Decorated initials from BL Stowe 104, ff. 119v-120
Decorated initials 'D'(ilecto) and 'G'(loriosi) in Aelred of Rievaulx's Vita sancti Edwardi regis Anglorum. Image taken from ff. 119v-120 of Epistola Cuthberti, Ecclesiastica historia; Aelred's Vita sancti Edwa... More
Decorated initials from BL Stowe 104, ff. 87v-88
Decorated initials 'U'(t) and 'S'(uccessit) at the beginning of book 5 of Bede's Ecclesiastica historia. Image taken from ff. 87v-88 of Epistola Cuthberti, Ecclesiastica historia; Aelred's Vita sancti Edwardi r... More
Decorated initial and border from BL Stowe 941, ff. 3v-4
Decorated initial and border at the beginning of the cartulary of the Benedictine priory of St Neot's, with a list of places mentioned on the facing folio. Image taken from ff. 3v-4 of Cartulary of the Benedict... More
Miniature and canon table from BL Stowe 3, ff. 2v-3
Full page miniature of Matthew writing at a desk with his symbol holding a scroll above, and arches prepared for a canon table with birds. Image taken from ff. 2v-3 of The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue a... More
Bust of a bishop from BL Stowe 12, f. 253v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of the bust of a bishop, with a partial bar border including a winged, hooded, grotesque. Image taken from f. 253v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Sto... More
Pentecost from BL Stowe 19, ff. 22v-23
Miniature of the Pentecost, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and trompe l'oeil borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Ghost. Image taken from ff. 22v-23 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 27, f. 17 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 17 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 29, f. 142 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 142 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Job from BL Stowe 7, f. 53v - Public domain document scan of drawing
Coloured drawing of Job. Image taken from f. 53v of Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book). Written in Latin.
Catherine from BL Stowe 12, f. 334v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of Catherine, holding her wheel and a sword. Image taken from f. 334v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 29, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 14 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Stowe 27, f. 126v
Image taken from f. 126v of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Martyrdom of Stephen from BL Stowe 12, f. 20v
Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(esterna) of the martyrdom of Stephen, with a partial bar border including a grotesque, at the beginning of the reading for 26 December. Image taken from f. 20v of Breviary, ... More
Inhabited initial from BL Stowe 12, f. 59
Detail of an inhabited initial 'F', with a winged, bearded grotesque. Image taken from f. 59 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Stowe 944, f. 39v
Text page. Image taken from f. 39v of Liber Vitae of Newminster and Hyde, with register, charters, customs, the will of Alfred the Great, benedictions and order of Mass, etc. Written in Latin and English.
Virgin and Child from BL Stowe 981, f. 2
Historiated initial 'P'(rosodia) with the author in prayer before the Virgin and Child, and full foliate borders and a bas-de-page scene with a lion and apes, at the beginning of Johannes de Janua's Summa que v... More
Coronation of the Virgin from BL Stowe 25, f. 112v
Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, and full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 112v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, the calend... More
Image from BL Stowe 27, f. 9 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 9 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 25, f. 134v
Image taken from f. 134v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, the calendar, rubrics and some prayers in French.
William Bruges from BL Stowe 594, f. 5v
Miniature of William Bruges kneeling before George. Image taken from f. 5v of Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book'). Written in Latin.
Epithet from BL Stowe 1016, f. 116v
Detail of drawing of a epithet with putti. Image taken from f. 116v of Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-... More
King Cnut and Queen Emma from BL Stowe 944, f. 6
Miniature of King Cnut and Queen Aelfgifu (also called Emma) before a large gold cross on an altar. Above them, angels hold a veil over Aelfgifu, a crown over Cnut, and gesture upwards toward an image of Chris... More
Image from BL Stowe 27, f. 75 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 75 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Snake from BL Stowe 1016, f. 237v
Drawing of a panel with a snake. Image taken from f. 237v of Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), an... More
Bust of a king from BL Stowe 12, f. 116v
Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(um) of the bust of a king, with a partial bar border including bearded grotesques. Image taken from f. 116v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Brev... More
Decorated initials and music from BL Stowe 71, ff. 1v-2
Decorated initials and music in a fragment of a Missal for Quinquagesima Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Fragment of a Missal with antiphons and readings for Quinquagesima and Ephiphany (ther proper order is ff. 8... More
Flight to Egypt from BL Stowe 27, f. 61
Miniature of the Flight to Egypt, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 61 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Stowe 958, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illuminated initial 'B'. Image taken from f. 1 of Leaves formerly used as a cover from a Missal. Written in Latin.
