initial from "Schleswig-Holstein meerumschlungen in Wort und Bild ... ...
This image has been taken from scan 000198 from "Schleswig-Holstein meerumschlungen in Wort und Bild ... Herausgegeben von H. Haas, H. Krumm und F. Stoltenberg, etc". The title and subject terms of this image h... More
initial from "Krigen paa det stille Oceans Kyst ... Chile mod de foren...
This image has been taken from scan 000515 from "Krigen paa det stille Oceans Kyst ... Chile mod de forenede Magter Peru og Bolivia. En historisk Fremstilling, etc". The title and subject terms of this image ha... More
![initial from "Burghley. The Life of William Cecil ... biographical notices of his successors ... a description of Burghley House, with a complete ... guide to the several paintings, tapestries, antiquities ... and a brief notice of the family monuments, &c. in St. Martin's Church, Stamford Baron, etc. [With plates, including a portrait.]"](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn8/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDcvMTIvMzEvaW5pdGlhbC1mcm9tLWJ1cmdobGV5LXRoZS1saWZlLW9mLXdpbGxpYW0tY2VjaWwtYmlvZ3JhcGhpY2FsLW5vdGljZXMtb2YtaGlzLTU5MDViYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/46/webp "initial from \"Burghley. The Life of William Cecil ... biographical notices of his successors ... a description of Burghley House, with a complete ... guide to the several paintings, tapestries, antiquities ... and a brief notice of the family monuments, &c. in St. Martin's Church, Stamford Baron, etc. [With plates, including a portrait.]\"")
initial from "Burghley. The Life of William Cecil ... biographical not...
This image has been taken from scan 000043 from "Burghley. The Life of William Cecil ... biographical notices of his successors ... a description of Burghley House, with a complete ... guide to the several pain... More
Resurrection from BL YT 25, f. 1
Historiated initial 'A'(lleluia) of the Resurrection of Christ, and a partial border with animals, including a hare blowing a horn and a monkey with a bow and arrow, a hybrid creature, and birds, in a liturgic... More
Pilate from BL Eg 2781, f. 149v
Detail of historiated initial of Pilate washing his hands. Image taken from f. 149v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collectio... More
R. Yosi the Galilean and R. Eliezer from BL Or 1404, f. 14v
Four initial-word panels with gold letters and white vine motifs; in the outer margin, two elderly men, Rabbi Yosi ha-Galili and Rabbi Eliezer are seated holding an open book. Image taken from f. 14v of Haggada... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Royal 3 C IV, f. 83
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(ervata) formed of a dog, with an interlaced decoration, at the beginning of part 2 of the Moralia in Job. Image taken from f. 83 of Job, and the Moralia in Job. Written in Lat... More
Moses and Israelites from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 288
Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(udite) with a horned Moses praying to the Almighty in a cloud above, with the flaming mouth of Hell and three Israelites to his right. Image taken from f. 288 of Psalter ('T... 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
Constellacio (Constellation) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 396v
Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(onstellacio) of an astrologer observing the sky, and the devil in a circle. Image taken from f. 396v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Ma... More
Adolescens, Adolescencia (Adolescence) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 58v
Detail of a historiated initial 'A'(dolescens) of a young woman with a mirror and a young man. Image taken from f. 58v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collectio... More
Cor (Heart) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 425v
Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(or) of a man, holding his heart and praying before a crucifix at an altar. Image taken from f. 425v of Omne Bonum (Circumcisio-Dona Spiritui Sancti). Written in Latin. The ... More
Siege of Jerusalem from BL Royal 1 E IX, f. 222
Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(nno) of Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, at the beginning of Daniel. Image taken from f. 222 of Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the ... More
Jerome from BL Royal 1 E IX, f. 132v
Detail of an historiated initial 'L'(ibrum) of Jerome giving a book to a boy, at the beginning of the prologue to Esther. Image taken from f. 132v of Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicod... More
Nahum from BL Royal 1 E IX, f. 234
Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of Nahum before mountain's rent by power of the Almighty. Image taken from f. 234 of Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation ... More
Inhabited initial word from BL Add 22092, f. 3v
Initial word ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning) inhabited by animals and human faces. Image taken from f. 3v of ~Gan Elohim~ (The Garden of God): supracommentary on Rashi's commentary on the Pentateuch. Written in Hebrew.
