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Coloured drawing from BL Harley 1782, f. 1v

Coloured drawing from BL Harley 1782, f. 1v

Coloured drawing of the Original Sin, with Adam and Eve on either side of the tree. Image taken from f. 1v of Passion poem. Written in Cornish. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval man... More

Court of love from BL Royal 16 F II, f. 1

Court of love from BL Royal 16 F II, f. 1

Detail of a miniature of a lady Jeunesse presenting the author to lord Bel Accueil and lady Plaisance and their court, with a full border with two mottos, 'La plus eure' and 'Dieu et mon droit', the arms of Edw... More

Castle of Love from BL Royal 16 F II, f. 188

Castle of Love from BL Royal 16 F II, f. 188

Detail of a miniature of the Castle of Love, with the lover addressing three women. Image taken from f. 188 of Poems; Art d'amour; Les demands d'amour; Le liver dot grace entire sure le fait du government d'un ... More

King from BL Royal 19 C XI, f. 4v

King from BL Royal 19 C XI, f. 4v

Detail of a miniature of a king with a crown, sceptre, and orb. Image taken from f. 4v of Moral treatises, poems, prayers and hymns, including the Moralised Game of Chess (ff. 1-51), the tale of Melibeus (ff. 5... More

Wright from BL Royal 19 C XI, f. 26

Wright from BL Royal 19 C XI, f. 26

Detail of a miniature of a wright with a hammer, a hatchet, and a mason's trowel. Image taken from f. 26 of Moral treatises, poems, prayers and hymns, including the Moralised Game of Chess (ff. 1-51), the tale ... More

Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 16

Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 16

Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Section on the leopard and the hart. Image taken from f. 16 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic ... More

Owl from BL Royal 20 A IV, f. 3v

Owl from BL Royal 20 A IV, f. 3v

Detail of an owl from the full strew border of the folio. Image taken from f. 3v of Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et choses memorables faictes en plus... More

Dante from BL YT 36, f. 159 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Dante from BL YT 36, f. 159 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of Dante being expelled from Florence, and of Dante composing his poem in exile. Image taken from f. 159 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928)... More

Rosebush from BL Royal 20 A IV, f. 125v

Rosebush from BL Royal 20 A IV, f. 125v

Miniature of a rosebush with a laydbird, butterfly, and fly among its vines, beneath gold lettering reading 'Finis,' at the end of the text. Image taken from f. 125v of Description of the Holy Land, entitled, '... More

Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 17

Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 17

Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Section on the griffin, the modewarp (mole), the tiger, the horse and the bear. Image taken from f. 17 of Various heraldic treatises, including ... More

Portrait sketch from BL Harley 3461, f. 100

Portrait sketch from BL Harley 3461, f. 100

Added sketch, possibly a self-portrait. Image taken from f. 100 of A 'history of events', imperfect (ff. 1-92v); ruled folios with added sketches (ff. 93-100v); and a poem on astronomy, astrology, and geography... More

Scenes from the life of Moses from BL Or 1404, f. 2v

Scenes from the life of Moses from BL Or 1404, f. 2v

Full-page miniature, upper register: Moses meeting Aaron and telling him about the signs, lower register: Moses and Aaron presenting the signs in front of the Elders of Israel (Ex. 4:27-30). Image taken from f.... More

Verses addressed to Henry VIII from BL Royal 20 A IV, ff. 2v-3

Verses addressed to Henry VIII from BL Royal 20 A IV, ff. 2v-3

Verses addressed to Henry VIII. Image taken from ff. 2v-3 of Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et choses memorables faictes en plusieurs lieux et villes d... More

Detail from BL Harley 1782, f. 14v

Detail from BL Harley 1782, f. 14v

Coloured drawing of the Carrying of the Cross. Image taken from f. 14v of Passion poem. Written in Cornish. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library... More

Text page from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 39v

Text page from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 39v

Text page. Image taken from f. 39v of The Regement of Princes, with other poems. Written in English. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts t... More

元 耶律楚材 行書贈別劉滿詩 卷|Poem of Farewell to Liu Man

元 耶律楚材 行書贈別劉滿詩 卷|Poem of Farewell to Liu Man

Public domain photo of Asian art painting, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Ceramic Bowl with Musicians - Public domain photo of museum object

Ceramic Bowl with Musicians - Public domain photo of museum object

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南宋  趙孟堅  行書梅竹詩譜  卷|Poems on Painting Plum Blossoms and Bamboo

南宋 趙孟堅 行書梅竹詩譜 卷|Poems on Painting Plum Blossoms and Bamboo

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南宋 理宗 趙昀 楷書韓翊 《 潮聲山翠》 聯句 團扇|Couplet from a Poem by Han Hong

南宋 理宗 趙昀 楷書韓翊 《 潮聲山翠》 聯句 團扇|Couplet from a Poem by Han Hong

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元    倣張雨   題畫二律詩    卷|Two Poems

元 倣張雨 題畫二律詩 卷|Two Poems

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"Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

"Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Ki...

