France

Detail of a miniature of the meeting of Cyrrus and Hyrcanian. Image taken from f. 112 of Cyropaedia (Cyropédie). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consi More

Text page. Image taken from f. 4v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Detail of a miniature of the return of Priam and Hecuba to Troy. Image taken from f. 11v of Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also kn More

Detail of a miniature of the Great Khan enthroned with other eastern monarchs. Image taken from f. 441 of Chronicle. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, c More

Text page. Image taken from f. 55 of Chronique of Baudouin d'Avennes (L'histoire tripartite, Le trésor de sapience). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, c More

Text page. Image taken from f. 134 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Image taken from f. 225v of Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dicta Memorabilia) (part 1, vol. 1). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c More

Miniature of a mounted Sir Melyas being defeated in battle by an unknown knight, who takes away the gold crown which Sir Melyas found on a chair. Image taken from f. 96 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del More

Image taken from f. 118 of Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dicta Memorabilia) (part 2, vol. 1). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co More

Decorated initials, in Jean de Meun's Testament. Image taken from ff. 9v-10 of Testament (begins imperfectly). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial More

Detail of a coloured drawing with knights jousting, including Tristan, designated by an inscribed 'Ti'. Image taken from f. 26 of Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect). Written in French. The More

Miniature of Jeanne, queen of Jerusalem and Sicily, receiving gifts from her subjects. Image taken from f. 165v of Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (index De More

Miniature of Porcia, daughter of Cato Uticensis and wife of Brutus, eating hot coals. Image taken from f. 125 of Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (index De cl More

Miniature of Tristece (Sorrow or Misery), tearing her hair and clothes. Image taken from f. 7 of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, con More

Detail of a miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, and Hope, at the beginning of the rubric, 'Comment Esperance mist l'acteur hors de la tour d'accide et appessa sutence pour venir a la porte'. Image taken fr More

Frontispiece to 'Le livre des enseignments des visces et des vertus' with a miniature of a man reading to a group of students, and marginal images of birds, a knight charging, grotesques and hounds. Image taken More

Miniature of Lancelot removing the head of his decapitated grandfather, the king, out of a boiling well; miniature of a building collapsing on two knights. Image taken from f. 88v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La More

Text page. Image taken from f. 139v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of ove More

Detail of a miniature of Crudens, having strangled his brother and his son, strangling his wife. Image taken from f. 76 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The More

Detail of a miniature of an innkeeper with a pot of wine, welcoming guests. Image taken from f. 37 of Moral treatises, poems, prayers and hymns, including the Moralised Game of Chess (ff. 1-51), the tale of Mel More

Miniature of the achievements of arms of the first knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Image taken from f. 70v of Statuts de l'Ordre de la Toison d'Or (index Statutes and Armorial of the Order of the Gol More

Offset of the Trinity miniature, with an inscription reading '19 A XXII / p. 296'. Image taken from f. *v of Sept articles de la foy. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Ro More

Detail of a miniature of Hector starting for a war, at the beginning of the Lepistre Othea. Image taken from f. 295 of Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents). Written in French. More

Detail of the marginal figures of a stag, a dog with a belled collar, and a rabbit. Image taken from f. 1 of Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending in Psalm 109. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript More

Detail of a miniature of Mordred accusing the queen of treason as she sits at a table with Arthur. Image taken from f. 152v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. More

Miniature of the achievements of arms of the first knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Image taken from f. 67v of Statuts de l'Ordre de la Toison d'Or (index Statutes and Armorial of the Order of the Gol More

Detail of a miniature of a procession of a king travelling in a covered cart, with mounted musicians and a castle in the distance Image taken from f. 79v of Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (in More

Detail of a miniature of the Greeks making merry. Image taken from f. 131 of Anabasis. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscri More

Text page. Image taken from f. 5v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Miniature of Claudius and Herod Agrippa, at the beginning of book 9. Image taken from f. 180 of Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale), books 6-9. Written in French. The BL Royal More

Flourished initials. Image taken from f. 110 of L'histoire des trois Maries. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackl More

