Sacred Heart from BL Sloane 1584, ff. 26v-27
Drawing of the Sacred Heart with the Five wounds of Christ, on the left, and on the right, decorated initials in an alphabet. Image taken from ff. 26v-27 of Medical and religious miscellany, including 'Walter M... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 3 C VIII, f. 148
Detail of a decorated initial 'H'(ec), with foliate motifs, at the beginning of Deuteronomy. Image taken from f. 148 of Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperf... More
David penitent from BL Harley 2989, f. 73
Miniature of David penitent, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including medallions with Bathsheba and the Last Judgement, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from f. 73 of Bo... More
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, full foliate border in the margins. Image taken from f. 11v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew.
Pecia mark from BL Arundel 435, f. 36
Text page, with small decorated initials and the pecia mark 'xvii p' in the right margin. Image taken from f. 36 of Legal miscellany, including Summa decreti, Quaestiones dominicales et veneriales, Repertorium ... More
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Harley 7586B, f. 81v
Initial-word panels decorated with penwork and pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 81v of Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation. Written in Hebrew.
Man praying from BL Or 2884, f. 61
Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters in the Hallel (Psalm 118:5). Miniature in the lower margin depicting a man standing in a small niche praying. Image taken from f. 61 of Haggadah for Passover (the ... More
Detail from BL Burn 310, f. 158
Detail of decorated initial 'E'(go). Image taken from f. 158 of Historia Brittonum, Vita Gildae, and other Vitae. Written in Latin.
Decorated initials from BL Harley 2799, f. 5
Detail of decorated initials 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of the Psalms in three versions, with foliate decoration, clasps, and a dog or quadruped. Image taken from f. 5 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to R... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 3045, f. 45
Decorated foliate initials 'E'(n) and 'O' with clasps at the beginning to book 2, chapters 23 and 24. Image taken from f. 45 of De laudibus sanctae crucis, prefatory material (ff. 2v-5v), book 1 (ff. 6v-34), bo... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2700, ff. 1v-2
Large foliate initial 'O' in red, partly original and partly restored by Bartolomeo Sanvito. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Epigrams (index Epigrammatum), imperfect. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3062, f. 1
Decorated initial 'P'(opulus) at the beginning of Usuardus's Martirology. Image taken from f. 1 of Martyrology (index Martirologium), imperfect at the end. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2475, f. 122
Decorated initial 'O'(mnes) with foliate extensions. Image taken from f. 122 of Vita Terentii (ff. 1-2); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 2-121v); Catilina, Jugurtha (ff. 122-198); De re militari (ff. 218-265v).... More
Four elements from BL YT 19, f. 28
Detail of a miniature of the four elements, with a sick man and a physician holding up a bottle, and a decorated initial 'C'(hi), in Brunetto Latini's Le Livre du Trésor. Image taken from f. 28 of Li Livres dou... More
Hanukkah lamp from BL Or 5024, f. 19
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with a partial foliate border in the outer margin inhabited by a deer. In the upper margin, illustration of a man lighting the Hanukkah lamp, at the beginning of the sec... More
Ascanius, and the Trojan fleet from BL King's 24, f. 148v
Miniature illustrating book VII of Virgil's Aeneid, with Ascanius wounding the stag in the foreground, as the Trojans feast on the shore, and the Trojan fleet in the background and decorated initial 'T'(u). Im... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 84
Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uoniam), with a display script, at the beginning of Luke. Image taken from f. 84 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Decorated initials from BL Harley 1895, f. 1
Pen-flourished initial 'O'(rbis) and plain initial 'O'(mne). Image taken from f. 1 of De Cosmographia, in three books (ff. 1-22), Excerpts from Virgil with paraphrases of the Old and New Testaments (ff. 23-34v)... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5698, f. 13v
Detail of a page: initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration and a gold crown, at the introduction of the Mishneh Torah. Image taken from f. 13v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 27210, f. 30v
