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Avarice from BL YT 3, f. 174 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Avarice from BL YT 3, f. 174 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of a miniature of a man riding an ape, carrying a chest full of coins, with scales and money on a table behind him, as a personification of Avarice (Auerrice), in the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from... More

Decorated initial from BL Arundel 347, f. 20v

Decorated initial from BL Arundel 347, f. 20v

Decorated initial 'KL', accompanied by a bar developing foliate extensions with a dragon, at the beginning of August in the Calendar. Image taken from f. 20v of Kalendarium, cum figuris eclipsum, tabulis, et ca... More

July from BL Royal 2 A XXII, f. 8

July from BL Royal 2 A XXII, f. 8

Calendar page for July with a medallion of Leo. Image taken from f. 8 of Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible). Written in Latin. The BL Royal... More

December from BL YT 3, f. 12 - Public domain medieval manuscript

December from BL YT 3, f. 12 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of a man piercing a boar with a spear during a boar hunt, while another man blows a horn and three dogs engage in the hunt, with a full foliate border including Capricorn, from the calendar page for D... More

Doubting Thomas from BL Harley 2930, f. 115

Doubting Thomas from BL Harley 2930, f. 115

Historiated initial 'C'(onfitebor) of Thomas touching the wound in Christ's side. Image taken from f. 115 of Psalter-Hour, including a calendar (ff. 3-8v). Written in Latin with some French prayers. The "BL Ha... More

July from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 4

July from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 4

Detail of a miniature of a man reaping, in the calendar for July. Image taken from f. 4 of Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Co... More

January from BL YT 27, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript

January from BL YT 27, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for January. Image taken from f. 1v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders'). Written in Latin, with some French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collect... More

Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 2893, f. 66

Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 2893, f. 66

Zoomorphic initial 'C'(oncede) with a dragon and foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 66 of Gospel lectionary with collects and a calendar. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of... More

Circular diagram from BL Royal 17 A XVI, f. 2v

Circular diagram from BL Royal 17 A XVI, f. 2v

Circular diagram of the division of the world between Shem, Ham and Japhet. Image taken from f. 2v of Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and c... More

January from BL Royal 2 A III, f. 2

January from BL Royal 2 A III, f. 2

Miniature of Aquarius in the calendar for January. Image taken from f. 2 of Psalter (for use in the diocese of Liège). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, ... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 39v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 39v

Image taken from f. 39v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

December, the Annuciation and Visitation from BL Lansdowne 420, ff. 6v-7

December, the Annuciation and Visitation from BL Lansdowne 420, ff. 6v...

Calendar page for December with illuminated 'KL' initials, roundels of a man killing a pig and of Capricorn on gold grounds, and on the right, a full-page illuminated miniature in two registers of the Annuciat... More

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1171, f. 22v

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1171, f. 22v

Illuminated initial 'T'(he) at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 22v of New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues and a calendar and table of lessons for the use of Sarum from b... More

Detail from BL Burn 345, f. 86v

Detail from BL Burn 345, f. 86v

Image taken from f. 86v of Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 2-6v); Psalms (ff. 7-187); canticles and prayers (ff. 187-204v); litany, petitions, and collects (ff. 204v-209). Written in Latin, with a few Dutch insc... More

cover from "[The Book of Days. A miscellany of popular antiquties, in connection with the calendar ... Edited by R. Chambers.]"

cover from "[The Book of Days. A miscellany of popular antiquties, in ...

This image has been taken from scan 000011 from volume 02 of "[The Book of Days. A miscellany of popular antiquties, in connection with the calendar ... Edited by R. Chambers.]". The title and subject terms of ... More

Detail from BL Lansdowne 474, f. 145

Detail from BL Lansdowne 474, f. 145

Image taken from f. 145 of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), imperfect, and other texts, including a calendar (ff. 6-11v). Written in French, Latin, and English.

