Headpiece from BL Arundel 547, f. 149
Decorated headpiece and initial. Image taken from f. 149 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2... More
Headpiece from BL Arundel 547, f. 191
Headpiece with geometric pattern. Image taken from f. 191 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the ... More
Anthropomorphic initial from BL Arundel 547, f. 30v
Anthropomorphic initial with a man. Image taken from f. 30v of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, th... More
Headpiece from BL Arundel 547, f. 291v
Decorated headpiece and initial, and marginal drawing. Image taken from f. 291v of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particular... More
Hand from BL Arundel 547, f. 64
Headpiece and decorated initial with a hand. Image taken from f. 64 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Ho... More
Headpiece and initial. from BL Arundel 547, f. 2
Headpiece and initial with a hand. Image taken from f. 2 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2... More
Text from BL Arundel 547, f. 22
Text page. Image taken from f. 22 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arundel (158... More
Siren from BL Arundel 547, f. 47v
Zoomorphic initial with a siren. Image taken from f. 47v of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2... More
Siren from BL Arundel 547, f. 89
Zoomorphic initial with a siren. Image taken from f. 89 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2n... More
Text from BL Arundel 547, f. 30
Text page. Image taken from f. 30 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arundel (158... More
Headpiece from BL Arundel 547, f. 95
Foliate and geometric headpiece enclosing the title, and anthropomorphic initial with legs and an arm at beginning of a reading from the Gospel of Luke. Image taken from f. 95 of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. W... More
Bird from BL Arundel 547, f. 22v
Decorated initial with a bird. Image taken from f. 22v of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd... More
Text from BL Arundel 547, f. 164v
Text page. Image taken from f. 164v of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arundel (1... More
Illuminated headpiece and initial from BL Harley 5598, f. 56
Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 56 of Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special service... More
Illuminated headpiece and initial from BL Harley 5598, f. 142
Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial 'T'. Image taken from f. 142 of Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special se... More
Cruciform text from BL Harley 5598, f. 248v
Cruciform text of the Greek Gospels. Image taken from f. 248v of Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special services (Covel Gospel). Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll... More
Insects from BL Burn 97, f. 29 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Marginal images of insects. Image taken from f. 29 of De natura animalium. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 76, f. 2 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 2 of Introductio grammatica, Book I. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 102, f. 3v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 3v of Harmonica. Written in Greek.
Text from BL Burn 111, f. 2v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Text page. Image taken from f. 2v of Heroic verses on Ptolemy's Geographia. Written in Greek.
Decorated initials from BL Burn 56, ff. 15v-16
Decorated initials, the one on the left anthromorphic. Image taken from ff. 15v-16 of Liturgy of John Chrysostom, imperfect. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 108, f. 40v
Image taken from f. 40v of Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 82, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of Works and Days. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 51, f. 3v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of headpiece. Image taken from f. 3v of In patrem tacentem (ff. 1-3); De pauperum amore (ff. 3v-18v), both imperfect. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 14, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 3 of Psalter (ff. 3-186v); Odes 1-9 (ff. 186v-203); Horologion (ff. 204-221); Canon to the Virgin (ff. 221v-225v); Great canon for the evening office (ff. 226-270). Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 21, f. 9 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 9 of The four Gospels, adapted for liturgical use (index New Testament, Bible). Written in Greek.
Decorated headpiece from BL Burn 78, f. 57v
Decorated headpiece at the beginning of Hermogenes's Peri ton staeon. Image taken from f. 57v of Peri ton stason, Peri eureseon, Peri ideon logou, with prologues, and various notes, proverbs, and verses. Writte... More
Detail from BL Burn 82, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of Works and Days. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 23, f. 22 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 22 of Four Gospels, adapted for liturgical use, imperfect (index New Testament, Bible). Written in Greek.
