Death of the king of Portugal from BL Royal 14 D V, f. 305
Detail of a miniature of the king of Portugal burnt to death in his bed. Image taken from f. 305 of Chroniques. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consis... More
Death of Galba from BL Royal 20 C I, f. 286v
Detail of a miniature of the death of Galba. Image taken from f. 286v of Les fait des Romains. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 ... More
Death of Marcus Regulus from BL Harley 1766, f. 159v
Detail of a miniature of the death of Marcus AttiliusRegulus. Image taken from f. 159v of The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), abridged. Written in English. The "BL Harley Ma... More
Death of count of Tripoli from BL Royal 15 E I, f. 293v
Miniature of the death of the count of Tripoli, and Baldwin receiving a message about his death, with a partial border. Image taken from f. 293v of Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum, in French, w... More
Death of Cacciaguida from BL YT 36, f. 156
Miniature of Dante witnessing the death of Cacciaguida. Image taken from f. 156 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philan... More
Death of Otho from BL Royal 20 C I, f. 287
Detail of a miniature of the death of Otho. Image taken from f. 287 of Les fait des Romains. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 ma... More
Death of Ugolino della Gheradesca from BL YT 36, f. 61
Miniature of Dante and Virgil witnessing the story of the death of Count Ugolino della Gheradesca and his four children, in illustration of Canto XXXIII. Image taken from f. 61 of Divina Commedia (index Divine ... More
Death of Hasdrubal from BL Royal 15 D VI, f. 241
Detail of a miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire reading; 2. the Death of Hasdrubal; 3. John II enthroned; 4. A battle illustrating the second Punic War, at the beginning of decade 2. Image taken from... More
Death of Ponthesilea from BL Royal 17 E II, f. 352
Detail of a miniature of the death of Ponthesilea, while Antenor and Aeneas speak to Priam. Image taken from f. 352 of Le recoeil des histoires de Troyes (Le livre nomme Hercules). Written in French. The BL Ro... More
Death of Samson from BL Royal 18 E V, f. 80
Detail of a miniature of the death of Samson. Image taken from f. 80 of Chronique of Baudouin d'Avennes (L'histoire tripartite, Le trésor de sapience). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, al... More
Death of Charles VII from BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 311
Detail of a miniature of Charles VII on his death bed. Image taken from f. 311 of Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as t... More
Christ before Pilate and the death of Judas from BL YT 31, f. 236v
Miniature of the arrested Christ being brought before a seated Pilate; miniature of the death of Judas by hanging, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 236v of Breviari d'Amor (... More
Spotvers bij het portret van Volkert Sloot
Spotprent van Volkert Sloot, rechter van Van Oldenbarnevelt; de Dood met in linkerhand een zandloper en rechterhand stok en wapen, zittend op een krokodil. In krans van bladeren. Daaronder cartouche waarin naam... More
Dialogue with Death from BL Stowe 39, f. 32
Miniature of a pope, a king, and a knight, being threatened by a skeleton with a spear illustrating the Dialogue with Death. Image taken from f. 32 of The Abbey of the Holy Ghost (ff. 4-10); Vado mori; Desert o... More
Death of a nun from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 183
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a nun dying, while an angel fights off a devil. Image taken from f. 183 of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin. The BL ... More
Death of the Virgin from BL Royal 20 D VI, f. 176v
Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uant) of the death of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 176v of Lives of the Saints. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection... More
"Yazdegird I Kicked to Death by the Water Horse", Folio from a Shahnam...
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Death of Moses from BL Royal 3 D VI, f. 99
Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the death of Moses, at the beginning of the preface to Joshua, with an instruction to an illuminator in the margin. Image taken from f. 99 of Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge... More
Death of Don Pedro from BL YT 35, f. 250
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
Master teaching his pupils on heaven and hell
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Death, Illuminated medieval manuscript in National Library of Netherla...
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Harrowing of Hell: Christ leaves hell and liberates the souls
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The death of Saul: he kills himself with a sword
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The Amalekite messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death ...
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Triumph of Death from BL Harley 5761, f. 29
Full border with flowers, birds, deer, skulls, coral beads, a marginal vignette of the Triumph of Death, and an historiated initial 'Q'(uesta). Image taken from f. 29 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); R... More
Harrowing of Hell: Christ leaves hell and liberates the souls
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The Amalekite messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death ...
