Jerusalem from BL Eg 1070, f. 5
Full-page miniature of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock Image taken from f. 5 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. The Egerton Manus... More
Decorated initial and border from BL Eg 2904, f. 47
Decorated initial and border. Image taken from f. 47 of Prayer book. Written in Dutch. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1139, f. 46v
Illuminated initial 'D'(ominus) with a dragon. Image taken from f. 46v of Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named aft... More
November and December from BL Eg 1139, ff. 18v-19
Calendar pages for November and December, with roundels of Sagittarius and Capricorn. Image taken from ff. 18v-19 of Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany. Written in Latin. The... More
David harping from BL Eg 1139, f. 23v
Historiated initial 'B'(eatus), with King David playing the harp in the lower bow of the initial, which is decorated with interlace, birds, an animal mask, and hybrid monsters. Image taken from f. 23v of Psalte... More
Virgin and Child from BL Eg 2569, f. 59
Historiated initial 'O' of a standing Virgin suckling the Child and two kneeling nuns. Image taken from f. 59 of Lectionary from the Lives of the Saints, from 22 February to 10 August. Written in Latin and Fren... More
Birds from BL Eg 2977, f. 159v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Decorated initial 'Q'(ui) with two birds. Image taken from f. 159v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, ... More
Animals from BL Eg 2977, f. 110
Decorated initial 'I'(sti) with an animal head, and a bird in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 110 of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Co... More
Parrots from BL Eg 2977, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Initial 'A' with two parrots and another bird. Image taken from f. 1v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founde... More
Woman from BL Eg 2781, f. 125v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Historiated initial 'R' with a kneeling woman and the hand of God, and in the margin, a musician, and a mask in the upper bar border. Image taken from f. 125v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hor... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 749, f. 28
Decorated initial 'E'(cclesia) and other coloured initials. Image taken from f. 28 of Panormia (or decretum), with added decretals, including De baptismo in epiphania (ff. 138v-140). Written in Latin. The Eger... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 19
Illuminated initial 'D'(e profundis) at the beginning of Psalm 129, in the Penitential Psalms, with a partial border of vines, leaves, flowers, and a bird. Image taken from f. 19 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms,... More
The Crucifixion from BL Eg 2781, f. 157v
Detail of historiated initial of the Crucifixion. Image taken from f. 157v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is name... More
Arrest of Christ from BL Eg 878, f. 41v
Drawing of the Arrest of Christ. Image taken from f. 41v of Speculum humanae salvationis, etc. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1s... More
Pilate from BL Eg 2781, f. 147v
Detail of historiated initial of Christ before Pilate. Image taken from f. 147v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is... More
Nuns and monks from BL Eg 945, f. 214
Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of nuns receiving communion(?) with monks, and on the lower bar border, an archer shooting at a parrot. Image taken from f. 214 of Miscellaneous Offices, Prayers, etc. Written in L... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 3668, f. 134v
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 134v of Historia Anglorum. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a la... More
Flourished initial 'D'(ilectissimo). from BL Eg 3266, f. 15v
Flourished initial 'D'(ilectissimo). Image taken from f. 15v of Epistles and treatises. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Visco... More
Matthew from BL Eg 2783, f. 13v
Defaced miniature of Matthew, and decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of his Gospel. Image taken from f. 13v of Four Gospels, with liturgical directions, tables, apparatus, lections, and... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2797, f. 87v
Decorated initial 'F'(uit) with foliate decoration. Image taken from f. 87v of Lives and Passions of saints. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (... More
The Virgin from BL Eg 2781, ff. 101v-102
Miniature of the Virgin and a seated bishop with an open book, and a standing male and female figures in niches, on the left, and a historiated initial 'R' with a kneeling woman praying. Image taken from ff. 10... More
Historiated initial. from BL Eg 3266, f. 253
Historiated initial. Image taken from f. 253 of Epistles and treatises. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, wa... More
Man splitting wood from BL Eg 274, f. 37v
Illuminated initial 'V'(itia) of a man splitting wood and a marginal figure of an ape engaged in the same activity and musical notation. Image taken from f. 37v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and Frenc... More
Miracle from BL Eg 2781, f. 24v
Historiated initial 'P'(er) with the miracle of the Virgin's milk being given to a monk. Image taken from f. 24v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The... More
Volvelle from BL Eg 848, f. 22 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Volvelle with three moving parts representing the zodiac, the sun, and the moon, and showing their relative positions and the moon's phases, and astronomical diagram. Image taken from f. 22 of Medical miscellan... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 303, f. 1