Decorated initials from BL Burn 57, ff. 26v-27
Decorated initials 'D' and 'P' in red and green in the liturgy of Basil, each with foliate and geometric patterns. Image taken from ff. 26v-27 of Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 70, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of De legendis libris gentilium. Written in Greek, with some marginal annotations in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 15, f. 21v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 21v of Psalter, parallel Greek and Latin text (ff. 2-227v); Odes, parallel Greek and Latin text (ff. 228-256v); Te Deum, in Latin (ff. 256v-258); Athanasian Creed, in Latin (ff. 258-261v). W... More
Illustration of a hydraulic organ from BL Burn 81, f. 25v
An illustration of the operation of a hydraulic organ described by Heron of Alexandria in chapter 76 of the Pneumatica, showing the blast powered by an anemurion (a windmill or wind-vane). Image taken from f. 2... More
Text page from BL Burn 19, f. 4
Text page. Image taken from f. 4 of Gospels. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 94, f. 2 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 2 of Eklogai kata stoicheion onomaton Attikon (ff. 2-69v), Peri onomaton (ff. 70-75v), and grammatical texts and observations. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 108, f. 41 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 41 of Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 56, f. 15v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 15v of Liturgy of John Chrysostom, imperfect. Written in Greek.
Illuminated border from BL Burn 82, f. 1
Illuminated border around the beginning of Hesiod's Works and Days, in a geometric pattern, possibly added after the text was written. Image taken from f. 1 of Works and Days. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 98, f. 42 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 42 of Olympia, imperfect, with interlinear and marginal scholia. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 75, f. 170 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 170 of Letters, extracts, scholia. Written in Greek.
Headpiece from BL Burn 75, f. 170
Headpiece with geometric forms, people and birds, display script in colours, and decorated initials. Image taken from f. 170 of Letters, extracts, scholia. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 70, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of De legendis libris gentilium. Written in Greek, with some marginal annotations in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 57, f. 27 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 27 of Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 81, f. 25v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 25v of Pneumatica. Written in Greek with Latin marginal annotations.
Image from BL Burn 97, f. 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 6 of De natura animalium. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 76, f. 2 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 2 of Introductio grammatica, Book I. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 14, f. 93v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 93v of Psalter (ff. 3-186v); Odes 1-9 (ff. 186v-203); Horologion (ff. 204-221); Canon to the Virgin (ff. 221v-225v); Great canon for the evening office (ff. 226-270). Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 45, f. 4 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 4 of Homilies on the Gospels for each Sunday of the ecclesiastical year. Written in Greek.
Text page from BL Burn 19, f. 5
Text page. Image taken from f. 5 of Gospels. Written in Greek.
Illustration of Heron's Pneumatics from BL Burn 108, ff. 40v-41
Illustration of chapters 11-13 of Heron's Pneumatics, of two men offering libations at an altar; a diagram of a vessel from which the contents flow when filled to a certain height; and a diagram of 'harmonius g... More
Detail from BL Burn 57, f. 26v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 26v of Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 98, f. 41v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 41v of Olympia, imperfect, with interlinear and marginal scholia. Written in Greek.
Diagrams from BL Burn 98, ff. 41v-42
Scholia before Dionysius Periegetes's Orbis descriptio, with a life of Dionysios and diagrams of the twelve winds. Image taken from ff. 41v-42 of Orbis descriptio, with preceding scholia. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Burn 108, f. 40v
Image taken from f. 40v of Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface. Written in Greek.
Detail from BL Arundel 529, f. 5v
Simple headpiece and intial 'T'(on) in an extract from Cyril of Scythopolis's Life of Euthymius of Palestine. Image taken from f. 5v of Theological extracts and various letters. Written in Greek. The Arundel M... More
Decorated headpiece and initial from BL Arundel 529, ff. 5v-6
Simple headpiece and intial 'T'(on) in an extract from Cyril of Scythopolis's Life of Euthymius of Palestine. Image taken from ff. 5v-6 of Theological extracts and various letters. Written in Greek. The Arunde... More
Detail from BL Burn 44, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2). Written in Greek.
Foliate headpiece and decorated initial from BL Burn 44, Volume 1, f. ...