Game from BL Stowe 17, f. 100v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Marginal miniatures of men playing a violent game, and a hybrid grotesque. Image taken from f. 100v of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Written in Latin, with a calendar and final pray... More
Text page from BL Stowe 944, f. 26
Detail of a text page. Image taken from f. 26 of Liber Vitae of Newminster and Hyde, with register, charters, customs, the will of Alfred the Great, benedictions and order of Mass, etc. Written in Latin and English.
Annunciation from BL Stowe 18, f. 20v
Miniature of the Annunciation, and full foliate border, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 20v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The Annunciation is a bib... More
Board game from BL Stowe 17, f. 141
Marginal miniature of two men playing a board game, perhaps chess. Image taken from f. 141 of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Written in Latin, with a calendar and final prayers in French.
Illuminated initial from BL Stowe 12, f. 76
Detail of an illuminated initial 'H' with a winged, bearded grotesque. Image taken from f. 76 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Bust of a woman from BL Stowe 12, f. 256v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of the bust of a woman. Image taken from f. 256v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Bust of a bishop from BL Stowe 12, f. 327
Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of a bust of a bishop, with a partial bar border including a grotesque hybrid. Image taken from f. 327 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'... More
Bust of a king from BL Stowe 12, f. 116v
Historiated initial 'C'(um) of the bust of a king, with a partial bar border including bearded grotesques. Image taken from f. 116v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Writt... More
Animals from BL Stowe 1067, ff. 7v-8
Ink drawings of animals. Image taken from ff. 7v-8 of Bestiary. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Stowe 21, f. 23 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 23 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin and Netherlandish.
Illuminated initial from BL Stowe 12, f. 138v
Detail of an illuminated initial 'E'(t) with a partial bar border including a hooded grotesque. Image taken from f. 138v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Lamentation from BL Stowe 23, f. 2v
Image taken from f. 2v of Prayer book. Written in Latin, rubrics in French.
Detail from BL Stowe 27, f. 125v
Image taken from f. 125v of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 29, f. 13v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 13v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Stowe 578, f. 2 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 2 of Ordo coronacionis pariter et unccionis Regis et Regine secundum usum et ritum Anglicanum (ff. 2-11v), and others. Written in Latin.
Flourished initials 'M'(emorandum), 'O'(bservatum), and .. from BL Sto...
Flourished initials 'M'(emorandum), 'O'(bservatum), and 'N'(otandum). Image taken from ff. 43v-44 of Polychronicon, continued to 1377, with table of contents (ff. 2-8v). Written in Latin.
Text from BL Stowe 3, f. 143 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of text page. Image taken from f. 143 of The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224). Written in Latin.
Jonah and the whale from BL Stowe 12, f. 184v
Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of Jonah emerging from the mouth of the whale, at the beginning of Psalm 68, with a partial bar border including a bearded, armless grotesque. Image taken from f. 184v of Breviary... More
Historiated initial from BL Stowe 12, f. 121
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omini) of a woman before a king. Image taken from f. 121 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Stowe 935, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Decorated initials with foliate patterns and a partial border at the beginning of the cartulary for the Cluniac Priory of Monk's Horton, Kent. Image taken from f. 1 of Cartulary of the Cluniac Priory, Monk's Ho... More
Crowned man from BL Stowe 12, f. 261
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of a crowned man. Image taken from f. 261 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Decorated initial and border from BL Stowe 387, f. 24
Decorated foliate initial 'C', and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Statues. Image taken from f. 24 of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1... More
Dedication from BL Stowe 12, f. 150v
Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(idi) of a bishop sprinkling holy water on a church with a liturgical spoon; behind him a deacon stands next to a font of holy water and holds a hyssop, with a partial bar bo... More
Image from BL Stowe 27, f. 122v
Image taken from f. 122v of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Puzzle initial from BL Stowe 67, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'N' at the beginning of a chronicle. Image taken from f. 2 of Chronicle from Noah to Henry IV, and a list of kings from William I to Henry VI (f. 71r-v). Written in Latin.
