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Triumph of Love from BL Harley 5761, f. 13v

Triumph of Love from BL Harley 5761, f. 13v

Partial floral border at the beginning of the first chapter of the Triumph of Love. Image taken from f. 13v of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff. 55-195). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manus... More

Medici devices from BL Harley 5761, ff. 10v-11

Medici devices from BL Harley 5761, ff. 10v-11

Frontispiece with the title in epigraphic capitals within the Medici device of a diamond ring (f. 10v). On the facing page, a full border with flowers, birds, putti, portrait medallions, and the Medici ring dev... More

Triumph of Fame from BL Harley 5761, f. 36

Triumph of Fame from BL Harley 5761, f. 36

Detail of a marginal vignette of the Triumph of Fame. Image taken from f. 36 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff. 55-195). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection o... More

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 175

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 175

Detail of a miniature of Boccaccio in bed, with Petrarch nearby. Image taken from f. 175 of De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes). Written in French. The BL Royal Manus... More

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 20 C IV, f. 269

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 20 C IV, f. 269

Detail of a miniature of Boccaccio and Petrarch in discourse in Boccaccio's study. Image taken from f. 269 of De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)... More

Triumph of Love from BL Harley 3567, f. 149

Triumph of Love from BL Harley 3567, f. 149

Detail of a miniature of the Triumph of Love. Image taken from f. 149 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in... More

Decorated initials from BL Harley 3567, f. 14

Decorated initials from BL Harley 3567, f. 14

Decorated initials'V'(e) and 'M'(ille) by Matteo Contugi of Volterral; interlinear corrections and variants added by Bartolomeo Sanvito. Image taken from f. 14 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in I... More

Triumph of Death from BL Harley 5761, f. 29

Triumph of Death from BL Harley 5761, f. 29

Detail of a marginal vignette of the Triumph of Death. Image taken from f. 29 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff. 55-195). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection ... More

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 166

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 166

Miniature of the Triumph of Death. Image taken from f. 166 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Britis... More

Detail from BL Harley 3567, f. 9

Detail from BL Harley 3567, f. 9

Detail of miniature of Petrarch and Laura, with Love aiming his arrow at Laura. Image taken from f. 9 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection... More

Triumph of Eternity from BL Harley 5761, f. 50

Triumph of Eternity from BL Harley 5761, f. 50

Detail of a medallion of the Triumph of Eternity with four putti supporting a globe. Image taken from f. 50 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff. 55-195). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manus... More

Triumph of Time from BL Harley 3567, f. 184

Triumph of Time from BL Harley 3567, f. 184

Detail of a miniature of the Triumph of Time. Image taken from f. 184 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in... More

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 162

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 162

Miniature of the Triumph of Chastity. Image taken from f. 162 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Br... More

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 176

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 176

Miniature of the Triumph of Fame. Image taken from f. 176 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British... More

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 175

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 175

Miniature of Boccaccio in bed, with Petrarch nearby. Image taken from f. 175 of De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec... More

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 9

Miniature from BL Harley 3567, f. 9

Miniature of Petrarch and Laura, with Love aiming his arrow at Laura. Image taken from f. 9 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 231v

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 231v

Historiated initial 'D'(o) in gold and colours of a triumph, with partial floral borders in gold and colours. Image taken from f. 231v of Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript... More

Image from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 57v

Image from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 57v

Image taken from f. 57v of De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. Written in Latin.

Text page from BL Harley 2493, f. 213v

Text page from BL Harley 2493, f. 213v

Text page copied by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 213v of Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Briti... More

Triumph of Death from BL Harley 5761, f. 29

Triumph of Death from BL Harley 5761, f. 29

Full border with flowers, birds, deer, skulls, coral beads, a marginal vignette of the Triumph of Death, and an historiated initial 'Q'(uesta). Image taken from f. 29 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); R... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3579, f. 83

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3579, f. 83

Historiated initial 'E'(x) of Petrarch at the preface of the second book. Image taken from f. 83 of De remediis utriusque fortunae. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of mediev... More

Triumph of Death from BL Harley 3567, f. 166

Triumph of Death from BL Harley 3567, f. 166

Miniature of the Triumph of Death, with a decorated initial 'Q'(uesta). Image taken from f. 166 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of me... More

Initial from BL Arundel 138, f. 163

Initial from BL Arundel 138, f. 163

Detail of decorated initial. Image taken from f. 163 of Miscellaneous texts, including Epistolae. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howar... More

Decorated initials from BL Harley 3722, f. 1

Decorated initials from BL Harley 3722, f. 1

Decorated initials 'Q'(ue) and 'U'(t). Image taken from f. 1 of Africa (index de Bello Punico poema), with the 'argomento monostico' and Argumenta. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll... More

Giovanni Boccaccio - Tinted drawing from BL Harley 621, f. 315, illuminated manuscript

Giovanni Boccaccio - Tinted drawing from BL Harley 621, f. 315, illumi...

Tinted drawing of Boccaccio, reclining in bed, approached by Petrarch who is crowned with a laurel wreath. Rinceaux border inhabited by birds and a decorated initial 'I'. Image taken from f. 315 of Du Cas des N... More

White vine initial from BL Harley 3517, f. 2

White vine initial from BL Harley 3517, f. 2

White vine initial 'N'(el) and full border at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 2 of Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval man... More

White vine initial from BL Harley 2614, f. 1

White vine initial from BL Harley 2614, f. 1

White vine initial 'T'(erentii) Image taken from f. 1 of Vita Terentii (ff. 1-3v); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 3v-169). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manus... More

Detail from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 1

Detail from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 1

Image taken from f. 1 of De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. Written in Latin.

Decorated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 167

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

Illuminated initials from BL Harley 2678, f. 36

Illuminated initials from BL Harley 2678, f. 36

Illuminated initials and full border with flowers, fruits, besants and acanthus leaves on unpainted ground at the beginning of Dio Chrysostomus' De regno. Image taken from f. 36 of Various works on morals, educ... More

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 24

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 24

Text page with decoration in brown ink probably added by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 24 of Various works including Orationes in Catilinam, Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 50-55v), De amicitia (ff. 110v-120v), imperfe... More

Illuminated initial from BL Arundel 334, f. 53v

Illuminated initial from BL Arundel 334, f. 53v

Illuminated initial 'P'(renotandum) with a catchword in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 53v of Miscellany, including a chronicle from 1326 to 1399, De remediis utriusque fortune, extract (f. 10); Epigramm... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 229

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 229

Historiated initial 'D'(o) in gold and colours of a triumph, with partial floral borders in gold and colours. Image taken from f. 229 of Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript"... More

Genealogical diagram from BL Harley 4763, f. 33

Genealogical diagram from BL Harley 4763, f. 33

Genealogical diagram in brown, yellow, and red ink. Image taken from f. 33 of Papers concerning the right of England to France (index De jure regum Anglorum ad regnum Francie), Bucolicum carmen XII, preceded by... More

Arms from BL Lansdowne 787, f. 10

Arms from BL Lansdowne 787, f. 10

Detail of the arms of King Alfonso I of Naples. Image taken from f. 10 of Sonetti e canzoni (ff. 3-149v); Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 150-189v); Poesie diverse (ff. 190-195v). Written in Latin.

Illuminated initial from BL Arundel 334, f. 53v

Illuminated initial from BL Arundel 334, f. 53v

Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 53v of Miscellany, including a chronicle from 1326 to 1399, De remediis utriusque fortune, extract (f. 10); Epigramma de Goliardo et episcopo; various recipes,... More

Triumph of Chastity from BL Harley 5761, f. 24

Triumph of Chastity from BL Harley 5761, f. 24

Full border with flowers, birds, portrait medallions, historiated initial 'Q'(uando), and a medallion of the Triumph of Chastity. Image taken from f. 24 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff. 55-19... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 4927, f. 5v

Decorated initial from BL Harley 4927, f. 5v

Decorated initial 'T'(andem) at the beginning of book 2 of In Catilinam and decoration in brown ink added by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 5v of Various works including Orationes in Catilinam, Paradoxa stoicoru... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 219

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 219

Historiated initial 'N'(oma) in gold and colours of a triumph, with partial floral borders in gold and colours. Image taken from f. 219 of Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscrip... More

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 18v

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 18v

Text page with manicula and faces in profile, probably added by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 18v of Various works including Orationes in Catilinam, Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 50-55v), De amicitia (ff. 110v-120v),... More

Giovanni Boccaccio - Decorated initial from BL Harley 4923, f. 250, illuminated manuscript

Giovanni Boccaccio - Decorated initial from BL Harley 4923, f. 250, il...

Decorated initial 'M'(aiores) with pen-flourishing in brown ink, besants and foliate decoration extending in the margins at the beginning of the prohemium to Plutarch's De liberis educandi. Image taken from f. ... More

Full white vine border from BL Harley 3410, f. 9

Full white vine border from BL Harley 3410, f. 9

Full white vine border with a portrait of Petrarch in a medallion, other medallions with geometrical patterns, a large illuminated initial 'V'(oi), a smaller 'champ' initial 'P'(erfare), and a coat of arms: ~gu... More

Initial and border from BL Lansdowne 787, f. 10

Initial and border from BL Lansdowne 787, f. 10

White vine initial and three-sided white vine border with putti, birds, an ape, a lion, and a butterfly, at the beginning of Francesco Petrarca's I sonetti et canzoni. Image taken from f. 10 of Sonetti e canzon... More

Pen-flourished initial from BL Add 60577, f. 8

Pen-flourished initial from BL Add 60577, f. 8

Large pen-flourished initial 'I' (am soore astoned) at the beginning of a Middle English verse translation of the ~Secretum~ by Francisco Petrarca (Petrarch). Image taken from f. 8 of Miscellany, including an e... More

Triumph of Fame from BL Harley 5761, f. 36

Triumph of Fame from BL Harley 5761, f. 36

Full border with flowers, birds, putti, portrait medallions, marginal vignette of the Triumph of Fame, and historiated initial 'N'(el). Image taken from f. 36 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff.... More

Giovanni Boccaccio - Tinted drawing from BL Harley 621, f. 315, illuminated manuscript

Giovanni Boccaccio - Tinted drawing from BL Harley 621, f. 315, illumi...

Tinted drawing of Boccaccio, reclining in bed, approached by Petrarch who is crowned with a laurel wreath. Rinceaux border inhabited by birds and a decorated initial 'I'. Image taken from f. 315 of Du Cas des N... More

Decorated initial and border from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 1

Decorated initial and border from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 1

Decorated initial 'C'(um) and partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. Image taken from f. 1 of De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. Written in Latin.

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3436, f. 2

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3436, f. 2

Decorated initial 'P'(atri) with acanthus leaves at the beginning of the Epistola de morte Hieronomi ad Damasium. Image taken from f. 2 of Various texts including Pseudo-Eusebius, Epistola de morte Hieronomi ad... More

Partial border from BL Harley 3579, f. 1

Partial border from BL Harley 3579, f. 1

Partial border with birds and a leopard and an historiated initial 'D'(um) of Petrarch, holding a book. Image taken from f. 1 of De remediis utriusque fortunae. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ref... More

Partial white vine border from BL Harley 3385, f. 1

Partial white vine border from BL Harley 3385, f. 1

Partial white vine border; white vine initial 'N'(el); and the arms of the Tedaldi family of Florence or Cremona: barry ~or~ and ~gules~, a lion rampant ~azure~ overall. Image taken from f. 1 of Trionfi (index ... More

Triumph of Time from BL Harley 3567, f. 184

Triumph of Time from BL Harley 3567, f. 184

Miniature of the Triumph of Time, with a decorated initial 'D'(ella). Image taken from f. 184 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medi... More

Triumph of Eternity from BL Harley 5761, f. 50

Triumph of Eternity from BL Harley 5761, f. 50

Full border with flowers, putti, birds, portrait medallions, a medallion of the Triumph of Eternity, and the historiated initial 'D'(apo). Image taken from f. 50 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (... More

Text page from BL Harley 2493, f. 221v

Text page from BL Harley 2493, f. 221v

Text page annotated by Petrarch and Valla. Image taken from f. 221v of Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held... More

Petrarch from BL Harley 5761, f. 11

Petrarch from BL Harley 5761, f. 11

Full border with flowers, birds, portrait medallions, and the Medici ring device; the ring also occurs in the upper margin framing the Medici arms with an historiated initial 'N'(el) with a prostrate figure (Pe... More

Partial white vine border from BL Harley 4857, f. 1

Partial white vine border from BL Harley 4857, f. 1

Partial white vine border inhabited by birds, deer, and putti, with the initial 'V'(oi), and an unidentified and damaged coat of arms. Image taken from f. 1 of Rime (ff. 1-142v) ; Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. ... More

Triumph of Time from BL Harley 5761, f. 47

Triumph of Time from BL Harley 5761, f. 47

Full border with flowers, putti, deer, a medallion of the Triumph of Time, and the historiated initial 'D'(e). Image taken from f. 47 of Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 11-52v); Rime (ff. 55-195). Written in Ita... More

Triumph of Fame from BL Harley 3567, f. 176

Triumph of Fame from BL Harley 3567, f. 176

Miniature of the Triumph of Fame, with a decorated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 176 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval m... More

Petrarca's verse from BL Harley 5204, f. 68v

Petrarca's verse from BL Harley 5204, f. 68v

Verse by Francesco Petrarca, signed with 'Franciscus .p.'; below his signature the word 'Macrobius' has been erased. Image taken from f. 68v of Verse. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c... More

Historiated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 10

Historiated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 10

Historiated initial. Image taken from f. 10 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

Historiated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 151

Historiated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 151

Historiated initial. Image taken from f. 151 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 Harley 3555, f. 1

Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3555, f. 1

Puzzle initial 'V'(oi) and coat of arms of the Grimaldi family: ~fusily~, ~gules~ and ~argent~, with the initials 'R' and 'G' on either side. Image taken from f. 1 of Rime. Written in Italian. The "BL Harley M... More

Illuminated initial from BL Lansdowne 787, f. 10

Illuminated initial from BL Lansdowne 787, f. 10

Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 10 of Sonetti e canzoni (ff. 3-149v); Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 150-189v); Poesie diverse (ff. 190-195v). Written in Latin.

Triumph of Love from BL Harley 3567, f. 149

Triumph of Love from BL Harley 3567, f. 149

Miniature of the Triumph of Love, with a decorated initial 'N'(el). Image taken from f. 149 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of mediev... More

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 208v

Historiated initial from BL Harley 3496, f. 208v

Historiated initial 'Q'(uando) with the Triumph of Chastity. Image taken from f. 208v of Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts ... More

Decorated initials from BL Arundel 138, f. 163

Decorated initials from BL Arundel 138, f. 163

Decorated initial 'I'(nter) and 'S'(uperiori). Image taken from f. 163 of Miscellaneous texts, including Epistolae. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particu... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3567, f. 146v

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3567, f. 146v

Decorated initial 'V'(ergine). Image taken from f. 146v of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British L... More

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 108v

Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1148, f. 108v

Illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 108v 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 founde... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3567, f. 5

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3567, f. 5

Decorated initial 'P'(er) and text supplied by Bartolomeo Sanvito. Image taken from f. 5 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval ... More

Triumph of Chastity from BL Harley 3567, f. 162

Triumph of Chastity from BL Harley 3567, f. 162

Miniature of the Triumph of Chastity, with a decorated initial 'Q'(ando). Image taken from f. 162 of Rime and Trionfi (index Triumphs). Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of ... More

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 117v

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 117v

Text page from Cicero's De amicitia with annotations by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 117v of Various works including Orationes in Catilinam, Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 50-55v), De amicitia (ff. 110v-120v), imperf... More

Giovanni Boccaccio - Puzzle initial from BL Harley 6348, f. 24, illuminated manuscript

Giovanni Boccaccio - Puzzle initial from BL Harley 6348, f. 24, illumi...

Puzzle initial 'P'(ridie). Image taken from f. 24 of Various works, including Invective contra medicum; Secretum; De vita solitaria; De mulieribus claris; Oda ad Iacobum de Laude super cessatione epidemie in pa... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2475, f. 122

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2475, f. 122

Decorated initial 'O'(mnes) with foliate extensions. Image taken from f. 122 of Vita Terentii (ff. 1-2); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 2-121v); Catilina, Jugurtha (ff. 122-198); De re militari (ff. 218-265v).... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2475, f. 45

Decorated initial from BL Harley 2475, f. 45

Decorated initial 'Q' with hybrid creature. Image taken from f. 45 of Vita Terentii (ff. 1-2); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 2-121v); Catilina, Jugurtha (ff. 122-198); De re militari (ff. 218-265v). Written i... More

White vine initial and border from BL Stowe 954, f. 9

White vine initial and border from BL Stowe 954, f. 9

White vine initial 'P'(oi), and partial white vine border including an empty escutcheon, at the beginning of Petrarch's Sonetti and Canzoni. Image taken from f. 9 of Sonetti e Canzoni (ff. 2-149); Trionfi (inde... More

White vine initial from BL Harley 2541, f. 1

White vine initial from BL Harley 2541, f. 1

White vine initial 'O'(mnis) at the beginning of Sallust's Catilina. Image taken from f. 1 of Various works including Catilina (ff. 1-34v), Jugurtha (ff. 35v-100), Letter 3 from Book 15 of Petrarch's Epistulae ... More

Text page from BL Harley 2493, f. 219v

Text page from BL Harley 2493, f. 219v

Text page written by an anonymous scribe c. 1200 and completed by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 219v of Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collec... More

Detail from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 57v

Detail from BL Lansdowne 781, f. 57v

Image taken from f. 57v of De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. Written in Latin.

Decorated initial from BL Harley 4763, f. 14

Decorated initial from BL Harley 4763, f. 14

Decorated initial 'I'(tem). Image taken from f. 14 of Papers concerning the right of England to France (index De jure regum Anglorum ad regnum Francie), Bucolicum carmen XII, preceded by the commentary of Franc... More

Giovanni Boccaccio - Tinted drawing from BL Harley 621, f. 315, illuminated manuscript

Giovanni Boccaccio - Tinted drawing from BL Harley 621, f. 315, illumi...

Detail of a tinted drawing of Boccaccio, reclining in bed, approached by Petrarch who is crowned with a laurel wreath. Rinceaux border inhabited by birds and a decorated initial 'I'. Image taken from f. 315 of ... More

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 31v

Text page from BL Harley 4927, f. 31v

Text page with decoration in brown ink added by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 31v of Various works including Orationes in Catilinam, Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 50-55v), De amicitia (ff. 110v-120v), imperfect. Writ... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 4927, f. 24v

Decorated initial from BL Harley 4927, f. 24v

Decorated initial 'S'(i.p.c)' and faces in profile probably added by Petrarch. Image taken from f. 24v of Various works including Orationes in Catilinam, Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 50-55v), De amicitia (ff. 110v-1... More

Petrarch from BL Harley 3454, f. 1

Petrarch from BL Harley 3454, f. 1

Detail of a historiated initial 'P'(aucos) with a portrait of Petrarch seated in a garden, reading a book. Image taken from f. 1 of Opuscula varia (index various works). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manusc... More

Petrarch from BL Harley 3454, f. 1

Petrarch from BL Harley 3454, f. 1

Decorated border with floral motifs with the arms of the Calori of Modena, and a historiated initial 'P'(aucos) with a portrait of Petrarch seated in a garden, reading a book. Image taken from f. 1 of Opuscula ... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3454, f. 63

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3454, f. 63

Decorated initial 'F' in gold and colours, and a decorated border with floral motifs in gold, silver, and colours. Image taken from f. 63 of Opuscula varia (index various works). Written in Latin. The "BL Harl... More

Petrarch from BL Harley 3454, f. 29

Petrarch from BL Harley 3454, f. 29

Historiated initial of two conjoined fish in gold, silver, and colours, and a portrait of Petrarch standing, with a decorated border with floral motifs in gold and colours, with pen-flourishing, and arms. Image... More

Illuminated initials from BL King's 321, f. 35v

Illuminated initials from BL King's 321, f. 35v

Illuminated initials. Image taken from f. 35v of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.

Historiated initial from BL King's 321, f. 34

Historiated initial from BL King's 321, f. 34

Historiated initial 'I'(vo) of Petrarch holding a closed book, and a foliate border with gold balls, at the beginning of Petrarch's 264th canzone. Image taken from f. 34 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.

Detail from BL King's 321, f. 1

Detail from BL King's 321, f. 1

Detail of historiated initial. Image taken from f. 1 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.

Detail from BL King's 321, f. 1

Detail from BL King's 321, f. 1

Detail of miniature. Image taken from f. 1 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.

Petrarch from BL King's 321, f. 1

Petrarch from BL King's 321, f. 1

Historiated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of Petrarch's Il Canzoniere, with an image of Petrarch, shown before a lectern with an open book before him in the bowl of the initial, and a miniature on the right-... More

Detail from BL King's 321, f. 34

Detail from BL King's 321, f. 34

Detail of historiated initial. Image taken from f. 34 of Il Canzoniere. Written in Italian.

Giovanni Boccaccio - Boccaccio's Vision of the Laurel-Crowned Petrarch, illuminated manuscript

Giovanni Boccaccio - Boccaccio's Vision of the Laurel-Crowned Petrarch...

Public domain reproduction of French medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Initial from BL Harley 3478, f. 1

Initial from BL Harley 3478, f. 1

Initial with foliate extensions. Image taken from f. 1 of Canzoni, Ballate, Rime, Trionfi (index Triumphs), and other poems. Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval ma... More

The Triumph of Chastity on Love, from the Triumphs of Petrarch

The Triumph of Chastity on Love, from the Triumphs of Petrarch

Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500–1550 Leipzig) Public domain scan German Renaissance print, art, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Georg Pencz - [The Triumph of Time]

Georg Pencz - [The Triumph of Time]

Allegorical representation of Time, winged man, on chariot pulled by two deer. Signed with monogram on plate. Inscription: Tempus edax...aut fuerint. Part of series: Six triumphs described by Petrarch. Bartsch,... More

Portrait de Pétrarque, (Francesco Petrarca, dit), (1304-1374), (poète, humaniste) d'après Raphaël Morghen

Portrait de Pétrarque, (Francesco Petrarca, dit), (1304-1374), (poète,...

Portrait carte de visite. Reproduction d'une gravure contrecollée sur carton Inscription - Inscription au verso Portrait de Pétrarque, (Francesco Petrarca, dit), (1304-1374), (poète, humaniste) d'après Raphaël Morghen

Partial border from BL Harley 2526, f. 5v

Partial border from BL Harley 2526, f. 5v

Partial border with foliate motifs, gold besants, red and blue penstems, and illuminated initial 'V'(os). Image taken from f. 5v of Vita Terentii (ff. 1-3); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 5-130v). Written in L... More

Full border from BL Harley 3411, f. 12

Full border from BL Harley 3411, f. 12

Full border with Cupid in a large historiated initial 'V'(oi), medallions of leopard heads, and, in the lower margin, two crowned leopards salient ~or~ supporting a medallion with the arms of the Mussolini fami... More

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3990, f. 31v

Decorated initial from BL Harley 3990, f. 31v

Decorated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of the Rime. Image taken from f. 31v of Trionfi (imperfect); Rime. Written in Italian. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held ... More

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 14 E V, f. 391

Boccaccio and Petrarch from BL Royal 14 E V, f. 391

Miniature of Boccaccio and Petrarch reading books, with an inscription on the wall, 'Josne et joyeulx', with a full border containing a shield and a banner with the royal arms of Edward IV, and a lozenge bearin... More

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