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Lady with slaughtered hares, and with hounds from BL YT 13, f. 72

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Lady with slaughtered hares, and with hounds from BL YT 13, f. 72

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Bas-de-page scene of a lady walking towards a structure, with slaughtered hares on a stick in one hand, and leading two hounds from a leash in the other. Image taken from f. 72 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French.

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.

In medieval illuminated manuscripts, bas-de-page scenes are unframed, sometimes whimsical images that appear below the written text and may or may not refer to it.

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1300 - 1500
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British Library
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