Decorated initial-word panel, ~Hakham~ (Wise Son) and the initial word, ~Rasha~ (Wicked Son) with gold letters. Image taken from f. 30v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial-word from BL Add 26878, f. 57
Initial word of the main text ~wa-yedabber~ (and [God] spoke) decorated by foliate scrolls and hybrid heads. The initial word of the Targumic text is decorated with the head of a dragon and a man, at the beginn... More
Decorated initial and border from BL Eg 2653, f. 88
Decorated initial and border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from f. 88 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome, including the Office of the Cross (f. 141); of the Holy Spirit (f. 156v). Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 4949, f. 58
Decorated initial 'S'(eptimus) with reserved designs and pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 7 of Hilary's De Trinitate. Image taken from f. 58 of De Trinitate (ff. 1-129v); De Synodis (index Contra omnes ... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2737, f. 24
Decorated initial-word panel, ~Halleluyah~ (Praise the Lord) the first word of Psalm 113, at the beginning of the first part of the Hallel. Image taken from f. 24 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque... More
Detail: Pentecost from BL YT 4, f. 35
Miniature of Pentecost, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Spirit. Image taken from f. 35 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('Hours of Jacques de Brégilles'). W... More
Decorated initials from BL Sloane 263, f. 50v
Decorated initials 'A'(quila) and 'D'(elphin), in an Astronomical treatise. Image taken from f. 50v of Astronomical treatises (ending imperfectly). Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 527, f. 1
Decorated initial 'O'(iez seigneurs baruns deu uus creisse buntez). Image taken from f. 1 of Chanson of Gui de Bourgogne (ff. 1-32), Chastoiement d'un Père à son fils, imperfect at the end (ff. 32v-46v), an exc... More
Introduction of the Mishneh Torah from BL Harley 5698, ff. 11v-12
Opening with decorated initial-word panels: on f. 11v, two citations from Deuteronomy (Deut. 1:5 and 4:44), on f. 12, the beginning of Maimonides' introduction to his Mishneh Torah with a full foliate border i... More
King of Hungary from BL Harley 4903, f. 204v
Detail of a miniature of the king of Hungary fighting to deliver the imprisoned chatelaine and the four knights; decorated initial 'O'(r oez) with ivy. Image taken from f. 204v of Continuations of the Roman des... More
Decorated border from BL Harley 2690, f. 1
Decorated border with candelabras, a snail, a dolphin, birds, putti including two supporting a cardinal's unidentified arms, and decorated initial 'Q'(uintus) at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 4977, f. 2
Initial with added penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 2 of Medical Compendium, imperfect. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial and headpiece from BL Stowe 30, f. 50v
Decorated headpiece, illuminated title, and large decorated initial 'O' (que), at the beginning of a prayer in French. Image taken from f. 50v of Prayers. Written in Greek, Latin, English, French, Italian, Span... More
John Chrysostom from BL Eg 2339, f. 18v
Drawing of John Chrysostom, a fFather of the Greek church, and decorated initials. Image taken from f. 18v of Hymns and prayers, preceded by extracts from the Fathers, and followed by other prayers, imperfect. ... More
David in penitence from BL Sloane 116, ff. 23v-24
Miniature of David in penitence, and decorated initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from ff. 23v-24 of Prayer Book. Written in Latin.
Mark the Evangelist from BL YT 5, f. 12
Miniature of Mark reading a book and holding spectacles to his eyes, his evangelist symbol, the lion, observes, decorated initial 'I'(n), and three-sided border with empty scrolls/ribbons, at the beginning of M... More
Full-page frontispiece from BL Add 16577, f. 30v
Frontispiece at the beginning of the customs of Hanukkah. Decorated initial-word panels accompanied with full floral border inhabited by a peacock. Two medallions included into the border feature a stag and a f... More
Decorated initial from BL Arundel 91, f. 206v
Detail of decorated initial 'B'. Image taken from f. 206v of Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November. Written in Latin.
Noah from BL YT 19, f. 10 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of Noah, decorated initial 'N'(oe), and three-sided border, in Brunetto Latini's Le Livre du Trésor. Image taken from f. 10 of Li Livres dou Tresor. Written in French.
