The abbot of St Zeno and the slothful from BL Eg 943, f. 96
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Virgil with the abbot of St Zeno and the slothful. Image taken from f. 96 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentar... More
Abbot addressing monk from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 249
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of an abbot addressing a monk, who is writing; another man stands behind the abbot. Image taken from f. 249 of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decret... More
Abbot blessing monks from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 224v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of an abbot blessing a group of monks. Image taken from f. 224v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin.
Abbot blessing monks from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 224v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of an abbot blessing a group of monks. Image taken from f. 224v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin.
Abbot and litigant bishops from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 197
Detail of a miniature of an abbot and litigant bishops with their advisers before him, with a foliate initial 'A'(bbas), at the beginning of causa 18. Image taken from f. 197 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordina... More
Abbot and King from BL Eg 818, f. 13
Historiated initials 'S'(ardinia) of a man holding a staff and a book, and 'S' of a king holding a sceptre. Image taken from f. 13 of Collectanea rerum memorabilium (index De mirabilibus mundi), with preface, t... More
Abbot and bishop from BL Stowe 944, f. 6v
Detail of a marginal drawing of an abbot and a bishop at the Last Judgement. Image taken from f. 6v of Liber Vitae of Newminster and Hyde, with register, charters, customs, the will of Alfred the Great, benedic... More
Abbot and monks from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 180v
Detail of a miniature of an abbot and three monks in a church, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 16. Image taken from f. 180v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin.
Saint Anthony Abbot (with Saint John the Baptist)
Martino di Bartolommeo di Biagio (Italian, Sienese, active by 1389–died 1434/35)
Abbot from BL Lansdowne 435, f. 9
Historiated initial 'A'(nno) with an abbot holding a crosier, and full border with faces in diamond shapes, at the beginning of a cartulary of Chertsey abbey. Image taken from f. 9 of Register of Chertsey abbey... More
John and Abbot of Pontigny from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 295v
Historiated initial 'B'(enedictus) with John the Baptist with the Agnus Dei standing on a hill, and Pharisees questioning him, with a bas-de-page scene of Thomas Becket being welcomed by the Abbot of Pontigny. ... More
Abbot of Pontigny from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 295v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Thomas Becket being welcomed by the Abbot of Pontigny. Image taken from f. 295v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.
Abbot of St Denis from BL Royal 16 G VI, f. 268v
Miniature of the Abbot of St Denis sending messengers. Image taken from f. 268v of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. Written in French.
Abbot of St Denis from BL Royal 19 D I, f. 194
Miniature of the Abbot of St Denis sending two armed messengers. Image taken from f. 194 of Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances. Written in French.
Abbot of Saint Denis from BL Royal 20 C VII, f. 12
Detail of a miniature of the abbot of Saint-Denis consulting a wise-woman, at the beginning of chapter 22 of 'Philip III' book. Image taken from f. 12 of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to 1380).... More
Abbot in Benedictine Habit
Made in Burgundy, France
