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Jerusalem from BL Eg 1070, f. 5

Jerusalem from BL Eg 1070, f. 5

Full-page miniature of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock Image taken from f. 5 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. The Egerton Manus... More

Death from BL Harley 2936, f. 84

Death from BL Harley 2936, f. 84

Detail of a miniature of Death, at the beginning of Matins in the Office of the Dead. Image taken from f. 84 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection o... More

Tudor Rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2

Tudor Rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2

Detail of an allegorical miniature of a bush of the Tudor rose incorporating a Latin poem celebrating the House of Tudor, with a scroll reading 'Salve, radix varios producens germine ramos, / Quos inter ramus s... More

Drawing and tables from BL Harley 3735, f. 65v

Drawing and tables from BL Harley 3735, f. 65v

Drawing of a quadrant, illustrating Robertus Anglicus' Tractatus quadrantis veteris. Image taken from f. 65v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ref... More

Historiated initial and border from BL Arundel 74, f. 2v

Historiated initial and border from BL Arundel 74, f. 2v

Illuminated border and Initial 'N'(octiam) with an unfinished drawing of a seated man (possibly Bede) writing at the desk holding a quill and a knife, and on the bar border, a quadruped (dragon?). Image taken f... More

Illuminated border and initial from BL Arundel 74, f. 1

Illuminated border and initial from BL Arundel 74, f. 1

Initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, in the upper margin the signature of 'William Howarde 1579', in the right margin an ink drawing of a lion rampant, and in the lower margin the i... More

Hand from BL Harley 3735, f. 13

Hand from BL Harley 3735, f. 13

Drawing of a mnemonic hand in a treatise attributed to Robert Grosseteste 'Lincolniensis'. Image taken from f. 13 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript... More

Marginal drawing from BL Harley 4978, f. 98

Marginal drawing from BL Harley 4978, f. 98

Text page with marginal drawing of a dog. Image taken from f. 98 of The Ecclesiastical History (index Historia ecclesiastica), Books 1-5 (ff. 8-148v), preceded by Pseudo-Augustine's 'De persecutione christianor... More

Detail from BL Arundel 74, f. 2v

Detail from BL Arundel 74, f. 2v

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

Diagram from BL Harley 3735, f. 32v

Diagram from BL Harley 3735, f. 32v

Detail of a drawing with a serpent biting its tail, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Computus. Image taken from f. 32v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley... More

Hare from BL Harley 2506, f. 41v

Hare from BL Harley 2506, f. 41v

Drawing of the Hare [Lepus], with the stars marked as red dots. Image taken from f. 41v of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval... More

Canis Major from BL Harley 2506, f. 44v

Canis Major from BL Harley 2506, f. 44v

Drawing of the constellation the dog, Canis Major, with the stars picked out as red dots. Image taken from f. 44v of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers t... More

Drawing from BL Harley 2506, f. 40v

Drawing from BL Harley 2506, f. 40v

Drawing of Delphinus, the Dolphin, with the constellations marked as red dots. Image taken from f. 40v of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More

Aquarius from BL Harley 2506, f. 36

Aquarius from BL Harley 2506, f. 36

Detail of a drawing of the constellation Aquarius. Image taken from f. 36 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts h... More

Eagle from BL Harley 2506, f. 40

Eagle from BL Harley 2506, f. 40

Detail of drawing of the eagle, with the constellations marked as red dots. Image taken from f. 40 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection ... More

Image from BL Harley 2506, ff. 42v-43

Image from BL Harley 2506, ff. 42v-43

Image taken from ff. 42v-43 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harl... More

Orion from BL Harley 2506, f. 41

Orion from BL Harley 2506, f. 41

Drawing of Orion and his dog. Image taken from f. 41 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Li... More

Capricorn from BL Harley 2506, f. 39

Capricorn from BL Harley 2506, f. 39

Drawing of the constellation Capricorn, with the stars picked out as red dots. Image taken from f. 39 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collecti... More

Drawing from BL Harley 2506, f. 43v

Drawing from BL Harley 2506, f. 43v

Drawing of Ara, the Altar. Image taken from f. 43v of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libr... More

Virgin Mary from BL Harley 2904, f. 3v

Virgin Mary from BL Harley 2904, f. 3v

Detail of tinted drawing with the Virgin Mary standing at the base of the cross. Image taken from f. 3v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-... More

Swan from BL Harley 2506, f. 38

Swan from BL Harley 2506, f. 38

Drawing of the Swan, or Bird (Cygnus). Image taken from f. 38 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the B... More

