Aristotle

The front pastedown of the manuscript, containing many fragments of verse and proverbs in Middle English and Latin. Image taken from f. i verso of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt f More

Text page containing many Latin proverbs and, at the bottom, a Middle English poem added by William Wey, beginning 'Lyke as women have facis'. Image taken from f. 45v of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a More

Text page containing verse and proverbs in Latin and English. Image taken from f. 1 of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt from a Latin lapidary, Secretum, poem addressed to William Wa More

Text page containing the beginning of a poem addressed to William Waynflete (b. c. 1400, d. 1486). Image taken from f. 22v of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt from a Latin lapidary, More

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Text page containing the end of a Latin prose text about a comet described by 'Clerkys of Oxenforde', and a Middle English poem added by William Wey, beginning 'Remember that there be in hell'. Image taken from More

Text page containing the end of a Middle English verse translation of a Latin text on the transitory world. Image taken from f. 53v of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt from a Latin More

Text page containing the beginning of a Middle English verse sermon on Psalm 23:3-4, beginning 'Lystenythe a while and thenke ye nott longe'. Image taken from f. 54 of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a La More

Detail of a mminiature of Zoroaster with two demons, from Pseudo-Aristotle's Secreta secretorum. Image taken from f. 51 of Secreta secretorum (ff. 1-43); Il Tesoro (translation of Li Livres dou Tresor) (ff. 43v More

Text page containing the end of a Latin poem on the transitory world, and the opening of its Middle English verse translation, which begins 'Lorde wherto ys this worlde soo gaye '. Image taken from f. 53 of Mis More

Miniature of the tomb of Aristotle on an island, in front of the town of Stagira, with pilgrims making offerings on an altar in the foreground. In the background is a ruined city, representing Troy. Image taken More

Miniature of Queen Olympias and Aristotle receiving a letter from Alexander. Image taken from f. 75v of Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae. Written in French. The "BL Harley More

Coloured drawing of Aristotle admonishing Wisdom (index Sagesse). Image taken from f. 19v of Pèlerinage de vie humaine (index Pelerinage de vie humaine, Pilgrimage of the life of man). Written in French. The " More

Detail of a miniature of Aristotle instructing Alexander, who holds a book covered with figures. Image taken from f. 8 of Roman d'Alexandre en Prose, imperfect at the end (index Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du More

Miniature of the Trinity and the Virgin Mary flanked by saints, with famous historical persons (including Avicen, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, Pythagoras, Archimedes, Ptolemy, etc.) below, and in the cor More

Miniature of Aristotle teaching his pupil Alexander the Great. Image taken from f. 1 of Les Ethiques d'Aristote. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Eger More

Patterned headpiece. Image taken from f. 2 of Excerpts from Aristotle veterinaria. Written in Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of B More

The arms of Thomas Wall, Windsor herald, in the right margin, the signature of Jo Starkey, in the upper margin, that of Sir Robert Cotton ('Robert Cotton Bruceaus') with the date 1610 in the lower margin. Image More

Decorated line-filler and initials, and figure of division. Image taken from f. 71v of Commentaries on Aristotle's 'Organon' (ff. 1-103) and Hermogenes (ff. 117-132); 'Institutio physica' (ff. 135-138v). Writte More

Illustration of the explanation about the division of the Red Sea, at chapter 5 of Maimonides' commentary on tractate Avot of the Mishnah: 'They [the waters] were divided into many paths equal to the number of More

Decorated initial-word panel and foliate scroll between the two text columns. Image taken from f. 167 of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn More

Panels decorated with foliate scrolls around the text columns, and partial border, at the end of the Guide of the Perplexed and the colophon of the scribe. Image taken from f. 117 of Miscellany of philosophical More

Decorated panel at the closure of a text column framing the end of Maimonides' ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (Epistle on the resurrection of the dead) and the colophon of the scribe. Image taken from f. 148 of Miscellany More

Decorated panel around the initial words of Solomon ibn Gabirol's ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) and partial border in the inner margin. Image taken from f. 163 of Miscellany of philosophical works inclu More

Panels decorated with foliate scrolls, at Maimonides' treatise on ~Pereq Heleq~ (the tenth chapter of the mishnaic tractate, Sanhedrin). Image taken from f. 118v of Miscellany of philosophical works including e More

Partial border between the two text columns, at the Hebrew translation of al-Farabi's ~Sefer Hathalot ha-Nimtzaot~ (The Book of Principles). Image taken from f. 201v of Miscellany of philosophical works includi More

Decorated panel framing the closure of the text column, at Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed. Image taken from f. 76 of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonide More

