Decorated initial 'Li'(ber) with a zoomorphic decoration, at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 15 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Colle More
Decorated initial 'I'(nitium evangelii), with a zoomorphic decoration and a display script, at the beginning of Mark. Image taken from f. 55 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection More
Decorated initial 'Chi-rho', with a zoomorphic decoration, at the beginning of Matthew; and an added Old English text of a manumission by king Athelstan. Image taken from f. 15v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin More
Detail of a decorated initial 'Chi-rho', with a zoomorphic decoration, at the beginning of Matthew; and an added Old English text of a manumission by king Athelstan. Image taken from f. 15v of Gospel Book. Writ More
Zoomorphic initial 'V'(enit) with foliate motifs, at the beginning of book 3 of Zacharias Chrysopolitanus' In unum ex quatuor. Image taken from f. 80v of Various texts including Commentary on an 'In unum ex qua More
Foliate initial 'D'(e natura) with zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of the prologue to book 3 of Bede's De Temporum Ratione. Image taken from f. 30v of Miscellany works on Computus and astrology. Written in More
Zoomorphic initial 'S'(imon) at the beginning of book 3 of Bede's Commentary on Catholic Epistles. Image taken from f. 41 of Commentary on Catholic Epistles. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers More
Detail of the upper half of a canon table with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 6 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Coll More
Canon table with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 6 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Roya More
Zoomorphic initial with interlace at the beginning of John 18. Image taken from f. 11 of Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster'). Written in Latin, with English. The "BL Harley Manus More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'D' at the beginning of a prayer attributed to Pope Gregory the Great. Image taken from f. 16v of Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster'). Written in La More
Detail of the upper half of the folio of the first canon table, with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 4 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL More
Detail of the lower half of the folio of the first canon table, with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 4 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL More
Zoomorphic initial 'D' at the beginning of a prayer attributed to Pope Gregory the Great. Image taken from f. 16v of Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster'). Written in Latin, with En More
Canon table, with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 4v of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Ro More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'Z'(acgarias), at the beginning of the list of capitula of Luke. Image taken from f. 42 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Colle More
Canon table with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 5v of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Roy More
Canon table with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 5 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Roya More
Detail of the upper half of the canon table, with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'. Image taken from f. 4v of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript More
Zoomorphic initial with a siren. Image taken from f. 47v of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2 More
Zoomorphic initial with a siren. Image taken from f. 89 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2n More
Zoomorphic letter 'lamed'. Image taken from f. 140v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for Rosh ha-Shanah and the Yom Kippur, and beginning of Sukkot, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Dragon's Head Mahzor'). Written in Hebrew.
Section of border with floral motifs, bezants and two zoomorphic heads. Remnants of illumination visible on reverse, measuring 40 x 175 mm. Image taken from f. 42 of Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII.
Zoomorphic lettering and gold lettering on a text page. Image taken from f. 34v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Detail of zoomorphic initial made up of two intertwined dragons. Image taken from f. 75 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'I'(eremias), made up of two snakes. Image taken from f. 280v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'P'(salterium) at the beginning of the preface to the Psalms, with a dragon. Image taken from f. 4v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in th More
Zoomorphic initial made up of two intertwined dragons. Image taken from f. 75 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, includin More
Zoomorphic initial 'P'(salterium) at the beginning of the preface to the Psalms, with a dragon. Image taken from f. 4v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(ymon) made up of a dragon. Image taken from f. 208v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, More
Zoomorphic initial 'S'(ymon) made up of a dragon. Image taken from f. 208v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including o More
Detail of zoomorphic initial 'P'(aulus) formed of a dragon at the beginning of 1 Thessalonians. Image taken from f. 228v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versio More
Zoomorphic initial 'V'(etus) with dragons. Image taken from f. 42v of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of m More
Headpiece with geometric and zoomorphic decoration. Notes added by John Covel (before 1715). Image taken from f. 2* of Collection of medical texts, including Aetius's 'Libri medicinales', Books 3-4 (ff. 1v-51, More
Historiated initial 'D' of the Presentation in the Temple, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin, with extensions into borders of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by a hybrid creature, a zoomorp More
A dismembered montage of a section of foliate and historiated border with zoomorphic figures, trompe l'oeil gems and a roundel containing a seated female personification of Roma (Rome) facing left in profile, More