Alexander and caladrius birds from BL Royal 20 B XX, f. 83
Detail of a miniature of Alexander enthroned, presented with the caladrius birds, and a foliate initial 'Q'(uant) with a partial border, at the beginning of chapter 74. Image taken from f. 83 of Historia de pro... More
Initial from BL King's 24, f. 227v
Detail of faceted initial 'T'. Image taken from f. 227v of Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumen... More
White vine initial from BL Harley 2511, f. 122
White vine initial 'Q'(uerenti) at the beginning of Cicero's De fato. Image taken from f. 122 of De natura deorum (ff. 1-88); De divinatione (ff. 89-121); De fato (ff. 122-156v); Timaeus (ff. 157-168). Written ... More
Initial-word panel from BL Harley 5531, f. 6v
Initial-word panel with pen-flourishing and a medallion formed by foliate motifs: a rooster holding a piece of wheat with a snake coiling on it in its beak, and above the rooster, there is a moon and a hexagram... More
Virgin and Child from BL YT 6, f. 13
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omine) with Virgin and Child, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 13 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (183... More
Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v
Miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'A'(layde), at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 67v of De proprietati... More
Historiated initial from BL Harley 4922, f. 1
Historiated initial with a man in profile combined with a full foliate border with birds, coats of arms, a crown, an angel, a lion and putti. The arms of the first owner, Francesco I Sforza, appear in places un... 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
Illuminated headpiece and zoomorphic initial from BL Burn 54, f. 80
Illuminated foliate headpiece decorated with birds and plants and zoomorphic initial 'O' in the form of a hybrid with a single bird head, and two bodies with human faces, at the opening of the liturgy of Basil ... More
Calligraphic initials from BL Harley 3469, f. 11
Text page with calligraphic initials. Image taken from f. 11 of Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun). Written in German. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi... More
Cutting from a 13th-century antiphonal : in Latin
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 2965, f. 16v
Zoomorphic initial 'D' at the beginning of a prayer attributed to Pope Gregory the Great. Image taken from f. 16v of Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster'). Written in Latin, with En... More
John from BL Harley 2799, f. 185v
Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) with an Evangelist portrait of John. Image taken from f. 185v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, a... More
Inhabited initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 104v
Inhabited initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of Judges. Image taken from f. 104v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a ... More
Ezekiel from BL Harley 2803, f. 229
Historiated initial 'E'(t) with a standing figure of Ezekiel with a scroll with foliate interlace and clasps at the beginning of Ezekiel, and on the left, the decorated initial 'I'(ezechiel), at the beginning o... More
Monks singing from BL YT 43, f. 100
Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing. Image taken from f. 100 of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collecto... More
Christ preaching from BL Add 29902, ff. 1a-d, f. 1b
A historiated initial ?'I' of Christ preaching to three men. Image taken from f. 1b of Cuttings from a choir book.
Quintilian from BL Burn 244, f. 2
Historiated initial 'P'(ost) depicting Quintilian(?) writing; with a three-sided border incorporating putti supporting heraldic arms. Image taken from f. 2 of Institutiones. Written in Latin, with a few words in Greek.
initial from "Le cento città d'Italia. Descrizione storica, politica,...
This image has been taken from scan 000946 from "Le cento città d'Italia. Descrizione storica, politica, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the B... More
initial from "Histoire physique, politique et monumentale de la ville ...
This image has been taken from scan 000235 from "Histoire physique, politique et monumentale de la ville d'Anvers". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of t... More
Initial from "The Months illustrated by pen and pencil. The designs by...
This image has been taken from scan 000078 from "The Months illustrated by pen and pencil. The designs by Noel Humphreys, J. Gilbert, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tag... More
Divinacio (Divination) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 535v
Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(ivinacionum) of a magician and devils. Image taken from f. 535v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as th... More
![initial from "[The ancient customs of the city of Hereford, with translations of the earlier city charters and grants; also some account of the trades of the city and other information relative to its early history.]"](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn8/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODIvMTIvMzEvaW5pdGlhbC1mcm9tLXRoZS1hbmNpZW50LWN1c3RvbXMtb2YtdGhlLWNpdHktb2YtaGVyZWZvcmQtd2l0aC10cmFuc2xhdGlvbnMtYTdkZTUyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "initial from \"[The ancient customs of the city of Hereford, with translations of the earlier city charters and grants; also some account of the trades of the city and other information relative to its early history.]\"")
initial from "[The ancient customs of the city of Hereford, with trans...