Puzzle initial Image taken from f. 1 of Cronica de los reyes Don Fernando y Dona Ysabel por Diego de Valera (ff. 1-88, chapters 1-91; ff. 88-288, chapters 92-213). Written in Spanish. The Egerton Manuscript Co... More
Detail from BL Eg 656, f. 122 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a historiated initial of a teacher and students. Image taken from f. 122 of Vetera Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book)(ends imperfectly). Written in Latin and French. T... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2899, f. 127
Decorated initial 'B'(eati). Image taken from f. 127 of Psalter of the Gallican version (ends imperfectly). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 91, f. 22
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 22 of Lives of saints, and an Irish translation of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi. Written in Irish and Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its fou... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2615, f. 90
Decorated initial and musical notation. Image taken from f. 90 of Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108). Written in Latin and French. T... More
White-vine initial and border from BL Eg 1866, f. 1
Image taken from f. 1 of Libro Imperiale. 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 p... More
Inhabited initial from BL Eg 2899, f. 7
Detail of an inhabited initial 'B'(eatus) of a man with hands raised in prayer, flanked by two men with censers. Image taken from f. 7 of Psalter of the Gallican version (ends imperfectly). Written in Latin. T... More
Building from BL Eg 2908, f. 140
Historiated initial 'I'(n) with a man and building at the beginning of Esdras 1. Image taken from f. 140 of Bible, with prologues, with a Franciscan calendar (ff. 364v-365v); and the Interpretations of Hebrew n... More
June from BL Eg 3153, f. 4 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Calendar page for June. Image taken from f. 4 of Missal, including a calendar (ff. 1v-7). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Vis... More
Detail from BL Eg 878, f. 37 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Kneeling knight. Image taken from f. 37 of Speculum humanae salvationis, etc. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackl... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 879, f. 30v
Decorated initial 'S'(cribere) at the beginning of Seneca's De Clementia. Image taken from f. 30v of De beneficiis (ff. 1v-30v); De clementia (ff. 30v-32v), extracts. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript ... More
September from BL Eg 1146, f. 11
Calendar page for September. Image taken from f. 11 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egert... More
Flourished initial from BL Eg 2633, f. 1
Flourished initial 'F'(ortune). Image taken from f. 1 of De Consolatione Philosophiae. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Visco... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 932, f. 1
Decorated initial 'N' at the beginning of Canto 1 of Dante's Inferno. Image taken from f. 1 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy), with an Italian commentary. Written in Italian. The Egerton Manuscript Coll... More
Pilate from BL Eg 2781, f. 166v
Detail of historiated initial of the guard kneeling before Pilate with soliders. Image taken from f. 166v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerto... More
Boar hunting from BL Eg 1146, f. 12v
Detail of a miniature of a nobleman spearing a snared boar, from the calendar for November. Image taken from f. 12v of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Ma... More
Christ from BL Eg 2902, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Historiated initial 'V'(ere) with the face of Christ and two angels, and decorated initial 'P'(er). Image taken from f. 14 of Sacramentary, imperfect, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v) and computus (f. 7). Writte... More
Hare hunting from BL Eg 1146, f. 7v
Detail of a scene of noblemen hunting hares, from the calendar page for June. Image taken from f. 7v of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collec... More
Bishops from BL Eg 3763, ff. 119v-120
Miniature of two standing bishops, and illuminated initial with an animal head at the beginning of the prayer for confessors and the figures are probably meant to be bishop confessors. Image taken from ff. 119v... More
February from BL Eg 1146, f. 4 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Calendar page for February. Image taken from f. 4 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton... More
Decorated initials from BL Eg 3049, f. 203v
Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 203v of Breviary, use of Mâcon, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 18
Illuminated initial 'D'(omine exaudi) at the beginning of Psalm 100 (101), in the Penitential Psalms, with a partial border of vines, leaves and flowers. Image taken from f. 18 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, w... More
Ape on horseback from BL Eg 274, f. 27v
Illuminated initial 'C'(um) with a mounted ape holding a sword and shield and musical notation. Image taken from f. 27v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is ... More
Pilate from BL Eg 2781, f. 143v
Detail of historiated initial of Christ before Pilate. Image taken from f. 143v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2676, f. 53
Decorated initial 'E'(t). Image taken from f. 53 of The Historia Aseneth (ff. 53-64v) and Testamenta xii. Patriarcharum filiorum Jacob (ff. 65-96v). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 631, f. 54
