Decorated initial and diagram from BL Sloane 263, f. 47v
Decorated initial 'SE'(cedens) and diagram, in an Astronomical treatise. Image taken from f. 47v of Astronomical treatises (ending imperfectly). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician an... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 263, f. 2v
Decorated initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of Helperic's Astronomical treatise. Image taken from f. 2v of Astronomical treatises (ending imperfectly). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physi... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 38v
Decorated initial 'L' in red and green, in a 11th-century copy of Isidore's Etymology. Image taken from f. 38v of 2 leaves of the Etymology. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and na... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 106v
Decorated initial 'R'(ecita) in a 12th-century leaf. Image taken from f. 106v of Fragment of a leaf with a homily, labelled book 1, and the beginning of the 4th homily. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1044, f. 52v
Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians. Image taken from f. 52v of Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); ... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 52v
Decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians. Image taken from f. 52v of Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 The... More
David in penitence from BL Sloane 2803, f. 117
Miniature of David in penitence, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from f. 117 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin. Sir... More
Pietà from BL Sloane 2803, f. 192v
Miniature of the Pietà, decorated initial 'D'(oulce), and full foliate border, at the beginning of a prayer. Image taken from f. 192v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-175... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 106v
Detail of decorated initial 'R'(ecita) in a 12th-century leaf. Image taken from f. 106v of Fragment of a leaf with a homily, labelled book 1, and the beginning of the 4th homily. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Slo... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1044, f. 133
Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Ecclesiasticus 14:22, in a 13th-century leaf. Image taken from f. 133 of Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr. Written in Latin... More
Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who play... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Detail of a miniature of an iill man with a physician. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucia... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51
Detail of miniature of various ailments, in the lower two registers. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pl... More
King David from BL Sloane 2427, f. 105
Miniature of king David playing bells, in the Psalter. Image taken from f. 105 of Psalter. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mus... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51
Detail of miniature of various ailments, in the upper two registers. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pl... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 48
Detail of a miniature of a man teaching. Image taken from f. 48 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the d... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7v
Full-page miniature in three registers, of Joseph of Arimethea asking for Christ's body, Joseph and a woman with funeral linens, and the Deposition, and below, two women presenting an diseased breast to a physi... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v
Detail of the lower two registers of a full-page miniature, with various medical treatments, and in the lower register, a nimbed seated figure blessing in the outer compartments, and a patient in bed in the cen... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Detail of the upper 2 registers of a full-page miniature with scenes of various medical consultations, including a physician holding up a urine glass. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Wri... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 8
Full-page miniature in three registers. In the upper register is the anointing of Christ's body, the Three Marys at the tomb, and the Harrowing of Hell. In the lower two registers are various surgical procedu... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 2
Full-page miniature in nine compartments. In the first register is the Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity, and in the lower two progressive stages in an operation for a compound fracture of the skull. Imag... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7v
Detail of a miniature of a man with diseased genitals. Image taken from f. 7v of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the develo... More
Easter Scenes from BL Sloane 1977, f. 8
Detail of the upper register of a full-page miniature of the anointing of Christ's body, the Three Marys at the tomb, and the Harrowing of Hell. Image taken from f. 8 of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans ... More
Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity from BL Sloane 1977, f. 2
Detail of full-page miniature of the upper register of the Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity. Image taken from f. 2 of Chirurgia. Written in French. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel... More
King David from BL Sloane 2427, f. 35v
Miniature of king David pointing to his eyes, in the Psalter. Image taken from f. 35v of Psalter. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More
Diseases from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7v
Detail of the lower two registers of a full-page miniature, with two women presenting an diseased breast to a physician, and four men with various genital diseases. Image taken from f. 7v of Chirurgia. Written ... More
Miniature of God the Father with angels. from BL Sloane 3049, f. 13
Miniature of God the Father with angels. Image taken from f. 13 of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of... More
Treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50v
Full-page miniature in three registers, of physicians treating patients with various ailments. Image taken from f. 50v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a phys... More
Text from BL Sloane 2435, f. 131v
Detail of a miniature with text. Image taken from f. 131v of Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v). Written in French (Walloon dialect). Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and n... More
Cranial operation from BL Sloane 1977, f. 2
Detail of the lower register of a full-page miniature, with scenes of a surgeon performing an operation for a compound fracture of the skull on a kneeling and seated patient. Image taken from f. 2 of Chirurgia.... More
Detail from BL Sloane 3049, f. 2
Miniature of God the Father and angels. Image taken from f. 2 of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of B... More
King David from BL Sloane 2427, f. 9
Miniature of king David playing the harp, at the beginning of the Psalter. Image taken from f. 9 of Added leaf to replace a missing one. David was a skilled musician and poet, and he played the harp to soothe ... More
Miniature of a man with a guardian angel and a devil from BL Sloane 30...
