Totenamt aus BL YT 13, f. 151

Miniature of the Virgin Mary interceding on behalf of a dying man, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead, with St Michael holding scales and two devils vying for the soul of the man, with a bas-de-page scene of a lion passant guardant, holding a shield gules, a saltire argent (the arms of Neville of Raby), with a hood of the same arms, painted over the arms of St George, argent, a cross gules. Image taken from f. 151 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.

Büro tot bl yt Manuskripte mittelalterlich lateinisches Manuskript mittelalterliche Miniaturen Wappen französische Manuskripte die taymouth stunden Stundenbuch Verwendung von Sarum Heraldik Stundenbuch Heilige illustrierte Bücher bas de page szenen britische bibliothek

1300 - 1500

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