Detail of a miniature of the coronation ceremonies of Philip. Image taken from f. 8 of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to 1380). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known More
Marginal drawing of Henry III and Eleanor returning by sea from Gascony, with Nicholas de Molis is in a small boat alongside; and a drawing of three inverted shields with arms of Henry, king of the Romans, Thom More
Detail of a marginal drawing of Roger Nigel, bishop of London, consecrating Edmund of Abington as archbishop of Canterbury, inscribed with their names above. Image taken from f. 122 of Historia Anglorum, Chroni More
Marginal drawing of a mitre and crosier indicating the election of William de Raley as bishop of Norwich, a drawing of inverted arms with two attached mitres and a head of a crosier, referring to the death of W More
Marginal drawing of a hospital founded by Henry III in Oxford. Image taken from f. 121v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscri More
Marginal drawing of a house referring to the house for converted Jews in London. Image taken from f. 121 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The More
Marginal drawings of two Templars on horseback. Image taken from f. 42v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, a More
Marginal drawing of arms with a pike, referring to the discovery of the relics of Amphibaldus. Image taken from f. 68 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in More
Marginal drawing of the marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Image taken from f. 124v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal More
Marginal drawing of an inverted bishops' mitre and a broken crosier, referring to the quashed election of John Blund as the archbishop of Canterbury, and a drawing of an upright mitre and crosier indicating the More
Text page of 2 Kings, 20:10-20. Image taken from f. 115 of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Co More
Initial 'D'(ixit), at the beginning of 2 Kings, 20:4. Image taken from f. 114v of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, als More
Detail of the lower margin of the folio with three sets of arms. Image taken from f. 14 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscri More
Detail of a marginal painting of arms. Image taken from f. 86v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known More
Marginal drawing of the arms of William of Holland, referring to his election as king of Germany. Image taken from f. 141v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Writt More
Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 2v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, More
Detail of a miniature of Henry II of England. Image taken from f. 9 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also More
Marginal drawing of an inverted mitre referring to the death of Geoffrey de Burgo, bishop of Ely, and of an upright crosier indicating the election of Hugh. Image taken from f. 114 of Historia Anglorum, Chronic More
Calendar page. Image taken from f. 8 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, More
Marginal drawing of six inverted shields alluding to the defeat of Christians, bearing the arms of William de Longespée with two hands above issuing from a cloud and holding a dove, William, castellain of Saint More
Detail of a miniature of Richard I of England. Image taken from f. 9 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also More
Marginal drawing of Walter de Cantelupe referring to his death. Image taken from f. 165v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscr More
Detail of a marginal drawing of six inverted shields alluding to the defeat of Christians, bearing the arms of William de Longespée with two hands above issuing from a cloud and holding a dove, William, castell More
Detail of a drawing of inverted arms with two attached mitres and a head of a crosier, referring to the death of William of Savoy, bishop elect of Valance-sur-Rhône. Image taken from f. 129v of Historia Angloru More
Detail of a marginal drawings of swords with the inverted arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem, indicating his death, and an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the dea More
Easter tables. Image taken from f. 6v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, More
Historiated initial 'P'(raevaricatus est) of the Ascension of Elijah, at the beginning of 4 Kings. Image taken from f. 154v of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible'). Written in La More
Marginal drawing of three soldiers opening the tomb of Archbishop Richard of Canterbury, in the lower right margin. Image taken from f. 117v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chro More
Detail of a marginal drawing of a man threshing corn, referring to the plunder of barns at Wingham. Image taken from f. 118 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Writ More
Marginal drawing of the inverted arms of William de Vesci. Image taken from f. 156v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript C More
Detail of marginal drawings of two bishops' mitres and crosiers in the upright position indicating the election of Lawrence of St Martin as bishop of Rochester, and a drawing of an inverted arms of Frederick II More
Miniature in four compartments, with portraits of English kings: William I and William Rufus, in the upper register, and Henry I and Stephen, in the lower register. Image taken from f. 8v of Historia Anglorum, More
Historiated initial 'E'(t) of two men with a book, at the beginning of the Book of Joshua. Image taken from f. 2v of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible'). Written in Latin. The More
Drawing of a long cross penny referring to the coinage reform of 1247, a marginal drawing of the vase of the holy blood referring to its presentation to the abbey of Westminster by Henry III, and a drawing of t More
