Jerusalem from BL Eg 1070, f. 5
Full-page miniature of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock Image taken from f. 5 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. The Egerton Manus... More
Death from BL Harley 2936, f. 84
Detail of a miniature of Death, at the beginning of Matins in the Office of the Dead. Image taken from f. 84 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection o... More
Tudor Rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2
Detail of an allegorical miniature of a bush of the Tudor rose incorporating a Latin poem celebrating the House of Tudor, with a scroll reading 'Salve, radix varios producens germine ramos, / Quos inter ramus s... More
Emperor Anastasius I, pope Symachus and antipope Laurentius
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The Evangelist St. Luke - miniature, medieval manuscript
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Amnon and Tamar from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 58
Detail of a lower register miniature of Amnon and Tamar lying in bed. Image taken from f. 58 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Royal Manuscript Collect... More
Albrecht Durer - Crucifixion, from the Small Woodcut Passion
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"Rustam Captures Rakhsh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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Stela of the Lady of the House, Tabiemmut
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Krishna, Balarama, and the Cowherders: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata...
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Zoroaster from BL YT 28, f. 51 - Public domain dedication image
Detail of a mminiature of Zoroaster with two demons, from Pseudo-Aristotle's Secreta secretorum. Image taken from f. 51 of Secreta secretorum (ff. 1-43); Il Tesoro (translation of Li Livres dou Tresor) (ff. 43v... More
The seated Muhammad discusses prophethood with members of the Quraysh...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Abû Jahl, his speech restored, again urges the people to abandon their...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Muhammad, seated before a mihrab made of inlaid wood, talks to the lea...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Umm Hakîm, in white robes and a black net face veil, seated before the...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Muhammad visits Abû Tâlib, who is his uncle and head of the Banû Hâshi...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
The baby Rustam in swaddling clothes is suckled by one of his ten wet ...
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Garshâsp hits a lion with his mace.
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Rûdâba giving birth to Rustam. - Public domain dedication image
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Rustam's First Feat: Rakhsh kills a lion while Rustam sleeps.
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The birth of Rustam. - miniature, medieval manuscript
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perf...
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John the Baptist from BL Eg 1139, f. 206
Detail of miniature of John the Baptist. Image taken from f. 206 of Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its... More
Miniature from BL Harley 2803, f. 1v
Detail of a miniature of Jerome writing at a desk with a small monk below, at the beginning of Jerome's letter to Ambrose. Image taken from f. 1v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis ... More
Green Tara Dispensing Boons to Ecstatic Devotees: Folio from a Manuscr...
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Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perf...
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The baptism of Christ by St. John the Baptist, an angel holds Christ's...
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Arrival of Rollo in Normandy from BL YT 33, f. 1
Detail of a miniature of the arrival of Duke Rollo in Normandy, with the city of Rouen on the left. Image taken from f. 1 of Grande Chronique de Normandie. Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) w... More
Purgatory: Dante observes the lustful from BL Eg 943, f. 110
Framed miniature of Dante (with Statius and Virgil) observing the lustful. Image taken from f. 110 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Cap... More
Manuscript Illumination with the Visitation in an Initial D, from a Ch...
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Decorated title page from BL Add 27210, f. 2
Decorated title page depicting an arcade resting on mermaid caryatids and on columns decorated with gold flowers. In the middle of the arch, there is an angel's head with wings. Early seventeenth-century decora... More
Miniature from BL Harley 4373, f. 88v
Miniature of courtiers and servants observing a couple lying in bed at the beginning of book 8, and full border with a man climbing a vine and a hybrid creature wrestling a bear. Image taken from f. 88v of Les ... More
St. Mary Magdalene holding a book
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Six Ages of the World from BL YT 31, f. 77
Detail of a circular diagram of the Six Ages of the World, with an angel at the centre with outspread arms. Each of the Ages of the World is represented by an emblematic scene. First Age (from Adam to Noah): ... More
The parable of the Good Samaritan
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Debate for the Soul from BL Stowe 39, f. 32v
Miniature of the Debate for the Soul, with a naked man being held by the hair by a devil with a hook, and speared by death, with an angel on the right, Christ with raised hands, and a kneeling Mary interceding ... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Death of Harmonia from BL Royal 20 C V, f. 106, i...