Arrow and eagle from BL Harley 2506, f. 40

Arrow and eagle from BL Harley 2506, f. 40

Drawing of an arrow, and of an eagle, with the constellations marked as red dots. Image taken from f. 40 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a colle... More

Drawing from BL Harley 2506, f. 37

Drawing from BL Harley 2506, f. 37

Drawing of Perseus holding Medusa's severed head, with red dots for the constellations. Image taken from f. 37 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a... More

Pisces from BL Harley 2506, f. 36v

Pisces from BL Harley 2506, f. 36v

Drawing of the constellation Pisces, with the stars picked out as red dots. Image taken from f. 36v of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection... More

Image from BL Harley 2506, f. 42v

Image from BL Harley 2506, f. 42v

Image taken from f. 42v of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley M... More

Amnon and Tamar from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 58

Amnon and Tamar from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 58

Detail of a lower register miniature of Amnon and Tamar lying in bed. Image taken from f. 58 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Royal Manuscript Collect... More

Annunciation from BL King's 7, f. 7

Annunciation from BL King's 7, f. 7

Detail of a miniature of the Annuncation. Image taken from f. 7 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to a... More

Philosophy visiting Boethius from BL Harley 2688, f. 22v

Philosophy visiting Boethius from BL Harley 2688, f. 22v

Drawing of Philosophy visiting Boethius in prison. Image taken from f. 22v of Miscellany, including a wind rose (f. 17), a Greek and Latin grammatical list (ff. 19-22), and an excerpt from the 'Proverbia Salomo... More

Samson from BL Harley 2803, f. 111v

Samson from BL Harley 2803, f. 111v

Detail of the face of Samson from a marginal drawing. Image taken from f. 111v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c... More

Marginal drawing from BL Harley 2803, f. 133v

Marginal drawing from BL Harley 2803, f. 133v

Detail of a marginal drawing of a man impaled on an upright sword. Image taken from f. 133v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ... More

Samson from BL Harley 2803, f. 111v

Samson from BL Harley 2803, f. 111v

Detail of drawing of Samson carrying of the gates of Gaza. Image taken from f. 111v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers t... More

David and Goliath from BL Harley 2803, f. 126v

David and Goliath from BL Harley 2803, f. 126v

Detail of a marginal drawing of David and Goliath. Image taken from f. 126v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll... More

John the Baptist from BL Eg 1139, f. 206

John the Baptist from BL Eg 1139, f. 206

Detail of miniature of John the Baptist. Image taken from f. 206 of Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its... More

Haggai from BL Harley 2803, f. 281

Haggai from BL Harley 2803, f. 281

Detail of a historiated initial 'I'(n anno) depicting the standing prophet holding a scroll, at the beginning of Haggai (Aggaeus). Image taken from f. 281 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible),... More

Head from BL Harley 2803, f. 122

Head from BL Harley 2803, f. 122

Detail of drawing of a head in the margin. Image taken from f. 122 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of... More

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 42

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 42

Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree. Image taken from f. 42 of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi... More

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 40v

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 40v

Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree. Image taken from f. 40v of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of med... More

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 39v

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 39v

Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree for the second age. Image taken from f. 39v of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to ... More

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 39

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 39

Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree starting with Adam, with a standing figure of God at the top. Image taken from f. 39 of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Lati... More

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 40

Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 40

Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree. Image taken from f. 40 of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi... More

Canon table from BL Harley 2788, f. 7

Canon table from BL Harley 2788, f. 7

Canon table with decorated columnettes and symbols of the Evangelists. Image taken from f. 7 of Four Gospels (the 'Golden Gospels', 'Harley Golden Gospels'; 'Codex Aureus'), with canon tables (ff. 6v-12), and c... More

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 37

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 37

Image taken from f. 37 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Librar... More

Hyena from BL Harley 4751, f. 10

Hyena from BL Harley 4751, f. 10

Detail of a miniature of a hyena (Yena) devouring a human corpse, which it pulls from a tomb. Image taken from f. 10 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "B... More

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 55

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 55

Image taken from f. 55 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Librar... More

Monoceros (unicorn) from BL Harley 4751, f. 15

Monoceros (unicorn) from BL Harley 4751, f. 15

Detail of a miniature of a monoceros (unicorn). Image taken from f. 15 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of... More

Cuthbert at a synod from BL YT 26, f. 53v

Cuthbert at a synod from BL YT 26, f. 53v

Miniature of Cuthbert accepting the bishopric at a synod of fellow monks, from Chapter 24 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 53v of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Eccle... More

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 13v

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 13v

Image taken from f. 13v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libra... More

