Decorated initial from BL Royal 2 C III, f. 5
Decorated initial 'I'(n illo tempore) with interlace and foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 5 of Homiliary, temporal (from Septuagesima to Easter Eve) (index Homiliae). At the end are added in a 12th-century h... More
Birth of Alexander the Great from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 15
Detail of a miniature of Olympias giving birth to Alexander the Great, with two eagles on the roof of the palace (foretelling Alexander's two empires in Europe and Asia). The temple of Diana at Ephesus burns in... More
Birth of Alexander the Great from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 15
Miniature of Olympias giving birth to Alexander the Great, with two eagles on the roof of the palace (foretelling Alexander's two empires in Europe and Asia). The temple of Diana at Ephesus burns in the backgro... More
Sacrifices to the sun from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 214v
Miniature of Alexander directing sacrifices to the sun. Image taken from f. 214v of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists... More
Charles the Bold and Vasco da Lucena from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 12
Frontispiece with miniature of Vasco da Lucena presenting his translation to Charles the Bold. Image taken from f. 12 of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also kn... More
Darius' letter being delivered from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 63
Miniature of Darius' letter being delivered. Image taken from f. 63 of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,00... More
Alexander and his army from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 183
Miniature of the enthroned Alexander giving orders to his generals. Image taken from f. 183 of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collectio... More
Cleander and others beheaded from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 238
Miniature of Cleander and others beheaded Image taken from f. 238 of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 ... More
Death of Alexander Lyncestes from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 156
Miniature of the death of Alexander Lyncestes. Image taken from f. 156 of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2... More
Alexander attends funeral from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 129
Miniature of Alexander attending the funeral of those killed fighting Darius. Image taken from f. 129 of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal... More
Surrender of Celaenae from BL Royal 20 C III, f. 42
Miniature of the surrender of Celaenae. Image taken from f. 42 of Historia Alexandri Magni. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 man... More
Text pages from BL Royal 8 C III, ff. 72v-73
Text pages with triangular-shaped text. Image taken from ff. 72v-73 of Theological works including De magistro. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consist... More
Nativity from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 119v
Miniature of the Nativity with an inscription reading 'Ihesus Christus/ filius dei in Bet/leem iudae nasci/tur'. Image taken from f. 119v of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collecti... More
Text page from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 58v
Text page with a architectural cartouche bearing an inscription reading 'Sicyoniorum / reges defece/runt qui regnaverunt an/ DCCCCLXII post / quos sacerdo/tes charnil con/stituti sunt'. Image taken from f. 58v ... More
Text page from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 84v
Text page with a cartouche with an inscription reading 'Athenien/sium reges / defecerunt'. Image taken from f. 84v of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the R... More
Faceted initial from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 9v
Faceted initial 'I'(ndia) with foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 9v of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 m... More
Spring from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 14
Full-page miniature of spring, with Apollo on his chariot, a cupid, and a sleeping boy in an enclosed garden. Image taken from f. 14 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal... More
Jerome from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 2
Miniature of Jerome as a scribe with the lion at his feet, containing an initial 'E'(usebius), at the beginning of the prologue to Eusebius's Chronicle, with decorated border containing the arms of Bembo. Image... More
Nativity from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 119v
Detail of a miniature of the Nativity. Image taken from f. 119v of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts... More
Hellscape from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 22
Miniature of a hellscape. Image taken from f. 22 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 m... More
Text pages from BL Royal 8 C III, ff. 91v-92
Text pages Image taken from ff. 91v-92 of Theological works including De magistro. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts t... More
Half-page miniature from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 7
Half-page miniature depicting the story of the cornucopia. Image taken from f. 7 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Coll... More
Emblematic miniature from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 8v
Full-page emblematic miniature of a landscape with a dead tree in the centre, with a placard tied to one of its branches. Image taken from f. 8v of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. ... More
Emblematic miniature from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 21
Full-page emblematic miniature with symbols and an inscription reading 'Eterno deo virtutu[?] glorie etatis regi iustitis ac Pietatis habunda[n]ti mundi rectori religionis n?c Triu[m]phas cum laude sacrum hoc d... More
Puzzle initial from BL Royal 4 C III, f. 198v
Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Galatians. Image taken from f. 198v of Catholic Epistles and Galatians, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also know... More
Symbols from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 21v
Miniature of symbols on a red tablet, hung by a bow. Image taken from f. 21v of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collecti... More
Paul from BL Royal 3 C III, f. 3
Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans. Image taken from f. 3 of Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard. Writte... More
Text pages from BL Royal 14 C III, ff. 79v-80
Text pages with arcades and three cartouches with inscriptions, 'Captivitas / Israhel pri/ma', 'Regnum / Israhel / defecit', and 'Romu/lus pri/mus rex ro/man. ann./ XXXVII'. Image taken from ff. 79v-80 of Chron... More
Text pages from BL Royal 8 C III, ff. 34v-35
Text pages Image taken from ff. 34v-35 of Theological works including De magistro. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts t... More
Text pages from BL Royal 14 C III, ff. 101v-102
