Related
Putti from BL YT 30, f. 82v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Фаббабель из BL YT 28, f. 61v
Venus from BL YT 31, f. 53v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Virgin and Child from BL YT 30, f. 30v
Virgin and Child from BL YT 30, f. 30v
Idolatry from BL YT 28, f. 50v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Дева Мария из BL YT 13, f. 59v
Две дамы из BL YT 13, f. 61v
Virgin and Child from BL YT 31, f. 125
Дева с венком от BL YT 31, f. 56v
Резюме
Miniature of a maiden holding a wreath, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 56v 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.