Similar
Salvator Mundi: Christ making a blessing gesture and holding an orb
Sacrifice of Abraham from BL Royal 19 D III, f. 23
Three-sided white vine border from BL Harley 2676, f. 19
Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 71 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 33
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2821, f. 148v
Funeral service from BL Add 52539, f. 7
Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 262 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 608, f. 57
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Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C VIII, f. 72
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C VIII, f. 76v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C VIII, f. 1v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C VIII, f. 1v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 13 B VIII, f. 73v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C XVII, f. 71v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C XVII, f. 127v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C XVII, f. 71v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 13 B VIII, f. 90v
Decorated initial from BL Royal 12 C VIII, f. 75
Summary
Decorated initial 'V'(idisti) with a partial border. Image taken from f. 75 of Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio). Written in Latin.
The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts that were once owned by the British monarchs, including English and later British kings and queens from the late 12th to the 19th centuries. These manuscripts are notable for their historical and artistic value.
The collection was initially stored in various royal libraries and palaces, such as the Tower of London and Westminster Palace. During the English Civil War in the 17th century and the subsequent Interregnum, many royal treasures, including manuscripts, were dispersed and sold. Some manuscripts were lost, destroyed, or ended up in private hands.
In 1757, King George II donated the Old Royal Library to the British Museum (which later became the British Library), where the manuscripts were integrated into the museum's collections. This marked the formal establishment of the Royal Manuscript Collection within the British Museum.