Full-page architectural border from BL Harley 3046, f. 10
Full-page architectural border in colours and gold with a large historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with Pope Gregory the Great, putti, Jerome and another Church father, and the arms of Ferdinand I of Aragon, king ... More
White vine initial from BL Harley 3046, f. 4
White vine initial 'I'(n explanati) in colours and gold, with a white vine border. Image taken from f. 4 of Sermons (index Homiliae). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi... More
Penwork initial from BL Royal 8 D VIII, f. 147
Penwork initial 'E'(t) with foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 147 of Theological miscellany, including Meditations, prayers and letters; Poem on the ceremonial of the Mass; Sermons; theological works; ca... More
Calendar from BL Royal 8 D VIII, f. 10v
Calendar with saints and table to calculate the date of Easter. Image taken from f. 10v of Theological miscellany, including Meditations, prayers and letters; Poem on the ceremonial of the Mass; Sermons; theol... More
map from "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volume...
This image has been taken from scan 000213 from volume 03 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More
map from "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volume...
This image has been taken from scan 000119 from volume 03 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More
map from "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volume...
This image has been taken from scan 000307 from volume 03 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More
fictional protagonist and narrator from "The Works of Jonathan Swift, ...
This image has been taken from scan 000010 from volume 03 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More
map from "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volume...
This image has been taken from scan 000242 from volume 03 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More
Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from "The Works of Jonathan Swi...
This image has been taken from scan 000010 from volume 01 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More
Ownership inscription and contents list from BL Arundel 346, f. 1v
13th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Rievaull.' and listing of the contents with coloured initials. Image taken from f. 1v of Theological miscellany, including 31 miracles of the Virgin (ff. 60-73), var... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 3117, f. 48v
Zoomorphic initial 'H'(odie) at the beginning of a sermon. Image taken from f. 48v of Gloss on Lamentations; Commentary on the Song of Songs; Sermons; Gloss on Proverbs (imperfect). Written in Latin. The "BL H... More
Vision from BL Sloane 1580, ff. 1v-2
Full-page miniature, in two registers of a man lying in a bed and a standing angel gesturing to him, below, and above his vision of receiving a crown from God in a mandorla, with angels presenting him in the cl... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 3010, f. 1
Decorated initials 'D'(ilectissimo) and 'D'(ei) at the prologue of Gregory's sermons on Ezekiel. Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons on Ezekiel, in two books, imperfect at the end (index Homilarum in Ezechielem, ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 2398, f. 73
Puzzle initial 'A'(lle) and partial border. Image taken from f. 73 of Devotional treatises and sermons, including Memoriale credencium (ff. 1-69), a treatise on the five senses (ff. 106v-127), a sermon by Thoma... More
Detail from BL Burn 300, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of Various sermons (labelled as those from Easter to Advent), with a table of contents. Written in Latin.
Foliate and interlace initial from BL Burn 37, f. 107v
Foliate and interlace initial 'C'(apitulum), at the beginning of the sermons based on John. Image taken from f. 107v of De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons). Written in Latin.
