Related
Sheep and stag from BL Eg 1121, f. 52v
Tormentil and Clover from BL Eg 747, f. 102v
Litany from BL Eg 1146, f. 21v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Litany from BL Eg 2781, f. 103v
Litany from BL Eg 1146, f. 20v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Raven and frog from BL Eg 1121, f. 22v
Ginger and Turmeric from BL Eg 747, f. 105v
Crucifixion from BL Eg 1145, f. 68v
Fox and ape from BL Eg 1121, f. 12v
Burd and Mule from BL Eg 1121, f. 70v
Summary
Detail of a miniature of a 'burd', the offspring of a horse and a female ass, despising a mule, the offspring of an ass and a mare, at the beginning of Chapter 19 of Book 2. Image taken from f. 70v of Spiegel der Weisheit. Written in German.
The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, statesman, and patron of the arts during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. He served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and later as Lord Chancellor of England, holding high positions in the legal and political realms.
Sir Thomas Egerton acquired a substantial number of historical and literary manuscripts. In 1617, shortly before his death, Sir Thomas Egerton bequeathed his collection of manuscripts to the British Museum, which was the precursor to the British Library.