This image has been taken from scan 000067 from "[The ancient customs of the city of Hereford, with translations of the earlier city charters and grants; also some account of the trades of the city and other in... More
initial from "Album historique et pittoresque de la Creuse, ouvrage re...
This image has been taken from scan 000033 from "Album historique et pittoresque de la Creuse, ouvrage rédigé par une Société d'hommes de lettres et d'archéologues ... Publié par P. Langlade". The title a... More
Historiated initial from BL Eg 931, f. 224v
Historiated initial of monks singing and a priest kneeling before an altar. Image taken from f. 224v of Pontifical, Use of Sens. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, ... More
Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 70
Historiated initial 'Q'([uonia]m) of Christ in Majesty in the bowl, with display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, at the beginning of Luke. Image ta... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 847, f. 14
Illuminated initial and border. Image taken from f. 14 of Scientific miscellany, including John Metham's Summa Chiromantiae (ff. 75-96). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its f... More
Penwork initial from BL Arundel 189, f. 50
Initial 'Q'(uoniam) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 50 of Bible Summary in verse (ends incompletely). Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particul... More
Entombment of Christ from BL Add 18196, ff. 83 and 85, f. 83
Historiated initial 'S' of the Entombment of Christ. Image taken from f. 83 of Cuttings from a choir book.
Deuteronomy from BL Harley 5710, f. 110v
Detail of an initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) decorated with penwork, at the beginning of Deuteronomy. Image taken from f. 110v of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Ma... More
Detail: Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 41, f. 5
Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 1 of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum. Image taken from f. 5 of Gesta Normannorum ducum. Written in Latin. The Arundel M... More
Foliate initial from BL Add 39636, ff. 5-8, 11-12, 30-32, f. 31
Foliate initial 'S', measuring 75 x 80. On the reverse, partial four-line stave, musical notation and text: '…tate e'. Image taken from f. 31 of Cuttings from a Gradual. Written in Latin.
Saints from BL Add 18196, ff. 14-22, and 28-40, f. 17
Historiated initial 'S' of two saints, measuring 90 x 85 mm. Image taken from f. 17 of Cuttings from a Dominican choir book.
The Book of Ruth from BL Add 22413, f. 71
Historiated initial-word panel of the story of Ruth with Ruth, Naomi and Boaz and his servants working of the field, at the beginning of the Book of Ruth to be read at Shavuot. Image taken from f. 71 of Festiva... More
Detail from BL Arundel 157, f. 52
Detail of historiated initial of the Temptation of Christ. Image taken from f. 52 of Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13-18v). Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard fa... More
Owl from BL Add 27167, f. 148v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a frontispiece at the beginning of Leviticus: initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full floral border inhabited by birds. Image taken from f. 148v of Pentateuch (the 'Almanzi Pentateuch') wi... More
Initial from BL Harley 2804, f. 43
Illuminated initial 'V'(erba) with foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 43 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible'), Psalms-Acts 16:17, imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of ... More
Noli me tangere from BL Royal 2 B III, f. 110
Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of Christ and Mary Magdalene (Noli me tangere), at the beginning of Psalm 95. Image taken from f. 110 of Psalter. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collecti... More
Angel from BL Stowe 12, f. 128 - Public domain dedication image
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omini) of an angel laying hands on a man in bed. Image taken from f. 128 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 2 A VIII, f. 102
Illuminated initial 'B'(eati) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the Commemoration of Souls. Image taken from f. 102 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec... More
Gregory delivering his decretals from BL Royal 10 E VII, f. 1
Detail of a historiated initial 'A'(d comentum) of Gregory delivering a letter to two cardinals. Image taken from f. 1 of Lectura in quinque libros Decretalium (Books 1-2). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manus... More
Esther from BL Add 15282, f. 307v
Detail of a page: initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) embedded into a Gothic structure inhabited by dragons and different kinds of animals, at the beginning of Esther. Image taken from f. 307v of... 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. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
Justinian receiving taxes from BL Royal 10 E III, f. 227v
Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian and a kneeling man with a purse before him, with a lawyer and a soldier; and a foliate initial 'S'(i prius), at the beginning of book 10 of the Codex 'De iure fisc... More
Detail from BL Burn 158, f. 148v
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 148v of Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium). Written in Latin.
