Illuminated initial 'D'(icto) in Robertus Anglicus' Tractatus quadrantis veteris. Image taken from f. 66v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers More
Illuminated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of a calendarial treatise attributed to Robert Grosseteste 'Lincolniensis'. Image taken from f. 6 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin More
Illuminated initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, and a partial border, and in the upper margin, the signature of 'William Howarde 1579'. Image taken from f. 1 of Historia ecclesiasti More
Detail of an illuminated initial 'T'(ractatus) at the beginning of Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Tractatus de sphaera. Image taken from f. 17 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. T More
Unfinished illuminated initial 'N'(octiam) with a drawing of a seated man (possibly Bede) writing at the desk holding a quill and a knife. Image taken from f. 2v of Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere More
Detail of an illuminated initial 'G'(eometrie), at the beginning of Robertus Anglicus' Tractatus quadrantis veteris. Image taken from f. 64 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. More
Detail of an illuminated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of a calendarial treatise attributed to Robert Grosseteste 'Lincolniensis'. Image taken from f. 6 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Wri More
Illuminated initial 'T'(ractatus) at the beginning of Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Tractatus de sphaera. Diagram of the heavenly spheres. Image taken from f. 17 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. More
Incipit page with a miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God the Father above, and an illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam), at the beginning of Luke. Image taken from f. 43 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal More
Detail of illuminated initial 'D'(eus in nomine tuo saluum me fac) at Psalm 53. Image taken from f. 64v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209- More
Detail of an illuminated initial 'D'(ixit dominus domino meo), with foliate and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 109. Image taken from f. 144 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican v More
Illuminated initial 'D'(eus reppulisti nos) at Psalm 59. Image taken from f. 71 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers More
Detail of illuminated initial 'A'(d dominum cum tribularer), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 119. Image taken from f. 164 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a More
Detail of a illuminated initial 'D'(ix[it] insipiens in corde suo) at Psalm 52. Image taken from f. 63v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209- More
Detail of illuminated initial 'D'([omi]ne exaudi orationem meam), with beakhead, foliate, and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 101. Image taken from f. 125 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in More
Detail of illuminated initial 'B'(enedictus), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 143. Image taken from f. 181 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209 More
Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit dominus domino meo), with foliate and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 109. Image taken from f. 144 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with More
Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus vir qui non abiit) with a beast's head, and knotwork and foliate motifs, at the beginning of Psalm 1. Image taken from f. 4 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald') More
Detail of an illuminated initial 'B'(enedicite). Image taken from f. 203v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. More
Illuminated initial 'A'(d dominum cum tribularer), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 119. Image taken from f. 164 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff More
Detail of illuminated initial 'B' (eati inmaculati) at Psalm 118. Image taken from f. 151v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed More
Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial 'T'. Image taken from f. 142 of Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special se More
Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 56 of Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special service More
Miniature of Jerome writing at a desk with a small monk below, and the illuminated initial 'F'(rater) with foliate interlace and bands, at the beginning of Jerome's letter to Ambrose. Image taken from f. 1 of B More
Illuminated initial 'D'(ominus) with a dragon. Image taken from f. 46v of Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named aft More
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Illuminated white vine initial 'O'(mne) and three-sided border incorporting the arms of Federico da Montefeltro in a wreath in the lower margin, at the beginning of Dionysius the Areopagite's De caelesti hierar More
Miniature of the siege of Meaux, with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'E'(n lan). Image taken from f. 114v of Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII). Written in French. The BL Roya More
Illuminated initial 'C'(um) with a mounted ape holding a sword and shield and musical notation. Image taken from f. 27v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is More
Partial foliate border with small gold balls and the arms of the first owner enclosed in a wreath, and the illuminated letter 'Pi' at the beginning of Basil of Caesarea's De legendis libris gentilium. Image tak More
Illuminated initial 'S'(eptimus) and historiated initial 'T'(u) with a woman in profile. Image taken from f. 148 of Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 16v-57v); Aene More
Map of the world and an illuminated initial 'I'(cy), and the beginning of the text. Image taken from ff. 4v-5 of Le premier livre de la cosmographie en rhetorique francoyse. Written in French. The BL Royal Man More
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 96v of Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium). Written in Latin.
Illuminated white vine initial 'E'(tholi) in Justinus's Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi. Image taken from f. 131v of Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi. Written in Latin.
Detail of an illuminated initial 'E'(t) with a partial bar border including a hooded grotesque. Image taken from f. 138v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial 'P'(omponius) with foliate decoration, and an empty wreath, at the beginning of Cornelius Nepos's Vita Pomponii Attici. Image taken from f. 2 of Vita Pomponii Attici. Written in Latin, with More
Illuminated white vine initial 'V'(enio) in Cicero's In verrem. Image taken from f. 148v of Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium). Written in Latin.