Zoomorphic initial 'H'(aec) and decorated initials. Image taken from f. 3 of Epigrammata and verses (ff. 3-24v); Synonyma (ff. 25-53). Written in Latin, with some glosses in Latin or Anglo-Saxon. The "BL Harle More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(ervata) formed of a dog, with an interlaced decoration, at the beginning of part 2 of the Moralia in Job. Image taken from f. 83 of Job, and the Moralia in Job. Written in Lat More
Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uod) formed by two biting dragons, and in the lower margin, the ink stamp of the Royal Society of London. Image taken from f. 1 of De eucharista contra Petrum Martyrem Vermilium. Written More
Zoomorphic initial 'D'(e) formed by a quadruped, foliage, and an animal head. Image taken from f. 1v of Unum ex quatuor. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, pa More
Historiated initial 'D' of the Virgin reading in her bedchamber, with a bar border extension of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, a zoomorphic motif and bezants with single hair-line embellishment. More
Zoomorphic initial 'M'(agnitudo) in dark brown ink, red and green and some blue, with knot-work and foliate motifs, in the shape of a grotesque(s). Image taken from f. 16v of De mysteriis (ff. 1-4v); De sacram More
Decorated initial 'Q'(uinque) with interlace and zoomorphic decoration in book 1 of Virgil's Georgica, and circular map of the heavens directly related to the content of the text. Image taken from f. 18v of Buc More
Zoomorphic initial 'D'(omine) with interlace, foliate decoration, and a grotesque dragon extender, with a horned and tonsured head. Image taken from f. 160v of Psalter, with glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL More
Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n), formed by a peacock. Image taken from f. 13v of Unum ex quatuor. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the More
Large zoomorphic initial 'L'([i]ber) in pen and wash with a dragon swallowing a man, at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 7 of Gospels. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll More
Puzzle initial 'P'(rimo), and zoomorphic cadels, in the Remedies. Image taken from f. 18 of Remedies (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist More
Detail of zoomorphic initial 'A'(nno) with a dragon and a bird's head at the beginning of Daniel. Image taken from f. 211 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Genesis to Malachi), imperfect, the first of two volume More
Detail of zoomorphic initial. Image taken from f. 1 of De eucharista contra Petrum Martyrem Vermilium. Written in Latin, some passages in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard fami More
Zoomorphic initial 'E'(t), composed of two green and brown fish. Image taken from f. 12 of Homiliae in numeri 15-19. Written in Latin.
Zoomorphic initial 'I'(C) at the beginning of Book V, Chapter i. Image taken from f. 65v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Written in English.
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'H' of a dragon, at the beginning of book 24. Image taken from f. 91 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'I'(nter) of a standing dog (?) at the beginning of the first part of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job. Image taken from f. 3 of Moralia in Job, books 1-9 (ff. 1v-113); Homiliae More
Historiated initial ?'A' of Christ enthroned blessing a layman, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage, a zoomorphic figure, and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of th More
Traces of illuminated initial with interlace decoration including zoomorphic motifs, cut out, and title in display capitals. Image taken from f. 1 of Etymologies (index Etymologiae), Book 1, excerpts. Written i More
Zoomorphic initial 'C'(onsummatis) with two hybrids and foliate motifs, at the beginning of the 8th of John Cassian's Collationes; three smaller initials 'G'(ermanus), 'S'(erenus) and 'D'(e) with penwork decora More
Miniature of the Annunciation, and zoomorphic initial of a dragon, with a border including a peacock. Image taken from ff. 17v-18 of Book of Hours, unidentified use. Written in Dutch. The Annunciation is a bib More
Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uid) formed by two dragons biting each other's tails, at the beginning of homily 9 in the second book of Gregory the Great's Homilies on Ezekiel. Image taken from f. 149v of Homilies on E More
Zoomorphic initial 'I'(psum) in the form of a bird, in Origines's Commentary on Jeremiah. Image taken from f. 82 of Commentary on Jeremiah, and on the Song of Songs. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Co More
Zoomorphic initial (A)'E'(ft) with four heads and interlaced bodies at the beginning of Book III, Chapter i. Image taken from f. 31v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Oros More
Zoomorphic initial 'H'(esterno) [Hesternam] with interlace and a bird's head, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 25 on the Gospel of John. Image taken from f. 88v of Tractatus in Evangelium Ioannis, impe More
Zoomorphic initial 'N'(ullum), with display script, at the beginning of Augustine's commentary to Psalm 85. Image taken from f. 175v of Enarrationes in Psalmos (Volume 2). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manusc More
Zoomorphic initial 'M'(ecenas) composed of two birds drinking from a chalice. Image taken from f. 1 of Odes (ff. 1-31v), Epodes (ff. 31v-36v), Carmen saeculare (ff. 36v-37), Ars poetica (ff. 37-42v), Epistolae More
Miniature of the emperor Justinian dressed as a doctor of law, surrounded by several figures, including knights holding a globe and an armorial shield and a kneeling donor holding a book, the initial 'I'(mperat More
Zoomorphic initial 'M'(atheus) with animal heads at the beginning of the first prologue. Image taken from f. 7v of Glossed Matthew with prologues (ff. 7v-108v), preceded (ff. 1v-6v) by excerpts from Jerome, Aug More
Zoomorphic initial 'D' with a fish. Image taken from f. 1v of Commentary on Isaiah, books XIV-XVIII. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-161 More
Zoomorphic initial 'P'(ompelus) with three quadrupeds. Image taken from f. 7v of Chronographia tripertita, with preface. Written in Latin.