Dido from BL King's 24, f. 101v
Detail of a miniature of several episodes from book IV of Virgil's Aeneid: on the right, the hunt during which Dido and Aeneas meet; on the left, Dido and Aeneas ride into a cave together, and in the middle of ... More
Decorated initial from BL YT 26, f. 2v
Detail of a decorated initial 'D'(omino). Image taken from f. 2v of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People). Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 263v
Detail of a decorated initial 'N' with clasps. Image taken from f. 263v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin.
Three Living and Three Dead from BL Harley 2917, f. 119
Miniature of three living, a pope, an emperor, and a king, and three dead wearing a mitre, a large crown, and a small crown, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Office... More
Decorated initial and border from BL Harley 1845, f. 54v
Decorated initial 'C'(onverte) with acanthus leaves combined with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 54v of Book of Hours, for the use of Sarum, imperfect. Wr... More
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Ahavah~. Image taken from f. 63v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1. Written in Hebrew.
Slaves of Pharoah from BL Add 14762, f. 7
Detail of a decorated initial at the beginning of ~Avadim hayyinu~ (we were slaves of Pharaoh), and a miniature of the Israelites building a city for Pharaoh in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 7 of Haggad... More
Initial word from BL Add 26878, f. 57
Detail: decorated initial word. Image taken from f. 57 of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-272), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 273-311v) and ~Haftarot~(ff. 312-381) with Rashi... More
Stork from BL Add 16577, f. 41v
Detail of decorated initial-word panels at the beginning of the customs of Purim accompanied by a white stork holding a fish in its beak. Image taken from f. 41v of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Nativity from BL Sloane 2418, f. 45
Miniature of the Nativity, and decorated initial 'D'(eus), at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 45 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial with tromp l'oeil border from BL Royal 2 A IV, f. 14
Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with a tromp l'oeil border containing birds, flowers and fruits, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 14 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial word from BL Eg 872, f. 126
Decorated initial word ~Wa-yiqra~ (And [the Lord] called) in brown ink, at the beginning of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 126 of Commentary on the Pentateuch with the ~Haftarot~ (ff. 1-240) on the Five Scrolls... More
Tower of Babel from BL Royal 15 D III, f. 15v
Detail of a miniature of the building of the Tower of Babel, with a section of a decorated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 15v of Bible historiale, the early version. Written in French.
Haggai from BL Harley 5711, f. 120
Decorated initial-word panel ~Bi-shnat~ (in the year of) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Haggai. Image taken from f. 120 of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Wr... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 84
Decorated initial 'Q'(uoniam), with a display script, at the beginning of Luke. Image taken from f. 84 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3202, f. 55v
Decorated initial 'Q'(uerit[us]) in green ink. Image taken from f. 55v of Various poems including Laurence of Durham's Hypognosticon (ff. 8-113) and the Fall of Troy (ff. 114v-115v). Written in Latin.
