Hybrids and a knight from BL Royal 20 C VI, f. 4v
Detail of bas-de-page drawings of two hybrids, and an armoured knight holding a shield and banner. Image taken from f. 4v of Lancelot du Lac. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known a... More
Grotesque hybrids from BL Royal 19 C VI, f. 17
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two grotesque hybrids heading into battle (one with an ape sitting on his back), at the beginning of the prologue addressed to Henry VII. Image taken from f. 17 of Anabasis. Wri... More
Knight and a hybrid from BL Royal 20 C VI, f. 11
Detail of bas-de-page drawings of a knight holding a shield and banner, and a hybrid. Image taken from f. 11 of Lancelot du Lac. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal C... More
Eagle from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 142v
Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ost) with an eagle holding a book (the symbol of John?), at the beginning of part 6. Image taken from f. 142v of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. ... More
Jerome from BL Royal 1 C VI, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'C'(ogor), at the beginning of the prologue to Job, with a trompe l'oeil border with the image of Jerome as a cardinal with a lion beside him, with a peacock and three monkeys in the lower m... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 91
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'H' of a dragon, at the beginning of book 24. Image taken from f. 91 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known ... More
Samson and the lion from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 152v
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of Samson fighting with the lion, at the beginning of book 29. Image taken from f. 152v of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal M... More
Saint from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 128
Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uis) of a saint, at the beginning of book 27. Image taken from f. 128 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 111
Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n locutionibus), at the beginning of book 26. Image taken from f. 111 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also kn... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 185
Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n paradiso), at the beginning of book 31. Image taken from f. 185 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known ... More
Agnus Dei from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 15
Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(lerunque) of the Agnus Dei, at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 15 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec... More
Michael from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 33v
Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uid) of Michael with a sword and a shield with an inscription reading 'michael', and a dragon at his feet, at he beginning of book 19. Image taken from f. 33v of Moralia in ... More
Stag from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 45v
Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uavis) of a stag, with a dragon forming a part of a letter, at the beginning of book 20. Image taken from f. 45v of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin... More
Guinevere from BL Royal 20 C VI, f. 150
Miniature of Lancelot rescuing Guinevere from burning at the stake, at the beginning of the Mort Arthu, with a decorated initial 'A'(pres), and grotesque hybrid creatures surrounding the miniature. Image taken ... More
Pen-flourished initial from BL Royal 1 C VI, f. 209v
Pen-flourished initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Romans. Image taken from f. 209v of Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions. Written in Latin. The BL Royal M... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 247
Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uia) of two lions' heads, at the beginning of book 35. Image taken from f. 247 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection... More
Virgin and Thomas Besforde from BL Royal 4 C VI, f. 1
Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Virgin and Child, with the donor, Thomas Besforde, in a Benedictine habit with a scroll reading 'In te confidit a[n]i[m]a / mea', in the margin.' Image taken ... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 15 C VI, f. 4
Initial 'P' with foliate decoration with ownership inscription of Sir Robert Cotton. Image taken from f. 4 of Historia Romana (ff. 4-50), Historia gentis Longobardorum (ff. 51-102v); Gesta Alexandri magni (inde... More
Henry VII receiving the book from BL Royal 19 C VI, f. 17
Miniature of Henry VII sitting on a throne decorated with the royal arms of England and inscribed with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and receiving the book from the translator, Claude de Seyssel, with an illu... More
Foliate initial from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 167v
Foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with an animal mask, at the beginning of book 29. Image taken from f. 167v of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also know... More
Knight from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 79v
Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(refationem) of a knight on horseback piercing a dragon forming a letter, at the beginning of part 5. Image taken from f. 79v of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Writ... More
Zoomorphic initial from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 91
Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'H', formed of a dragon, at the beginning of book 24. Image taken from f. 91 of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, als... More
Foliate initial from BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 167v
Detail of a foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with an animal mask, at the beginning of book 29. Image taken from f. 167v of Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collectio... More
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 19 C VI, f. 10
Illuminated initial 'E'(ntre) at the beginning of the prologue. Image taken from f. 10 of Anabasis. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2... More