A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper' and the initials 'L. X. P. M.', and below zoomorphic foliage, measuring 430 x 50 mm (at right of image) More
Large initials, some with zoomorphic pen-flourishing, and a marginal drawing of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima. Image taken from ff. 9v-10 of Sermones de quadragesima (impe More
Initial 'T' with a bird in a reading from the Gospel of John for the 6th Sunday after Easter. Image taken from f. 24v of Gospel lectionary. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by th More
Zoomorphic initial. Image taken from f. 65 of Law and grammatical miscellany. Written in Irish. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackl More
Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(ui) with a reclining man supporting the bow of the initial. Image taken from f. 25 of S. Patrum sententiarum, imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collecti More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(alvum). Image taken from f. 72 of Psalter of the Gallican version (ends imperfectly). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thom More
Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominica) of a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent. Image taken from f. 1 of Commentary on lections from the Epistles and Gospels from Advent to E More
Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uales) with interlace and an animal's head, and a snake? forming the tail of the letter, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 103 on the Gospel of John. Image taken from f. 223v of S More
Initial 'W'' decorated with zoomorphic motifs of snakes. Image taken from f. 130 of Medical miscellany in Old English, including the translations of the Pseudo-Apuleius's 'Herbarium', imperfect (ff. 1-66v), the More
Zoomorphic initial 'C'(oncede) with a dragon and foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 66 of Gospel lectionary with collects and a calendar. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of More
Decorated coloured initials 'F'(undamenta), of geometric shapes, and zoomorphic initial 'A'(b) made up in part by a bird. Image taken from f. 4 of Homiliae in numeri 15-19. Written in Latin.
Parallel Greek and Latin texts of Psalm 17.2, with an illuminated zoomorphic initial 'a'(gapeso) formed by a stylised bird in the Greek text, and a simple initial 'D'(iligam) at the beginning of the Latin text. More
Zoomorphic initial 'U'(re) with 3 heads and interlaced bodies at the beginning of Book I, Chapter i. Image taken from f. 5v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Wr More
Interlace initial 'H'(ow) with zoo-anthropomorphic decoration, display capitals with foliate or zoomorphic features, and a sketch of the Virgin and Child, at the beginning of a grammatical treatise. Image taken More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'H', formed of a dragon, at the beginning of book 24. Image taken from f. 91 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, als More
KL' initial with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, and decorated initial 'R'(ome). Image taken from f. 3 of Martyrology (ff. 14-132), Benedictine Rule, list of founders and benefactors, litany, imperfect at the be More
Miniature illustrating the Code of Justinian, Book II.1: Exhibiting the cause of action: See to it yourself in what manner you may prove that the money that you say you have deposited is due you. An anthropomor More
Decorated initial, and zoomorphic initial. Image taken from f. 21v of Passional (the 'Arnstein Passional'), the second of three volumes with June-September, with a portion of a calendar (ff. 1v-[1a]. Written in More
Zoomorphic initial 'S'(Saepe) in foliate forms and an animal's neck and head, at the beginning of Cicero's De inventione, and the ink stamp of the Royal Society of London in the lower margin. Image taken from f More
Decorated initial 'P'(rimum), with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of Acts. Image taken from f. 257 of Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Ro More
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'B'(eatus) with a bird and a fish and interlace decoration at the beginning of the Psalms. Image taken from f. 33 of Psalter, in the Hebraicum version, with preface, and Canticles More
Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n nomine) of a hybrid creature. Image taken from f. 1 of Synonyma. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library More
Historiated initial 'D' of the Betrayal of Christ, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of the Long Cross, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by two human busts, a zoomorphic figu More
Decorated initial 'C'(ognoverat) and a zoomorphic run-over symbol, in the Liber Brutus of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Britonum. Image taken from f. 9 of Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(Libe More
Illuminated zoomorphic initial 'S'(equitur) made up of a hybrid creature with a bird or dragon's (?) body and a horned human head, at the beginning of book 10 of Pliny's Historia naturalis. Image taken from f. More
Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n dandis) with a bird at the beginning of De institutione arithmetica. Image taken from f. 136 of De institutione arithmetica. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co More
Detail of zoomorphic initial of a bird. Image taken from f. 71 of Bible (the 'Montpellier Bible'). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Britis More
Zoomorphic lettering of initial words. Image taken from f. 36v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated zoomorphic initial 'E'(cclesiasticam) with two animal heads. Image taken from f. 2 of Chronographia tripertita, with preface. Written in Latin.