Foliate headpiece, title in red, red initial 'M'(aximiano), at the beginning of Symeon Metaphrastes's Lives of the Martyrs for December 4, with the ownership inscription 'De la Bibliotheque de la Chevaliere D'E... More
John Chrysostom from BL Eg 2339, f. 18v
Drawing of John Chrysostom, a fFather of the Greek church, and decorated initials. Image taken from f. 18v of Hymns and prayers, preceded by extracts from the Fathers, and followed by other prayers, imperfect. ... More
Diagrams from BL Harley 5589, f. 16
Diagrams relating to engineering. Image taken from f. 16 of Pneumatica and De automatis (index Pnematics, Automata). Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts ... More
Text page from BL Harley 1810, f. 207v
Text page. Image taken from f. 207v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Manuscripts ar... More
Last Supper from BL Harley 1810, f. 83
Miniature of the Last Supper. Image taken from f. 83 of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harl... More
Rotokritos and Frosini from BL Harley 5644, f. 235v
Pen drawing of Rotokritos giving the ring to Frosini, Aretusa's nurse. Image taken from f. 235v of Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8). Written in Gree... More
Greek text from BL YT 50, f. 77
Interlaced bar and flourishes at top of text page. Image taken from f. 77 of Plutus (ff. 1-76v); Nubes (ff. 77-171). Written in Greek, with some Latin glosses. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British co... More
Portraits of Apostles from BL Harley 5789, f. 1v
Pen- and ink-drawing of the portraits of the Apostles Peter and James. Image taken from f. 1v of Nectarius's 'De imperio papae' (ff. 10-83v), followed by an extract relating to the 2nd Council of Nicaea (ff. 84... More
Evangelist Luke from BL Harley 1810, f. 139v
Miniature of the Evangelist Luke. Image taken from f. 139v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. Th... More
Michael III of of Wallachia from BL Harley 5573, f. 4v
Full-page miniature of Michael III of Wallachia on horseback. The text in the border reads: 'The figure is without soul, but it has the eyesight of a living person, and if anybody wants to know the effigy of th... More
Rotokritos and Polidoros from BL Harley 5644, f. 19
Pen drawing of Rotokritos singing of his love for Aretusa. Image taken from f. 19 of Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8). Written in Greek. The "BL Ha... More
Annunciation from BL Harley 1810, f. 142
Miniature of the Annunciation. Image taken from f. 142 of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had be... More
Detail from BL Arundel 544, f. 74v
Detail of decorated headpiece. Image taken from f. 74v of Homilies on John (index In Ioannem), imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thom... More
Mark from BL Harley 1810, f. 93v
Miniature of the Evangelist Mark, with animals in the margin. Image taken from f. 93v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the B... More
Decorated headpiece and initials from BL Harley 5744, f. 1
Headpiece and initials with foliate decoration, and title partly in display capitals. Image taken from f. 1 of Miscellany, including Aesop's Fables (ff. 1-6v imperfect, 7-14v), Sophocles's 'Ajax' (ff. 27-96) an... More
Decorated headpiece and initials from BL Harley 5541, f. 1
Headpiece and initials with foliate decoration and title in display capitals. Image taken from f. 1 of Liturgical miscellany, including 'Horologion' (ff. 1-70v), 'Menologion' (ff. 75-122v), 'Psalms' (ff. 145-24... More
Dormition of Mary from BL Harley 1810, f. 174
Miniature of the Dormition of Mary. Image taken from f. 174 of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. T... More
Rotokritos from BL Harley 5644, f. 259
Pen drawing of Rotokritos revealing himself to the world at large. Image taken from f. 259 of Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8). Written in Greek. T... More
Evangelist portrait from BL Harley 5731, f. 1v
Portrait of St Matthew. Image taken from f. 1v of Four Gospels (index New Testament, Bible) and Apostolos, including Eusebius's 'Letter to Carpianus' with canon tables (ff. 2-6v, imperfect), and extracts from A... More
Matthew from BL Eg 2783, f. 13 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of Matthew's symbol of a winged man holding a book. Image taken from f. 13 of Four Gospels, with liturgical directions, tables, apparatus, lections, and, at the end, Synaxarion and Menologion, imperfe... More
Decorated tailpiece from BL Harley 5777, f. 166
Tailpiece with geometric decoration and title in display capitals. Image taken from f. 166 of Four Gospels, imperfect, followed by tables of lessons for the ecclesiastical year, imperfect at the end (ff. 214-22... More
Illuminated canon tables from BL Arundel 524, ff. 4v-5