Coloured initials from BL Harley 2360, f. 73
Coloured initials in a tract on a tract against 'wicked women' ('contra mulierem malam'). Image taken from f. 73 of Various theological tracts and sermons with a partial table of contents, beginning with the Lo... More
Stylised puzzle initial from BL Burn 300, f. 46v
Stylised puzzle initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Bernard of Clairvaux's sermon for the vigil of saints Peter and Paul. Image taken from f. 46v of Various sermons (labelled as those from Easter to Advent), wit... More
Decorated initial from BL Arundel 346, f. 60
Initial 'F'(uit) and table of chapters at the beginning of a collection of the miracles of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 60 of Theological miscellany, including 31 miracles of the Virgin (ff. 60-73), various ... More
Detail from BL Arundel 172, f. 46v
Detail of decorated initial. Image taken from f. 46v of Sermons and excerpts. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of A... More
Detail from BL Burn 300, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of Various sermons (labelled as those from Easter to Advent), with a table of contents. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3072, f. 7
Decorated initial 'P'(ascalus) with interlace and foliate motifs at the beginning of Caelius Sedulius' Carmen paschale. Image taken from f. 7 of Miscellany including excerpts from the Eclogues, Carmen paschale,... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3001, f. 2v
Decorated initial 'P'(astoralis). Image taken from f. 2v of Various theological texts, sermons, and letters, including De pastoralis cura. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 1246, f. 120v
Decorated initials 'I'(n) and 'N'(otandum) with reserved designs, geometric and arabesque motifs, followed by display script; one simple initial 'A'(udivit). Image taken from f. 120v of Sermons on the Gospels. ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 7183, Vol. 1, f. 140
Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n explanatione) at the beginning of an homily with interlace and foliate decoration. Image taken from Vol. 1, f. 140 of Homiliary: sermons and homilies. Written in Latin. The ... More
Flourished initial from BL Burn 294, f. 1
Flourished initial 'S'(apientia) at the beginning of Augustine's De cognitione verae vitae. Image taken from f. 1 of De diligendo Deo and various sermons, including De peregrino et mortuo et crucifixo. Written in Latin.
Text page with cadels from BL Harley 5398, f. 20
Text page with cadels decorating the colophon of Richard Rolle of Hampole's 'Emendatio vitae'. Image taken from f. 20 of Sermons and devotional texts and verse, including 'Emendatio vitae' (ff. 4-20), 'De duode... More
Pen-flourished initial from BL Harley 2276, f. 1
Pen-flourished initial 'W'(han). Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons (index Homilies, Homiliarius), including a treatise on hermeneutics (ff. 32v-35v), with a table of contents (ff. 146v-148v). Written in English.... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 3002, f. 129v
Decorated initials 'D'(ives) and 'H'(omo) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 129v of Sermons and various other works, including legends, texts relating to the conduct of priests and canon law; conclud... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 2355, f. 34
Decorated initials 'S'(i)) and 'F'(ama) at the beginning of Rathramnus' Liber de quo Christus natus est de Virgine. Image taken from f. 34 of Miscellany with Ulpian's De edendo (ff. 1-9v) and various religious ... More
Text page from BL Add 26773, f. 21
Text page with initial and manicula. Image taken from f. 21 of Miroir des Domees (index Les Évangiles des Domnées), a collection of sermons in rhymed couplets, some with exempla. Written in French (Anglo-Norman).
Detail from BL Burn 301, f. 73v
Image taken from f. 73v of Various sermons, (labelled as those from Advent to Easter) with table of contents. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 301, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 1 of Various sermons, (labelled as those from Advent to Easter) with table of contents. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2561, f. 6
Decorated initial 'A' with foliate decoration at the beginning of a treatise on vices and virtues announced in the rubric as the Biblia pauperum. Image taken from f. 6 of Various texts including several moral t... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 7183, Vol. 1, f. 95
Decorated initial 'P'(rimo) with a fish at the beginning of a homily by Remigius. Image taken from Vol. 1, f. 95 of Homiliary: sermons and homilies. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a col... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2890, f. 1
Decorated initial Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, statesma... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3073, f. 108
Decorated initial 'D'(ulciter) and musical notation. Image taken from f. 108 of Letter of dedication to count Henry I of Champagne, sermons, exposition on the Psalms, responsory, lections, and sequences (ff. 12... More
Decorated initial. from BL Sloane 1044, f. 123
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 123 of 2 leaves of sermons. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums a... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 651, f. 1
Decorated initial 'H'(odie). Image taken from f. 1 of Theological miscellany, including Peter Damian, Sermons, excerpts from the Moralia. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its ... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 2345, f. 28
Initials 'h'(odie) and 'E'(cce) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of two sermons. Image taken from f. 28 of Collection of Sermons. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of med... More
Coloured initial from BL Harley 4091, f. 1v
Coloured initial. Image taken from f. 1v of Sermons. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Manuscripts ar... More
Decorated initial from BL Arundel 172, f. 46v
Decorated initial 'I'(n). Image taken from f. 46v of Sermons and excerpts. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arun... More
Partial illuminated border and initial from BL Burn 300, f. 1
Partial illuminated foliate border and large initial 'V'(icit) at the beginning of Bernard of Clairvaux's sermon In die sancto pasche, with foliage decoration in the bowl of the letter, and the inscription 'Cel... More
Detail from BL Burn 293, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of decorated initial. Image taken from f. 3 of Theological miscellany, including De doctrina christiana (ff. 3-113), De perfectione justitiae hominis (ff. 114-118), and various sermons and homilies (ff. ... More
Decorated initial, and ownership inscription from BL Arundel 346, ff. ...
