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Cuthbert speaking to Boisil from BL YT 26, f. 21

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Cuthbert speaking to Boisil from BL YT 26, f. 21

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Miniature of Cuthbert, lying in his sickbed, speaking to Boisil, from Chapter 8 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 21 of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People). Written in Latin.

Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime. The collection is now housed at the British Library in London.

Henry Yates Thompson was born into a wealthy family in 1838. Thompson began collecting manuscripts and other items in the 1870s. His collection quickly gained recognition for its exceptional quality and breadth. He had a keen eye for illuminated manuscripts, which are manuscripts decorated with intricate illustrations and calligraphy. The collection has a particular emphasis on medieval manuscripts.

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0750 - 1200
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