Initial 'S'(amaritanus) with penwork decoration, at the beginning of book 4. Image taken from f. 54 of Sententiae (index Sentences), book 3 and 4. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named a... More
Coloured initial from BL Eg 1046, f. 31
Coloured initial and display script. Image taken from f. 31 of Part of the Old Testament, including part of Canticum canticorum. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, ... More
May from BL Eg 1146, f. 7 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Calendar page for May. Image taken from f. 7 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (154... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 1158, f. 1
Decorated initial Image taken from f. 1 of De iustitia et iure. Written in Italian. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a la... More
Philip II of Spain from BL Eg 3296, f. 60
Historiated initial 'P' with king Philip II of Spain. Image taken from f. 60 of Carta executoria de Hidalguia (begins imperfectly). Written in Spanish. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its foun... More
Image from BL Eg 2652, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 14 of Psalter (the 'Suneson Psalter'), for Danish use, with calendar, prayers and litany. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton ... More
Jerome and Augustinus from BL Eg 3266, f. 62v
Historiated initial 'C'(um) with Jerome and Augustinus. Image taken from f. 62v of Epistles and treatises. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (15... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 2622, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'F'(ilius) at the beginning of mnemonic verses on the calendar, with explanations in prose. Image taken from f. 2 of Mathematical and other treatises, including Chaucer's Treatise of the astrolab... 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
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1867, f. 2
Illuminated white vine initial with a full white vine border including medaillons with flowers and heraldic arms. Image taken from f. 2 of Stategema, translation of Isocrates, De regno. Written in Latin. The E... More
The Deposition from BL Eg 2781, f. 164
Detail of historiated initial of the Deposition. Image taken from f. 164 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named ... More
Hybrid from BL Eg 2781, f. 51 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illuminated initial 'O' with a hybrid, and two faces in the bar border. Image taken from f. 51 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscrip... More
Standing figures from BL Eg 274, f. 24v
Historiated initial 'Q'(uisquis) with standing figures and a dragon forming the tail of the letter. Image taken from f. 24v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection... More
Empty tombs from BL Eg 2781, f. 186v
Detail of historiated initial of the empty tombs of the sons of Simeon. Image taken from f. 186v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscr... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 1991, f. 194
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 194 of Confessio amantis (begins imperfectly). Written in English with some Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 665, f. 63
Puzzle initial. Image taken from f. 63 of Isidore, Etymologiae. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawy... More
John from BL Eg 2907, f. 113 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Historiated initial 'I'(n) with a nimbed eagle and decorated letters at the beginning of John, with marginal decoration. Image taken from f. 113 of New Testament, with calendar (ff. 309v-312). Written in Latin.... More
Illuminated initial 'L'(audate). from BL Eg 1146, f. 100
Illuminated initial 'L'(audate). Image taken from f. 100 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas ... More
Historiated initial and foliate borders. from BL Eg 3266, f. 145
Historiated initial and foliate borders. Image taken from f. 145 of Epistles and treatises. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st V... More
Resurrected woman from BL Eg 3089, f. 32v
Historiated initial with squatting atlantis holding the initial with a woman emerging from her coffin, and in the lower margin a quire signature. Image taken from f. 32v of Dialogues. Written in Latin. The Ege... More
Musician from BL Eg 274, f. 58 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Historiated initial 'C'(uncta) with a man fiddling, and a marginal dragon forming a border. Image taken from f. 58 of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named... More
Standard from BL Eg 3763, ff. 121v-122
Miniature of the giving of a battle-standard to a mounted emperor by a bishop (Ambrose?), below the end of a prayer for the emperor, and facing a prayer with an illuminated initial entitled 'For the blessing of... More
Flourished initial from BL Eg 614, f. 62
Flourished initial. Image taken from f. 62 of Psalter, a metrical version (the Surtees Psalter version). Written in English with Latin headings. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Si... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 3323, f. 1
Decorated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 1 of Leaf from a Pontifical containing part of the Benedictio corporalis and the Benedictio baculi et perae. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is na... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 3323, f. 18
Detail of a decorated initial. Image taken from f. 18 of Fragment of a leaf of the De Abaco. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 659, f. 2
Puzzle initial Image taken from f. 2 of New Testament Commentary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a la... More