Detail of a miniature of the death of Harmonia, daughter of Gelon. Image taken from f. 106 of Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (index De claris mulieribus, Le... More
Miniature. from BL Eg 745, f. 8v
Miniature. Image taken from f. 8v of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (... More
Mass from BL YT 11, f. 6v - Public domain dedication image
Miniature of a mass attended by officials of a nunnery inside a church. On the right, a priest, in chasuble, is at the altar, with a deacon, an abbess with book and crozier, and nuns, including the sacristan pu... More
Cleriadus and Meliadice from BL Royal 20 C II, f. 159
Detail of a miniature of Cleriadus and Meliadice with three pairs of dancers. Image taken from f. 159 of Cleriadus et Meliadice, Historia Apollonii regis Tyri. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec... More
Miniature of standing men holding gloves. from BL Eg 745, f. 81v
Miniature of standing men holding gloves. Image taken from f. 81v of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after i... More
Miniature of a saint preaching. from BL Eg 745, f. 33v
Miniature of a saint preaching. Image taken from f. 33v of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Detail of the upper 2 registers of a full-page miniature with scenes of various medical consultations, including a physician holding up a urine glass. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Wri... More
Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot from BL Royal 14 E III, f. 89
Detail of a miniature of Arthur and Guinevere at a banquet, while Lancelot kneels before them, requesting permission to leave the court, with a rebec player in the margin. Image taken from f. 89 of Estoire del ... More
Building of Troy from BL Royal 17 E II, f. 250
Miniature of the building of Troy, at the beginning of Book III. Image taken from f. 250 of Le recoeil des histoires de Troyes (Le livre nomme Hercules). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, ... More
Hyena from BL Harley 4751, f. 10
Detail of a miniature of a hyena (Yena) devouring a human corpse, which it pulls from a tomb. Image taken from f. 10 of Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds. Written in Latin. The "B... More
Miniature of a woman giving bread to the poor. from BL Eg 745, f. 38v
Miniature of a woman giving bread to the poor. Image taken from f. 38v of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named af... More
Nascien from BL Royal 14 E III, f. 68
Detail of a miniature of an admiral in a passing ship giving Nascien some food. Image taken from f. 68 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscr... More
Jean de Courcy from BL Royal 14 E II, f. 1
Detail of a miniature of Nature appearing to the author, Jean de Courcy, in a dream and showing him the lady Vaillance, at the beginning of book 1. Image taken from f. 1 of Le chemin de Vaillance, and other tex... More
Marginal decoration from BL Add 14762, f. 13v
Foliate decoration connected to two decorated initials and inhabited by animals, in the outer margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with t... More
Penitence, devotion, and contemplation from BL YT 11, f. 29
Detail of a miniature divided in four compartments: a nun's vision of the Trinity. Image taken from f. 29 of 'La Sainte Abbaye' (ff. 2-7); a treatise on love (ff. 7-28); Livres de l'estat de l'ame (ff. 28v-51v)... More
Dante and Virgil from BL YT 36, f. 14
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Virgil being rowed across the river Styx by a demon rower, Phlegyas, and Dante and Virgil at the brazen gates of the city of Dis, in illustration of Canto VIII. Image taken fr... More
Edmund's head from BL Harley 2278, f. 66
Detail of a miniature of Edmund's head calling out "Here! Here! Here!" all day long until the men searching for it found it hidden in a thicket, being guarded from predatory animals by a wolf. Image taken from ... More
The martyrdom of St. James the Less: he is stoned and beaten to death
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Miniature from BL Harley 3183, f. 36
Miniature, symbolising pride, of a man in bed holding a crown, surrounded by demons who also clutch crowns. Image taken from f. 36 of Devotional Manual. Written in French (Provençal). The "BL Harley Manuscript... More
Miniature. from BL Eg 745, f. 6
Miniature. Image taken from f. 6 of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1... More
Miniature of a saint preaching. from BL Eg 745, f. 35v
Miniature of a saint preaching. Image taken from f. 35v of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder... More
Black Horse from BL Royal 19 B XV, f. 10
Miniature of John with a symbol of Luke and the vision of the Black Horse, a portent of famine, illustrating the opening of the Third Seal (Revelation 6: 5). Image taken from f. 10 of Apocalypse, with commentar... More
Court of Love from BL Royal 16 F II, f. 1
Detail of a miniature of a lady Jeunesse presenting the author to lord Bel Accueil and lady Plaisance and their court, with a full border with two mottos, 'La plus eure' and 'Dieu et mon droit', the arms of Edw... More
Pygmalion kneeling before the statue from BL Royal 19 B XIII, f. 138v
Detail of a miniature of Pygmalion kneeling before the statue. Image taken from f. 138v of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists ... More
Miniature of God the Father with angels. from BL Sloane 3049, f. 13
Miniature of God the Father with angels. Image taken from f. 13 of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of... More
Cuthbert at a synod from BL YT 26, f. 53v
Miniature of Cuthbert accepting the bishopric at a synod of fellow monks, from Chapter 24 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 53v of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Eccle... More
The apostles awake Christ to still the storm on the sea of Galilee
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Samuel anoints David; the coronation of David
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"The Awakening of Kumbhakarna in the Golden City of Lanka", Folio from...
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Six Ages of the World from BL YT 31, f. 77
Circular diagram of the Six Ages of the World, with an angel at the centre with outspread arms. Each of the Ages of the World is represented by an emblematic scene. First Age (from Adam to Noah): the expulsi... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Miniature from BL Harley 1766, f. 13, illuminated...