Text pages with arcades and cartouches with inscriptions reading 'Aegyptiorum / regnum ite/rum defecit', and 'Regni / persarum destru/ctum est'. Image taken from ff. 101v-102 of Chronici canones. Written in Lat... More
Swords from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 5
Miniatures of swords in various positions. Image taken from f. 5 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists... More
Symbols from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 4v
Miniatures of symbols at the bottom of a page of text, including a fire, an urn pouring water, a hand holding a sword and a plant, etc. Image taken from f. 4v of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Writt... More
Peter Lombard from BL Royal 4 C III, f. 4
Inhabited initial 'P'(aulus) with white lions interlaced with a foliate scroll and an attached portrait of Peter Lombard writing the first words of his commentary, 'hunc epistola[m] / s/cribit / ap[osto]l[us]s ... More
Half-page miniature from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 7
Detail of a half-page miniature. Image taken from f. 7 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2... More
Text page from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 104
Text page with arcades and a table bearing an inscription 'Asiae re/gnum / defecit', with a panoply decoration. Image taken from f. 104 of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection... More
Initial from BL Royal 1 C III, f. 185
Penwork initial. Image taken from f. 185 of Bible (Genesis to Tobit) with Jerome's letter to Paulinus, Preface and Prologues. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Coll... More
Paul from BL Royal 3 C III, f. 3
Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans. Image taken from f. 3 of Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard. Written in Latin. ... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 15 C III, f. 75v
Initial 'M' with foliate decoration. Rubric in capitals. Image taken from f. 75v of De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collectio... More
Cartouche from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 138
Text page with a large cartouche in the form of a candelabra bearing an inscription 'Huc usq[ue] / historiam / scribit Eusebi/us Pamphili Mar/tyris / contuberna/lis cui nos / ista subie/cimus'. Image taken from... More
Emblematic symbols from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 9
Text page with symbols of a cow (for 'Rector), two arrows aimed in different directions (for 'Firmus') and an aquatic snake or dolphin twining itself around an anchor (for 'Celer'), with a caption reading 'Tard... More
Cow skull and duck from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 7v
Marginal paintings of a cow skull with two upside-down hammers tied to its ears (for 'Patientia') and a duck (for 'Custodia'). Image taken from f. 7v of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Lat... More
Emblems from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 20
Full-page miniature of various emblems, including a sword, a crown, a wheel, and a serpent. Image taken from f. 20 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec... More
Symbols from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 19v
Full-page miniature of a monument-like structure with a purple background, with a series of symbols. Image taken from f. 19v of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscr... More
Autumn from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 17
Full-page miniature of autumn, with a woman (probably Diana) picking apples. Image taken from f. 17 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also know... More
Emblematic miniature from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 22v
Full-page emblematic miniature of symbols in a room with two arches, and an inscription reading 'Iustitia[?] ama[n]s ab omnib[us] diligitu. Divina amore aete[r]nas mo? Renascitur. nobilis patientur prudenterque... More
Text page from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 91v
Text page with a cartouche in the form of a candelabra with an inscription reading 'medorum / regnum / defecit'. Image taken from f. 91v of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collectio... More
Text page from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 94v
Text page with a cartouche in the form of a chalice with an inscription reading 'aegyptiorum / defecit / regnum'. Image taken from f. 94v of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collecti... More
Text pages from BL Royal 8 C III, ff. 17v-18
Text pages Image taken from ff. 17v-18 of Theological works including De magistro. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts t... More
Border from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 2
Detail of an architectural border with putti and the arms of Bembo, at the beginning of Jerome's prologue to the Chronicle of Eusebius. Image taken from f. 2 of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal... More
Peter Lombard from BL Royal 4 C III, f. 4
Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(aulus) with white lions interlaced with a foliate scroll and an attached portrait of Peter Lombard writing the first words of his commentary, 'hunc epistola[m] / s/cribit / ap... More
Winter from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 16
Full-page miniature of winter, with Neptune in his sea-chariot, driven by a dolphin, and Eolus depicted as an old man. Image taken from f. 16 of Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions. Written in Latin. The... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Royal 6 C III, f. 2
Large zoomorphic initial with dragons attacking each other and tails with foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 2 of De fide, De spiritu sancto, De incarnationis dominicae sacramento; Epistola ad Ambrosium. W... More
Text pages from BL Royal 14 C III, ff. 55v-56
Text pages with a title 'Troya capta', arcades and cartouche with an inscription 'Aeneas'. Image taken from ff. 55v-56 of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as t... More
Emblematic miniature from BL Royal 12 C III, f. 23
Full-page emblematic miniature of a wreath with symbols inside and an inscription reading 'Invictus rex tuus: iustitia Opibus : fama: imperio : pace Omnibus potentior.' Image taken from f. 23 of Hieroglyphica a... More
Border from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 2
Detail of an architectural border with putti, at the beginning of Jerome's prologue to the Chronicle of Eusebius. Image taken from f. 2 of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection... More
Text page from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 59v
Text page with a architectural cartouche bearing an inscription reading 'Incipit lace/daemonior[um] / regnum'. Image taken from f. 59v of Chronici canones. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection,... More
Jerome from BL Royal 14 C III, f. 2
Detail of a miniature of Jerome as a scribe with the lion at his feet, containing an initial 'E'(usebius), at the beginning of the prologue to Eusebius's Chronicle, Image taken from f. 2 of Chronici canones. Wr... More