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Livre d'heures (68569928)
Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 167v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Livre d'Heures. (46188364)
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 26v
Canon tables. from BL Stowe 3, ff. 5v-6
Psalterium-Horae. (46252063)
The Three Living and the Three Dead from BL Arundel 83, f. 127
Decorated initial from BL Royal 4 B VI, f. 1
Image from BL YT 29, f. 117v - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Heaven of the Moon from BL YT 36, f. 131
Heaven of Venus from BL YT 36, f. 142
Heaven of Venus from BL YT 36, f. 142
Heaven and Earth from BL YT 36, f. 130
Heaven and Earth from BL YT 36, f. 130
The Heaven of Mars from BL YT 36, f. 160
The Heaven of Mars from BL YT 36, f. 160
Heaven of the Sun from BL YT 36, f. 146
Heaven of Saturn from BL YT 36, f. 165
Heaven of the Moon from BL YT 36, f. 131
Summary
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice visiting the inhabitants of the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.
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.
The Divine Comedy is a poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval worldview as it had developed in the Western Church by the 14th century.
The Moon has always been a magical and mystical object for people throughout history. It is the 2nd brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Since prehistoric times, the Moon has been an object of fascination, awe, and worship. The Moon has its influence on our culture through music, theater, literature, and more.
Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. /A nursery rhyme from the 1700's /
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