Miracles of Christ from BL YT 31, f. 225v

Six-part group of miniatures of the miracles of Christ. First tier (left to right): miniature of Christ healing a manman; miniature of Christ healing a paralytic, who stands before him holding out his powerless hands. Second tier (left to right): miniature of Christ healing a cripple on two crutches; miniature of Christ healing a maimed man who holds out his distorted hands. Third tier (left to right): erased rubric and a blank space; miniature of Christ healing a mute man, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 225v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), with some Hebrew (ff. 131-134).

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.