Mark from BL Stowe 1, f. 353 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Historiated illuminated initials 'M'(archus) and 'I'(nitium) with Mark's symbol of a lion and Mark holding a book within a micro-architectural frame above a dragon, at the beginning of the preface to Mark. Imag... More
Decorated initial from BL Stowe 31, f. 3v
Decorated initial 'P'(ascalis) in Anselm's epistle 281. Image taken from f. 3v of Epistolae 280, 281, and 415, imperfect and fragmentary. Written in Latin.
Coronation of the Virgin from BL Stowe 25, f. 112v
Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, and full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 112v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, the calend... More
Christ blessing from BL Stowe 5, f. 1
Detail of historiated initial of Christ blessing. Image taken from f. 1 of Historia scholastica, Historia actuum apostolorum (ff. 166-191). Written in Latin.
Annunciation to the shepherds from BL Stowe 28, f. 24
Miniature with the Annunciation to the shepherds, and decorated initial 'D'(eus), at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 24 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin, ca... More
Bishop from BL Stowe 12, f. 329
Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of a bishop in a mitre, holding a crozier. Image taken from f. 329 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Jesse from BL Stowe 1, f. 342 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of Jesse sleeping from an historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber), at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 342 of Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and s... More
Illuminated initial from BL Stowe 12, f. 71
Illuminated initial 'D'(ominica) with a partial bar border including a robed grotesque. Image taken from f. 71 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Stowe 12, f. 233v
Image taken from f. 233v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 27, f. 121v
Image taken from f. 121v of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 12, f. 251 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 251 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Bust of a man from BL Stowe 12, f. 125
Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of a bust of a man. Image taken from f. 125 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 19, f. 77v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 77v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Trinity from BL Stowe 12, f. 200v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ixit Dominus) of the Trinity, at the beginning of Psalm 109. Image taken from f. 200v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Lat... More
Illuminated initial from BL Stowe 12, f. 245v
Detail of an illuminated initial 'B'. Image taken from f. 245v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Decorated initials from BL Stowe 4, f. 105v
Decorated initials 'L'(iber), 'F'(uit), and 'H'(abuit). Image taken from f. 105v of Historia Scholastica, imperfect; and chronological digest (ff. 267-272v). Written in Latin.
Marginal drawing from BL Stowe 49, f. 220
Marginal drawing of travellers, speaking In English, in the margin of Jacobus de Voragine's life of Cecila. Image taken from f. 220 of Legenda aurea (index Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints; Golden Lege... More
Crucifixion from BL Stowe 10, ff. 113v-114
Miniature of the Crucifixion, and full foliate border, facing the historiated initial 'T'(e) with the Instruments of the Passion of Christ, at the beginning of the 'Te igitur' in a Missal. Image taken from ff. ... More
Historiated border from BL Stowe 11, f. 7
Historiated border. Image taken from f. 7 of Missal, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Margaret and the dragon from BL Stowe 23, f. 56
Miniature of Margaret and the dragon, at the beginning of her suffrage. Image taken from f. 56 of Prayer book. Written in Latin, rubrics in French.