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 1 of De civitate dei (index City of God). Written in Latin.
Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Joshua, with attendants, to lead the Israelites over the river Jordan to the promised land. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) at beginning of the Book of Joshua. Decoratio More
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 3 of Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi. Written in Latin.
Initial white vine initial 'P'(linius) with a partial border inhabited by birds and putti, at the beginning of Pliny's Epistolae. Image taken from f. 17 of De viris illustribus (ff. 1-16), Epistolae 1-7 and 9 ( More
Initial 'P'(ost) with white vine decoration, at the beginning of Pliny 's Epistola 2. Image taken from f. 14v of Epistolae 1-7 and 9. Written in Latin.
Illuminated white vine initial 'H'(ic) in Ovid's Fasti. Image taken from f. 123v of Fasti. Written in Latin.
Inhabited illuminated initial 'Q'(ue), depicting a clothed cherub holding a shield (with the arms of the Lan family of Treviso ?) Image taken from f. 121v of Orationes, etc. Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial 'T'(andem), with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the prologue to Joshua. Image taken from f. 284 of Bible (Octateuch). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also k More
Illuminated initial 'B' of an unfinished incipit page, at the beginning of the Epistle of Jerome to Damasus, and a Rochester cathedral ownership inscription stating that the manuscript belonged to countess Goda More
Illuminated initial 'D'(eus) and a partial border, in the Book of Hours. Image taken from f. 170 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Hours of Dionora of Urbino') (Eleonora Gonzaga della Rovere). Written in Lati More
Illuminated initial and partial foliate border, in the Office of the Dead. Image taken from f. 150v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin and some French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll More
Illuminated initial 'P'(hylaretus) at the beginning of a treatise on the pulse. Image taken from f. 4 of Medical miscellany, including a treatise on the pulse; De coitu (ff. 35v-37v). Written in Latin. Sir Ha More
Illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 9 of Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts he More
Detail of a miniature with children being switched at birth; illuminated initial 'E'(n ceste) with ivy. Image taken from f. 171 of Continuations of the Roman des sept sages: Helcanus (ff. 1-16, end of text), Pe More
Illuminated initial 'N'(escio) on a panel ornamented with white vine decoration, inhabited by putti, animals, and insects. Image taken from f. 66v of Opera. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers More
Detail of a miniature of Jason yoking the oxen, and the Golden Fleece, with an illuminated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 102 of Metamorphoses, second anonymous French translation (Ovide moralisé). Written in More
Text page with an illuminated initial 'O'( thow lorde) and a coloured line filler. Image taken from f. 27v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection More
Partly cut-out miniature, and illuminated initial. Image taken from ff. 39v-40 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i More
Miniature of the conversion of Saul (Paul) on the road to Damascus, with an illuminated initial 'L'(a), and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of the legend of Paul. Image taken from vol. 1, f. 44 of The More
Miniature of a sick man in bed attended by a priest and a laymen, and illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 86 of Le livre des bonnes moeurs (The book of good manners) (ff. 1-80v), followed by tracts on the More
Miniature of the martyrdom of Apollonia, at the beginning of her suffrage. Two attendants in turbans extract her teeth with pincers whilst man with a crown looks upon, with an illuminated initial 'B'(eata) and More
Illuminated initial 'D'(omine exaudi) at the beginning of Psalm 100 (101), in the Penitential Psalms, with a partial border of vines, leaves and flowers. Image taken from f. 18 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, w More
Illuminated initial 'I'(n illo). Image taken from f. 102v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838- 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
Partial border with illuminated initial 'N'(ow). Image taken from f. 78v of The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes). Written in English and Latin. More
Illuminated initial 'D'(ominus) with foliate decoration and border. Image taken from f. 21 of pages from a Missal. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts he More
Detail of illuminated initial 'P'. Image taken from f. 82v of Missal, including a calendar (ff. 1v-7). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1 More
Illuminated initial with foliate penwork, and a foliate border with birds and butterfly. Image taken from f. 51 of Book of Hours. Written in Dutch. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval More
Three-sided boder with rinceaux motifs and an illuminated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of John's Gospel. Image taken from f. 42 of Calendar, excerpts from the Gospels, and prayers from a Book of Hours. Writt More
Miniature of the Adoration of the Magi, illuminated initial 'D'(eus) and foliate borders, at the beginning of Sext in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 38 of Book of Hours, Use effaced, probably Roue More
Illuminated white vine initial with a full white vine border including medaillons with flowers and heraldic arms. Image taken from f. 2 of Stategema, translation of Isocrates, De regno. Written in Latin. The E More