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
Peacock from BL Harley 2954, f. 15
Illuminated initial with foliate penwork, and a foliate border with a peacock. Image taken from f. 15 of Book of Hours. Written in Dutch. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscrip... More
Detail from BL Burn 248, f. 73v
Detail of illluminated initial. Image taken from f. 73v of De beneficiis (ff. 1-106v), De clementia (ff. 107-126v), followed by (ff. 127-130v) the fourteen letters between Seneca and Paul, with prologue. Writt... 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. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 383, f. 45
Puzzle initial 'F'(orma), at the beginning of Gilbertus Porretanus's Liber de sex principiis. Image taken from f. 45 of Translations of Aristotle, etc., and others, some with glosses. Written in Latin. The Aru... More
Royal arms of England and devices of Henry VIII from BL Royal 8 G VII,...
Miniature of the royal arms of England supported by a red dragon and a white greyhound, surmounted by a crown and encircled by the Garter, with a Tudor rose and a pomegranate; and an illuminated initial 'T'(eno... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 14762, f. 39
Initial-word panel ~Nishmat~ (breath) with gold letters surrounded by foliate motifs, at the beginning of the liturgical poem, 'The breath of every living thing'. Image taken from f. 39 of Haggadah for Passover... 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
Triumph of Chastity from BL Harley 5761, f. 24
Full border with flowers, birds, portrait medallions, historiated initial 'Q'(uando), and a medallion of the Triumph of Chastity. Image taken from f. 24 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff. 55-19... More
Church from BL Add 39636, ff. 5-8, 11-12, 30-32, f. 12
Historiated initial 'T' of a Romanesque church with a rose window by a lake, measuring 100 x 115. On the reverse, partial four-line stave, musical notation and text: '..deficit'. Image taken from f. 12 of Cutti... More
King David playing the harp from BL Add 15282, f. 302
Detail of a page: initial-word panel ~Divrei~ (words) with King David playing harp in the middle flanked by a lion and a stag, at the beginning of Ecclesiastes. Image taken from f. 302 of Pentateuch (the 'Duke ... 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
Illuminated Initial and border from BL King's 446, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'I'(l est assavoir), and a full border with foliage and acanthus, at the beginning of Guillebert de Lannoy's Travels in Egypt and Syria undertaken in 1422. Image taken from f. 1 of Le raport... More
Philosophy from BL Royal 14 D I, f. 337v
Miniature of Philosophy holding the spheres, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'O'(r). Image taken from f. 337v of De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu). Written in Fr... More
Sin and grace from BL Harley 1310, f. 81
Miniature of a layman accompanied by an angel and by the devil, lectured about sin and grace by a religious, large initial 'Q'(ui), and three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the list containing the se... More
initial from "The Stately Homes of England ... Illustrated with ... en...
This image has been taken from scan 000144 from volume 02 of "The Stately Homes of England ... Illustrated with ... engravings on wood". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, ... More
Historiated initial 'C' depicting Edward III enthroned from BL Hargrav...
Historiated initial 'C'(ome) depicting Edward III enthroned, holding an orb and sceptre, with religious and lay men to his right and left, respectively, at the beginning of the statues issued during his reign.... More
Death of Sanguius from BL YT 12, f. 99v
Detail of an historiated initial 'N' of the death of Sanguius, who is beign murdered by his chamberlains. Image taken from f. 99v of Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232. Written in French. Henry Yates Thomp... More
Alexander consults his astrologers from BL Burn 169, f. 69
Miniature of Alexander the Great consulting his astrologers about an eclipse of the sun after the battle of Arbela and illuminated initial 'A'(lexandre) in Vasco da Lucena's French translation of Rufus's Histor... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Presentation scene from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 2, ...
Detail of a miniature divided in 4 compartments: 1. Pope with cardinals; 2. King of France enthroned; 3. Jean, duke of Berry receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait; 4. A group of laboure... More
Historiated initial from BL Burn 279, f. 1
Historiated initial 'H' with two figures, at the beginning of the Digestum novum of Justinian's Corpus iuris civilis. Image taken from f. 1 of Corpus iuris civilis, including the Digestum novum (ff. 1-121v); th... More
Christ Disputing from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 150v
Miniature of Christ in the Temple disputing with the doctors, with the Virgin Mary behind, and six niches with prophets, with an historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of David and the fool, and a bas-de-page scene of a... More
Battle from BL Royal 20 D I, f. 21v
Miniature of the battle between Crete and Athens, with Theseus and the Cretan army assigned with the arms of Anjou, with a caption reading 'La bataille de chians de crete et de ceuls dathenes'; and an illuminat... More
Historiated initial from BL Eg 3277, f. 133
Historated initial 'D'(omini) at the Penitential Psalms: the priests give Judas money (Luke 22:5), Christ sends Peter and John to prepare the passover (Luke 22:8), the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, a... More
Avaritia (Avarice) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 154v
Detail of a historiated initial 'A'(varicia) of a rich man holding a bag of silver coins, faced by a man with two children on his shoulders. Image taken from f. 154v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Writt... More
Celebracio missarum (Celebration of masses) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 2...
Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(elebrari) of a priest celebrating a mass. Image taken from f. 246v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as... More
Letter B from BL Sloane 1174, f. 2
Detail of initial with human and animal heads. Image taken from f. 2 of Religious verses, hymns, etc. (index Alphabet Book). Written in Netherlandish. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More
Angels singing from BL Royal 2 A XVI, f. 118
Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(antate) of angels singing, at the beginning of Psalm 97. Image taken from f. 118 of Psalter ('The Psalter of Henry VIII'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collecti... More
Coloured initial from BL Harley 1775, f. 193
Coloured initial 'E'(t veniunt lericho) at the beginning of chapter 11 of Mark's Gospel. Image taken from f. 193 of Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus'). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley ... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Royal 1 E VI, f. 42
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'Z'(acgarias), at the beginning of the list of capitula of Luke. Image taken from f. 42 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Colle... More
Eustace from BL Royal 20 D VI, f. 207v
Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens que) of Eustace, his wife and children being roasted in a brazen bull as the emperor Hadrian looks on. Image taken from f. 207v of Lives of the Saints. Written in Fren... More
Elcanah, Hannah and Peninnah from BL Royal 3 D VI, f. 116
Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elcanah and his two wives, Hannah and Peninnah, at the beginning of Kings 1. Image taken from f. 116 of Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor'). Writte... More
![Initial from "La China considerata nella sua storia, ne' suoi riti ne' suoi costumi, nella sua industria, nelle sue arti e ne' più memorevoli avvenimenti della guerra attuale. Opera ... illustrata da una serie di finissime incisioni in acciaio [from drawings by T. Allom]"](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn8/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDUvMTUvaW5pdGlhbC1mcm9tLWxhLWNoaW5hLWNvbnNpZGVyYXRhLW5lbGxhLXN1YS1zdG9yaWEtbmUtc3VvaS1yaXRpLW5lLXN1b2ktY29zdHVtaS04NjM2MGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/69/webp "Initial from \"La China considerata nella sua storia, ne' suoi riti ne' suoi costumi, nella sua industria, nelle sue arti e ne' più memorevoli avvenimenti della guerra attuale. Opera ... illustrata da una serie di finissime incisioni in acciaio [from drawings by T. Allom]\"")
Initial from "La China considerata nella sua storia, ne' suoi riti ne'...
This image has been taken from scan 000327 from volume 01 of "La China considerata nella sua storia, ne' suoi riti ne' suoi costumi, nella sua industria, nelle sue arti e ne' più memorevoli avvenimenti della g... More
initial from "Eglises, chateaux, beffrois et hotels-de-ville, les plus...
This image has been taken from scan 000589 from "Eglises, chateaux, beffrois et hotels-de-ville, les plus remarquables de la Picardie et de l'Artois". The title and subject terms of this image have been generat... More
Tree of Jesse from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 96
Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of the Tree of Jesse with a full border. Image taken from f. 96 of Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collect... More
initial from "Les travaux scientifiques de S.A.I. le prince Roland Bon...
This image has been taken from scan 000024 from "Les travaux scientifiques de S.A.I. le prince Roland Bonaparte. (Extrait de la “Revue générale internationale, scientifique, littéraire et artistique.”)". The... More
initial from "Storia della Cava, distinta in tre epoche"
This image has been taken from scan 000198 from "Storia della Cava, distinta in tre epoche". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's fl... More
![initial from "[The Christian Year, etc. [With a portrait.]]"](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn8/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMTIvMzEvaW5pdGlhbC1mcm9tLXRoZS1jaHJpc3RpYW4teWVhci1ldGMtd2l0aC1hLXBvcnRyYWl0LTdmNzc1ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/146/webp "initial from \"[The Christian Year, etc. [With a portrait.]]\"")
initial from "[The Christian Year, etc. [With a portrait.]]"
This image has been taken from scan 000262 from "[The Christian Year, etc. [With a portrait.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library'... 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. Henry Yates Th... More