Decorated panel surrounding the closure of the text column at the end of the Hebrew translation of Aristotle's Meteorology (by Samuel ibn Tibbon). Image taken from f. 198 of Miscellany of philosophical works in More

Initial words decorated with blue and red flourishing. Image taken from f. 134 of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew transla More

Detail of a page: illustration of the explanation about the division of the Red Sea, at chapter 5 of Maimonides' commentary on tractate Avot of the Mishnah: 'They [the waters] were divided into many paths equal More

Diagram of the four main winds, in Aristotle's Meteorology. Image taken from f. 190v of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew t More

Decorated panel around the initial words of the Hebrew translation of al-Farabi's ~Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot~ (The Book of Principles) and partial border in the inner margin. Image taken from f. 198v of Miscel More

Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel and foliate scroll between the two text columns. Image taken from f. 167 of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimoni More

Decorated panel with foliate scroll at the closure of the text column framing the colophon of the scribe, Solomon, at the end of Samuel ibn Tibbon's ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms). Ima More

Decorated panel and partial border, at the beginning of Maimonides' treatise on ~Pereq Heleq~ (the tenth chapter of the mishnaic tractate, Sanhedrin). Image taken from f. 117v of Miscellany of philosophical wor More

Detail of a page: dcorated panel with foliate scroll at the closure of the text column framing the colophon of the scribe, Solomon, at the end of Samuel ibn Tibbon's ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of fo More

Decorated panel around the closure of the text column, at the end of Solomon ibn Gabirol's ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship). Image taken from f. 165v of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. th More

Text pages with ink drawings in the lower margin, including a decorated catchword and the monogram of the scribe John Clement. Image taken from ff. 73v-74 of Secretum secretorum. Written in Latin.

Puzzle initial 'B'(onorum), at the beginning of Aristotle's De anima. Image taken from f. 36 of De generatione et corruptione (ff. 1-23); De memoria et reminiscentia (ff. 23v-26v); De sensu et sensato (ff. 27-3 More

Detail of historiated initial with a seated Christ, and conjoined figures below. Image taken from f. 202 of Libri Naturales, with extensive glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a col More

Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of a crowned king carrying a sceptre, with a nude figure playing a harp in the lower section of the initial. Image taken from f. 16v of Libri Naturales, with extensi More

Illuminated initial and border. Image taken from f. 1 of Secretum Secretorum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Britis More

Historiated initial 'O'(mnis) with a portrait of Aristotle or Leonardo Bruno (Aretino) wearing spectacles, and, in the lower margin, the arms and initials of Iñigo Dávalos. Image taken from f. 5v of Ethica (ind More

Detail of historiated initial with a man teaching. Image taken from f. 116 of Libri Naturales, with extensive glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscript More

Historiated initial 'I'(gitur) in colours and gold and the beginning of the book of Aristotle. Image taken from f. 24v of Ethica (index Ethics). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect More

Detail of historiated initial 'G'(eneratione) with a couple in bed, and a nursemaid with an infant in a cot below, at the beginning of the third book 'On Coming Into Being and Passing Away' ('De Generatione et More

Detail of table. Image taken from f. 438v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

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Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 1 of Secretum Secretorum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British More

Historiated initial 'D'(um) and foliate border. Image taken from f. 57v of De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De More

Detail of an historiated initial of two clerics performing a funeral ceremony before a shrouded body. Image taken from f. 200 of Libri Naturales, with extensive glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manusc More

Historiated initial with a woman with a set-square and dividers teaching a group of students (perhaps the personification of Geometry) at the beginning of Euclid's Elementa, in the translation attributed to Ade More

Detail of a decorated initial with leaves, and a marginal hybrid creature. Image taken from f. 233v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of a historiated initial of a master teaching students, one with an open book. Image taken from f. 256v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of historiated initial with a woman playing bells and other musicians. Image taken from f. 359v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of an historiated initial 'P'. Image taken from f. 140v of Libri Naturales, with extensive glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in th More

Decorated initial 'A'(d), at the beginning of Johannes de Deo's Flores legum super cavillationibus. Image taken from f. 1 of Flores legum super cavillationibus, Secretum secretorum, and other juridical or theol More

Detail of marginal diagram. Image taken from f. 459v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Decorated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a human face, and coloured initial 'M'. Image taken from f. 84 of Miscellany, including Liber Hermetis de alchimia (ff. 155-157); Liber triginta verborum (ff. 164-166); De duo More

Detail of a hybrid creature on the bar border, with a bishop's mitre. Image taken from f. 143 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Historiated initial with a man pointing towards the heavens. Image taken from f. 391 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Flourished initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of Book 8 of Boethius's translation of Aristotle's Topica. Image taken from f. 66 of Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses. Written in Latin.