Josias of Spain from BL Harley 4903, f. 186v
Detail of a miniature of Josias of Spain, in armour and with shield, encountering the queen and her retinue hunting, hounds attacking a stag to the right, butterfly and birds in the trees; decorated initial 'O'... More
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 2737, f. 27v
Decorated initial-word panels, ~YYY~ (an abbrevation of the Divine Name, Psalm 115:12) and ~Ahavti~ (I love, Psalm 116), in the second part of the Hallel. Image taken from f. 27v of Haggadah for Passover (the '... More
Pentecost from BL YT 37, f. 122
Miniature of the Pentecost, with a decorated initial 'D'(omine) and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Spirit. Image taken from f. 122 of Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Pari... More
Unleavened bread from BL Or 5024, f. 56
Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with a partial foliate border coming out of the mouths of two lion heads. At the top of the border, there is a hand holding a ~matzah~ (unleavened bread), at the beginni... More
Detail from BL Harley 3735, f. 74
Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(ntencio) at the beginning of Robert Grosseteste's De sphaera. Image taken from f. 74 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Arundel 222, f. 1
Decorated initial 'S'(anctissimo) at the beginning of Bede's life of Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 1 of Prose Vita sancti Cuthberti (ff. 1-34v), two miracles from the Historia ecclesiastica, De gestis pontificu... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 269
Detail of a decorated initial 'O' with clasps, at the beginning of Amos. Image taken from f. 269 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 76v
Detail of a decorated initial 'H'(ec) at the beginning of Deuteronomy. Image taken from f. 76v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 175v
Detail of a decorated initial 'N'(emo) at the beginning of the prologue to Isaiah. Image taken from f. 175v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 162
Detail of a decorated initial 'F'(actum est autem) at the beginning of 2 Kings, Chapter 2 (4 Kings, Chapter 2). Image taken from f. 162 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Wr... More
Text page from BL Royal 12 D XVII, f. 53v
Text page with 2 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon 'wynn'. Image taken from f. 53v of Collection of charms and remedies ( 'Bald's Leechbook'). Written in English and Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Royal 16 E XXXII, f. 2
Decorated initial ‘C’(ongnoissant) with a scatter border. Image taken from f. 2 of Addressed to Edward VI (f. 1), dedicatory letter referring to the recent peace with Henry II of France (ff. 2-3v), Ad Nicoclem,... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2696, f. 3
Detail: decorated initial-word panel ~Bereshit~ (In the beginning), at the beginning of Genesis. Image taken from f. 3 of Pentateuch, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) and ~Haftarot~ with ~masorah~ and Rash's co... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Or 2884, f. 29
Decorated initial-word panel with foliate scroll spreading to the upper margin. Image taken from f. 29 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Diagrams and decorated initial from BL Arundel 339, ff. 120v-121
Decorated initial 'I'(nter) and diagrams. Image taken from ff. 120v-121 of Miscellany, including De institutione arithmetica (ff. 1v-31), Astronomica (ff. 71v-89v). Guido d’Arezzo: Micrologus (ff. 98-104), Reg... More
Raising of Souls to Heaven from BL Harley 2933, f. 175
Miniature of the Raising of Souls to Heaven, decorated initial 'S'(ubvenite) and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Commendation of Souls. Image taken from f. 175 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Writte... More
Decorated initials and border from BL Harley 6332, f. 1
Decorated initials 'P'(rima) and 'S'(oror) with acanthus leaves combined with a 3-sided foliate border including an erased coat of arms; notarial inscription and pressmark '9. I.' (in the library of Sozomeno of... More
Decorated initial and border from BL Harley 2447, f. 51v
Decorated initial 'D'(eus) and bar border with acanthus leaves at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 51v of Book of hours, Use of Sarum, imperfect. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3205, f. 50v
Decorated initial 'R'(ex) with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 50v of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), for 1-50 Edward III (ff. 14-245), imperfect. Written in Latin, French.
Initial and border from BL Lansdowne 469, f. 1
Decorated initial and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Nova Statuta. Image taken from f. 1 of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 3 Henry V ... More
Margaret's execution from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 313
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Margaret being beheaded by a man with a raised sword and two men lying on the floor having been struck by lightning, with a decorated initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 313 o... More
Second circle of Cebes' Tablet from BL Arundel 317, ff. 10v-11
Miniature with allegories failed by Fortune, facing a decorated initial 'A'(lter), at the beginning of the second circle of Philippus Albericus's Tabula Cebetis. Those whom Fortune has enriched beforehand lead ... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 13 A XI, f. 32v
Decorated initial 'D'(e temporum), at the beginning of book 3 of Bede's De Temporum Ratione. Image taken from f. 32v of Miscellany works on Computus and astrology. Written in Latin.
