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Calendar from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 8

Calendar from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 8

Calendar page. Image taken from f. 8 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

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 2025, f. 36v

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 2025, f. 36v

Illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 36v of Breviary, Use of York (fragment), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton ... More

The Betrayal from BL Arundel 157, f. 9v

The Betrayal from BL Arundel 157, f. 9v

Miniatures of the Betrayal and of the Mocking of Christ. Image taken from f. 9v of Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13-18v). Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard fami... More

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

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

Calendar page for June, with a roundel containing the zodiac sign for Cancer, illuminated initials 'KL', and a full foliate border. Image taken from f. 6 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin and Fre... More

Resurrection and Trinity from BL YT 3, f. 152v

Resurrection and Trinity from BL YT 3, f. 152v

Miniature of the Trinity at the Resurrection of Christ, with John the Evangelist and the instruments of the Passion, with full foliate borders including a miniature of Gregory kneeling before an altar in a chur... More

October from BL YT 29, f. 10v - Public domain medieval manuscript

October from BL YT 29, f. 10v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for October. Image taken from f. 10v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) w... More

Christ from BL Eg 2908, f. 182 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Christ from BL Eg 2908, f. 182 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with Christ blessing at the beginning of Psalm 109. Image taken from f. 182 of Bible, with prologues, with a Franciscan calendar (ff. 364v-365v); and the Interpretations of Hebrew ... More

February from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 1v

February from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 1v

Detail of a miniature of a man before a fire, in the calendar for February. Image taken from f. 1v of Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as t... More

January calendar page from BL Harley 1785, f. 5

January calendar page from BL Harley 1785, f. 5

January calendar page with an added obit. Image taken from f. 5 of Miscellany with various astronomical texts and tables, a copy of the statute of the Forest of Waltham (f. 16v), an extract in English by Godfre... More

Detail from BL King's 6, f. 27 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail from BL King's 6, f. 27 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 27 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, with the calendar and some rubrics in French.

Christ before Pilate from BL YT 3, f. 130

Christ before Pilate from BL YT 3, f. 130

Miniature of a bound Christ brought before Pilate, who is seated under a stone canopy and washing his hands in a basin, with a full foliate border and the arms of Dunois, at the beginning of Lauds of the Passio... More

Dragon from BL Add 26970, f. 81v

Dragon from BL Add 26970, f. 81v

Marginal drawing of a dragon. Image taken from f. 81v of Festival prayer book (ff. 1-167v), ~Issur we-heter~ by Rabbi Isaac ben Meir of Düren (ff. 167v-177v), calendar (ff. 179-183), ~parashiyot~ (ff. 183v-188)... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 7398B, f. 306v

Historiated initial from BL Harley 7398B, f. 306v

Detail of a historiated initial 'T'(Ota) of the Assumption of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 306v of Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers... More

Visitation from BL Harley 2916, f. 37

Visitation from BL Harley 2916, f. 37

Miniature of the Visitation, decorated initial 'D'(eus) and foliate borders including birds, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 37 of Book of Hours, Use of Troyes (with a ... More

Virgin and Child and Jean Comte de Dunois from BL YT 3, f. 22v

Virgin and Child and Jean Comte de Dunois from BL YT 3, f. 22v

Miniature of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling Jean Comte de Dunois in armour, with full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Obsecro te. Image taken from f. 22v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunoi... More

Ascension from BL Harley 2908, f. 64v

Ascension from BL Harley 2908, f. 64v

Detail of a miniature of the Ascension, with two angels standing below with the Apostles and Mary, who gesture upwards towards Christ. Image taken from f. 64v of Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with ... More

Detail from BL Lansdowne 383, f. 47

Detail from BL Lansdowne 383, f. 47

Detail of decorated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 47 of Psalter (the 'Shaftesbury Psalter') with calendar and prayers. Written in Latin.

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 76

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 76

Image taken from f. 76 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

Historiated initial from BL Eg 2908, f. 14

Historiated initial from BL Eg 2908, f. 14

Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) depicting scenes from Genesis, at the beginning of the book of Genesis. Image taken from f. 14 of Bible, with prologues, with a Franciscan calendar (ff. 364v-365v); and the ... More

God the Father, Michael, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist from BL Stowe 28, ff. 64v-65

God the Father, Michael, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist from BL...