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 11v

Image from BL Harley 4751, f. 11v

Image taken from f. 11v of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libra... More

Image from BL Harley 1527, f. 88v

Image from BL Harley 1527, f. 88v

Image taken from f. 88v of Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British ... More

Bible : Old and New Testament : in Latin. v.1

Bible : Old and New Testament : in Latin. v.1

Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, Latin, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of medieval manuscript page, Bible, free to use, ... More

Cutting from a 13th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Cutting from a 13th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, Latin, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Psalter : in Latin, illuminated manuscript

Psalter : in Latin, illuminated manuscript

Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, Latin, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

14 leaves from a mid-13th-century Bible : in Latin

14 leaves from a mid-13th-century Bible : in Latin

Fragment from a 13th-century Paris Bible with illuminations attributed to the so-called Dominican Painter. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Stag bearing the image of Christ from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 230

Stag bearing the image of Christ from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 230

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man, dismounted from his horse, kneeling before a stag who bears the image of Christ between its horns. Image taken from f. 230 of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinari... More

Three monks searching from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 282

Three monks searching from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 282

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of three monks searching. Image taken from f. 282 of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collecti... More

Two knights fighting over a hound from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 105

Two knights fighting over a hound from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 105

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two knights fighting over possession of a hound. Image taken from f. 105 of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin. The BL... More

Seated man taking dictation from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 307

Seated man taking dictation from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 307

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a seated man taking dictation from a woman. Image taken from f. 307 of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin. The BL Roya... More

Painting an image in a shrine from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 209v

Painting an image in a shrine from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 209v

Bas-de-page scene of a man on a ladder painting an image in a shrine, with a church behind him and a devil on the right-hand side of the page. Image taken from f. 209v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ord... More

Archer from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 49v

Archer from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 49v

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of an archer, from the lower margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 49v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin. The BL R... More

Monks singing from BL YT 43, f. 100

Monks singing from BL YT 43, f. 100

Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing. Image taken from f. 100 of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collecto... More

Elcanah, Hannah and Peninnah from BL Royal 3 D VI, f. 116

Elcanah, Hannah and Peninnah from BL Royal 3 D VI, f. 116

Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elcanah and his two wives, Hannah and Peninnah, at the beginning of Kings 1. Image taken from f. 116 of Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor'). Writte... More

Two men from BL Harley 5294, f. 18

Two men from BL Harley 5294, f. 18

Pen drawings of a man handing a cup to another man standing beside an arcaded building, a serpent is approaching; effaced or faded drawing of the naturcium plant. Image taken from f. 18 of Illustrated pharmacop... More

Image from BL Eg 3307, f. 18 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 3307, f. 18 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 18 of Music and carols for Holy Week (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in Latin, French, and English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (... More

Image from BL Eg 2652, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 2652, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 14 of Psalter (the 'Suneson Psalter'), for Danish use, with calendar, prayers and litany. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton ... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 61v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 61v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 61v 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More

Image from BL Eg 1050, f. 10v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1050, f. 10v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 10v of Aratus, etc. (ff. 1-64v); Poeticon Astronomicon (ff. 65-125v). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Vis... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 242 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 242 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 242 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More

Elephant from BL Arundel 120, f. 28

Elephant from BL Arundel 120, f. 28

Drawing of an elephant carrying people on its back. Image taken from f. 28 of Speculum humanae salvationis. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Th... More

Image from BL YT 14, f. 120v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 14, f. 120v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 120v of Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection... More

Rebus image from BL Royal 2 A XVII, f. 80v

Rebus image from BL Royal 2 A XVII, f. 80v

Marginal image of the letters 'ry', a car, a letter 'd', a pair of shears and a man, perhaps giving the name of the owner, illuminator or scribe: 'Rycard Shearman'. Image taken from f. 80v of Book of Hours, Use... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 96v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 96v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 96v 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More

Pen drawing from BL Harley 603, f. 7v

Pen drawing from BL Harley 603, f. 7v

Pen drawing illustrating Psalm 14 (old number 13). Image taken from f. 7v of Psalter, in the Roman version, imperfect, ending in Psalm 143 (the 'Harley Psalter'). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" r... More

Detail of the Annunciation from BL Add 69865, f. 5

Detail of the Annunciation from BL Add 69865, f. 5

Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Annunciation, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 5 of Leaves and bifolia of a Book of Hours, containing text from the Hours of the Virgin... More

Salamander from BL Sloane 1171, f. 8v

Salamander from BL Sloane 1171, f. 8v

Drawing of a crowned salamander or dragon. Image taken from f. 8v of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played ... More

Image from BL Harley 2897, f. 380 manuscript

Image from BL Harley 2897, f. 380 manuscript

Image taken from f. 380 of Breviary (the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria'), Use of Rome (index Breviary of Jean sans Peur). Written in Latin and some French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" r... More

Man from BL Arundel 339, f. 74 - Public domain document scan of drawing

Man from BL Arundel 339, f. 74 - Public domain document scan of drawin...