Detail of table. Image taken from f. 560v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of table. Image taken from f. 403 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of decorated initial with leaves. Image taken from f. 158v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Decorated initials. Image taken from ff. 76v-77 of Secretum secretorum, translated by Philip of Tripoli (index Philippus Tripolitanus). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and natural More

Historiated initial of Giles of Rome blessing, holding a book. Image taken from f. 1 of De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. More

Historiated initial 'R' with a seated man, and an ape in the lower margin, with a sketch for the illuminator. Image taken from f. 197 of Libri Naturales, with extensive glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harle More

Text page with glosses and marginal drawings. Image taken from f. 4v of Physical treatises. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manu More

Decorated initials and line-fillers. Image taken from ff. 24v-25 of Secretum Secretorum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the developmen More

Illuminated initial 'D'(omino) with pen-flourished border containg a hybrid, at the beginning of the Secretum Secretorum. Image taken from f. 19 of Secretum secretorum, translated by Philip of Tripoli (index Ph More

Historiated initial 'I'. Image taken from f. 202 of Libri Naturales, with extensive glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libr More

Detail of puzzle initial. Image taken from f. 16 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of decorated initials with leaves and animal heads. Image taken from f. 144v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of decorated initials, with leaves, and a hybrid creature. Image taken from f. 404 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Historiated initial 'C'(um) in colours and gold and the beginning of the book of Aristotle. Image taken from f. 16v of Ethica (index Ethics). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection More

White vine initial 'I(nter) at the beginning of Aristotle's Politica. Image taken from f. 1 of Politica (ff. 1-122v), Economica (ff. 123-130v), various letters by Leonardus Brunus Aretinus, etc. Written in Lati More

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Detail of a marginal drawing of a goat playing the violin. Image taken from f. 16v of Glosses to Aristotle's Physical treatises, with a table of contents. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, More

Full-page drawing in brown ink of God the father and, below, Ptolemy, Aristotle, Sibilla, Brigida, and Reynhardus. Image taken from f. 86 of Praenosticatio Latina or Prefagium. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley More

Historiated initial with a monk teaching, and various animals on the bar borders. Image taken from f. 184 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of a mermaid sitting on a bar border holding her tail in one hand and a circular mirror in the other. Image taken from f. 404 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of table. Image taken from f. 536 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of decorated initial with leaves. Image taken from f. 364v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of historiated initial with a monk teaching. Image taken from f. 180v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Detail of decorated initials, one with a dragon. Image taken from f. 47v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Historiated initial 'Q'(uidam) with students receiving instruction from a woman who gestures at the stars (perhaps the personification of Astronomy); a puzzle initial, and on the lower bar border, different ani More

Decorated initial 'R'(everendo) at the beginning of Walter Burley's Commentary on Aristotle's Politica. Image taken from f. 1 of Commentary on Aristotle's Politica. Written in Latin.

Detail of a historiated initial with a woman with a set-square and dividers teaching a group of students (perhaps the personification of Geometry). Image taken from f. 293 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes fo More

Decorated initial 'A'(d), and three-sided border with a lion in the lower margin, at the beginning of Johannes de Deo's Flores legum super cavillationibus. Image taken from f. 1 of Flores legum super cavillatio More

Puzzle initial 'D'(omino) with a partial border, at the beginning of the Secretum Secretorum. Image taken from f. 1 of Secretum Secretorum, Historia destructionis Troiae, and other texts. Written in Latin. Th More

White vine initial 'Q'(uoniam). Image taken from f. 60v of Ethica (index Ethics)(ff. 3-111); Aretinus' epistola ad hugonem medicum (possibly added; ff. 111-112v); Economica (index Economics)(ff. 113-132v). Writ More

Historiated initial 'B'(orum) with an angel holding a scale being pulled by a devil, and a dying man surrounded by mourners in the lower register. Image taken from f. 173 of Libri Naturales, with extensive glos More

Illuminated initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 6 of The Secretum secretorum, imperfect, translated by Philip of Tripoli (index Philippus Tripolitanus). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is More

Diagrams of procedures. Image taken from f. 55 of Medical and scientific treatises, including recipes, and a dietary (ff. 100v-101); Physiognomia VII (ff. 115-126). Written in Latin and English. The Egerton Ma More

Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of a teacher with students, at the beginning of the Physica. Image taken from f. 4 of Physical treatises. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the More

Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 115v of Commentary on the Ethics of Aristotle. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development o More

Detail of historiated initial. Image taken from f. 94 of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.

Marginal drawings. Image taken from f. 293v of Scholastic miscellany (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.