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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

Detail from BL Burn 339, f. 28 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail from BL Burn 339, f. 28 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 28 of Book of Hours. Written in Dutch.

David in penitence from BL Sloane 2803, f. 117

David in penitence from BL Sloane 2803, f. 117

Miniature of David in penitence, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from f. 117 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin. Sir... More

Pietà from BL Sloane 2803, f. 192v

Pietà from BL Sloane 2803, f. 192v

Miniature of the Pietà, decorated initial 'D'(oulce), and full foliate border, at the beginning of a prayer. Image taken from f. 192v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-175... More

Virgin Mary from BL YT 13, f. 166

Virgin Mary from BL YT 13, f. 166

Bas-de-page scene of a the husband holding up a cross, while two devils flee before his wife, with a caption reading, ‘Cy monster lo[m]me et sa fe[m]me la seinte croyz au deable cu[m] il les vient te[m]pt[er] e... More

Lewd hermit from BL YT 13, f. 177

Lewd hermit from BL YT 13, f. 177

Bas-de-page scene of a hermit lewdly embracing a miller’s wife, with a caption reading, ‘…resc. lecherie. ou omidice. et entitiun du meindre…’ Image taken from f. 177 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymou... More

Christ raising Lazarus from BL Royal 2 B XV, f. 86v

Christ raising Lazarus from BL Royal 2 B XV, f. 86v

Detail of a miniature of Christ raising Lazarus from the dead. Image taken from f. 86v of Book of Hours. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of ov... More

Pieta from BL Eg 2045, f. 233v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Pieta from BL Eg 2045, f. 233v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of the Pieta, at the beginning of a prayer. Image taken from f. 233v of Miniatures added to a Book of Hours. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-161... More

Virgin Mary from BL YT 13, f. 173v

Virgin Mary from BL YT 13, f. 173v

Bas-de-page scene of the Virgin Mary pulling a cord that binds the hands and feet of a devil sitting on a small hill, with a caption reading, ‘Cy deliure n[ost]re dame le moine hors des liens et relie en sun le... More

Border from BL YT 30, f. 37 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Border from BL YT 30, f. 37 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of the lower part of the full all'antica border with putti, gems, emblems, and biblical figures, at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 37 of Book of Hours ('The Hours o... More

Annunciation from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 23v

Annunciation from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 23v

Detail of a miniature of the Annunciation. Image taken from f. 23v of Added prayers to saints. Written in Latin. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to a... More

Abbess from BL Harley 2962, f. 41

Abbess from BL Harley 2962, f. 41

Detail of miniature depicting an abbess. Image taken from f. 41 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Li... More

Saint from BL YT 43, f. 2v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Saint from BL YT 43, f. 2v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of a female saint, from the calendar page for February. Image taken from f. 2v of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collec... More

King and a fool from BL YT 43, f. 54

King and a fool from BL YT 43, f. 54

Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of a king and a fool, at the beginning of Psalm 51. Image taken from f. 54 of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was ... More

God and David from BL YT 43, f. 68

God and David from BL YT 43, f. 68

Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of God and a naked David in the water, with a partial border inlcuding grotesques, at the beginning of Psalm 68. Image taken from f. 68 of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-... 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

Saint from BL YT 43, f. 2v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Saint from BL YT 43, f. 2v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of a miniature of a female saint, from the calendar page for February. Image taken from f. 2v of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a Br... More

God and David from BL YT 43, f. 68

God and David from BL YT 43, f. 68

Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of God and a naked David in the water, at the beginning of Psalm 68. Image taken from f. 68 of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer. Written in Latin. Henry ... More

Mark the Evangelist from BL YT 5, f. 12

Mark the Evangelist from BL YT 5, f. 12

Miniature of Mark reading a book and holding spectacles to his eyes, his evangelist symbol, the lion, observes, decorated initial 'I'(n), and three-sided border with empty scrolls/ribbons, at the beginning of M... More

Detail of the historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with David and .. from BL Arundel 83, f. 40v

Detail of the historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with David and .. from BL ...