Men burning firewood from BL YT 3, f. 2

Men burning firewood from BL YT 3, f. 2

Detail of a miniature of men burning and gathering firewood, from the calendar page for February. Image taken from f. 2 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). Written in Latin, with a French calend... More

Annunciation to the shepherds from BL YT 37, f. 53v

Annunciation to the shepherds from BL YT 37, f. 53v

Miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds, with a decorated initial 'D'(eus) and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 53v of Book of Hours, Use o... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 74v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 74v

Image taken from f. 74v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

Table of the Ten Commandments from BL Arundel 83, f. 127v

Table of the Ten Commandments from BL Arundel 83, f. 127v

Table of the Ten Commandments from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II). The central column of medallions lists the Ten Commandments; on the right, offences against Mosaic law are listed, and on the left are t... More

Adoration of the Magi and Christ entering Jerusalem from BL Harley 2930, f. 11v

Adoration of the Magi and Christ entering Jerusalem from BL Harley 293...

Full page miniature of the Adoration of the Magi and Christ entering Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 11v of Psalter-Hour, including a calendar (ff. 3-8v). Written in Latin with some French prayers. The "BL Harl... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 28

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 28

Image taken from f. 28 of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and lit... More

Crucifixion from BL Add 25588, f. 109v

Crucifixion from BL Add 25588, f. 109v

Half-page framed miniature of the crucifixion. Image taken from f. 109v of Missal, use of Sarum, with calendar. Written in Latin.

Nativity from BL Arundel 157, f. 82

Nativity from BL Arundel 157, f. 82

Historiated initial of the Nativity at the beginning of Psalm 97. Image taken from f. 82 of Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13-18v). Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Ho... More

November from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 6

November from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 6

Miniature of a man knocking down acorns for pigs to eat, in the calendar for November. Image taken from f. 6 of Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also ... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 69

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 69

Image taken from f. 69 of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and lit... More

Detail from BL Burn 345, f. 69 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail from BL Burn 345, f. 69 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 69 of Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 2-6v); Psalms (ff. 7-187); canticles and prayers (ff. 187-204v); litany, petitions, and collects (ff. 204v-209). Written in Latin, with a few Dutch inscr... More

Decorated initials from BL Arundel 60, f. 15v

Decorated initials from BL Arundel 60, f. 15v

Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 15v of Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayer... More

September from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 79v

September from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 79v

Miniature of wine-making, on a calendar page for September. Image taken from f. 79v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also... More

November from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 82

November from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 82

Miniature of two centaurs with bows, aiming their arrows at nearby birds (for the zodiac sign Sagittarius), from a calendar page for November. Image taken from f. 82 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Writt... More

Gemini from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 76

Gemini from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 76

Detail of a miniature of a nude man and woman holding a shield between them and flanked by trees and lions (for the zodiac sign Gemini), from a calendar page for May. Image taken from f. 76 of Psalter ('The Que... More

November from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 81v

November from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 81v

Miniature of men beating down acorns to feed their pigs, on a calendar page for November. Image taken from f. 81v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Roy... More

June from BL Eg 3277, f. 3v - Public domain medieval manuscript

June from BL Eg 3277, f. 3v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for June, with inhabited 'KL' initials of the labour of the month, of a man harvesting the hay, and an illuminated roundel containing the zodiac symbol for Cancer. Image taken from f. 3v of Psalte... More

January from BL Eg 3277, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

January from BL Eg 3277, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for January, with inhabited 'KL' initials of the labour of the month, a man warming by the fire, and an illuminated roundel containing the zodiac symbol for Aquarius. Image taken from f. 1 of Psal... More

June from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 30v

June from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 30v

Calendar page for June with four additions: 1. the obits of Blanche de Grandison and Agnes de Grandison; 2. the date of Henry VII's victory at Blackheath and of the birth of Henry VIII; 3. the date of Henry VII... More

February from BL Eg 1070, f. 6v

February from BL Eg 1070, f. 6v

Calendar page for February, with miniatures of a man pruning a tree with an ax, and two fish (Pisces). Image taken from f. 6v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, cale... More

Maurice, Cosmas and Damian from BL Eg 1070, f. 102v

Maurice, Cosmas and Damian from BL Eg 1070, f. 102v

Miniatures of Maurice (left) and Cosmas and Damian (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 102v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Lati... More

Anthony from BL Eg 1070, f. 108v

Anthony from BL Eg 1070, f. 108v

Miniature of Anthony, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 108v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. T... More

The Visitation from BL Eg 1070, f. 29v

The Visitation from BL Eg 1070, f. 29v

Full-page miniature of the Visitation. Image taken from f. 29v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection ... More