Illuminated canon tables with a foliate pattern, preceding the Gospels. Image taken from ff. 4v-5 of Letter to Carpianus and canon tables. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the... More
Text page with added drawing from BL Harley 5688, f. 23v
Text page with drawing of man spearing a dragon added to the margin. Image taken from f. 23v of Miscellany of patristic texts, imperfect, including Marcus Eremita's Opuscula III, X and IV (ff. 1-6v, 6v-15v, 16-... More
Dog and hare from BL Harley 1810, f. 229v
Marginal added drawing of a dog chasing a hare. Image taken from f. 229v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library... More
John from BL Harley 5790, f. 232v
Detail of a miniature of John at the beginning of his gospel. Image taken from f. 232v of Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Britis... More
Rotokritos and Polidoros from BL Harley 5644, f. 14
Tinted drawing of Rotokritos disclosing his love for Aretusa to Polidoros, and coloured initials. Image taken from f. 14 of Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (... More
Magical table and symbols from BL Harley 5596, f. 33
Magical table and symbols in the Magical Treatise of Solomon. Image taken from f. 33 of Miscellany relating to divination and magic, including parts of two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18... More
Marginal fish from BL Arundel 536, f. 169v
Marginal image of a fish. Image taken from f. 169v of Gospel lectionary. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arunde... More
Deposition of Christ from BL Harley 1810, f. 205v
Miniature of the Deposition of Christ. Image taken from f. 205v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in Londo... More
Christ blessing from BL Harley 5790, f. 4
Decorated headpiece with Christ blessing with Mary and John, flanked by angels, at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 4 of Gospels. Written in Greek. The Evangelist St. Matthew is one of the four au... More
Canon tables from BL Eg 2610, f. 7v
Illuminated canon tables. Image taken from f. 7v of Four Gospels, with the Canons of Eusebius and the epistle to Carpianus. Written in Greek. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir T... More
Rotokritos and Polidoros from BL Harley 5644, f. 42
Pen drawing of Rotokritos and Polidoros arriving to the joust. Image taken from f. 42 of Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8). Written in Greek. The "B... More
Canon table from BL Harley 1810, f. 19
Canon table with birds. Image taken from f. 19 of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Man... More
Decorated headpiece from BL Harley 5546, f. 22
Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 22 of Sabaitic typicon, imperfect, including a fragment of the 'Vision of Constantine' (ff. 1-1v). Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscri... More
Thomas and Christ from BL Harley 1810, f. 261v
Miniature of the Incredulity of Thomas. Image taken from f. 261v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in Lond... More
Canon table from BL Harley 1810, f. 20v
Canon table with birds. Image taken from f. 20v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Ma... More
Nikostratis, Lord of Macedonia from BL Harley 5644, f. 67v
Pen drawing of Nikostratis, Lord of Macedonia, and decorated initials. Image taken from f. 67v of Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8). Written in Greek... More
Canon table from BL Harley 1810, f. 21
Canon table with birds. Image taken from f. 21 of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Man... More
Text page from BL Harley 1810, f. 173v
Text page. Image taken from f. 173v of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Manuscripts ar... More
Dormition from BL Harley 1810, ff. 173v-174
Miniature of the Dormition of the Virgin. Image taken from ff. 173v-174 of Four Gospels. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library ... More
Headband from BL Eg 2610, top headband
Detail of patterns painted on the edges. Image taken from top headband of Four Gospels, with the Canons of Eusebius and the epistle to Carpianus. Written in Greek. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named af... More
Headpiece from BL Eg 2808, f. 3
Large rectangular headpiece with birds and foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 3 of Evangelistarium (Gospel lessons throughout the year). Written in Greek. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after ... More
Headband from BL Eg 2610, binding
Detail of patterns painted on the edges. Image taken from binding of Four Gospels, with the Canons of Eusebius and the epistle to Carpianus. Written in Greek. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after i... More