Similar
Lart de cheualerie selon Vegece
Pages of text with various initials and border designs.
St. Mary Magdalene - Public domain medieval manuscript
St. Margaret of Antioch - Public domain medieval manuscript
St. Bernard of Clairvaux holding a crozier
Cosmographia., 15th century
De re militari. Italy, 14th century
Instruments of the Passion: sponge, column and lance
St. Wilgefortis - Public domain medieval manuscript
Related
Heaven and Earth from BL YT 36, f. 130
Heaven and Earth from BL YT 36, f. 130
Water from BL YT 19, f. 31v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Diagram of the dimensions of the Earth from BL YT 31, f. 64
Aquarius from BL YT 30, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Seducers and Flatterers from BL YT 36, f. 32
Earthly Paradise from BL YT 36, f. 116v
Earthly Paradise from BL YT 36, f. 116v
Diagram of the planets from BL YT 31, f. 70v
Properties of earth and water from BL YT 31, f. 63
Summary
Diagram of the earth standing out of the water like a mound, illustrating the properties of the elements of earth and water, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 63 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.