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Nativity detail from BL Sloane 2418, f. 45

The Presentation in the Temple - Public domain medieval manuscript

Burial, Illuminated manuscript, France, Master of Guillaume Lambert, illuminated manuscript

Janus on his throne (the celestial god or sky) and Tellus (terrestrial goddess or earth) between animals

Mount of Olives and the Betrayal from BL Eg 1147, f. 229

Vision of the Tiburtine Sybil from BL Harley 4431, f. 141

Office of the Dead from BL Eg 2125, f. 117v

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Four episodes from BL YT 36, f. 137

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Virgin and Child and Bernard from BL YT 36, f. 186

Virgin and Child and Bernard from BL YT 36, f. 189

Benedict from BL YT 36, f. 168 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Virgin and Child from BL YT 31, f. 125

Dante and Beatrice from BL YT 36, f. 148

Virgin and Child from BL YT 31, f. 125

Beatrice from BL YT 36, f. 136 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Benedict from BL YT 36, f. 168 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Dante and Beatrice from BL YT 36, f. 143

Virgin and Child and Bernard from BL YT 36, f. 186

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Summary

Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice before the Virgin and Child, seated in a garden and surrounded by angels and a kneeling Bernard, in illustration of Paradiso XXXIII. Image taken from f. 186 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.

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.

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.

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1200 - 1500
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Dante Alighieri & The Divine Comedy Illustrations

Dante Alighieri is the author of La Commedia (The Divine Comedy), considered a masterwork of world literature.
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Pêcheurs. Libretto. Dutch Opera

Public domain photo of Italian art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Virgin Appearing to St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Gold-Covered Plaque depicting Bernard Palissy, bronze, Sèvres porcellain manufactory

Petit Mademoiselle. Libretto. German. Published in Berlin.

[Assignment: 59-CF-DS-19466-05] African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, [featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long-time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns... [Photographer: Ann Thomas--State] [59-CF-DS-19466-05_DSC_1809.JPG]

Bernard, Claude - Public domain portrait engraving

Stained Glass Panel with St. Bernard

Secretary Shaun Donovan in New Orleans, Louisiana [area, where he participated in activities marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, including testimony at a Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery hearing at Chalmette Elementary School; tours of damaged, rebuilding, and restored residential and commercial districts, in the company of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, and other national, state, and local officials; and remarks on recovery progress at reconstruction sites run by the St. Bernard Project and other non-profit organizations]

Secretary Shaun Donovan in New Orleans, Louisiana [area, where he participated in activities marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, including testimony at a Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery hearing at Chalmette Elementary School; tours of damaged, rebuilding, and restored residential and commercial districts, in the company of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, and other national, state, and local officials; and remarks on recovery progress at reconstruction sites run by the St. Bernard Project and other non-profit organizations]

Secretary Shaun Donovan in New Orleans, Louisiana [area, where he participated in activities marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, including testimony at a Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery hearing at Chalmette Elementary School; tours of damaged, rebuilding, and restored residential and commercial districts, in the company of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, and other national, state, and local officials; and remarks on recovery progress at reconstruction sites run by the St. Bernard Project and other non-profit organizations]

Clara Barton Papers: Family Papers: Vassall, Bernard B. (nephew); Correspondence, 1851-1893, undated

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