Ascension from BL Eg 2653, f. 156v
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Miniature of the Ascension, at the beginning of the Office of the Holy Spirit. Image taken from f. 156v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome, including the Office of the Cross (f. 141); of the Holy Spirit (f. 156v). Written in Latin.
The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, statesman, and patron of the arts during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. He served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and later as Lord Chancellor of England, holding high positions in the legal and political realms.
Sir Thomas Egerton acquired a substantial number of historical and literary manuscripts. In 1617, shortly before his death, Sir Thomas Egerton bequeathed his collection of manuscripts to the British Museum, which was the precursor to the British Library.
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