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Triumph of Death from BL Harley 3567, f. 166
Miniature of the Triumph of Death, with a decorated initial 'Q'(uesta). Image taken from f. 166 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of me... More
Numa Pompilius and Pythagoras by mystification of the devils resort to...
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Death of Charles VII from BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 311
Miniature of Charles VII on his death bed, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'L'(e jour). Image taken from f. 311 of Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII). Written in French. The BL... More
The death of the five Amorite kings
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Death of Codrus, king of Athens: disguised as a peasant, he seeks to b...
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Adam and Eve grieving over Abel's death
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Woman with death head from BL YT 7, f. 174
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ilexi) with a woman (Duchess Dionora?) with a skull for a face admiring herself in a hand mirror, and a partial scatter border with gems and flowers, at the beginning of the... More
Death and four companions, with arrows
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Harrowing of Hell: Christ leaves hell and liberates the souls
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The Amalekite messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death ...
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Elijah visits Ahaziah and prophesies his death
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Death of Codrus from BL Harley 4996, f. 25v
Coloured drawings of, to the left: Death of Codrus, king of Athens. Disguised as a peasant, he seeks to be killed by enemy soldiers to save his city, because he had learned from the oracle that the side whose k... More
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The martyrdom of St. Stephen: he is stoned to death
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The martyrdom of St. Stephen: he is stoned to death, with adoring nun:...
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"Yazdegird I Kicked to Death by the Water Horse", Folio from a Shahnam...
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Death and Assumption of the Virgin from BL Add 37955A
Miniature of the Death and Assumption of the Virgin, of the Virgin Mary's entombment and the passing of her soul to Christ, surrounded by a crowd of apostles and angels, and her Assumption to heaven in a mandor... More
Death of Sanguius from BL YT 12, f. 99v
Detail of an historiated initial 'N' of the death of Sanguius, who is beign murdered by his chamberlains. Image taken from f. 99v of Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232. Written in French. Henry Yates Thomp... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Death of Saul from BL Royal 20 C IV, f. 43, illum...
Miniature of the death of Saul on the battlefield, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'A'(ulcuns), at the beginning of book 2. Image taken from f. 43 of De casibus virorum illustrium in French translat... More
Diptych with Death and Coronation of the Virgin
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The death of Saul; the Amalekite messenger brings David the message of...
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Dance of Death - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Harrowing of Hell: Christ leaves hell and liberates the souls (2nd of ...
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The death of St. Catherine of Alexandria
St. Catherine of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, she was a learned and beautiful woman who converted to Christianity and became a noted defender of the faith. Sh... More
Death of the Witnesses from BL Royal 19 B XV, f. 20
Detail of a miniature of a king ordering to kill the Witnesses, illustrating Revelation 11: 7. Image taken from f. 20 of Apocalypse, with commentary (The 'Queen Mary Apocalypse'), with the prologue of Gilbert d... More
Harrowing of Hell: Christ leaves hell and liberates the souls
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Woman with death head from BL YT 7, f. 174
Historiated initial 'D'(ilexi) of a woman (Duchess Dionora?) with a skull for a face admiring herself in a hand mirror, and a partial scatter border with gems, flowers, and vases, at the beginning of the Office... More
Christ foretelling his death from BL Royal 20 B IV, f. 104
Detail of a miniature of Christ foretelling his death to his mother and Mary Magdalene. Image taken from f. 104 of Meditationes vitae Christi (Le Livre doré des meditations de la vie de nostre seigneur Jesu Chr... More
Death of queen Isabella from BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 96
Detail of a miniature of the death of queen Isabella, with an illuminated initial 'A'(udict). Image taken from f. 96 of Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII). Written in French. The BL Royal ... More
The death of St. Barbara - Public domain medieval manuscript
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The Last Judgement: Christ on a rainbow raises the dead in the presenc...
The Last Judgment refers to the final judgment by God of all people, both the living and the dead, at the end of time. The Last Judgment will occur after the second coming of Jesus Christ and the end of the wor... More
The Amalekite messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death ...
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Death of Herod, Joseph's Dream from BL Lansdowne 420, f. 9
Miniature in two registers, of the death of Herod who stabs himself in the throat, with two devils, and the crowning of Archelaus above, and below, Joseph's Dream and the Flight into Egypt below. Image taken fr... More
Memento Mori from BL Add 39636, ff. 5-8, 11-12, 30-32, f. 6
Historiated initial 'D' of a Memento Mori, measuring 125 x 110. On the reverse, partial four-line stave, musical notation and text: '..antur'. Image taken from f. 6 of Cuttings from a Gradual. Written in Latin.