Detail of the historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with David and a fool at the beginning of Psalm 52. Image taken from f. 40v of Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and Hours') (Arundel 83 I) (ends imperfe... More

Image from BL YT 27, f. 46v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 27, f. 46v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 46v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders'). Written in Latin, with some French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who ... More

Woman from BL Eg 2781, f. 125v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Woman from BL Eg 2781, f. 125v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Historiated initial 'R' with a kneeling woman and the hand of God, and in the margin, a musician, and a mask in the upper bar border. Image taken from f. 125v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hor... More

Idleness from BL YT 3, f. 162 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Idleness from BL YT 3, f. 162 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of a man riding on a donkey, head in hand, across a bridge, as a personification of Idleness (Peresse), with full foliate borders, in the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from f. 162 of Book of Hours, ... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2923, f. 40

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2923, f. 40

Decorated initial 'D'(omine) with border including strawberries. Image taken from f. 40 of Book of Hours, Use of Tournai. Written in Latin, with calendar and most rubrics in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ... More

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 19

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 19

Illuminated initial 'D'(e profundis) at the beginning of Psalm 129, in the Penitential Psalms, with a partial border of vines, leaves, flowers, and a bird. Image taken from f. 19 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms,... More

Pentecost from BL Stowe 19, ff. 22v-23

Pentecost from BL Stowe 19, ff. 22v-23

Miniature of the Pentecost, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and trompe l'oeil borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Ghost. Image taken from ff. 22v-23 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.

Circumcision of Christ from BL YT 5, f. 45

Circumcision of Christ from BL YT 5, f. 45

Miniature of the Circumcision of Christ, and below, the Holy Family leaving the stable to go to the Temple, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 45 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Tilli... More

Nativity from BL YT 5, f. 41v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Nativity from BL YT 5, f. 41v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of the Nativity of Christ, and below, Mary and Joseph approaching the inn, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 41v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Tilliot Hours'). Written in... More

Arrest of Christ from BL Sloane 2633, f. 43v

Arrest of Christ from BL Sloane 2633, f. 43v

Miniature of the Arrest of Christ, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 43v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in ... More

Betrayal of Christ from BL YT 3, f. 120

Betrayal of Christ from BL YT 3, f. 120

Detail of a miniature of the Betrayal of Christ, at the beginning of Matins of the Passion. Image taken from f. 120 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). Written in Latin, with a French calendar. ... More

The Crucifixion from BL Eg 2781, f. 157v

The Crucifixion from BL Eg 2781, f. 157v

Detail of historiated initial of the Crucifixion. Image taken from f. 157v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is name... More

Flagellation of Christ from BL YT 3, f. 133v

Flagellation of Christ from BL YT 3, f. 133v

Miniature of the Flagellation of Christ, with Pilate watching, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Prime of the Passion. Image taken from f. 133v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). ... More

Pilate from BL Eg 2781, f. 147v

Pilate from BL Eg 2781, f. 147v

Detail of historiated initial of Christ before Pilate. Image taken from f. 147v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is... More

Christ before Pilate from BL Harley 2966, ff. 27v-28

Christ before Pilate from BL Harley 2966, ff. 27v-28

Miniature of Christ before Pilate and illuminated initial. Image taken from ff. 27v-28 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscript... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 277v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 277v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 277v 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. 292 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 292 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 292 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

Barbara from BL YT 29, f. 69 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Barbara from BL YT 29, f. 69 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Barbara holding her tower, with a partial border of flowers, leaves, a snail, and a bird. Image taken from f. 69 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonapar... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 66v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 66v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 66v 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 29, f. 91 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 91 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 91 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and p... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 216v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 216v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 216v 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. 101 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 101 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 101 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. 76 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 76 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 76 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. 108 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 108 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 108 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

Decorated initial from BL Harley 1260, f. 79

Decorated initial from BL Harley 1260, f. 79

Decorated initial 'D'(omine) at the beginning of the Hours of Saint Anne. Image taken from f. 79 of Book of Hours (use of Sarum) ('The Percy Hours'). Written in Latin, some French and English. The "BL Harley M... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 118v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 118v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 118v 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

Coronation of the Virgin from BL Harley 2923, f. 85

Coronation of the Virgin from BL Harley 2923, f. 85

Detail of miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 85 of Book of Hours, Use of Tournai. Written in Latin, with calendar and most ru... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 123v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 123v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 123v 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

Last Judgement from BL Harley 2972, f. 134

Last Judgement from BL Harley 2972, f. 134

Miniature of the Last Judgement, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Dead. Image taken from f. 134 of Book of Hours, Use of Orléans. Written in Latin, some rub... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 275v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 275v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 275v 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 YT 29, f. 18 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 18 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 18 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and p... More

May from BL YT 29, f. 5 - Public domain medieval manuscript

May from BL YT 29, f. 5 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for May, with a miniature of Helena holding a cross. Image taken from f. 5 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Lati... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 215v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 215v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 215v 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. 251 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 251 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 251 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. 298v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 298v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 298v 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 YT 29, f. 112v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 112v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 112v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and... More

