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Three-sided border from BL Harley 4168, f. 2

The Nativity: Mary seated, holding the Christ-child; St. Joseph; annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (background)

Initial E: Saint Paul - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript

Gethsemane and St Agatha from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 242

Initial D: David and Christ - Public domain medieval manuscript

Мужчины на корабле из BL Eg 2628, f. 35

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Historiated initial with men in ship and foliate border. Image taken from f. 35 of Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso)(index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.

The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, statesman, and patron of the arts during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. He served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and later as Lord Chancellor of England, holding high positions in the legal and political realms.

Sir Thomas Egerton acquired a substantial number of historical and literary manuscripts. In 1617, shortly before his death, Sir Thomas Egerton bequeathed his collection of manuscripts to the British Museum, which was the precursor to the British Library.

Данте Алигьери и "Божественная комедия"

"Божественная комедия" - поэма Данте Алигьери, начатая в 1308 году и завершенная в 1320 году, за год до его смерти в 1321 году. Она широко считается первоисточником итальянской литературы и считается одним из величайших произведений мировой литературы. Воображаемое видение поэмой загробной жизни отражает средневековое мировоззрение, сложившееся в Западной Церкви к 14 веку.