Illuminated initial 'O' with a hybrid, and two faces in the bar border. Image taken from f. 51 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscrip More
Illuminated initial 'U'(t). Image taken from f. 163v of Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 16v-57v); Aeneis (index Aeneid) (ff. 57v-245); Appendix (ff. 245-263); Epi More
Decorated letters 'IHS' and illuminated initial and border. Image taken from ff. 184v-185 of Book of Hours, unidentified use. Written in Dutch. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval man More
Illuminated initial 'Q'(ui habitat) at the beginning of Psalm 90 (91), with a marginal miniature of a poppy plant with vines, leaves, and flowers. Image taken from f. 30v of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with el More
Illuminated initial 'B'(eato) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Jerome's prologue. Image taken from f. 3 of Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscrip More
Illuminated initial 'H'(ail) at the beginning of the tract on the Ave Maria. Image taken from f. 18 of Various tracts, including, among others, an explication of the Pater Noster, the Ave Maria, the Creed, and More
Illuminated initial 'T'(otes), in red, blue, white and gold, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 65v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), w More
Illuminated initial 'L'(audate). Image taken from f. 100 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas More
Illuminated initial 'W'(han) and foliate bar border at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieva More
Miniature of the giving of a battle-standard to a mounted emperor by a bishop (Ambrose?), below the end of a prayer for the emperor, and facing a prayer with an illuminated initial entitled 'For the blessing of More
Illuminated initial 'C'(ogor), at the beginning of the prologue to Job, with a trompe l'oeil border with the image of Jerome as a cardinal with a lion beside him, with a peacock and three monkeys in the lower m More
Illuminated initial 'V' and line fillers at the beginning of Psalm 5. Image taken from f. 9 of Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British co More
Miniature of Margaret of Antioch emerging from the satan-disguised-dragon, holding the cross which enabled her freedom between hands in prayer, with an illuminated initial 'E'(rat) and a full foliate border. Im More
Illuminated initial 'F'(ore) with floral spray. Image taken from f. 1 of Treatise on the Paternoster (ff. 28v-48v), and other religious texts, including A myrour to lewde men and wymmen (index Mirror of Life). More
Illuminated initial 'C'(redidi propter) at the beginning of Psalm 115, with a partial border of branches, acorns, and oak leaves. Image taken from f. 27 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Brevia More
Illuminated initial 'O'(mnibus) at the beginning of the Missal. Image taken from f. 1 of Missal, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i More
Illuminated initial 'Þ'(is), with a partial bar border. Image taken from f. 85 of Wycliffite sermon cycle, 'The Church and her members'. Written in English. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as th More
Detail of illuminated initial 'A'(ud) in 1 Maccabees. Image taken from f. 198 of Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named af More
Illuminated initial 'E'(t si) at the beginning of Cicero's Pro Milone. Image taken from f. 139 of Orationes; Quirites. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscript More
Illuminated initial 'P'(ace), and three-sided border, in Livy's Ab urbe condita. Image taken from f. 41v of Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters. Wri More
Miniature of Hercules fighting with three lions, with a full border containing the royal arms of England, and an illuminated initial 'C'(omme). Image taken from f. 148 of Le recoeil des histoires de Troyes (Le More
Miniature composed of four scenes: 1. France ravaged by the English; 2. A council of barons; 3. Lawyers reading opinions to Louis of Anjou and Sicily; 4. The coronation of Charles VII, with a full border contai More
Miniature of the death of Don Pedro, with an illuminated initial 'L' and a full border, from Jean Cuvelier's Chanson de Bertrand du Guesclin. Image taken from f. 250 of La chanson de Bertrand du Guesclin. Writt More
Miniature of the Arrest of Christ and illuminated initial and border. Image taken from ff. 63v-64 of Book of Hours, unidentified use. Written in Dutch. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of med More
Illuminated initial 'E'(xpositionem) with a foliate border, at the beginning of chapter 1. Image taken from f. 1 of Commentary on Matthew. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as th More
Miniature of a duel between two knights on foot, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'S'(es). Image taken from f. 41v of De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu). Written i More
Illuminataed initial 'C' (ynthia), and an added achievement of arms, at the beginning of Propertius's Elegies. Image taken from f. 2 of Elegiae (index Elegies) (ff. 2-94v); followed by an anonymous derivation o More
Miniature of the arrival of Duke Rollo in Normandy, with the city of Rouen on the left. With an illuminated initial 'D' of the arms of Philippe de Crèvecoeur, seigneur des Querdes, and a full foliate border in More
Illuminated initial 'A'(d) with foliate partial border. Image taken from f. 8 of Missal, use of Sarum, with calendar. Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial 'S' on gold in coloured grounds. Image taken from f. 45 of Turpin's Chronicle, in thirty-six chapters (4v-31v) with an added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Eg More
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