Miniature of a man with a guardian angel and a devil Image taken from f. 27 of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the de... More
Cranial operation from BL Sloane 1977, f. 2
Detail of the middle register of a full-page miniature with scenes of a surgeon performing an operation for a compound fracture of the skull on a standing, kneeling, and seated patient. Image taken from f. 2 of... More
Detail from BL Sloane 2430, f. 2v
Miniature of a knight with sword and shield, and a knight mounting a horse. Image taken from f. 2v of L'Art de Chivalry. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played... More
David in penitence from BL Sloane 2748B, ff. 70v-71
Miniature of David in penitence added. Image taken from ff. 70v-71 of Added miniatures. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museum... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v
Detail of the upper register of a full-page miniature with the Death of the Virgin, the Coronation of the Virgin, and Christ in Majesty. Image taken from f. 9v of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane ... More
Apothecary shop from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v
Miniature of an apothecary's shop with apothecary jars and boxes on shelves, a seated man holding a cover jar, and a flat dish on a hook used for mixing ingredients. Image taken from f. 49v of Circa instans (in... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, f. 9v
Full-page miniature in three registers. In the upper register is the Death of the Virgin, the Coronation of the Virgin, and Christ in Majesty. In the middle register are three various medical treatments, and ... More
Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51
Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who play... More
Diseases from BL Sloane 1977, f. 8
Detail of lower two registers of a full-page miniature with various surgical procedures for genital and other diseases. Image taken from f. 8 of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a ... More
Medical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51v
Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 51v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pla... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 49v
Detail of a full-page miniature depicting an apothecary's shop. Image taken from f. 49v of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played... More
Life of Christ from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7v
Detail of upper register of a full-page miniature with Joseph of Arimethea asking for Christ's body, Joseph and a woman with funeral linens, and the Deposition. Image taken from f. 7v of Chirurgia. Written in F... More
St Benedict from BL Sloane 2436, ff. 1v-2
Miniature of a woman confessing to St Benedict, at the beginning of the Confessional de Charles de St Gelays, preceeded by the prologue and heraldic arms supported by two putti. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Con... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 7
Detail of a miniature of a patient being treated for a wound in the torso. Image taken from f. 7 of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 47v
Miniature of a physician treating a man lying in a bed. Image taken from f. 47v of Chirurgia. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the deve... More
Medical consultations from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Full-page miniature in twelve compartments with scenes of various medical consultations. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician a... More
Miniature of Michael slaying the dragon. from BL Sloane 3049, f. 115
Miniature of Michael slaying the dragon. Image taken from f. 115 of Livre des anges. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development o... More
David in penitence from BL Sloane 116, ff. 23v-24
Miniature of David in penitence, and decorated initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from ff. 23v-24 of Prayer Book. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a ph... More
Coronation of the Virgin from BL Sloane 2726, f. 92v
Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 92v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (begins and ends imperfectly, and misbound). Written in ... More
Vision from BL Sloane 1580, ff. 1v-2
