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John the Baptist from BL Royal 2 B XII, f. 19v
Saint Peter Handing a Letter to a Messenger
Gemini; Virgo, German manuscript, J. Paul Getty Museum
Christ before Herod from BL Royal 15 D I, f. 348
The Crucifixion, with Mary and St. John
The Trinity: God the Father holding the crucifix (Mercy-Seat)
Acts of the Apostles from BL Harley 1527, f. 92v
Decorated Initial M; Decorated Initial L
The five Holy Wounds - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Blindness of the Jews; Gregory from BL YT 31, f. 131v
Blindness of the Jews; Jeremiah from BL YT 31, f. 132
Blindness of the Jews; Bernard; John from BL YT 31, f. 132v
Blindness of the Jews; Jacob from BL YT 31, f. 133v
Blindness of the Jews from BL YT 31, f. 134v
Blindness of the Jews; Daniel; Malachai from BL YT 31, f. 134
Blindness of the Jews; Peter; Paul from BL YT 31, f. 131
Judas from BL YT 13, f. 31 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Prophesies of Ezekiel and Isaiah from BL YT 31, f. 128
Blindness of the Jews; Augustine, Ambrose from BL YT 31, f. 133
Summary
Miniature of Augustine holding a scroll; miniature of a Jew holding an open book while a devil covers his eyes, representing the blindness of the Jews to the Christian fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy; miniature of Ambrose holding a scroll, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 133 of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), with some Hebrew (ff. 131-134).
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.