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Miniature showing Erythraea, wearing a blue gown, turning the page of a manuscript on the lectern of a golden altar decorated with icons and books. A rich library with ornately clasped books visible. Gothic architectural frame. Border design and initial.
Historiated initial from BL Harley 3647, f. 63
Grotesque and horse from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 137
Book of hours : use of Rennes : in Latin
Madonna: Mary sitting on the crescent, holding the Christ-child
Biblical scenes and moralisations in a series of eight .. from BL Harley 1527, f. 84v
Pontificale cracoviense (64091713)
A Pelican Feeding her Young - Public domain medieval manuscript
Agatha from BL Royal 20 D VI, f. 64v
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Betrayal and Arrest of Christ from BL YT 31, f. 235
Agnus Dei and the Baptism of Christ from BL YT 31, f. 223v
Adoration of the Shepherds from BL YT 29, f. 15v
Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds from BL Arundel 157, f. 3v
Apparition to the Apostles and the Doubting of Thomas from BL YT 31, f. 252v
The Flagellation of Christ from BL YT 31, f. 168v
Christ's Mission to the Apostles from BL YT 31, f. 227v
The Temptation of Christ from BL YT 31, f. 224
The Annunciation from BL YT 31, f. 216
The Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds from BL YT 31, f. 220
Summary
Miniature of the Nativity of Christ; miniature of the Annuciation to the Shepherds, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 220 of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), with some Hebrew (ff. 131-134).
The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testament in the Gospels of Luke and is a central moment in the story of the Nativity of Jesus. The scene typically depicts Mary and Gabriel, who is usually shown holding a lily, a symbol of purity, and announcing the news of the birth of Jesus to Mary.
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.
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