Full-page miniature, in two registers of a man lying in a bed and a standing angel gesturing to him, below, and above his vision of receiving a crown from God in a mandorla, with angels presenting him in the cl... More
Arrest of Christ from BL Sloane 2633, f. 43v
Miniature of the Arrest of Christ, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 43v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 265, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with foliate endings, at the beginning of the Rasis Almansor. Image taken from f. 2 of Rasis Almansor (ff. 2-159v); Rasis Practica (ff. 159v-163); Rasis Synonyma (ff. 163v-172). Written in... More
Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 96v
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 96v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1579, f. 3
Detail of illuminated white vine initial 'M'. Image taken from f. 3 of Expositio symboli apostolorum (Expositio sancti Ieronimi in simbolum apostolorum ad papam laurentium). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 341, ff. 101v-102
Decorated initial 'A'. Image taken from ff. 101v-102 of Medical miscellany, including the Liber Medicinarum (ff. 1-40v). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played ... More
Finding of the Coin from BL Sloane 346, f. 38
Drawing of the finding of the silver coin. Image taken from f. 38 of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a phy... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 2476, f. 1
Decorated initial at the beginning of an alchemical treatise. Image taken from f. 1 of Miscellany, including alchemical texts, such as the Rosarius philosophorum (ff. 11-39). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1044, f. 226
Detail of decorated initial. Image taken from f. 226 of Fragment of a glossed leaf of a legal text. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 441, f. 1
Decorated foliate initial 'D'(um), at the beginning of the Serium senectutis. Image taken from f. 1 of Miscellany, including the Serium senectutis (ff. 1-61v). Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was... More
David from BL Sloane 2419, f. 72v
Detail of a miniature of David in penitence. Image taken from f. 72v of Book of Hours, Use of Beaune?. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in ... More
Miniature from BL Sloane 2747, ff. 53v-54
Miniature of David in penitence, and decorated initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Image taken from ff. 53v-54 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin, rubric (f. 95v) in Fre... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 342, f. 119v
Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam). Image taken from f. 119v of Medical miscellany. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1044, f. 113v
Detail of decorated initial 'Q'. Image taken from f. 113v of 2 leaves of Distinctiones(?), each section beginning Undecio …, Duodecio …. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and natura... More
Apes from BL Sloane 3544, f. 7v
Miniature of a man with a dog hunting apes. Image taken from f. 7v of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More
Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 99v
Miniature of a plant and a crocodile. Image taken from f. 99v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mus... More
Miniature of animals. from BL Sloane 3544, f. 7
Miniature of animals. Image taken from f. 7 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Plants and figure from BL Sloane 4016, f. 2
Miniature of plants and a human figure, holding two spheres. Image taken from f. 2 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the devel... More
Stephen from BL Sloane 2321, f. 135v
Miniature of Stephen. Image taken from f. 135v of Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in t... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1521, ff. 1v-2
Decorated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and dragons, at the beginning of the letter of Jerome. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Bible with prologues. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician ... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 2477, ff. 20v-21
Initial 'S'(emper) with penwork decoration, in Bernardus Siluestris's Megacosmus. Image taken from ff. 20v-21 of Cosmographia (ff. 2-21); Mathematicus (ff. 22-27); Hildebert's Liber de querimonia et confluctu c... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Initials from BL Sloane 2452, f. 6v, illuminated ...
Detail of a large calligraphic initial 'L'(envoye) and illuminated initial 'T(his). Image taken from f. 6v of The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment. Written in English... More
Monk from BL Sloane 2565, f. 17v
Miniature of the martyrdom of a nimbed tonsured monk, praying before an altar, with four soldiers approaching from behind with raised swords, and a full foliate border. Image taken from f. 17v of Book of Hours,... More
Saul and David from BL Sloane 346, f. 4
Drawing of Saul holding a spear towards David, who holds a harp. Image taken from f. 4 of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. David was a skil... More
Plant from BL Sloane 1975, f. 17
Miniature of the plant Artemisia leptasillos. Image taken from f. 17 of Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 3229, f. 1
Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of a medical miscellany. Image taken from f. 1 of Medical miscellany, including a text on prognostication by means of Pythagorean diagrams (f. 7). Written in Latin. Si... More
Unexecuted drawing from BL Sloane 3451, f. 26
Unexecuted drawing, with captions for the three mighty men bringing water to David. Image taken from f. 26 of Speculum humanae salvationis, with tabula, prohemium, and 45 chapters. Written in Latin. Sir Hans S... More
Beaver from BL Sloane 3544, f. 6
Miniature of a man hunting a beaver with a dog. Image taken from f. 6 of Bestiary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of B... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 114
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 114 of Fragment of a leaf with a section beginning 'Nunc autem dicamus primum …'. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 22
Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 22 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 3486, f. 58
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 58 of Medical miscellany, including Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicinae (ff 91-139), imperfect, On buboes (ff. 139-140); Guy de Chauliac's On bloodletting (f. 147v);... More
Life of Christ; Surgical procedures from BL Sloane 1977, ff. 9v-10
On the left, a full-page miniatures in three registers with the Death of the Virgin, the Coronation of the Virgin, and Christ in Majesty in the upper register and in the lower two registers scenes of various s... More
Sheep from BL Sloane 4016, f. 6v
Detail of a miniature of two sheep. Image taken from f. 6v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museum... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1610, f. 2
Decorated initial 'M'(edicina) at the beginning of a medical miscellany. Image taken from f. 2 of Medical miscellany, the Ars medicine, including portions of the Secretum secretorum (ff. 42v-43v), with texts he... More
Mandrake from BL Sloane 4016, f. 56v
Miniature of plants, including a mandrake plant with a naked male body as the root. Image taken from f. 56v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a ... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1044, f. 103
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 103 of Fragment of a leaf of a commentary(?) referring to Augustine. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial rol... More
Bull from BL Sloane 2435, f. 47
Detail of initial with a bull. Image taken from f. 47 of Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v). Written in French (Walloon dialect). Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and natur... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 3217, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'A'(lphica), at the beginning of the Catalogus medicam. Image taken from f. 1 of Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200). Written in Latin, English and some French. Sir H... More
Annunciation from BL Sloane 2748B, f. 31
Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virigin. Image taken from f. 31 of Book of Hours, Use of Toul. Written in Latin and Fr... More
Illuminated initial from BL Sloane 2419, f. 72v
Detail of an illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 72v of Book of Hours, Use of Beaune?. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the develop... More
Scorpion from BL Sloane 4016, f. 3v
Detail of a miniature of a scorpion. Image taken from f. 3v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museu... More
Creation of good and bad angels from BL Sloane 3049, f. 71
Miniature of the Creation of good and bad angels, decorated initial 'P'(uis), and full foliate border, at the beginning of Book 4 in the Livre des anges. Image taken from f. 71 of Livre des anges. Written in Fr... More
Plant and boar from BL Sloane 4016, f. 77
Miniature of a plant and a boar or pig, labelled 'porcina caro'. Image taken from f. 77 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the ... More
Workman with an axe from BL Sloane 2435, f. 7v
Historiated initial with a workman with an axe. Image taken from f. 7v of Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v). Written in French (Walloon dialect). Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a ph... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 2561, f. 53v
Decorated initial and musical notation. Image taken from f. 53v of fragments from a Missal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the develop... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 2986, f. 58
Puzzle initial 'P'(or) in Aldobrandino of Siena Régime du corps. Image taken from f. 58 of Le Régime du corps, imperfect. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who playe... More
Detail from BL Sloane 2464, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Image taken from f. 1 of Secrets of Philosophers. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) ... More
Flourished initial from BL Sloane 3002, ff. 9v-10
Flourished initial 'N'(a), at the beginning of the prologue to the 'Arzneibuch'. Image taken from ff. 9v-10 of Medical treatises. Written in German. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist w... More
Detail from BL Sloane 2605, f. 4v
Image taken from f. 4v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role i... More