Giovanni Boccaccio - Death of Saul from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 29v, ill...
Miniature of the death of Saul and David ordering the execution of the Amalekite, with a foliate initial 'A'(ulcuns) and a partial border. Image taken from f. 29v of De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des r... More
The death of Absalom: hanging by his hair in an oak-tree, he is pierce...
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Deianira gives Lichas the poisoned shirt; Lichas brings the poisoned s...
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Souls ascending to Janus and Terminus, who are holding the world; soul...
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After the death of Joshua the people of Israel asked the Lord for a co...
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The death of Absalom: hanging by his hair in an oak-tree, he is pierce...
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Micaiah predicts King Ahab's defeat and death; chariot with Ahab's bod...
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Death of Guthlac from BL Harley Roll Y.6, Roundel 13
Roundel of Guthlac dying and his soul being received by angels. Image taken from Roundel 13 of Life of Guthlac (the 'Guthlac Roll') (index Vita Sancti Guthlaci). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re... More
Death of Lucretia from BL Royal 17 F IV, f. 211
Detail of a miniature of the death of Lucretia, with a foliate initial 'V'(idere), at the beginning of book 6. Image taken from f. 211 of Facta et Dicta Memorabilia (Le livre de Valerius Maximus). Written in Fr... More
The Amalekite messenger who brings David the message of Saul's death i...
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Demons using every effort to distract the men from their prayer; God t...
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Death of Judas; Flagellation of Christ from BL Arundel 157, f. 10
Miniature of the Death of Judas and the Flagellation of Christ, as part of a cycle of Christological images. Image taken from f. 10 of Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13-18v). Written in Latin. The Arundel ... More
True Religion liberating mankind from the gods: devils falling into he...
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Death of Judas from BL YT 13, f. 122
Bas-de-page scene of Judas hanging from a tree, with a devilish figure floating beside. Image taken from f. 122 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French. Henry Yates T... More
Death attacking a man - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Corpse from BL Sloane 4016, f. 62
Detail of a miniature of a human corpse in a sarcophagus. Image taken from f. 62 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the develop... More
King Jehoram goes to Elisha who prophesies plenty; King Jehoram's atte...
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Cicero with Terentia, receiving the message of the death of his daught...
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Dialogue with Death from BL Stowe 39, ff. 31v-32
Illuminated initial 'O' and miniature illustrating the Dialogue with Death, with a pope, a king, a knight, and death personified as a skeleton with a spear. Image taken from ff. 31v-32 of The Abbey of the Holy ... More
The death of St. Palaemon - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Death between men and fools; demons, God with saints
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Jeremiah stoned to death - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Death of Socrates in prison after drinking the cup of poison; grieving...
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Death of Alexander of Epirus from BL Royal 17 F I, f. 120
Miniature of the death of Alexander of Epirus, with a decorated initial 'A' and a full foliate border containing hybrid grotesques. Image taken from f. 120 of Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du ... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Death of Antonius from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 155,...
Miniature of the death of Antonius, son of Triumvir, with an illuminated initial 'C'(hascun) and foliate borders. Image taken from f. 155 of De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes e... More
Death of queen Isabella from BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 96
Miniature of the death of queen Isabella, with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'A'(udict). Image taken from f. 96 of Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII). Written in French. The ... More
Ahaziah falls out of (the window of) an upper chamber of his palace; E...
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Destruction of Carthage by Scipio Africanus Minor; death of Hasdrubal'...
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Death of the Virgin from BL Harley 2982, f. 44
Detail of miniature of the Death of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 44 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Br... More
Pythagoras, who defended the doctrine of metempsychosis or transmigrat...
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Death - miniature, medieval manuscript, illuminated manuscript
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Diptych with Death and Coronation of the Virgin
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Excursions from the Four Cardinal Gates: Encounter with the Four Suffe...
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Harrowing of hell - Public domain medieval manuscript
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The building of the temple of Concord on the site where Gracchus and t...
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The death of Sir John Chandos at Lussac
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Death of Godfrey of Bouillon from BL Royal 15 E I, f. 150v
Miniature of Godfrey lying on his deathbed, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'G'(odefroy). Image taken from f. 150v of Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum, in French, with continuation t... More
Elijah prophesies the death of Ahaziah
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The Amalekite messenger who brought David the message of Saul's death ...
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