Small miniatures with God the Father, Michael, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, and foliate compartiment borders, in the suffrages. Image taken from ff. 64v-65 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in La... More

David from BL YT 18, f. 104 - Public domain medieval manuscript

David from BL YT 18, f. 104 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(xultate deo) of David playing the bells. Image taken from f. 104 of Psalter, including a calendar, canticles. Written in Latin and French (in the calendar). Henry Yates Tho... More

Pentecost from BL YT 3, f. 193v

Pentecost from BL YT 3, f. 193v

Miniature of Pentecost, with a full foliate border including the arms of Dunois, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Spirit. Image taken from f. 193v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). Wr... More

April from BL Harley 2332, ff. 4v-5

April from BL Harley 2332, ff. 4v-5

Calendar page for April with tinted drawings of a man with a flower (the labour of the month), a bull (Taurus), saints Mary of Egypt, Ambrose, Guthlac's scourge, and saints Tiburtius and Valerianus, George, Wil... More

Saint from BL Harley 2802, f. 191

Saint from BL Harley 2802, f. 191

Detail of a historiated initial 'C' with a Thomas, at the beginning of his life. Image taken from f. 191 of Passional (the 'Arnstein Passional'), the last of three volumes with October-December, with a calendar... More

Diagram of the elements from BL Harley 3017, f. 92

Diagram of the elements from BL Harley 3017, f. 92

Diagram of the four elements: fire, water, air, earth. Image taken from f. 92 of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decennovenal (19-year) cycles (ff. 3v-8) a... More

The Last Judgement from BL Stowe 24, ff. 91v-92

The Last Judgement from BL Stowe 24, ff. 91v-92

Miniature of the Last Judgement, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Dead. Image taken from ff. 91v-92 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin, c... More

Threshing from BL Harley 2979, f. 13

Threshing from BL Harley 2979, f. 13

Calendar page with marginal scene of threshing. Image taken from f. 13 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 Frenc... More

Man from BL Sloane 776, f. 252v

Man from BL Sloane 776, f. 252v

Detail of a marginal drawing of a tonsured man. Image taken from f. 252v of Treatise on Surgery, with tables and calendar. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pla... More

Illuminated initial from BL Add 25588, f. 8

Illuminated initial from BL Add 25588, f. 8

Illuminated initial 'A'(d) with foliate partial border. Image taken from f. 8 of Missal, use of Sarum, with calendar. Written in Latin.

Diagrams from BL Arundel 377, ff. 69v-70

Diagrams from BL Arundel 377, ff. 69v-70

Diagrams. Image taken from ff. 69v-70 of Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and ... More

Illuminated initial from BL Arundel 356, f. 28

Illuminated initial from BL Arundel 356, f. 28

Illuminated initial 'Q'(ui) at the beginning of Hermann of Reichenau's Computus. Image taken from f. 28 of Various lunar and astronomical tables and tracts, including Computus, a calendar and diagrams. Written ... More

January from BL Lansdowne 381, f. 1v

January from BL Lansdowne 381, f. 1v

Calendar page for January, with Aquarius and a monk. Image taken from f. 1v of Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion'). 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 80. 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

Snake from BL Stowe 1016, ff. 223v-224

Snake from BL Stowe 1016, ff. 223v-224

Text pages with drawing of a snake. Image taken from ff. 223v-224 of Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-26... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2923, f. 91

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2923, f. 91

Decorated initial 'D'(omine) with a marginal bird. Image taken from f. 91 of Book of Hours, Use of Tournai. Written in Latin, with calendar and most rubrics in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co... More

Samson from BL Stowe 17, f. 122v

Samson from BL Stowe 17, f. 122v

Miniature of a man (Samson?) holding a column with a building above, and a man blowing a horn. Image taken from f. 122v of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Written in Latin, with a cal... More

November from BL YT 14, f. 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript

November from BL YT 14, f. 6 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for November. Image taken from f. 6 of Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled t... More

May from BL YT 8, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript

May from BL YT 8, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail of the calendar page for May, with roundels of the Twins of Gemini and a mounted rider hawking. Image taken from f. 3 of Breviary, Use of Verdun, Winter portion ('The Breviary of Renaud de Bar' or 'The B... More

Detail of a trumpeter in the upper margin. from BL Arundel 83, f. 55v

Detail of a trumpeter in the upper margin. from BL Arundel 83, f. 55v

Detail of a trumpeter in the upper margin. Image taken from f. 55v of Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and Hours') (Arundel 83 I) (ends imperfectly); including a calendar of uncertain East Anglian... More

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

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

This image has been taken from scan 000112 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

gracilis from "A Guide to Bombay. From the Bombay Times Calendar of 1855"

gracilis from "A Guide to Bombay. From the Bombay Times Calendar of 18...

