Pieta from BL Eg 2045, f. 233v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Summary
Miniature of the Pieta, at the beginning of a prayer. Image taken from f. 233v of Miniatures added to a Book of Hours.
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.
Tags
pieta
bl eg
medieval
manuscripts
medieval miniatures
book of hours
medieval manuscript
illuminated manuscripts
british library
Date
1200 - 1500
Source
British Library
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Copyright info
Public Domain