Initial 'Q'(uare) at the beginning of the text, with a 13-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Rievaull.' and listing of the contents, on the facing folio. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Theological miscellany... More
Pen-flourished initial from BL Harley 1660, f. 2v
Pen-flourished initial 'H'(ora est). Image taken from f. 2v of Sermons (Sermones dominicales), with a table of sermons listed alphabetically by subject (ff. 191-194), imperfect at the beginning and the end. Wr... More
Coloured initials from BL Sloane 2478, ff. 51-52
Coloured initials. Image taken from ff. 51-52 of Theological miscellany, including letters and sermons. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 126
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 126 of 2 fragments of leaves of sermons including 'In Decollatione S. Johannis Baptiste'. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3298, f. 2
Decorated initial 'O'(mnibus) with blue penwork extensions. Image taken from f. 2 of Eighty-eight sermons on the Gospel of John (index Homiliae 88 in S. Johannem). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2561, f. 190
Illuminated initial 'A' pen-flourished in dark red. Image taken from f. 190 of Various texts including several moral treatises on virtues and vices, Augustine's Epistolae, Sermons, etc. Written in Latin. The "... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 7183, Vol. 1, f. 98
Decorated initial 'N'(uper) with white intertwined tendrils at the beginning of a sermon by Augustine. Image taken from Vol. 1, f. 98 of Homiliary: sermons and homilies. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
Initial with penwork decoration from BL Harley 755, f. 137
Initial 'A'(braham) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 137 of Sermons. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in Londo... More
White vine border from BL Harley 6500, f. 1
Partial white vine border with two white vine initials, both 'L'(eo). Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons of Pope Leo I, with the life of Leo by Marcus Michael of Cortona. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscr... More
Detail from BL Burn 300, f. 46v
Image taken from f. 46v of Various sermons (labelled as those from Easter to Advent), with a table of contents. Written in Latin.
Decorated initials from BL Arundel 105, f. 33
Decorated initials 'N'(atalis) and 'H'(esterno) with foliate forms. Image taken from f. 33 of Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2. Written in La... More
Detail from BL Burn 37, f. 107v
Image taken from f. 107v of De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons). Written in Latin.
Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 7183, Vol. 2, f. 224v
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(eipsu). Image taken from Vol. 2, f. 224v of Homiliary: sermons and homilies. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held ... More
Pen-flourished initial from BL Harley 3170, f. 92v
Pen-flourished initial 'P'(ater). Image taken from f. 92v of Sermons on Matthew, imperfect at the beginning and at the end (index Opus imperfectum in Matthaeum). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 1615, f. 13
Decorated initial 'C'(um). Image taken from f. 13 of Various sermons and treatises on preaching. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British ... More
Historiated initial from BL Royal 12 D VII, f. 78
Historiated initial 'I'(n precedenti) with two clerical figures. Image taken from f. 78 of Treatises and sermons. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consi... More
Decorated initial and coloured stitching from BL Harley 3218, f. 72v
Decorated initial 'V'(ado) with pen-flourishing, and elaborate multi-coloured stitching in the lower margin to mend the parchment. Image taken from f. 72v of Sermones dominicales (Sunday sermons). Written in La... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3716, f. 59
Initial with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 59 of A compilation of works and letters by Italian humanists (ff. 1-153v), including Bruni's 'Commentarium rerum grecarum' (ff. 1-22v), Bracciolini's 'De av... More
Marginal drawing from BL Harley 495, f. 3
Marginal drawing representing knights on horseback attacking fortified Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 3 of Miscellany of tales, sermons and short treatises relating to ecclesiastical matters, imperfect at the b... More
Flourished initial from BL Eg 2890, f. 169
Flourished initial. Image taken from f. 169 of Sermons. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, stat... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 7183, Vol. 2, f. 224v
Zoomorphic initial 'S'(eipsu). Image taken from Vol. 2, f. 224v of Homiliary: sermons and homilies. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Briti... More
Coloured initial from BL Harley 3072, f. 1v
Coloured initial 'D'(ic). Image taken from f. 1v of Miscellany including excerpts from the Eclogues, Carmen paschale, Mirabilum divinorum, Paene alphabetico de Christo, letter to a Macedonian priest, De Actibu... More
Decorated initial 'M'(arcus) from BL Harley 3213, f. 67
Decorated initial 'M'(arcus). Image taken from f. 67 of Excerpts from Jermone's commentaries on Mark and Matthew, and sermons on the saints and other subjects. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refe... More
Pen-flourished initials from BL Harley 3037, f. 19v
Pen-flourished initials 'A'(ttendire) and 'Q'(ui). Image taken from f. 19v of Sermons, Prognostics or Foreknowledge of the world to come (Prognosticorum futuri saeculi) in 3 books, and Lives of the Saints (inde... More
Detail from BL Burn 37, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 3 of De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons). Written in Latin.
Illuminated headpiece and initial from BL Arundel 549, f. 119v
Illuminated headpiece and initial 'Pi', both with foliate decoration at the beginning of Gregory of Nazianzus's sermon Or. 39. Image taken from f. 119v of Sermons. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Coll... More
Christians listen to sermons, pray, flagellate themselves and show cha...
Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3068, f. 6v
Decorated initial 'D'(olor). Image taken from f. 6v of Miscellany, including De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy), various sermons and prayers. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
Coloured initial from BL Harley 3079, f. 5v
Coloured initial 'I'(n illo tempore). Image taken from f. 5v of Sermons, imperfect at the beginning and at the end (Homiliae in Evangelia dominicalia, De Sanctis). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ... More
Text page from BL Harley 2, f. 130
Text page. Image taken from f. 130 of Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3118, f. 90
Decorated initial 'A'(nima) at the beginning of 'Colloquium sponsi et sponsae'. Image taken from f. 90 of Various texts including sermons and 'Colloquium sponsi et sponsae'. Written in Latin and English. The "... More
Coloured initial from BL Harley 3926, f. 22
Coloured initial 'P(ueri novissima hora est). Image taken from f. 22 of Sermons on John, I, imperfect at the end. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts hel... More
Pen-flourished initial from BL Harley 2371, f. 5
Pen-flourished initial 'T'(his). Image taken from f. 5 of Sermons and theological treatises, imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of m... More
Text page with border from BL Add 37677, f. 61v
Text page with initial 'S'[ent] and decorated border at the beginning of the 'Somme le Roi'. Image taken from f. 61v of Sermons and theological works. Written in Latin and English.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 7183, Vol. 1, f. 44
Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(rimo) with interlace, a human head and foliate decoration followed by display script at the beginning of the homily for Christmas day. Image taken from Vol. 1, f. 44 of Homilia... More
Doves from BL Royal 10 A VII, f. 150
Drawings of doves in roundels at the beginning of the Aviarium. Image taken from f. 150 of Theological distinctiones, notes, commonplaces, sermons, an abridged Aviarium, beginning, ''Si dormiatis inter medios' ... More
Detail from BL Arundel 346, f. 60
Decorated initial 'F'(uit) and table of chapters at the beginning of a collection of the miracles of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 60 of Theological miscellany, including 31 miracles of the Virgin (ff. 60-73)... More
Decorated initial from BL Arundel 105, f. 2v
Decorated initial 'P'(aucorum) at the beginning of Maximus of Turin's Homily hiemales de tempore, II (attributed to Ambrose). Image taken from f. 2v of Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 504, f. 23
Initial 'S'(anctam) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 23 of Sermons (61). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in L... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 102, f. 1
Decorated initial 'D'(icite), and, in the lower margin, the ownership inscription of Sir Simonds d'Ewes. Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons and various other religious texts, including the Passione Domini Nostri ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3027, f. 66
Initial 'P'(ater) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 66 of Theological works (imperfect), including Soliloquia, De immortalitate animae, De XII abusivis saeculi, De gratia et libero arbitrio and Sermo... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 23, f. 9v
Initials 'P'(rima), 'Q'(uatuor), 'N'(on), 'T'(abernaculum) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 9v of Liber Exceptionum, Part II (ff. 1-55v); sermons, and other texts (see Notes for contents). Written i... More
Text page from BL Royal 3 A X, f. 110v
Text page. Image taken from f. 110v of Miscellany of sermons, treatises and Gospel harmonies, including Unum ex quattuor; Allegoriae super Novum Testamentum; Diatessaron (fragment). Written in Latin. The BL R... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 1015, f. 1
Decorated initial 'B'(eati) at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons and religious miscellany. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts ... More
Detail from BL Arundel 105, f. 33
Decorated initial 'H'(esterno) with foliate forms. Image taken from f. 33 of Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2. Written in Latin. The Arundel... More
Detail from BL Arundel 346, f. 2
Decorated initial 'Q'(uare) at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 2 of Theological miscellany, including 31 miracles of the Virgin (ff. 60-73), various sermons, a commentary on the Gospels read thr... More
Text page from BL Add 37677, f. 101
Text page with intials and rubric at the beginning of Wycliffe's sermon. Image taken from f. 101 of Sermons and theological works. Written in Latin and English.
Coloured initials from BL Harley 3176, f. 1
Coloured initials. Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons on Virgin Mary, expositions on the Psalms and the Beatitudes, excerpts from Augustine and others. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4901, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'H'(orarum) with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of the sermons of Anthony of Padua. Image taken from f. 1 of Sermons on the Epistles and the Gospels (Sermones in Epistolas et Evangelia) (im... More
Text page from BL Royal 8 E XVII, f. 34
Text page. Image taken from f. 34 of Composite miscellany of theological treatises and sermons in Latin, poems and proverbs in French and English; Proverbe de bon enseignement, La plainte nostre dame, La geste... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3050, f. 5v
Decorated initial 'S'(equitur) with foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 5v of Excerpta ex operibus S. Augustini (2nd part); Sermons. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medie... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 118
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 118 of 2 leaves of Sermons on the Gospels. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Br... More
Flourished initial from BL Arundel 336, f. 43v
Flourished initial 'I'(am), in Bonaventura's Breviloquium. Image taken from f. 43v of Breviloquium pauperis seu Compendium sacrae Scripturae (ff. 1-58), Sermons (ff. 64-165), and other works. Written in Latin. ... More
Detail from BL Arundel 105, f. 2v
Decorated initial 'P'(aucorum) at the beginning of Maximus of Turin's Homily hiemales de tempore, II (attributed to Ambrose). Image taken from f. 2v of Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 534, f. 31
Initial 'P'(ost) with reserved designs and penwork decoration at the beginning of Arnold of Bonneval's 'De sex verbis Domini in cruce'; the final design differs from the underdrawing in crayon. Image taken from... More