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Illuminated initials from BL YT 36, f. 67v
Text page from BL Royal 19 C V, f. 131
Illuminated initials from BL YT 36, f. 141v
Psalter : in Latin, illuminated manuscript
Psalter : in Latin, illuminated manuscript
Psalter : in Latin, illuminated manuscript
Hore Beate Marie Virginis secundum vsum Romanum totaliter ad longum sine require
Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. (95401225)
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, A VII 68, f. 165v – Cursus beatissimae virginis Mariae secundum ordinem Carthusiensem et aliae orationes
Illuminated initials from BL YT 36, f. 86
Summary
Illuminated initials on a text page. Image taken from f. 86 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.
Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime. The collection is now housed at the British Library in London.
Henry Yates Thompson was born into a wealthy family in 1838. Thompson began collecting manuscripts and other items in the 1870s. His collection quickly gained recognition for its exceptional quality and breadth. He had a keen eye for illuminated manuscripts, which are manuscripts decorated with intricate illustrations and calligraphy. The collection has a particular emphasis on medieval manuscripts.