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St. Francis of Assisi receives the stigmata
Thare and Abraham from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 7v
Creation of the animals from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 2
Sulphur and Houseleek from BL Eg 747, f. 88v
Detail from BL Stowe 27, f. 128
God creating the Earth from BL Royal 17 E VII, f. 3
Crucifixion and Deposition from BL Arundel 157, f. 10v
Dirk II and his wife Hildegard kneel before St. Adalbert, patron of Egmond Abbey
Narcissus from BL Stowe 947, f. 1
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Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 46
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 29
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 31v
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 47
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 21
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 43
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 42
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 30
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 39
Grand Duke Dmitri from BL YT 51, f. 32
Summary
Miniature of the Grand Duke Dmitri advancing as far as the Kulikova Pole before halting. Image taken from f. 32 of Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai). Written in Russian Church Slavonic.
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.