Miniature of Sir Gawain, Sir Gareth, and Sir Ywain killing the Seven Knights. Image taken from f. 97v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscri More

Miniature of Richard II preparing to go to Ireland. Image taken from f. 226v of Chroniques. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 man More

Detail of a foliate border, with acanthus leaves and birds, in the right-hand margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 133 of Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents). Written in F More

Miniature of Aeneas being received by Dido and her ladies after landing. Image taken from f. 78 of Chronicle. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists More

Detail of a miniature of Lucrecia committing suicide. Image taken from f. 101 of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617 More

Detail of a miniature with text. Image taken from f. 131v of Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v). Written in French (Walloon dialect). Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and n More

Detail of a miniature of a female centaur with long hair and a harp, from the right-hand margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 194 of Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents). W More

Miniature of griffons bearing Alexander aloft in his cage. Image taken from f. 70v of Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refer More

Detail of a miniature of Jalousie (Jealousy) speaking to Bel Accueil (Fair Welcome). Image taken from f. 37v of Roman de la Rose (index Romance of the Rose). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refer More

Text page. Image taken from f. 153 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Miniature of Henry Bolingbroke entering London. Image taken from f. 390 of Chroniques. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscri More

Image taken from f. 3v of Apocalypse (Revelation). Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime. The More

Text page. Image taken from f. 21v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Coloured drawings with Tristan and 'Governar' arriving before a castle, and Tristan's ship arriving before a castle on the shores of Cornwall. Image taken from f. 15v of Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristra More

Text page. Image taken from f. 40v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Detail of a miniature of the battle between Cleridius and fifteen knights. Image taken from f. 172v of Cleriadus et Meliadice, Historia Apollonii regis Tyri. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collecti More

Detail of a miniature of Raison (Reason) advising the Lover. Image taken from f. 32v of Roman de la Rose (index Romance of the Rose). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of med More

Miniature of the meeting at Rheims of Charles VI and the Emperor Wenceslas. Image taken from f. 152v of Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi More

Miniature of the achievements of arms of the first knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Image taken from f. 62v of Statuts de l'Ordre de la Toison d'Or (index Statutes and Armorial of the Order of the Gol More

Text page. Image taken from f. 107 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Detail of a miniature of Sir Galahad wounding Sir Gawain in a tournament he has entered, in defense of knights of a castle unable to hold their own against a visiting party. Image taken from f. 125 of Estoire d More

Miniature of Joseph of Arimathea preaching to his followers. Image taken from f. 9v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, als More

Miniature of a knight riding away from a castle, watched by king Evalac. Image taken from f. 21 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Col More

Detail of a miniature of Londoners welcoming the Earl of Derby. Image taken from f. 174 of Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscri More

Back fly leaf vii verso. Image taken from back fly leaf vii verso of Apocalypse (Revelation). Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this r More

Miniature of the Flight into Egypt. Image taken from f. 156 of Book of Hours. Written in French, with some rubrics in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in th More

Text page with initials, pen-flourishing, rubrics and chapter numbers. Image taken from f. 16 of La Fleur des Histoires Part II, Volume I. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as t More

Miniature of Sir Percivale arriving at a hermitage and knocking on the door. Image taken from f. 101v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscri More

Miniature of Paulina in the temple of Isis. Image taken from f. 137v of Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (index De claris mulieribus, Le livre de femmes noble More

Detail from the border of a bird of prey, a rooster, and a chicken emerging from a shell. Image taken from f. 32v of Imaginacion de vraye noblesse. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also k More

Champ initials: 'M'(ieulx), 'L'(ung), and 'E'(ureux). Image taken from f. 14 of La Danse aux avengles, imperfect (index Danse des Aveugles, Doctrinal de la Cour). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" More

Miniature of Joseph of Arimathea being thrown into prison by king Crudens; miniature of knights in a boat with a king and ladies. Image taken from f. 72v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, M More

Beginning of the main text, in gold and dark ink, with illuminated initials. Image taken from f. 4 of Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et choses memorabl More

Detail of a miniature of the Lover and la Vieille (the Duenna). Image taken from f. 129v of Roman de la Rose (index Romance of the Rose). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of More