August from BL YT 29, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

August from BL YT 29, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for August, with a miniature of Laurence holding a grid-iron. Image taken from f. 8 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Writte... More

Image from BL YT 29, f. 108 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 108 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 108 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and ... More

June from BL YT 29, f. 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript

June from BL YT 29, f. 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for June, with a miniature of Anthony the Hermit, holding a book and a bishop's crozier. Image taken from f. 6 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as ... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 248v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 248v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 248v 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

Lust from BL YT 3, f. 172v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Lust from BL YT 3, f. 172v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of a miniature of a well-dressed woman riding a white goat, carrying arrows and a mirror, as a personification of Lust (Luxure); behind, David spies upon Bathsheba in her bath, in the Penitential Psalms.... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 131v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 131v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 131v 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. 305 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 305 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 305 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 27, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 27, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 8 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders'). Written in Latin, with some French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who as... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 112v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 112v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 112v 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

Miniature from BL Sloane 2747, ff. 53v-54

Miniature from BL Sloane 2747, ff. 53v-54

Miniature of David in penitence, and decorated initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from ff. 53v-54 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin, rubric (f. 95v) in Fre... More

Annunciation from BL Harley 2940, f. 38

Annunciation from BL Harley 2940, f. 38

Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including medallions with Agnus Dei and the symbols of the Evangelists, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken f... More

The Virgin from BL Eg 2781, ff. 101v-102

The Virgin from BL Eg 2781, ff. 101v-102

Miniature of the Virgin and a seated bishop with an open book, and a standing male and female figures in niches, on the left, and a historiated initial 'R' with a kneeling woman praying. Image taken from ff. 10... More

Adoration of the Magi from BL Harley 2923, f. 70

Adoration of the Magi from BL Harley 2923, f. 70

Detail of miniature of the Adoration of the Magi, at the beginning of Sext in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 70 of Book of Hours, Use of Tournai. Written in Latin, with calendar and most rubrics i... More

Image from BL YT 29, f. 114v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 114v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 114v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and... More

Image from BL YT 29, f. 95v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 95v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 95v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and ... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 238 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 238 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 238 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. 91 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 91 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 91 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

Miracle from BL Eg 2781, f. 24v

Miracle from BL Eg 2781, f. 24v

Historiated initial 'P'(er) with the miracle of the Virgin's milk being given to a monk. Image taken from f. 24v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 148v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 148v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 148v 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. 135v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 135v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 135v 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 YT 29, f. 89v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 89v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 89v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and ... More

Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2966, f. 45

Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2966, f. 45

Illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 45 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. Th... More

Mary of Egypt from BL YT 3, f. 287

Mary of Egypt from BL YT 3, f. 287

Detail of a miniature of Mary of Egypt, covered in golden hair, being handed a cloak by Zosimus, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 287 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). Wri... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 77 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 77 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 77 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. 261v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 261v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 261v 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. 228v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 228v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 228v 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. 95v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 95v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 95v 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. 156v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 156v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 156v 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

Burial of the dead from BL YT 3, f. 211

Burial of the dead from BL YT 3, f. 211

Detail of a miniature of priests praying around a draped coffin on a catafalque in front of the altar and hooded mourners carrying candles, at the beginning of Matins of the Office of the Dead. Image taken from... More

July from BL YT 29, f. 7 - Public domain medieval manuscript

July from BL YT 29, f. 7 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for July, with a miniature of a man in profile, flanked by birds, in the lower margin, with a partial border. Image taken from f. 7 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 256 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 256 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 256 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. 286v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 286v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 286v 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 YT 29, f. 66v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 66v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 66v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and ... More

Visitation from BL Harley 2918, f. 44v

Visitation from BL Harley 2918, f. 44v

Miniature of the Visitation, decorated initial 'D'(eus) and foliate borders, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 44v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The "... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 293v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 293v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 293v 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. 118v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 118v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 118v 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 YT 29, f. 35v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 29, f. 35v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 35v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and ... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 138v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 138v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 138v 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 YT 27, f. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 27, f. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 125 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders'). Written in Latin, with some French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who ... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 63 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 63 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 63 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. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 125 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 125 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 27, f. 80v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL YT 27, f. 80v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 80v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders'). Written in Latin, with some French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who ... More

Initials and border from BL YT 29, f. 7

Initials and border from BL YT 29, f. 7

Details of the initials 'KL', and a partial border, at the beginning of the calendar page for July. Image taken from f. 7 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'Th... More

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 264v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 264v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 264v 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. 164 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 164 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 164 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

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