This image has been taken from scan 000037 from "A Guide to Bombay. From the Bombay Times Calendar of 1855". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the Brit... More

Sagittarius from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 82

Sagittarius from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 82

Detail of a 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 Psal... More

December from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 82v

December from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 82v

Detail of a miniature of men killing and slaughtering pigs, on a calendar page for December. Image taken from f. 82v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL ... More

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

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

Detail of a 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 Coll... More

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

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

Calendar page for May, with inhabited 'KL' initials of the labour of the month, hawking in the forest, and an illuminated roundel containing the zodiac symbol for Gemini. Image taken from f. 3 of Psalter, Use o... More

September from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 32

September from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 32

Calendar page for September with additions of the dates of prince Arthur's birth and Catherine's of Aragon journey to England in 1501. Image taken from f. 32 of Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), U... More

February from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 28v

February from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 28v

Calendar page for February with added dates of the death of queen Elizabeth of York and of the birth of Prince Edmund, son of Henry VII. Image taken from f. 28v of Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours')... More

Radegunde from BL Eg 1070, f. 98v

Radegunde from BL Eg 1070, f. 98v

Miniature of Radegunde, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 98v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. ... More

Margaret and Mary Magdalen from BL Eg 1070, f. 95v

Margaret and Mary Magdalen from BL Eg 1070, f. 95v

Miniatures of Margaret (left) and Mary Magdalen (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 95v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, c... More

November from BL Eg 1070, f. 11

November from BL Eg 1070, f. 11

Calendar page for November, with miniatures of pigs knocking down acorns to eat, and a centaur with a bow and arrow (Sagittarius). Image taken from f. 11 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anj... More

Peter and Matthias from BL Eg 1070, f. 88

Peter and Matthias from BL Eg 1070, f. 88

Miniatures of Christ and Peter (left) and Matthias (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 88 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin,... More

Shepherd from BL Eg 1070, f. 33

Shepherd from BL Eg 1070, f. 33

Historiated initial of a shepherd, with partial foliate border carried by an angel; added emblematic sails with René d'Anjou's motto ('En Dieu en soit') Image taken from f. 33 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('T... More

Germain and the Pentecost from BL Eg 1070, f. 93

Germain and the Pentecost from BL Eg 1070, f. 93

Miniatures of Germain (left) and the Pentecost (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 93 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, cal... More

Barnabas and John the Baptist from BL Eg 1070, f. 94

Barnabas and John the Baptist from BL Eg 1070, f. 94

Miniatures of Barnabas (left) and John the Baptist (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 94 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin,... More

The Flagellation from BL Eg 1070, f. 129v

The Flagellation from BL Eg 1070, f. 129v

Miniature of the Flagellation of Christ, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 129v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and ru... More

Gervasius and Protasius; Opportuna from BL Eg 1070, f. 109

Gervasius and Protasius; Opportuna from BL Eg 1070, f. 109

Miniatures of Gervasius and Protasius (left) and Opportuna (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 109 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written ... More

Grave from BL Eg 1070, f. 55 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Grave from BL Eg 1070, f. 55 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Historiated initial of a grave, with partial foliate border carried by an angel; added emblematic sails with René d'Anjou's motto ('En Dieu en soit') Image taken from f. 55 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The ... More

October from BL Eg 1070, f. 10v

October from BL Eg 1070, f. 10v

Calendar page for October, with miniatures of a man sowing seeds in a field, and a scorpion (Scorpio). Image taken from f. 10v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, cal... More

Memento Mori from BL Eg 1070, f. 53

Memento Mori from BL Eg 1070, f. 53

Detail of a full-page miniature of a Memento Mori. Image taken from f. 53 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. The Egerton Manuscript ... More

Full border from BL Or 2451, ff. 79v-80

Full border from BL Or 2451, ff. 79v-80

The Song of the Sea (Exodus 15) in full border with the ~masorah magna~ in micrographic design. Image taken from ff. 79v-80 of Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 1-213v), ~haftarot~ (ff. 214-286),... More