Image taken from f. 57 of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), More

Miniature of the dream of the Lover. Image taken from f. 3 of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable coll More

Inscription reading 'Elysabeth, the kyngys dowter and Cecyl the kyngys dowter', and 'Jane Grey,' the names of the daughters of Elizabeth Woodville, queen of Edward IV. Image taken from f. 1 of Estoire del Sai More

Detail of miniature. Image taken from f. 69v of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a l More

Detail of miniature of the Entry into Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 172v of Bible historiale (vol. 2). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the More

Coloured drawing of a knight in armour and tabard. Image taken from f. 41 of Legh's Men of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). Written in French (names of the knigh More

Detail of a miniature of soldiers attacking and killing during the Rape of Helen. Image taken from f. 20 of Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Col More

Image taken from f. 199 of Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dicta Memorabilia) (part 1, vol. 1). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co More

Detail of a miniature of a monk meeting a woman with an axe. Image taken from f. 58v of Pèlerinage de vie humaine (index Pelerinage de vie humaine, Pilgrimage of the life of man). Written in French. The "BL Ha More

Detail of a head of a man Image taken from f. 27v of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museu More

Miniature of Fortune with her wheel, surrounded by supplicants. Image taken from f. 14 of Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dicta Memorabilia), replacement fol More

Miniature divided into eight arcades showing scenes from Genesis: in the top four God divides the earth with compasses; makes the sun with a hammer; bends down to put a large fish in the sea as various beasts More

Text page. Image taken from f. 35v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over More

Miniature of Busa of Canusium entertaining the Romans after Cannae. Image taken from f. 107 of Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (index De claris mulieribus, L More

Miniatures of heads of rulers. Image taken from f. 15v-16 of Abbreviamen de las Estorias (begins imperfectly), or Chronologia magna. Written in French (Provençal dialect). The Egerton Manuscript Collection is More

Miniature of John on Patmos with a seven-headed beast rising from the sea, at the beginning of a treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins. Image taken from f. 114 of Romance of Sydrac and Boctus, treatise on the Seven More

Image taken from f. 39v of Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dicta Memorabilia) (part 2, vol. 1). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co More

Image taken from f. 170 of Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Manuscript More

Image taken from f. 17v of Apocalypse (Revelation). Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime. Th More

Detail of a miniature of Amram sitting up in bed beside his sleeping wife and watching a vision in the air above him, at the beginning of book 3. Image taken from f. 77 of Le miroir historial (a French translat More

Miniature of a man with a guardian angel and a devil Image taken from f. 27 of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the de More

Detail of flowers from the full trompe l'oeil border. Image taken from f. 41 of Imaginacion de vraye noblesse. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consist More

Text page of the Roman de la Rose with initials with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 135 of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropis More

Image taken from f. 33 of Apocalypse (Revelation). Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime. The More

Miniature of Comradery in prison. Image taken from f. 163 of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brac More

Miniature of a kneeling Ptolemy offering his sword to Evalac. Image taken from f. 28 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, al More

Miniature of 'Semiamira' (Julia Soaemias), mother of Elagabalus, among the Roman senators. Image taken from f. 150v of Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (index More

Detail of a miniature of king Mordrain and queen Giseult in bed. Image taken from f. 32 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, More

Detail of a grasshopper, from the full strew border at the lower margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 3v of Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et chose More

Block of text in gold on a red ground, with a full strew border, including flowers, vines, a dragonfly, an owl, and a grasshopper. Image taken from f. 3v of Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample de More

Detail of a miniature of the Duke's daughter bidding farewell to Sir Galahad. Image taken from f. 98v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscri More

Image taken from f. 4 of Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held More

Miniature of the Fortress of Faith with an emperor and a woman at the centre window, surrounded by the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose, with a group of women and one man, on the r More

Coloured drawing of Guillaume de Diguleville and Grace of God (index Grace de Dieu; Grace-Dieu, Grâce de Dieu) standing beside an altar. Image taken from f. 18 of Pèlerinage de vie humaine (index Pelerinage de More

Detail of a miniature of a bishop preaching. Image taken from f. 46 of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after More