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Inhabited frames from BL Or 2736, ff. 8v-9
Image from BL YT 27, f. 9 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Image from BL YT 29, f. 27 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image from BL YT 29, f. 26 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Border from BL YT 29, f. 16 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Border from BL YT 29, f. 16 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image from BL YT 27, f. 8v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image from BL YT 29, f. 28 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Blank frame from BL YT 26, f. 9
Summary
Blank frame for a miniature, with the hindquarters of a horse on the left. Image taken from f. 9 of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People). Written in Latin.
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.