Pentecostal Dove from BL Eg 1070, f. 75

Pentecostal Dove from BL Eg 1070, f. 75

Historiated initial 'D' with Pentecostal Dove, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 75 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar an... More

James and Phillip and Helena from BL Eg 1070, f. 91v

James and Phillip and Helena from BL Eg 1070, f. 91v

Miniatures of James the Younger and Phillip (left) and Helena finding the true cross (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 91v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours o... More

Denis from BL Eg 1070, f. 104 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Denis from BL Eg 1070, f. 104 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of Denis, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 104 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. The ... More

April from BL Eg 1070, f. 7v - Public domain medieval manuscript

April from BL Eg 1070, f. 7v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for April, with miniatures of a man carrying a tree for planting, and a young bull (Taurus). Image taken from f. 7v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, ... More

The Crucifixion from BL Eg 1070, f. 77v

The Crucifixion from BL Eg 1070, f. 77v

Miniature of the Crucifixion and an historiated initial 'D' of Golgotha, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 77v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Wr... More

Mary and Ambrose from BL Eg 1070, f. 89v

Mary and Ambrose from BL Eg 1070, f. 89v

Miniatures of Mary of Egypt (left) and Ambrose (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 89v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, ca... More

Peter from BL Eg 1070, f. 94v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Peter from BL Eg 1070, f. 94v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of Peter, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 94v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. The ... More

Marcel and Leonard from BL Eg 1070, f. 106v

Marcel and Leonard from BL Eg 1070, f. 106v

Miniatures of Marcel (left) and Leonard (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 106v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar... More

November and December from BL Eg 1139, ff. 18v-19

November and December from BL Eg 1139, ff. 18v-19

Calendar pages for November and December, with roundels of Sagittarius and Capricorn. Image taken from ff. 18v-19 of Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany. Written in Latin. The... More

Calendar from BL Harley 531, f. 26

Calendar from BL Harley 531, f. 26

Calendar page. Image taken from f. 26 of Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval man... More

Apollonia from BL YT 3, f. 284v

Apollonia from BL YT 3, f. 284v

Mniature of Apollonia in a blue dress and bound hands, having her teeth pulled during her martyrdom, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 284v of Book of Hours, Use ... More

June from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 3v

June from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 3v

Miniature of a man mowing, in the calendar for June. Image taken from f. 3v of Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, co... More

Jonah and the whale from BL Harley 2888, f. 68

Jonah and the whale from BL Harley 2888, f. 68

Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of Jonah riding the whale. Image taken from f. 68 of Psalter, imperfect, with calendar and hymns, Breviary (Augustinian use). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers ... More

Isidorian zone diagram from BL Harley 3017, f. 90v

Isidorian zone diagram from BL Harley 3017, f. 90v

Isidorian zone diagram arranged in circles in a floral design. Image taken from f. 90v of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decennovenal (19-year) cycles (ff... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 57v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 57v

Image taken from f. 57v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

July from BL Royal 2 B XIV, f. 4

July from BL Royal 2 B XIV, f. 4

Calendar page for July. Image taken from f. 4 of Psalter, with 12 Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collecti... More

May from BL YT 13, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript

May from BL YT 13, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for May with medallions of a young man with a glove and hawk, and Gemini as two heads on one body bearing the arms of Neville of Raby, a heraldic shield ~gules~, a saltire ~argent~ (painted over t... More

Detail from BL Eg 3153, f. 81v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail from BL Eg 3153, f. 81v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 81v of Missal, including a calendar (ff. 1v-7). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617)... More

Deposition of Christ from BL YT 3, f. 145v

Deposition of Christ from BL YT 3, f. 145v

Miniature of the Deposition of Christ, with the Virgin Mary and others, Mary Magdalene, and John the Evangelist, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers of the Passion. Image taken from f. 145v ... More

Calendar from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 7v

Calendar from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 7v

Calendar page. Image taken from f. 7v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection,... More

Anointing of David from BL Harley 2905, f. 33

Anointing of David from BL Harley 2905, f. 33

Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 26, with the Anointing of David by Samuel. Image taken from f. 33 of Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles,... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 43v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 43v