Pecia fragment from BL Harley 3256, f. 488
Pecia fragment, with decorated initials and inscription by the Parisian ~libraire~ and stationer Thomas de Maubeuge. Image taken from f. 488 of Decretum, Book 6, fragment. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3065, f. 1
Decorated initial 'P'(auci) with stems and foliate motifs, a clasp, and a face, at the beginning of Jerome's 'Adversus Iovinianum'. Image taken from f. 1 of Adversus Iovinianum; Commentarius in Symbolum apostol... More
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border inhabited by a rabbit in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Zemanim~. Image taken from f. 106v of Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volu... More
Court scene from BL Harley 4375, f. 141
Detail of a miniature of a court scene with a prisoner in bonds, and a decorated initial 'S'. Image taken from f. 141 of Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dict... More
Decorated initial and border from BL Lansdowne 461, f. 29v
Decorated initial 'U' and full border, in the Antiphonary. Image taken from f. 29v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), use of Sarum (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in Latin.
Death from BL Harley 2936, f. 84
Miniature of Death, decorated initial 'V'(erba) and foliate borders, at the beginning of Matins in the Office of the Dead. Image taken from f. 84 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL YT 26, f. 7v
Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(rincipium), from Chapter 2 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 7v of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the Engli... More
David and Goliath from BL Harley 2948, f. 96
Miniature of David and Goliath, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from f. 96 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin and some French.
Annunciation to the shepherds from BL Harley 2974, f. 60
Miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds, decorated initial 'D'(eus) and foliate borders, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 60 of Book of Hours, unidentified Use. W... More
Bernard taking possession of the Abbey of Clairvaux from BL YT 32, f. ...
Miniature of Bernard with the monks of Citeaux taking possession of the Abbey of Clairvaux, decorated initial 'S'(aint), and scatter border of flowers, bird, and butterfly, in the Chroniques abrégées des Ancien... More
Church mass from BL Stowe 582, ff. 18v-19
Miniature of the church mass for the coronation of Claude de France, and decorated initial 'P'(uis), in Le Sacre de Claude de France. Image taken from ff. 18v-19 of Le Sacre de Claude de France. Written in French.
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Harley 5716, f. 151
Detail of a page: initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) framed by a full floral border. Image taken from f. 151 of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars). Written in Hebrew.
Chi-rho from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 15v
Decorated initial 'Chi-rho', with a zoomorphic decoration, at the beginning of Matthew; and an added Old English text of a manumission by king Athelstan. Image taken from f. 15v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Chi-rho from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 15v
Detail of a decorated initial 'Chi-rho', with a zoomorphic decoration, at the beginning of Matthew; and an added Old English text of a manumission by king Athelstan. Image taken from f. 15v of Gospel Book. Writ... More
Marginal decoration from BL Add 14762, f. 13v
Foliate decoration connected to two decorated initials and inhabited by animals, in the outer margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 13v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with t... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14763, f. 167
Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel and foliate scroll between the two text columns. Image taken from f. 167 of Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimoni... More
Decorated initial-word panel with full border from BL Harley 5698, f. ...
Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration and a gold crown, foliate full border in the margins and between the two text column, at the introduction of the Mishneh Torah. The full border is unf... More
Rabbi Akiva from BL Or 1404, f. 15
Decorated initial-word panel, ~R. Akiva~, and in the outer margin; a miniature of an elderly man holding an open book representing Rabbi Akiva. Image taken from f. 15 of Haggadah with commentary and liturgica... More
Decorated initial-word panels from BL Or 1404, f. 30
Keywords of a ~piyyut~ (liturgical poem) for Passover, ~lel shimurim~ (The night of the vigils) are included into panels with penwork and foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 30 of Haggadah with commentary ... More
Beekeeping from BL King's 24, f. 47v
Miniature of beekeeping and decorated initial 'P'(rontinus), at the beginning of book IV. Image taken from f. 47v of Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with ar... More
Boethius from BL Harley 4335, f. 1
Miniature of Boethius in his library and decorated initial 'S'. Image taken from f. 1 of Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 1). Written in Lat... More
Philosophy from BL Harley 4338, f. 1v
Miniature of Philosophy and decorated initial 'H'(ec). Image taken from f. 1v of Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 4). Written in Latin and French.
UCB 021 - Stephan Brechtel - 1571 d
Book decoration patterns, fonts etc. collection from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey.