Decorated initials from BL Sloane 1044, ff. 44v-45
Decorated initials in a 12th-century fragment of the Psalms. Image taken from ff. 44v-45 of Bifolium of a Psalter, including Psalms 77 and 71. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 216v
Detail of a decorated initial 'C' at the beginning of the argumentum for 1 Corinthians. Image taken from f. 216v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in th... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 267
Detail of a decorated initial 'S'(anctum) with clasps. Image taken from f. 267 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 99v
Detail of decorated initial 'C'(on) with clasps. Image taken from f. 99v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 209v
Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uod) with clasps. Image taken from f. 209v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 2 C III, f. 5
Decorated initial 'I'(n illo tempore) with interlace and foliate motifs. Image taken from f. 5 of Homiliary, temporal (from Septuagesima to Easter Eve) (index Homiliae). At the end are added in a 12th-century h... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1044, f. 124
Detail of decorated initials in a 12th-century leaf from a Sacramentary. Image taken from f. 124 of Leaf from a Sacramentary. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who pl... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 210v
Detail of a decorated initial 'S' with clasps at the beginning of 3 John. Image taken from f. 210v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, a... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 143
Detail of decorated initial 'F'(ratris), with dragons. Image taken from f. 143 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, includi... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 221
Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(ost) with clasps at the beginning of the argumentum for 2 Corinthians. Image taken from f. 221 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in thre... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 211
Detail of a decorated initial 'E'(pistole). Image taken from f. 211 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the m... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 57
Detail of decorated initial 'C'(hromatio). Image taken from f. 57 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the mon... More
Ezekiel from BL Harley 2803, f. 229
Historiated initial 'E'(t) with a standing figure of Ezekiel with a scroll with foliate interlace and clasps at the beginning of Ezekiel, and on the left, the decorated initial 'I'(ezechiel), at the beginning o... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 217
Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with clasps at the beginning of 1 Corinthians. Image taken from f. 217 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in thr... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 277v
Detail of a decorated initial 'S. Image taken from f. 277v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieva... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 151v
Detail of a decorated initial 'E'(usebius). Image taken from f. 151v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 227v
Detail of decorated initial 'C' with a clasp at the beginning of the argumentum to Colossians. Image taken from f. 227v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three version... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 263v
Detail of a decorated initial 'T', with clasps. Image taken from f. 263v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 230
Detail of decorated initial 'T' with clasps at the beginning of the argumentum to 1 Timothy. Image taken from f. 230 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions i... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 288
Detail of a decorated initial 'C'(ogor). Image taken from f. 288 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of m... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 223v
Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with clasps at the beginning of Galatians. Image taken from f. 223v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three ... 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 Harley 2799, f. 65
Decorated initial 'V'(erba) with a dragon. Image taken from f. 65 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the mon... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 226v
Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with clasps at the beginning of Philippians. Image taken from f. 226v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in thre... 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
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 74
Detail of decorated initial 'M'. Image taken from f. 74 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous rac... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 229v
Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with clasps at the beginning of 2 Thessalonians. Image taken from f. 229v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in th... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 272v
Detail of a decorated initial 'S'(anc). Image taken from f. 272v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of m... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 231
Detail of decorated initial 'I'(tem) at the beginning of the argumentum to 2 Timothy. Image taken from f. 231 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three... 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
Inhabited initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 28
Detail of a decorated initial 'H'(aec), with clasps, interlace, and animal heads, at the beginning of Exodus. Image taken from f. 28 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Writt... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 90
Detail of decorated initial 'M'. Image taken from f. 90 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous rac... More
Numbers from BL Harley 2803, f. 58v
Detail of decorated initial 'L'(ocutusque) at the beginning of Numbers. Image taken from f. 58v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscri... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 2799, f. 128
Detail of decorated initials 'LI'. Image taken from f. 128 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 212v
Decorated initial 'P'(aulus). Image taken from f. 212v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous race... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 279
Detail of a decorated initial 'T'(radunt). Image taken from f. 279 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 226v
Detail of a decorated initial 'P' with clasps at the beginning of the argumentum to Philippians. Image taken from f. 226v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versi... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 263v
Detail of a decorated initial 'N' with clasps. Image taken from f. 263v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collecti... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 22v
Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uid) with a dragon. Image taken from f. 22v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, includin... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 230
Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with a dragon at the beginning of 1Timothy. Image taken from f. 230 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three co... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 172v
Detail of a decorated initial 'L'(ucas). Image taken from f. 172v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the mon... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 111
Detail of decorated initial 'V', with clasps. Image taken from f. 111 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 116v
Detail of a decorated initial 'V'(ici). Image taken from f. 116v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of m... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 123v
Decorated initial 'A' with clasps. Image taken from f. 123v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 194
Detail of decorated initial 'L'(ucas) with clasps at the beginning of the prologue to Acts. Image taken from f. 194 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 210v
Detail of decorated initial 'I' with a clasp, at the beginning of Jude. Image taken from f. 210v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 231
Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with clasps at the beginning of 2 Timothy. Image taken from f. 231 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three col... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 232
Detail of decorated initial 'T'(itium) at the beginning of the argumentum to Titus. Image taken from f. 232 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three c... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 89
Detail of decorated initial 'S' with a clasp. Image taken from f. 89 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 92v
Detail of a decorated initial 'T'(andum) at the beginning of the prologue to Joshua. Image taken from f. 92v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Ha... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 2799, f. 5
Detail of decorated initials 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of the Psalms in three versions, with foliate decoration, clasps, and a dog or quadruped. Image taken from f. 5 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to R... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 5958, f. 64
Reserve' initial 'E'(piphaniam) in brown with foliate decoration in green and red. Image taken from f. 64 of Fragment of a leaf from a late 12th century English Sequentiary containing sequences for the Circumci... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 252v
Detail of a decorated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 252v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of mediev... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 276
Detail of a decorated initial 'N'(aum). Image taken from f. 276 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of me... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 232
Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with clasps at the beginning of Titus. Image taken from f. 232 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 67v
Decorated initial 'O'(sculet) with clasps. Image taken from f. 67v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the mo... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 184v
Detail of a decorated initial with a clasp, at the beginning of the preface to John. Image taken from f. 184v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 112
Decorated initial 'I'(n anno) with a mask. Image taken from f. 112 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the mo... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 93v
Detail of a decorated initial 'E'(t factum est) at the beginning of Joshua, with a silk curtain. Image taken from f. 93v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin.... More
Ezekiel from BL Harley 2803, f. 229
Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(ezechiel), at the beginning of the prologue to Ezekiel. Image taken from f. 229 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 65
Detail of decorated initial 'V'(erba) with a dragon. Image taken from f. 65 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including ... More
Decorated initial from BL Royal 13 D VII, f. 170v
Detail of a decorated initial 'T'. Image taken from f. 170v of Antiquitates iudaicae (books XV-XX), De bello iudaico. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, c... 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 Harley 2799, f. 229v
Detail of decorated initial 'A'(d) with a clasp at the beginning of the argumentum to 2 Thessalonians. Image taken from f. 229v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 207v
Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(etrus). Image taken from f. 207v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the mo... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 225
Detail of a decorated initial at the beginning of the argumentum to Ephesians. Image taken from f. 225 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three column... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 228v
Detail of zoomorphic initial 'P'(aulus) formed of a dragon at the beginning of 1 Thessalonians. Image taken from f. 228v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versio... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 143
Decorated initial 'F'(ratris), with dragons. Image taken from f. 143 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 236
Decorated initial 'A'(pocalypsis). Image taken from f. 236 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous ... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 67v
Detail of a decorated initial 'O'(sculet) with clasps. Image taken from f. 67v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, includi... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2803, f. 286v
Detail of a decorated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 286v of Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of mediev... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2799, f. 206
Decorated initial 'I'(acobus). Image taken from f. 206 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous race... 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
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3099, f. 51
Decorated initial 'B'(eatissimus) with clasps. Image taken from f. 51 of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection o... More
Diagram from BL Harley 2660, f. 123v
Decorated initial and diagram of the earth. Image taken from f. 123v of Etymologiae, and De natura rerum (ff. 33-48v), with letters between Isidore and Braulio (ff. 1v-3). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manu... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 3038, ff. 7v-8
Decorated initials. Image taken from ff. 7v-8 of Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to ... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 3038, ff. 2v-3
Decorated initials, and flyleaf. Image taken from ff. 2v-3 of Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscrip... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 3038, ff. 59v-60
Decorated initial. Image taken from ff. 59v-60 of Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to... More
Foliate headpiece and decorated initial from BL Burn 44, Volume 1, f. ...
Foliate headpiece, title in red, red initial 'M'(aximiano), at the beginning of Symeon Metaphrastes's Lives of the Martyrs for December 4, with the ownership inscription 'De la Bibliotheque de la Chevaliere D'E... More
John Chrysostom from BL Eg 2339, f. 18v
Drawing of John Chrysostom, a fFather of the Greek church, and decorated initials. Image taken from f. 18v of Hymns and prayers, preceded by extracts from the Fathers, and followed by other prayers, imperfect. ... More
Decorated initials from BL Sloane 1044, f. 135
Decorated initials in a leaf from a 13th-century Missal. Image taken from f. 135 of Fragment of a leaf from a noted Missal, with part of the feast of Peter. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a ... 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
Text page from BL Royal 12 D XVII, f. 53v
Text page with 2 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon 'wynn'. Image taken from f. 53v of Collection of charms and remedies ( 'Bald's Leechbook'). Written in English and Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, ... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 327, f. 56v
Decorated initials 'T'(herfore) and 'F'(or) at chapters four and five of Paul's epistle to the Hebrews. Image taken from f. 56v of Epistles, Acts of the Apostles, and Apocalypse, in the later Wycliffite version... More
Wise Son from BL Add 14762, f. 8v
Decorated initials and a miniature of the Wise Son in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initials from BL Harley 49, f. 5v
Text page with decorated initials. Image taken from f. 5v of Roman de Tristan, imperfect at the beginning, with an index (ff. 149-154v) (index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais). Writ... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 6199, f. 1
Decorated initials at the beginning of the Statutes and Armorial of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Image taken from f. 1 of Statuts de l'Ordre de la Toison d'Or (index Statutes and Armorial of the Order of the... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 2182, f. 1
Decorated initials with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text; ownership inscription in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 1 of The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1419). Written ... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 1212, f. 148
Decorated initials 'C'(orynthis) and 'P'(oul) at the prologue of 1 Corinthians. Image taken from f. 148 of Wycliffite New Testament, later version with the usual prologues and table of lections (index tabulae l... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 5958, f. 19v
Coloured initial 'B'(eatus) in green, with pen-flourished decoration and music staves. Image taken from f. 19v of Fragment of a leaf from an English early 13th century Breviary containing the Office for St Nich... More
Decorated initials from BL Sloane 1044, f. 133
Decorated initials from a 13th-century leaf with a quotation from Ecclesiaticus. Image taken from f. 133 of Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 2444, f. 7v
Decorated initials with pen-flourishings. Image taken from f. 7v of Prayer book. Written in Dutch and Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Librar... More
Decorated initials from BL Eg 2658, f. 4
Image taken from f. 4 of The History of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord. Written in English and Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540... More
Communion of the newly ordained priests from BL YT 24, f. 76
Detail of a miniature of a bishop, administering the consecrated wafer to the first of five newly ordained priests who kneel before him; behind, a chaplain holding the cup for purifying the communicants, with a... More
Decorated initials from BL Eg 751, f. 19
Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 19 of Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac). Written in French. T... More
Detail: Decorated initials from BL YT 24, f. 91
Four-line musical notation with decorated initials. Image taken from f. 91 of Sidrak and Bokkus. Written in English. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled th... More
Decorated initials from BL Eg 286, f. 2
Flourished initials. Image taken from f. 2 of La Cronica de Espana abreviada por mandado de Dona Isabel, Reyna de Castilla por Mossen Diego de Valera. Written in Spanish. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is n... More
King from BL Add 14762, f. 14 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a miniature of a king in the outer margin, next to the paragraph mentioning the death of Pharaoh, two decorated initials, and ~carmina figurata~ of a dog biting a deer. Image taken from f. 14 of Hagga... More
Sacred Heart from BL Sloane 1584, ff. 26v-27
Drawing of the Sacred Heart with the Five wounds of Christ, on the left, and on the right, decorated initials in an alphabet. Image taken from ff. 26v-27 of Medical and religious miscellany, including 'Walter M... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 6615, f. 1
Initials with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of 'The Chasting of God's Children'. Image taken from f. 1 of A collection of devotional treatises, including 'The Chasting of God's Children' (ff. 1-100... More