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Detail from BL Lansdowne 471, f. 89
Image from BL Harley 4375, f. 155v
Moses and God from BL Royal 18 D IX, f. 195v
Two ships at sea from BL Add 10292, f. 61
Syphax arrested and led before Scipio
Two judges from BL Royal 19 C XI, f. 11v
Rhea Silvia and Amulius from BL Stowe 54, f. 266v
Pompey entering the camp of Caesar
Carbo before Pompey - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Confessio iudicialis (Confession to a judge) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 369v
Advocatus (Lawyer) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 50v
Arbiter, Arbitrium (Judge, Decision) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 128v
Advocatus (Lawyer) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 52
Auctoritas (Papal authority) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 158v
Curator (Caretaker) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 452
Confessio (Confession) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 354v
Apostema (Abscess) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 122v
Contemplacio (Contemplation) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 409v
Assessor (Counselor, adviser to a judge) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 150v
Summary
Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(ssessor) of a prisoner with two court officers before a judge accompanied by two assessors (advisers to a judge). Image taken from f. 150v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin.
The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts that were once owned by the British monarchs, including English and later British kings and queens from the late 12th to the 19th centuries. These manuscripts are notable for their historical and artistic value.
The collection was initially stored in various royal libraries and palaces, such as the Tower of London and Westminster Palace. During the English Civil War in the 17th century and the subsequent Interregnum, many royal treasures, including manuscripts, were dispersed and sold. Some manuscripts were lost, destroyed, or ended up in private hands.
In 1757, King George II donated the Old Royal Library to the British Museum (which later became the British Library), where the manuscripts were integrated into the museum's collections. This marked the formal establishment of the Royal Manuscript Collection within the British Museum.
Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio) is a 14th-century encyclopedia compiled in London. It is known as the earliest work of this kind where the topics are arranged in alphabetical order. The work is unfinished, containing only one entry each under the letters N to Z. It survives in four volumes in the manuscripts and was composed and written by James le Palmer (?1327-1375) between c. 1360-1375. The encyclopedia includes more than 650 illustrations of four illustrators. It was acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster between 1542 and 1666 and was presented to the British Museum in 1757.