Coloured initial. Image taken from f. 28v of Life and miracles of St Swithun. Written in Latin, with a few glosses in English. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists o More
Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem, showing the cities of Damascus, Antioch and Acre. Image taken from f. 4v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Writt More
Detail of a marginal drawing of the inverted arms of Geoffrey De Mandeville with a broken lance, symbolizing his death and excommunication. Image taken from f. 97 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III More
Detail of a drawing of arms with a pike, referring to the discovery of the relics of Amphibaldus. Image taken from f. 68 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written More
Marginal drawing of the arms of Enzio, king of Sardinia and son of Frederick II, referring to his capture by the Bolognese. Image taken from f. 145 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation More
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of the Abbey of Westminster and the Council of Lyons. Image taken from f. 138v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. More
Detail of a miniature of Henry I. Image taken from f. 8v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as th More
Marginal drawing of bells being rung referring to the relaxation of the papal interdict, and of an inverted insignia indicating the death of John, abbot of St. Albans. Image taken from f. 94 of Historia Angloru More
Detail of a marginal drawing of the Council of London of 1237. Image taken from f. 126 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscrip More
Marginal drawing of five inverted shields with arms referring to the deaths of Roger Balliol, Alexander II, king of Scotland, Hugh le Brun, count of La Marche, Peter de Geneva, and an inverted arms of de Barres More
Detail of a marginal drawing of the marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Image taken from f. 124v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. T More
Puzzle initial 'A'(nno), with the inverted arms of Harold indicating his death, and the arms of William the Conqueror with a crown, indicating his accession to the English throne. Image taken from f. 10 of Hist More
Detail of a puzzle initial 'A'(nno), with foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 180v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscrip More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'V'(iginti) formed of a dragon, at the beginning of Jerome's prologue to the books of Kings. Image taken from f. 55v of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rocheste More
Detail of a marginal drawing of Hubert de Burgh kneeling at an altar. Image taken from f. 119 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Ma More
Miniature in four compartments, with portraits of English kings: Henry II and Richard I, in the upper register, and John and Henry III, in the lower register. Image taken from f. 9 of Historia Anglorum, Chronic More
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of the Council of Lyons. Image taken from f. 138v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Colle More
Marginal drawing of three inverted shields with arms of Fulk de Chateauneuf and Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia and king of Germany. Image taken from f. 141 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; More
Marginal drawing of the inverted arms of Henry, son of Frederick II, indicating his death. Image taken from f. 162 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in La More
Inhabited initial 'I'(n diebus), at the beginning of Ruth. Image taken from f. 52v of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, More
Detail of a puzzle initial 'A'(nno), with foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 170 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Col More
Detail of a miniature of the kneeling monk Matthew Paris. Image taken from f. 6 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Colle More
Marginal drawings of the arms of Castille and Leon, France, England, Norway, and Jerusalem, all with crosses and crowns. Image taken from f. 150 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of More
Calendar page. Image taken from f. 7v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, More
Detail of a marginal drawing of inverted papal insignia with a hand holding a flower, referring to the death of Innocent IV. Image taken from f. 167 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation More
Marginal drawing of the inverted royal arms of William the Conqueror referring to his death, and the same arms in the upright position for the accession of his son, William Rufus. Image taken from f. 13v of Hi More
Marginal drawings of bishops' mitres and crosiers referring to the consecration of archbishop of York, and of Richard de Gravesend, as bishop of Lincoln. Image taken from f. 214 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica m More
Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 3v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, More
Detail of a marginal drawing of Griffin escaping from the Tower of London. Image taken from f. 136 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Roy More
Marginal drawings of a broken sword and shield with the arms of William de Marisco, referring to his execution in 1242, and a drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of Arundel. Image taken from f. 133v of More
Marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of William de Braose referring to his murder. Image taken from f. 116 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Writt More
Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 3 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, a More
