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Paradise: the heaven of Mercury from BL Eg 943, f. 135v
Paradise: five souls and the moon from BL Eg 943, f. 132v
Paradise: the dazzling light from BL Eg 943, f. 152
Heaven of the Moon from BL YT 36, f. 131
Heaven of the Moon from BL YT 36, f. 131
Paradise: six souls from BL Eg 943, f. 153
The Heaven of the sun from BL Eg 943, f. 151v
The eighth heaven from BL Eg 943, f. 168
Purgatory: the gluttonous from BL Eg 943, f. 104
Paradise: the heaven of the moon from BL Eg 943, f. 131
Summary
Framed miniature of Dante, Beatrice, and the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capitolo (ff. 187-187v). Written in Italian.
The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, statesman, and patron of the arts during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. He served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and later as Lord Chancellor of England, holding high positions in the legal and political realms.
Sir Thomas Egerton acquired a substantial number of historical and literary manuscripts. In 1617, shortly before his death, Sir Thomas Egerton bequeathed his collection of manuscripts to the British Museum, which was the precursor to the British Library.
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.
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