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Devil from BL YT 13, f. 165 - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Bas-de-page scene of a devil attacking a man while his wife lies dead beside him, with a caption reading, ‘Cy estrangle le deable un ho[m]me et sa fe[m]me.’ Image taken from f. 165 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French.
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.
In medieval illuminated manuscripts, bas-de-page scenes are unframed, sometimes whimsical images that appear below the written text and may or may not refer to it.
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