Miniature of the Virgin and Child, with the kneeling monk Matthew Paris below. Image taken from f. 6 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL R More
Marginal drawing of the inverted arms of Conrad, son of Frederick II, with an inverted crown referring to the his death. Image taken from f. 164 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of More
Puzzle initial 'A'(nno), with foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 180v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection More
Puzzle initial 'D'(e chronographia), at the beginning of the prologue. Image taken from f. 9v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Ma More
Text page of Judges 19:30-20:12. Image taken from f. 49v of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal C More
Marginal drawing of an inverted tiara and cross referring to the death of Gregory IX, a drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of Stephan de Segrave; a drawing of an upright mitre and a crosier indicating More
Marginal drawing of the inverted arms of Ralph de Blandeville, earl of Chester, indicating his death, and a drawing of three vessels referring to the confiscation of Hubert de Burgh treasures. Image taken from More
Detail of a map of Britain, showing the city of London. Image taken from f. 5v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec More
Marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the royal arms of England referring to the death of Henry I, and the same arms in the upright position referring to the coronation of Stephen. Image taken from f. 46 More
Marginal drawing of inverted papal insignia with a hand holding a flower, referring to the death of Innocent IV. Image taken from f. 167 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica More
Marginal drawing of Henry III as a baby in a cradle, and a drawing of a bell and clapper referring to the papal interdict. Image taken from f. 90 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of More
Detail of a drawing of the city of London, as part of the itinerary to Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 2 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The B More
Marginal drawings of an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death of William de Raley, bishop of Winchester, mitres and crosiers in the upright position indicating the election of Lawrence of St Martin More
Marginal drawings of a black bird emerging from the lips of the sultan of Babylon, referring to his death, and a drawing of an inverted bishop's mitre and crosier, referring to the death of Peter des Roches, bi More
Marginal drawing of the royal arms of France with a crown referring to the death of Philip I, and a drawing of an inverted mitre with a crosier indicating the death of Anselm, bishop of Canterbury. Image taken More
Marginal drawings of swords with the inverted arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem, indicating his death, and an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death of Richar More
Marginal drawing of the inverted arms of Waramus (?) Image taken from f. 174 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collecti More
Detail of a marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, referring to his death, and a pair of clasped hands above referring to the marriage of Richard, first earl More
Detail of a marginal drawing of the marriage of Frederick II to Isabella of England. Image taken from f. 123v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. More
Marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of William de Mandeville, count of Essex, indicating his death, and drawings of two papal tiaras and crosses, one inverted and one upright, referring to the More
Detail of a marginal drawings of a broken sword and shield with the arms of William de Marisco, referring to his execution in 1242, and a drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of Arundel. Image taken from More
Detail of marginal drawing of a hand holding a crosier referring to Innocent IV's vision of Robert Grosseteste, bishop of Lincoln. Image taken from f. 158v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Conti More
Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem, showing the ending of the journey in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Image taken from f. 5 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronic More
Marginal drawing of the royal arms of France referring to the coronation of king Philip II, and the inverted royal arms of France referring to the death of king Louis VII. Image taken from f. 69v of Historia An More
Marginal image of an inverted shield bearing the royal arms of England with a crossbow and a crown referring to the death of Richard I, and the same arms in the upright position indicating the coronation of kin More
Marginal drawing of the inverted arms of count William. Image taken from f. 159 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Coll More
Detail of a historiated initial 'F'(actum est) with a violin player. Image taken from f. 92 of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Co More
Detail of a marginal drawing of the Ascension. Image taken from f. 146 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, al More
Marginal drawing of the inverted arms of Hugh d'Aubigny, earl of Arundel, and Hubert de Burgh, earl of Kent, referring to their deaths. Image taken from f. 135v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; More
Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t factum est) of two men with a book, perhaps Moses giving the book of the law to Joshua, at the beginning of Joshua. Image taken from f. 2v of Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, More
Marginal drawing of the Ascension, and a drawing of a mitre and a crosier indicating the election of Walter of Kirkham as bishop of Durham. Image taken from f. 146 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part II More