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Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 138v

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 138v

Text and initial with pen-work decoration. Image taken from f. 138v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) ... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 124

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 124

Text page. Image taken from f. 124 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 16v

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 16v

Initial-word panel decorated with gold letters and pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 16v of Biblical readings and liturgical poems for Passover. Written in Hebrew.

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 61v

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 61v

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 61v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (... More

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 30

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 30

Text page explicating the twenty-fourth figural poem of book 1 (on facing page). Foliate initial 'C'(ontinet) in gold, silver and colours, with penwork decoration and beasts' heads. Image taken from f. 30 of D... More

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 49

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 49

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 49 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (f... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 59v

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 59v

Text page. Image taken from f. 59v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 132v

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 132v

Text page. Image taken from f. 132v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by ... More

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 42v

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 42v

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 42v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 120

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 120

Text page. Image taken from f. 120 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Decorated initial and engraving from BL Harley 6919, ff. 1v-2

Decorated initial and engraving from BL Harley 6919, ff. 1v-2

Initial with foliate decoration on a text page faced by a full-page engraving showing the orb (representing the world) surmounted by the cross, the ocean with caravels and the four winds. Image taken from ff. 1... More

John from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 8v

John from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 8v

Miniature of John enthroned, caressing his dog; below, a genealogical table of his descendants. Image taken from f. 8v of Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edwar... More

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 45v

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 45v

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 45v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 122

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 122

Text page. Image taken from f. 122 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 157v

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 157v

Text page. Image taken from f. 157v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by ... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 58

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 58

Text and initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 58 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 58v

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 58v

Text and initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 58v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (f... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 60v

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 60v

Text and initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 60v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (f... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 127v

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 127v

Text and initial with pen-work decoration. Image taken from f. 127v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) ... More

Decorated initial word from BL Or 2733, f. 2v

Decorated initial word from BL Or 2733, f. 2v

Initial word ~melekh~ (king) with its third letter filled with foliate motifs, at the beginning of a ~piyyut~ (liturgical poem) for the first day of Rosh ha-Shanah (Davidson, vol. 3, no. 1529). The word ~hayyim... More

Detail from BL Lansdowne 699, f. 18v

Detail from BL Lansdowne 699, f. 18v

Image taken from f. 18v of Collection of Poems. Written in Latin.

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 1v

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 1v

Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters and foliate motifs, in colour; foliate border in the outer margin inhabited by animals, birds and human figures, at the beginning of ~parashiyot~ and ~haftarot~ fo... More

Hybrids from BL Add 26896, f. 337v

Hybrids from BL Add 26896, f. 337v

Detail: two decorated initial words with a hybrid in between, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7694). Image taken from f. 337v of Fes... More

Lioness from BL Add 16577, f. 78v

Lioness from BL Add 16577, f. 78v

Initial word decorated with a foliate scroll and accompanied by a resting lioness, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Passover. Image taken from f. 78v of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 48v

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 48v

Text and initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 48v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (f... More

Seder table from BL Add 14761, f. 28v

Seder table from BL Add 14761, f. 28v

Detail of a page; Historiated initial-word panel ~Ha lahma aniya~ (The Bread of Affliction), at the beginning of the text of the Haggadah. Beneath the initial words, a miniature depicting a family by the Seder ... More

Arms of Arundel Neville from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 4

Arms of Arundel Neville from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 4

Illuminated initial ‘M’ in colours and gold with a partial bar-border and the arms of William FitzAlan, earl of Arundel impaling those of his wife, Joan, daughter of Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury. Image ta... More

'Next year in Jerusalem' from BL Add 14761, f. 88

'Next year in Jerusalem' from BL Add 14761, f. 88

Full-page initial-word panel with gold letters and foliate decoration at the conclusion of the Haggadah: ~La-Shanah ha-Baah bi-rushalayim, amen~ (Next year in Jerusalem, Amen). Image taken from f. 88 of Haggada... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 130

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 130

Text page. Image taken from f. 130 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 62v

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 62v

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 62v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (... More

Scenes from the life of Abraham from BL Add 14761, ff. 36v-37

Scenes from the life of Abraham from BL Add 14761, ff. 36v-37

Folio 36v: historiated initial-word panel with gold letters: ~Mi-thilah~ at the beginning of the passage, 'In the beginning our fathers were idolators'. Around the initial-word panel, two midrashic scenes: on t... More

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 54v

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 54v

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 54v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 2255, f. 1

