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Elijah and Ahaziah from BL Royal 1 D I, f. 153v
Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 281 - Public domain medieval manuscript
St. Petronilla of Rome binding a monster with her girdle and holding an aspergillum and an aspersory(?)
The Annunciation to the Shepherds
John of Gaunt Receiving the Key to the Town of Bayonne
Illuminated initials from BL YT 36, f. 151v
St. Judoc of Ponthieu holding a staff
Men and women from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 200v
The Death of Parmenion - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript
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Сцена презентации от BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 2v
Сцена презентации от BL Royal 15 E VI, ff. 2v-3
Презентация от BL Royal 20 B XV, f. 2
Презентация книги BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 327
Презентация книги BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 327
Giovanni Boccaccio - Presentation scene from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 2, illuminated manuscript
Giovanni Boccaccio - Presentation scene from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 2, illuminated manuscript
Daisies from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 2v
Daisies from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 2v
Сцена презентации от BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 2v
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Miniature of John Talbot identified by his white talbot dog, presenting the book to queen Margaret seated in a palace beside king Henry VI, and surrounded by the court, with the royal arms of England at the back of the throne, and banners of England, France, George, and Anjou at the top of the roof; with a full border containing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou; the arms of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury with the arms of Beauchamp, earls of Warwick in pretence, for his wife, Margaret Beauchamp, surrounded by the Garter, a scroll inscribed with the verses reading 'Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous / Et bien servir / Jusqu au mourir/ Ce sachent tous / Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous', and a bunch of daisies, or 'marguerites', referring to Margaret of Anjou. Image taken from f. 2v of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book'). Written in French.
The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts that were once owned by the British monarchs, including English and later British kings and queens from the late 12th to the 19th centuries. These manuscripts are notable for their historical and artistic value.
The collection was initially stored in various royal libraries and palaces, such as the Tower of London and Westminster Palace. During the English Civil War in the 17th century and the subsequent Interregnum, many royal treasures, including manuscripts, were dispersed and sold. Some manuscripts were lost, destroyed, or ended up in private hands.
In 1757, King George II donated the Old Royal Library to the British Museum (which later became the British Library), where the manuscripts were integrated into the museum's collections. This marked the formal establishment of the Royal Manuscript Collection within the British Museum.