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The Devil in the Stocks from BL YT 13, f. 169v

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The Devil in the Stocks from BL YT 13, f. 169v

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Bas-de-page scene from the Devil in the Stocks, of the monk and woman in the stocks with unbound hands, while the Virgin Mary leads two devils on a cord, with a caption reading, ‘Cy deliver n[ost]re dame le moyne et la fe[m]me hors de ceps et remet .ii deabl[es] en lur lu.’ Image taken from f. 169v 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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