Image taken from f. 43v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

Wheel of the months from BL Harley 3017, f. 56

Wheel of the months from BL Harley 3017, f. 56

Wheel of the months with notes of Kalendas. Image taken from f. 56 of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decennovenal (19-year) cycles (ff. 3v-8) a calendar (... More

September from BL Burn 345, f. 5

September from BL Burn 345, f. 5

Calendar page for September with a miniature of a man picking fruit in a micro-architectural frame, a decorated initial on a gold ground and a three-sided border. Image taken from f. 5 of Psalter, with a calend... More

Detail from BL Arundel 157, f. 71v

Detail from BL Arundel 157, f. 71v

Historiated initial 'E'(xultate) with five musicians playing instruments including harp, psaltery, fiddle and horn, at the beginning of Psalm 80. Image taken from f. 71v of Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13... More

Decorated initial from BL Arundel 377, f. 43v

Decorated initial from BL Arundel 377, f. 43v

Detail of decorated initial. Image taken from f. 43v of Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon phi... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2802, f. 17

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2802, f. 17

Detail of a foliate initial 'P'(ost). Image taken from f. 17 of Passional (the 'Arnstein Passional'), the last of three volumes with October-December, with a calendar (ff. 2v-3v), including the Vita of Fronto o... More

Psalm 101 from BL Arundel 60, f. 85

Psalm 101 from BL Arundel 60, f. 85

Decorated initial 'D'(omine) with decorated borders, at the beginning of Psalm 101. Image taken from f. 85 of Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), ... More

Wine from BL YT 30, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Wine from BL YT 30, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of a roundel with a miniature of men harvesting grapes and making wine, from the calendar page for August. Image taken from f. 8 of Book of Hours ('The Hours of Laudomia de' Medici'). Written in Latin. ... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 2895, f. 71v

Historiated initial from BL Harley 2895, f. 71v

Image taken from f. 71v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 71v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 71v

Image taken from f. 71v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

Detail from BL Lansdowne 420, f. 54

Detail from BL Lansdowne 420, f. 54

Detail of a drawing of a face. Image taken from f. 54 of Psalter, with calendar. Written in Latin.

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 22v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 22v

Image taken from f. 22v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

September from BL YT 3, f. 9 - Public domain medieval manuscript

September from BL YT 3, f. 9 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of men making wine, with a full foliate border including a woman holding a set of scales (Libra), from the calendar page for September. Image taken from f. 9 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 34v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 34v

Image taken from f. 34v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and li... More

Young male saint from BL YT 29, f. 3

Young male saint from BL YT 29, f. 3

Detail of miniature of a young male saint from the calendar page for March. Image taken from f. 3 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Writte... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 63

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 63

Image taken from f. 63 of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and lit... More

Peter and Paul from BL Harley 2449, f. 178

Peter and Paul from BL Harley 2449, f. 178

Miniature of Peter and Paul. Image taken from f. 178 of Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Briti... More

Detail from BL Sloane 2465, f. 7v-8

Detail from BL Sloane 2465, f. 7v-8

Detail of KL initials. Image taken from f. 7v-8 of Calendar. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and lib... More

David from BL Royal 2 B I, f. 27v

David from BL Royal 2 B I, f. 27v

Two historiated initials 'D'(eus) and 'E'(xaudi) of a king's head (David?), at the beginning of Psalms 53 and 54. Image taken from f. 27v of Selection of Psalms, with calendar, prayers, and litanies ('The Psalt... More

Circular calendar diagram from BL Royal 13 A XI, f. 127

Circular calendar diagram from BL Royal 13 A XI, f. 127

Circular calendar diagram. Image taken from f. 127 of Miscellany works on Computus and astrology. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,00... More

Massacre of the Innocents from BL Stowe 17, ff. 261v-262

Massacre of the Innocents from BL Stowe 17, ff. 261v-262

Detail of marginal miniature of the Massacre of the Innocents. Image taken from ff. 261v-262 of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Written in Latin, with a calendar and final prayers in French.