Historiated initial from BL Harley 2255, f. 1

Detail of an historiated initial 'I' with the coat of arms of Bury St Edmunds (~azure~ three imperial crowns ~or~ two and one) and foliate feathering at the beginning of the first poem. Image taken from f. 1 of... More

Death of Vortigern from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 3

Death of Vortigern from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 3

Miniature of Vortigern within his burning castle, and a king standing with courtiers and a hawk. Image taken from f. 3 of Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edwar... More

Ursula from BL Royal 13 A IX, f. 4

Ursula from BL Royal 13 A IX, f. 4

Miniature in the lower panel of a border of Ursula and eleventh thousend virgins, and a faceted initial 'M'(auris), at the beginning of book 1. Image taken from f. 4 of Poem on Ursula and the eleven thousand vi... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 157

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 157

Text page. Image taken from f. 157 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Initial word ~Lel~ (night) accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 3, no. 726). Image taken from f. 125 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spec... More

Stag from BL Add 16577, f. 61 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Stag from BL Add 16577, f. 61 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of an initial word decorated with a foliate scroll and accompanied by a resting stag, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Passover. Image taken from f. 61 of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Wri... More

Edward II from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 10

Edward II from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 10

Miniature of Edward II enthroned, while another figure offers him a crown. Image taken from f. 10 of Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Ch... More

Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 308v

Dogs from BL Add 26896, f. 308v

Initial word accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a ~piyyut~ in Aramaic for Shavuot (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 3197). Image taken from f. 308v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Spe... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 134

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 134

Text page. Image taken from f. 134 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Presentation of the book from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 40

Presentation of the book from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 40

Miniature of the author, Thomas Hoccleve, presenting the book to prince Henry, with a partial border containing the arms of William FitzAlan, earl of Arundel, and a foliate initial 'H'(ye). Image taken from f. ... More

Decorated initial words from BL Or 10186, f. 154v

Decorated initial words from BL Or 10186, f. 154v

Initial words decorated with pen-flourishing in brown ink, at a ~Hoshanah~ (poetical prayer) for ~Hoshanah Rabbah~ (the seventh day of Sukkot; for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1857). Image taken from f. 1... More

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 3v

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 1424, f. 3v

Initial-word panel, ~Parashat yom shishi~ at the beginning of a weekly portion of the Torah for Passover (Num. (9:1-14) with gold letters, foliate, a bird, and the distorted figure of a man. Image taken from f.... More

Marginal notes from BL Harley 218, f. 47

Marginal notes from BL Harley 218, f. 47

Notes added by a reader in 1512 to the margin of a page of Johann Lichtenberger, 'Prognosticatio', printed in Strasburg by Kistler after 31 December 1499. Image taken from f. 47 of Miscellany, including and ast... More

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 17v

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 17v

The twelfth figural poem of book 1, bordered by foliate half-roundels, depicting the name of Adam in Greek letters, in silver. Image taken from f. 17v of De laudibus sanctae crucis, prefatory material (ff. 2v-5... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 48

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 48

Text and initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 48 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff... More

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 64v

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 64v

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 64v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 135v

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 135v

Text page. Image taken from f. 135v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by ... More

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 24

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 24

Text page explicating the eighteenth figural poem of book 1 (on facing page). Foliate initial 'Q'(uadragenarius) in gold, silver and colours, with a beast's head. Image taken from f. 24 of De laudibus sanctae c... More

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 20v

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 20v

The fifteenth figural poem of book 1, bordered by a shell pattern, depicting the four evangelist symbols arranged in a cross pattern with the Lamb of God at the center. Image taken from f. 20v of De laudibus sa... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 131v

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 131v

Text and initial with pen-work decoration. Image taken from f. 131v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) ... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 130v

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 130v

Text page. Image taken from f. 130v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by ... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 65

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 65

Text and initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 65 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff... More

Passover lamb from BL Add 14761, f. 60

Passover lamb from BL Add 14761, f. 60

Historiated initial-word panel: ~Pesah~ (Passover lamb) depicting a young man roasting the Passover lamb. Image taken from f. 60 of Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona ... More

Anthropomorphic initial from BL Harley 3052, f. 113

Anthropomorphic initial from BL Harley 3052, f. 113

Detail of an anthropomorphic initial 'I'(nter) of a standing man at the beginning of Caesarius of Arles' Homiliae X ad monachos. Image taken from f. 113 of Moralia in Job, books 1-9 (ff. 1v-113); Homiliae X ad ... More

Musical notation from BL Harley 978, f. 10

Musical notation from BL Harley 978, f. 10

Musical notation. Image taken from f. 10 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poem... More

