, f. 193
Martyrium des hl. Petrus aus BL YT 13, f. 191v
Jungfrau und Teufel aus BL YT 13, f. 139
Begräbnis der Jungfrau Maria aus BL YT 13, f. 134v
Der Teufel in den Aktien aus BL YT 13, f. 169
Die drei Toten von BL YT 13, f. 180
Devil from BL YT 13, f. 165 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Der Teufel in den Aktien von BL YT 13, f. 168v
Edmunds Grab von BL Harley 2278, f. 113v
Martyrium des Hl. Edmund von BL YT 13, f. 192
Zusammenfassung
Bas-de-page scene of the martyrdom of St Edmund. The caption reads, 'S[t] edmund le roy'. Image taken from f. 192 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and 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.
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.