Detail from BL Eg 617, f. 198 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of illuminated initial 'A'(ud) in 1 Maccabees. Image taken from f. 198 of Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named af... More
Seated man from BL Eg 844, f. 1
Illuminated historiated initial 'O'(mnia) of a seated man seated at a table. Image taken from f. 1 of Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscr... More
Joseph from BL Eg 2781, f. 185 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of historiated initial of the Jews bowled over by Joseph's account of his rescue. Image taken from f. 185 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in Latin and French. The... More
Apollonia from BL Eg 2019, f. 217
Miniature of the martyrdom of Apollonia, at the beginning of her suffrage. Two attendants in turbans extract her teeth with pincers whilst man with a crown looks upon, with an illuminated initial 'B'(eata) and ... More
Dragon from BL Eg 857, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Decorated initial 'A' with a dragon and foliage. Image taken from f. 1 of Gradual (the Temporale and Sanctorale combined). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Th... More
Christ displaying his wounds from BL Eg 945, f. 225
Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with Christ displaying his wounds at the beginning of the Penetial Psalms, and in the margins, rabbits, a dog, and an archer. Image taken from f. 225 of Miscellaneous Offices, Pra... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 30v
Illuminated initial 'Q'(ui habitat) at the beginning of Psalm 90 (91), with a marginal miniature of a poppy plant with vines, leaves, and flowers. Image taken from f. 30v of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with el... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 27
Illuminated initial 'C'(redidi propter) at the beginning of Psalm 115, with a partial border of branches, acorns, and oak leaves. Image taken from f. 27 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Brevia... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 876, f. 22v
Decorated initial with border, in the Golden Legend. Image taken from f. 22v of Golden Legend (index Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints) (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in English. ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 737, f. 31
Puzzle initial. Image taken from f. 31 of Les Ethiques d'Aristote. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a ... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 167
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 167 of Sonetti and Canzoniere (ff. 10-150), Trionfi (ff. 151-187v) (ends imperfectly), preceded by a table. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 665, f. 3
Puzzle initial and decorated border. Image taken from f. 3 of Isidore, Etymologiae. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 1117, f. 1
Puzzle initial with penwork flourishing, and in the lower margin, the ownership inscription 'James Orchard Halliwell No. 220'. Image taken from f. 1 of Lives of saints, 28 miracles of the Virgin, and Henry of S... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 608, f. 3
Illuminated initial 'B'(eato) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Jerome's prologue. Image taken from f. 3 of Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscrip... More
Bear hunting from BL Eg 1146, f. 11v
Detail of a miniature of a nobleman engaged in bear hunting, from the calendar page for October. Image taken from f. 11v of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egert... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2863, f. 24v
Decorated initial in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Image taken from f. 24v of Canterbury Tales, imperfectly. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (... More
Stag hunting from BL Eg 1146, f. 8v
Detail of miniature of a nobleman engaged in stag hunting, from the calendar for July. Image taken from f. 8v of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscri... More
Margaret of Antioch from BL Eg 2019, f. 216
Miniature of Margaret of Antioch emerging from the satan-disguised-dragon, holding the cross which enabled her freedom between hands in prayer, with an illuminated initial 'E'(rat) and a full foliate border. Im... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 871, f. 284v
Puzzle initial 'A(nno), with penwork decoration in the form of leaves. Image taken from f. 284v of Polychronicon to the year 1352, with table. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after... More
Headpiece from BL Eg 3145, f. 18v
Illuminated headpiece and initial. Image taken from f. 18v of New Testament (Epistles and Revelation). Written in Greek. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1... More
Detail from BL Eg 3153, f. 82v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of illuminated initial 'P'. Image taken from f. 82v of Missal, including a calendar (ff. 1v-7). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1... More
Peter from BL Eg 2908, f. 356 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Historiated initial 'P'(etrus) of Peter being handed the keys at the beginning of 1 Peter. Image taken from f. 356 of Bible, with prologues, with a Franciscan calendar (ff. 364v-365v); and the Interpretations o... More
The Crucifixion from BL Eg 2781, f. 162v
Detail of historiated initial of the Crucifixion with the legs of the thieves being broken by men with clubs. Image taken from f. 162v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours'). Written in ... More
Coloured initial from BL Eg 831, f. 43v
Coloured initial. Image taken from f. 43v of Kalendaria (ff. 1-12v); Astronomical treatises. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st ... More