Marginal drawing from BL Add 47967, f. 61v
Text page with marginal geometric drawing. Image taken from f. 61v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Written in English.
Evangelist symbols from BL Add 47967, f. 1
Added drawings of the symbols of the four Evangelists, leaf and scroll ornament, labelled 'vinea Domini', part of a Latin alphabet and runes. Image taken from f. 1 of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache,... More
Text page from BL Add 47967, f. 2
Text page at the beginning of the list of chapter headings. Image taken from f. 2 of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Written in English.
Marginal drawings from BL Add 47967, f. 63v
Text page with marginal geometric drawings. Image taken from f. 63v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Written in English.
Marginal drawing from BL Add 47967, f. 87
Marginal drawing of pointed and circular shapes. Image taken from f. 87 of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Written in English.
Detail from BL Burn 215, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 1-68v), and an anonymous compilation of Old Testament history (ff. 69-73v). Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Burn 216, f. 14
Decorated initial 'N'(eminem), in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, and 18th-century ink pagination by David Swan. Image taken from f. 14 of Historia adversus paganos. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 214, f. 11 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 11 of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 216, f. 32v
Image taken from f. 32v of Historia adversus paganos. Written in Latin.
Zoomorphic initial from BL Add 47967, f. 65v
Zoomorphic initial 'I'(C) at the beginning of Book V, Chapter i. Image taken from f. 65v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Written in English.
Detail from BL Burn 216, f. 33 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 33 of Historia adversus paganos. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 216, f. 88v
Image taken from f. 88v of Historia adversus paganos. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 216, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 14 of Historia adversus paganos. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 216, f. 69v
Image taken from f. 69v of Historia adversus paganos. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 214, f. 4 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 4 of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v). Written in Latin.
Bishop from BL Burn 216, f. 88v
Historiated initial 'E'(xplicui), with a bishop and a tonsured monk offering him a book, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, and eighteenth-century ink pagination by David Swan. Image taken from f. 88v o... More
Detail from BL Burn 215, f. 10 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 10 of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 1-68v), and an anonymous compilation of Old Testament history (ff. 69-73v). Written in Latin.
Zoomorphic initial 'S' from BL Burn 216, f. 69v
Zoomorphic initial 'S'(ufficientia) in the form of a dragon, terminating in a bearded human head, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, with eighteenth-century ink pagination by David Swan. Image taken fro... More
Decorated initial from BL Burn 214, f. 11
Decorated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos. Image taken from f. 11 of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v). Written in Latin.
Puzzle initial from BL Burn 214, f. 19v
Puzzle initial and initials with penwork decoration, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos. Image taken from f. 19v of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v). Written in Latin.
Zoomorphic initial from BL Add 47967, f. 31v
Zoomorphic initial (A)'E'(ft) with four heads and interlaced bodies at the beginning of Book III, Chapter i. Image taken from f. 31v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Oros... More
Detail from BL Burn 214, f. 4 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 4 of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 214, f. 19v
Image taken from f. 19v of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v). Written in Latin.
Zoomorphic initial from BL Add 47967, f. 5v
Zoomorphic initial 'U'(re) with 3 heads and interlaced bodies at the beginning of Book I, Chapter i. Image taken from f. 5v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius'). Wr... More
Puzzle initial from BL Burn 166, f. 1
Decorated initial 'P'(receptis), and the Pinelli number '7899' in the upper left-hand corner. Image taken from f. 1 of Historia adversus paganos (ff. 1-68v), and an anonymous compilation of Old Testament histor... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Add 47967, f. 48v
Zoomorphic initial 'A'(eft) with two creatures and vine interlace patterns at the beginning of Book IV, Chapter i. Image taken from f. 48v of Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdal... More
Decorated initials from BL Burn 215, f. 10
Decorated initials 'N'(eminem) and 'R'(ex); the lower margin with a note stating that from the creation of the world (5199 years before the birth of Christ) to the present is 6,434 years. Image taken from f. 10... More
Historiated initial from BL Burn 214, f. 4
Historiated initial 'D'(e) depicting a woman seated before a skull on a chalice, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, with the inscription 'Mario Maffei' in the upper right-hand corner. Image taken from f... More
Marginal drawing of an Elephant and Castle from BL Burn 216, f. 33
Marginal drawing of an 'Elephant and Castle'; the adjacent text describes King Pyrrhus's battle elephants, with decorated initials 'A'(nno) and 'I'(psi) in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, and eighteenth... More
Historiated initial from BL Burn 216, f. 32v
Historiated initial 'D'(ixisse) depicting a king (Pyrrhus of Epirus?) in armour on horseback, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, with eighteenth- century ink pagination by David Swan. Image taken from f... More