Miniature of the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Image taken from f. 13 of The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), abridged. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re... More
Galahad from BL Royal 14 E III, f. 91
Detail of a miniature of Galahad withdrawing a sword from a floating marble block, while a mounted young woman arrives to question Lancelot. Image taken from f. 91 of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Sain... More
Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 166
Miniature of the Triumph of Death. Image taken from f. 166 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Britis... More
Miniature from BL YT 9, f. 27v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 27v of Bible (Proverbs-Revelation). Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime... More
Miniature from BL Harley 3978, f. 6v
Miniature of the Annunciation facing Psalm 1. Image taken from f. 6v of Added miniatures. Written in French and Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Brit... More
Miniature. from BL Eg 745, f. 7v
Miniature. Image taken from f. 7v of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (... More
Miniature of a man with a guardian angel and a devil from BL Sloane 30...
Miniature of a man with a guardian angel and a devil Image taken from f. 27 of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the de... More
Christ preaching from BL Royal 20 D V, f. 31v
Detail of a miniature of Christ preaching. Image taken from f. 31v of Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of ove... More
Vilenie from BL Royal 19 B XIII, f. 6
Detail of a miniature of Vilenie (Villainy, Abuse, Baseness) offering the Lover (L'Amans) a potion. Image taken from f. 6 of Roman de la Rose. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known ... More
Miniature of a knight praying to the Virgin and Child. from BL Eg 745,...
Miniature of a knight praying to the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 33 of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is n... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Miniature from BL Harley 1766, f. 76, illuminated...
Miniature of Euridyce and Orpheus with his harp. Image taken from f. 76 of The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), abridged. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refer... More
Miniature from BL Harley 3571, f. 69v
Miniature of the Crucifixion with John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary kneeling at the base of the cross. Image taken from f. 69v of History of the Holy Family (index Historia della Familia Santissima); exce... More
Christ and disciples from BL Royal 20 D V, f. 27
Detail of a miniature of Christ and his disciples standing. Image taken from f. 27 of Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection,... More
Miniature. from BL Eg 1900, f. 52
Miniature. Image taken from f. 52 of Account of a journey from Venice to Palestine, Mount Sinai and Egypt. Written in German. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1... More
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Jesus and his disciples from BL Eg 1122, f. 1[v]
Miniature of Jesus and his disciples, at the beginning of a Gospel Lectionary for Lent. Image taken from f. 1[v] of Gospel Lectionary for Lent. Written in German with some Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collect... More
Plan of Jerusalem - miniature, medieval manuscript
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Exodus from Egypt from BL Add 14762, ff. 14v-15
Marginal illustration occupying both lower margins of the double opening depicting the Exodus of the Israelites with Moses dividing the sea by the help of a divine hand (f. 15) and behind them the Egyptians pur... More
The parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins: the five wise virgins
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Miniature of a monk teaching. from BL Eg 745, f. 78
Miniature of a monk teaching. Image taken from f. 78 of Life of Eustace and other saints, and a collection of moral treatises. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, S... More
Gates of Purgatory from BL YT 36, f. 84
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Virgil at the gates of Purgatory, and the Proud carrying heavy stones, in illustration of Canto IX of the Purgatorio. Image taken from f. 84 of Divina Commedia (index Divine C... More
The Evangelist St. John drinks from the poisoned chalice
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Miniature from BL Lansdowne 1178, f. 90
Miniature, at the beginning of Book 3 of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. Image taken from f. 90 of Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only. Written in French.
Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 176
Miniature of the Triumph of Fame. Image taken from f. 176 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British... More
Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 162
Miniature of the Triumph of Chastity. Image taken from f. 162 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Br... More
Vortigern from BL Eg 3028, f. 17
Drawing of Hengist explaining his arrival to King Vortigern. Image taken from f. 17 of Roman de Brut, a verse epitome (begins imperfectly) with continuation to Edward III; Destruction de Rome; Fierabras. Writte... More
Scenes from Exodus from BL Or 2884, f. 16
Full-page miniature, upper register: the tenth plague: the death of the first-born including Pharaoh's son, lower regsiter: the Israelites leaving Egypt. Image taken from f. 16 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'S... More
Lecture from BL Royal 17 E III, f. 36
Detail of a miniature of a lecture. Image taken from f. 36 of De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collectio... More
Lucifer devouring Cassius, Brutus and Judus from BL Eg 943, f. 61
Detail of a miniature of Virgil showing Dante Lucifer devouring Cassius, Brutus and Judus with three mouths. Image taken from f. 61 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with ... More
Christ urges a rich young man to seek perfection
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Miniature from BL Lansdowne 1178, f. 53v
Miniature, at the beginning of Book 2 of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. Image taken from f. 53v of Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only. Written in French.
Creation from BL Harley 616, f. 1
Detail of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the sun and moon and the birds and animals, at the beginning of Genesis. Image taken from f. 1 of Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imp... More
St Benedict from BL Sloane 2436, ff. 1v-2
Miniature of a woman confessing to St Benedict, at the beginning of the Confessional de Charles de St Gelays, preceeded by the prologue and heraldic arms supported by two putti. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Con... More
The feeding of the five thousand: Christ blesses the loaves and fishes
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Miniature of three woman. from BL Stowe 582, f. 34
Miniature of three woman. Image taken from f. 34 of Le Sacre de Claude de France. Written in French.