Marginal drawing of a man with a halo. Image taken from f. 74 of Miscellany, including De institutione arithmetica (ff. 1v-31), Astronomica (ff. 71v-89v). Guido d’Arezzo: Micrologus (ff. 98-104), Regulae rhyth... More

Annunciation from BL King's 7, f. 7

Annunciation from BL King's 7, f. 7

Miniature of the Annunciation, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin at Matins. Image taken from f. 7 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the an... More

Arms of Henry VIII from BL Royal 12 C VIII, f. 4

Arms of Henry VIII from BL Royal 12 C VIII, f. 4

Detail of two angels holding aloft the arms of Henry VIII. Image taken from f. 4 of Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panop... More

Mocking of Christ from BL Sloane 346, f. 5

Mocking of Christ from BL Sloane 346, f. 5

Drawing of the Mocking of Christ. Image taken from f. 5 of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and... More

Consecration from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 122

Consecration from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 122

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

Detail: Marginal drawing from BL YT 17, f. 40v

Detail: Marginal drawing from BL YT 17, f. 40v

Marginal drawing of a scorpion with a short verse on the scorpion written around the edge: 'Scorpio efficitur pongens a posteriori Si quis blanditur nec mens consentiat ori', in Peter Lombard's Sentences. Image... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 182 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 182 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 182 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 52v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 52v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 52v 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 244v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 244v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 244v 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscoun... More

Text page from BL Harley 2788, f. 3

Text page from BL Harley 2788, f. 3

Text page with opening to Eusebius's Canons. Image taken from f. 3 of Four Gospels (the 'Golden Gospels', 'Harley Golden Gospels'; 'Codex Aureus'), with canon tables (ff. 6v-12), and capitulary (ff. 199-208v). ... More

Bishop from BL Lansdowne 451, f. 176

Bishop from BL Lansdowne 451, f. 176

Detail of historiated initial 'O'(rdo) with a bishop in front of an altar, blessing apparel. Image taken from f. 176 of Pontifical; Tabula. Written in Latin.

Mappamundi from BL Harley 3673, f. 84

Mappamundi from BL Harley 3673, f. 84

Ink drawing of a circular mappamundi. Image taken from f. 84 of Miscellany, including substantial excerpts from the Polychronicon by Ranulf Higden. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll... More

Detail (top right) from BL Harley 3240, f. 5

Detail (top right) from BL Harley 3240, f. 5

Detail of a coloured drawing of the Original Sin (index Temptation) with the serpent, Eve and Adam. Image taken from f. 5 of Speculum humanae salvationis. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to... More

Henry III and Eleanor from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 134v

Henry III and Eleanor from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 134v

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

Peter from BL Add 48988, f. 52, f. 52

Peter from BL Add 48988, f. 52, f. 52

Historiated initial 'N' with a half-length figure of Peter holding a key and a book. Image taken from f. 52 of Cutting from a Gradual. Written in Latin.

Two shepherds from BL Harley 3754, f. 1

Two shepherds from BL Harley 3754, f. 1

Drawing of two shepherds, one standing with his flock, the other seated, playing a pipe. Image taken from f. 1 of Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-4v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 4v-14v0; Aeneis (... More

Pen drawing from BL Harley 603, f. 16v

Pen drawing from BL Harley 603, f. 16v

Pen drawing illustrating Psalm 28. Image taken from f. 16v of Psalter, in the Roman version, imperfect, ending in Psalm 143 (the 'Harley Psalter'). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll... More

Image from BL Harley 603, f. 64

Image from BL Harley 603, f. 64

Image taken from f. 64 of Psalter, in the Roman version, imperfect, ending in Psalm 143 (the 'Harley Psalter'). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held ... More

Marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 124v

Marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence from BL Royal 14 C VII, ...

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

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 274 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 274 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 274 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 53 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 53 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 53 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount ... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 42 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 42 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 42 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount ... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 167v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 167v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 167v 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscoun... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 38v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 38v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 38v 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 Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More

Image from BL YT 13, f. ii verso

Image from BL YT 13, f. ii verso

Image taken from f. ii verso of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this r... More

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