December from BL Eg 2076, f. 10

December from BL Eg 2076, f. 10

December, unfinished, in the Calendar. Image taken from f. 10 of Meditations and church services. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617),... More

July from BL King's 9, ff. 8v-9

July from BL King's 9, ff. 8v-9

Calendar for July, with a border of a scene of reaping and a rural scene with a church (?), a roundel of Leo, and an upper scatter border of flowers and birds. Image taken from ff. 8v-9 of Book of Hours, Use of... More

March from BL Royal 17 A XVI, ff. 7v-8

March from BL Royal 17 A XVI, ff. 7v-8

Calendar page for March with a man trimming vines (the labour of the month), a ram (Aries), David's harp, saints Gregory, Edward, Cuthbert, Benedict, and a fleur-de-lis (for the Annunciation). Image taken from... More

Detail from BL Arundel 83, f. 40

Detail from BL Arundel 83, f. 40

Initial 'Q' with David slaying Goliath. Image taken from f. 40 of Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and Hours') (Arundel 83 I) (ends imperfectly); including a calendar of uncertain East Anglian des... More

Calendar page from BL Harley 2966, ff. 7v-8

Calendar page from BL Harley 2966, ff. 7v-8

Calendar page and text in various hands and inks. Image taken from ff. 7v-8 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in t... More

Standing figure from BL Lansdowne 420, f. 62

Standing figure from BL Lansdowne 420, f. 62

Historiated initial 'M'(iserere) with a standing figure, a line-filler of a fish, and a marginal drawing of a face. Image taken from f. 62 of Psalter, with calendar. Written in Latin.

Illuminated border and initial from BL Sloane 965, f. 43

Illuminated border and initial from BL Sloane 965, f. 43

Illuminated foliate initial 'T'(he) and full border. Image taken from f. 43 of Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 24

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 24

Image taken from f. 24 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 Stowe 24, f. 54v

Detail from BL Stowe 24, f. 54v

Image taken from f. 54v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French.

The Crucifixion from BL Eg 3153, f. 83

The Crucifixion from BL Eg 3153, f. 83

Miniature of the Crucifixion, at the beginning of the Canon of the Mass. Image taken from f. 83 of Missal, including a calendar (ff. 1v-7). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after it... More

February from BL King's 9, ff. 3v-4

February from BL King's 9, ff. 3v-4

Calendar for February, with a border of a winter scene of trimming and collecting wood, a roundel of Pisces, and an upper scatter border of flowers and birds. Image taken from ff. 3v-4 of Book of Hours, Use of... More

April from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 2v

April from BL Royal 2 B II, f. 2v

Miniature of a man holding branches, in the calendar for April. Image taken from f. 2v of Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Col... More

Zodiac man from BL Sloane 965, f. 2

Zodiac man from BL Sloane 965, f. 2

Drawing of a Zodiac man. Image taken from f. 2 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; a treati... More

Historiated initials from BL Royal 2 B I, f. 58v

Historiated initials from BL Royal 2 B I, f. 58v

Historiated initials 'I'(n) of a building with a small face visible behind the bars of the window, and 'N'(isi) of a church building. Image taken from f. 58v of Selection of Psalms, with calendar, prayers, and ... More

Blood-letting man from BL Arundel 306, f. 29v

Blood-letting man from BL Arundel 306, f. 29v

Sketch of a blood-letting man 'Awe, wie we ist mir', at the end of the of the Versus de sanitate per menses. Image taken from f. 29v of Miscellany, with a calendar and medical texts. Written in Latin and German... More

The Crucifixion from BL Hirsch III.934, f. 40v

The Crucifixion from BL Hirsch III.934, f. 40v

Miniature of the Crucifixion. Image taken from f. 40v of Missal, including a calendar, a Gradual for summer, a Lectionary for the days after Easter and Pentecost. Written in Latin.

Historiated initial from BL Harley 2802, f. 190

Historiated initial from BL Harley 2802, f. 190

Detail of an historiated initial 'T' with a man holding a large branch or trunk. Image taken from f. 190 of Passional (the 'Arnstein Passional'), the last of three volumes with October-December, with a calendar... More

Elizabeth from BL YT 3, f. 286 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Elizabeth from BL YT 3, f. 286 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of Elizabeth, standing with a book, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 286 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). Written in Latin, with a F... More

Detail from BL King's 6, f. 27 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Detail from BL King's 6, f. 27 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Image taken from f. 27 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, with the calendar and some rubrics in French.

Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2908, f. 54

Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2908, f. 54

Illuminated initial with interlace. Image taken from f. 54 of Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieva... More

Physician's folding almanac from BL Harley 3812, January and February, f. [1]

Physician's folding almanac from BL Harley 3812, January and February,...

Calendar for January and February in a physician's folding almanac. Image taken from January and February, f. [1] of Physician's folding almanac, including a calendar (ff. [1]-[4]). Written in English and Latin... More

Peter and Paul from BL Harley 2801, f. 21

Peter and Paul from BL Harley 2801, f. 21

Miniature with scenes from the lives of Peter and Paul in various registers. In the upper register, on the left: miniature of Christ speaking to Peter outside the walls of Rome, with two other disciples listen... More

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 78

Detail from BL Harley 2895, f. 78

Image taken from f. 78 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

January from BL YT 29, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript

January from BL YT 29, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for January. Image taken from f. 1v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) wa... More

Crucifixion from BL Eg 2902, f. 14v

Crucifixion from BL Eg 2902, f. 14v

Miniature of the Crucifixion, with the standing Mary and John, and the sun and moon above, before the Canon of the Mass. Image taken from f. 14v of Sacramentary, imperfect, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v) and c... More

Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with the Lord and a sinner .. from BL Arundel 83, f. 47

Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with the Lord and a sinner .. from BL A...

Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with the Lord and a sinner in the sea, and monsters in the border, at the beginning of Psalm 68. Image taken from f. 47 of Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and Hours... More

Matthew from BL Eg 2907, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Matthew from BL Eg 2907, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a winged Matthew at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 1 of New Testament, with calendar (ff. 309v-312). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is nam... More

Hillel from BL Add 26970, f. 62v

Hillel from BL Add 26970, f. 62v

Detail of a page: illustration of a mishnaic story in the lower margin: Rabbi Hillel seated in a chair with and open book in front of him, and points to the caption above: 'Hillel says, because you drowned othe... More

March from BL YT 30, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript

March from BL YT 30, f. 3 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Calendar page for March, with a medallion of the zodiacal sign for Aries, and a roundel with a miniature of a man pruning vines. Image taken from f. 3 of Book of Hours ('The Hours of Laudomia de' Medici'). Writ... More

Detail from BL Lansdowne 420, f. 54v

Detail from BL Lansdowne 420, f. 54v

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

Detail from BL Sloane 2605, f. 16v

Detail from BL Sloane 2605, f. 16v

Image taken from f. 16v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role ... More

Jonah from BL Lansdowne 431, f. 53

Jonah from BL Lansdowne 431, f. 53

Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with Jonah and the whale, at the beginning of Psalm 68. Image taken from f. 53 of Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly. Written in Latin.

Detail from BL Sloane 2465, f. 8

Detail from BL Sloane 2465, f. 8

Detail of eclipses. Image taken from f. 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 libraries... More

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

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

This image has been taken from scan 000253 from volume 01 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

Opening from BL Harley 2431, ff. 19v-20

Opening from BL Harley 2431, ff. 19v-20

Champ initial 'D'(eus) and initials with pen-flourishing. Image taken from ff. 19v-20 of Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary). Written in Latin and English (f.... More

Laurence from BL YT 3, f. 273v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Laurence from BL YT 3, f. 273v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of Laurence being martyred on a gridiron, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his suffrage. Image taken from f. 273v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). Written in Latin, w... More

Calendar page from BL Harley 863, f. 1v

Calendar page from BL Harley 863, f. 1v

Calendar page for February, with coloured letters. Image taken from f. 1v of Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter'). Written in Latin, w... More

Monks from BL Harley 4664, f. 157v

Monks from BL Harley 4664, f. 157v

Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(antate) at the beginning of Psalm 97 with monks singing from a choirbook being held by one of the monks on a lecturn. Image taken from f. 157v of Calendar and Psalter, with l... More

Gluttony from BL YT 3, f. 168v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Gluttony from BL YT 3, f. 168v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of a wealthy man riding a wolf, carrying a sword and a chalice and followed by a servant with flagons of wine, as a personification of Gluttony (Gloutenie), in the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from... More

Ascension from BL Harley 2908, f. 64v

Ascension from BL Harley 2908, f. 64v

Miniature of the Ascension, with two angels standing below with the Apostles and Mary, who gesture upwards towards Christ. Image taken from f. 64v of Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff... More

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