Similar
Bodleian Libraries, Latin Gospels 144r
Catchword and initials, rubrics and placemarkers.
Decorated initial from BL Arundel 39, f. 127
Puzzle initial and flourished initial from BL Arundel 182, f. 1v
Decorated initial from BL Harley 1259, f. 9v
Image from BL YT 10, f. 30v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Plant from BL Harley 1585, f. 18
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2832, f. 13
Pontificale cracoviense (64092916)
Related
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 418, ff. 328v-329
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 3217, f. 63v
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 3483, f. 2
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 3483, f. 1v
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 1214, ff. 37v-38
Decorated initials from BL Sloane 296, f. 42
Flourished initial from BL Sloane 336, ff. 155v-156
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 634, ff. 21v-22
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 2327, ff. 21v-22
Flourished initials from BL Sloane 351, f. 42
Summary
Flourished initials 'I'(ncipiunt) and 'F'(rancorum), at the beginning of the Versus medicinales. Image taken from f. 42 of Versus medicinales. Written in Latin.
Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane was a fellow of the Royal Society and a physician to the royal family. He also traveled extensively and collected items from all over the world.
Sloane's collection was vast and eclectic, encompassing a wide range of subjects, including natural history, botany, ethnography, medicine, antiquities, and more. His manuscript collection included medieval and early modern texts, as well as materials from various cultures and time periods. His collection formed the basis for the British Museum (now part of the British Library), the Natural History Museum, and the British Museum Library (now part of the British Library).