'Champ' initial from BL Harley 2255, f. 120

'Champ' initial from BL Harley 2255, f. 120

Champ' initial 'G'(rounde) with foliate feathering and paraphs with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 120 of Collection of 45 minor poems including 'The Legend of Saint Austin at Compton', 'The Testament', '... More

R. Yosi the Galilean and R. Eliezer from BL Or 1404, f. 14v

R. Yosi the Galilean and R. Eliezer from BL Or 1404, f. 14v

Four initial-word panels with gold letters and white vine motifs; in the outer margin, two elderly men, Rabbi Yosi ha-Galili and Rabbi Eliezer are seated holding an open book. Image taken from f. 14v of Haggada... More

Historiated initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 148

Historiated initial-word panel from BL Add 22413, f. 148

Historiated initial-word panel of a man holding a pitcher and a cup, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Simhat Torah (Davidson vol. 1, no. 8400). Image taken from f. 148 of Festival prayer book for Shavu... More

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 22v

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 22v

The seventeenth figural poem of book 1, bordered by a foliate shell pattern, depicting a cross composed of eight octagons in gold. Image taken from f. 22v of De laudibus sanctae crucis, prefatory material (ff. ... More

Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 3052, f. 3

Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 3052, f. 3

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

YaKeNHaZ from BL Add 14761, f. 24v

YaKeNHaZ from BL Add 14761, f. 24v

Two initial-word panels, the upper one is a historiated panel, ~We-im~ (and if) with a seated bearded man and a smaller naked figure wrestling with a lion (for the identification of the naked figure see Narkiss... More

Stephen enthroned from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 7

Stephen enthroned from BL Royal 20 A II, f. 7

Detail of a miniature of Stephen enthroned with a hawk on his wrist. Image taken from f. 7 of Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 140v

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 140v

Text page. Image taken from f. 140v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by ... More

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 51v

Text and initials from BL Harley 978, f. 51v

Text and initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 51v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (... More

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 19v

Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 19v

The fourteenth figural poem of book 1, bordered by a zigzag pattern, depicting the number of years between the creation of the world and Christ's passion in gold Greek letters in a cross pattern. Image taken fr... More

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 65v

Text and initial from BL Harley 978, f. 65v

Text and initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 65v of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (f... More

The bitter herb from BL Or 1404, f. 18

The bitter herb from BL Or 1404, f. 18

Decorated initial-word panels, ~Maror zeh~ (This bitter herb) and ~Be-kol dor~ (In every generation). Under the first panel, is a giant leaf representing the ~maror~ flanked by two men. Beneath, a couple is sea... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3052, f. 14

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3052, f. 14

Detail of a decorated initial 'S'(criptura) with foliate motifs, dragon and profile head, at the beginning of the second book of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job. Image taken from f. 14 of Moralia in Job, boo... More

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 43

Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 43

Detail of an initial-word panel decorated with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem for Passover, 'Many were the miracles' (Davidson vol. 1, 2175). A torso of a bearded man is holding a blank... More

Inhabited initial word from BL Add 26970, f. 106v

Inhabited initial word from BL Add 26970, f. 106v

Initial word ~lel~ (night) inhabited by dragons, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson, vol. 3, 726). Image taken from f. 106v of Festival prayer book (ff. 1-167v), ~Iss... More

Drinking the first cup from BL Add 14761, f. 19v

Drinking the first cup from BL Add 14761, f. 19v

Historiated initial-word panel: ~We-shotin~ (And they drink) depicting a spread Seder table surounded by the family with the participants lifting their cups. In the lower margin, a man is washing his hands with... More

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 150

Text page from BL Harley 978, f. 150

Text page. Image taken from f. 150 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by W... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 978, f. 118

Decorated initial from BL Harley 978, f. 118

Initial with penwork decoration at the beginning of Marie de France, Lais. Image taken from f. 118 of Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fa... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3202, f. 55v

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3202, f. 55v

Decorated initial 'Q'(uerit[us]) in green ink. Image taken from f. 55v of Various poems including Laurence of Durham's Hypognosticon (ff. 8-113) and the Fall of Troy (ff. 114v-115v). Written in Latin. The "BL ... More

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 12

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 12

Text page explicating the sixth figural poem of book 1 (on facing page). Historiated initial 'Q'(uantos) in gold, silver and colours with penwork decoration, depicting two men and a bird. Image taken from f. 1... More

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 28

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 28

Text page explicating the twenty-second figural poem of book 1 (on facing page). Foliate initial 'Q'(uid) in gold, silver and colours, with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 28 of De laudibus sanctae cru... More

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 16

Text page with initial from BL Harley 3045, f. 16

Text page explicating the tenth figural poem of book 1 (on facing page). Foliate initial 'S'(eptuaginta) in gold, silver and colours with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 16 of De laudibus sanctae crucis... More

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