Christ and David from BL YT 18, f. 52

Christ and David from BL YT 18, f. 52

Detail of historiated initial 'D' with Christ and David pointing to his mouth, at the beginning of Psalm 38. Image taken from f. 52 of Psalter, including a calendar, canticles. Written in Latin and French (in t... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 4v

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 4v

Image taken from f. 4v of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and lit... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 74

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 74

Image taken from f. 74 of Psalter, imperfect, beginning with Psalm 2:8 and with folios excised (the 'Charité- sur- Loire Psalter), with a calendar and related tables (ff. 1-8v), with prayers (f. 87r-v); and lit... More

Noli me tangere and supper at Emmaeus from BL Arundel 157, f. 11v

Noli me tangere and supper at Emmaeus from BL Arundel 157, f. 11v

Miniature of the Noli me tangere and the Supper at Emmaeus. Image taken from f. 11v of Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13-18v). Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard ... More

Articles of faith from BL Arundel 83, f. 12

Articles of faith from BL Arundel 83, f. 12

The twelve articles of faith. Image taken from f. 12 of Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and Hours') (Arundel 83 I) (ends imperfectly); including a calendar of uncertain East Anglian destination (... More

Stephen from BL Burn 345, f. 127v

Stephen from BL Burn 345, f. 127v

Historiated initial of the stoning of Stephen, with marginal musician and dancer, at the beginning of Psalm 101. Image taken from f. 127v of Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 2-6v); Psalms (ff. 7-187); canticles an... More

August from BL YT 30, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

August from BL YT 30, f. 8 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for August, with a medallion of the zodiacal sign for Virgo, and a roundel with a miniature of men harvesting grapes and making wine. Image taken from f. 8 of Book of Hours ('The Hours of Laudomia... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2655, f. 1

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2655, f. 1

Decorated initial 'T'(empora) in red ink with interlace pattern at the beginning of Ovid's Fasti. Added inscription by the humanist Coluccio Salutati (b. 1331, d. 1406) in the upper margin reading '42 carte lii... More

Idleness from BL YT 3, f. 162 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Idleness from BL YT 3, f. 162 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of a miniature of a man riding on a donkey, head in hand, across a bridge, as a personification of Idleness (Peresse), with full foliate borders, in the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from f. 162 of Boo... More

Illuminated border and initial from BL Sloane 965, f. 133

Illuminated border and initial from BL Sloane 965, f. 133

Illuminated border and initial. Image taken from f. 133 of Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of Chauliac's Anatomy;... More

Dancing from BL Stowe 17, f. 38

Dancing from BL Stowe 17, f. 38

Marginal painting of a friar with a musical instrument, and a woman dancing with upraised arms. Image taken from f. 38 of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Written in Latin, with a cale... More

May from BL Royal 2 A III, f. 4

May from BL Royal 2 A III, f. 4

Miniature of a man hawking, in the calendar for May. Image taken from f. 4 of Psalter (for use in the diocese of Liège). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection... More

Cancer from BL YT 46, f. 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Cancer from BL YT 46, f. 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of the roundel of the zodiac sign for Cancer, at the beginning of the calendar pages for June. Image taken from f. 6 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin and French. Henry Yates Thompson (18... More

Calendar from BL Harley 2979, f. 12v

Calendar from BL Harley 2979, f. 12v

Full page from the calendar. Image taken from f. 12v of Book of Hours, Use of Clermont (Hours of the Virgin), and Use of Brioude (Hours of the Dead), imperfect. Written in Latin and some French. The "BL Harley... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2923, f. 16

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2923, f. 16

Decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Ghost. Image taken from f. 16 of Book of Hours, Use of Tournai. Written in Latin, with calendar and most rubrics in Fr... More

Calendar page from BL Harley 7402, f. 7

Calendar page from BL Harley 7402, f. 7

Calendar page with 'KL' letters sprouting with foliage, including grotesque heads. Image taken from f. 7 of Numerous tables, 2 calendars; Ars Kalendarii (ff. 102-104v), imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Har... More

January from BL YT 27, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

January from BL YT 27, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for January, with marginal scenes, including the water carrier, Aquarius. Image taken from f. 1 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders'). Written in Latin, with some Fre... More

Drawing from BL Sloane 776, f. 38v

Drawing from BL Sloane 776, f. 38v

Detail of a marginal drawing. Image taken from f. 38v of Treatise on Surgery, with tables and calendar. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role ... More

November from BL Lansdowne 381, f. 6v

November from BL Lansdowne 381, f. 6v

Calendar page for November, with Sagittarius the archer, and a man with a scythe. Image taken from f. 6v of Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion'). Written in Latin.

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