Edward III from BL Stowe 594, f. 7v
Full-page miniature of Edward III, wearing a blue Garter mantle, with his arms. Image taken from f. 7v of Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book'). Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 27, f. 58 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 58 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
Bust of a man from BL Stowe 12, f. 115
Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(um) of a bust of a man. Image taken from f. 115 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Adoration of the Magi from BL Stowe 27, f. 55
Miniature of the Adoration of the Magi, Virgin and child sitting in a bed, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate border, at the beginning of Sext in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 55 of Boo... More
Grotesque from BL Stowe 12, f. 127
Detail of a grotesque hybrid from the lower extender of an initial. Image taken from f. 127 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Baptism from BL Stowe 12, f. 109
Historiated initial 'D' of a baptism, with a partial bar border including a winged grotesque hybrid, and a fallen king. Image taken from f. 109 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Brevi... More
Flourished initials from BL Stowe 856, f. 44v
Initial 'S'(tatuit) with pen-flourishing, on a leaf of a Missal. Image taken from f. 44v of Two leaves of a Missal. Written in Latin.
Bust of a man from BL Stowe 12, f. 346v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of a bust of a man. Image taken from f. 346v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Annunciation and Gideon from BL Stowe 7, ff. 2v-3
Coloured drawings with the Annunciation and Gideon with the golden fleece, in the Biblia Pauperum. Image taken from ff. 2v-3 of Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book). Written in Latin. The Annunciation... More
Annunciation from BL Stowe 16, f. 9
Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with the Annunciation, and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 9 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The Annuncia... More
Bust of a bishop from BL Stowe 12, f. 267v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of a bust of a bishop. Image taken from f. 267v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Last Supper and Manna from heaven from BL Stowe 7, ff. 28v-29
Coloured drawings with the Last Supper and manna from heaven, in the Biblia Pauperum. Image taken from ff. 28v-29 of Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book). Written in Latin.
The Visitation from BL Stowe 1061, f. 114
Miniature of the Visitation, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 114 of Single leaf of a Book of Hours. Written in Latin.
Presentation in the Temple from BL Stowe 12, f. 242v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(e) of Mary, accompanied by Joseph bearing gifts, presenting Jesus to the priest Simeon, with a partial bar border including a grotesque whose hood grows into a foliate exten... More
Adoration of the Magi from BL Stowe 12, f. 40
Detail of an historiated initial 'H' of the Adoration of the Magi, with a grotesque hybrid and flowers. Image taken from f. 40 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Martyrdom of a bishop from BL Stowe 12, f. 27v
Detail of an historiated initial of the martyrdom of a bishop. Image taken from f. 27v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Angel from BL Stowe 12, f. 128 - Public domain dedication image
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omini) of an angel laying hands on a man in bed. Image taken from f. 128 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Image from BL Stowe 27, f. 121 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 121 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.
David pointing to his eyes from BL Stowe 12, f. 171v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of David pointing to his eyes, at the beginning of Psalm 26. Image taken from f. 171v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Writte... More
Illuminated initial from BL Stowe 12, f. 115v
Illuminated initial 'F'(actum est), with a partial bar border. Image taken from f. 115v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Feasts of Martyrs from BL Stowe 12, f. 255
Detail of two inhabited initials 'D'(eus) with busts of martyrs, with partial bar borders. The cowled saint probably depicts Gervasius or Prothasius; the king, Edward the Martyr. Image taken from f. 255 of Bre... More
Illuminated initial from BL Stowe 3, f. 15
Illuminated initial and letters 'Li'(ber) on purple parchment with birds under an arch, at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 15 of The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with ... More
Flourished initials from BL Stowe 386, ff. 1v-2
Added flyleaf with church music, and initial 'H'(enricus) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Magna Carta. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of 2 leaves with church music, used as flyleaves and pastedowns at ... More
Illuminated initials from BL Stowe 12, f. 48v
Illuminated initials and borders. Image taken from f. 48v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Clare, Francis, and Bernardino from BL Stowe 23, f. 62
Miniature of Clare, Francis, and Bernardino, framed by flowers, at the beginning of a prayer; misbound, corresponding text missing. Image taken from f. 62 of Prayer book. Written in Latin, rubrics in French.
Image from BL Stowe 19, f. 110v
Image taken from f. 110v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Dancing from BL Stowe 17, f. 38
Marginal painting of a friar with a musical instrument, and a woman dancing with upraised arms. Image taken from f. 38 of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Written in Latin, with a cale... More