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Man of Sorrows from BL Eg 1821, f. 8v

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Coloured print with Christ as the Man of Sorrows surrounded by instruments of the Passion pasted to a page painted in red covered with streaming blood, with an indulgence (later defaced): ‘To all them that devoutly say five Pater nosters, five Aves, and a Creed afore such a figure are granted 32,755 years of pardon.’ Image taken from f. 8v of Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany. Written in Latin and English.

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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man sorrows bl eg medieval manuscripts latin manuscript prints middle ages jesus christ book of psalms psalter psalms
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1300 - 1500
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British Library
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