Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 6
Detail of an illuminated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of a calendarial treatise attributed to Robert Grosseteste 'Lincolniensis'. Image taken from f. 6 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Wri... More
Detail from BL Arundel 74, f. 2v
Unfinished illuminated initial 'N'(octiam) with a drawing of a seated man (possibly Bede) writing at the desk holding a quill and a knife. Image taken from f. 2v of Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 64
Detail of an illuminated initial 'G'(eometrie), at the beginning of Robertus Anglicus' Tractatus quadrantis veteris. Image taken from f. 64 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 66v
Illuminated initial 'D'(icto) in Robertus Anglicus' Tractatus quadrantis veteris. Image taken from f. 66v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers... More
Detail from BL Arundel 74, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, and a partial border, and in the upper margin, the signature of 'William Howarde 1579'. Image taken from f. 1 of Historia ecclesiasti... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 17
Detail of an illuminated initial 'T'(ractatus) at the beginning of Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Tractatus de sphaera. Image taken from f. 17 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. T... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 17
Illuminated initial 'T'(ractatus) at the beginning of Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Tractatus de sphaera. Diagram of the heavenly spheres. Image taken from f. 17 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 6
Illuminated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of a calendarial treatise attributed to Robert Grosseteste 'Lincolniensis'. Image taken from f. 6 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin... More
Luke from BL Royal 1 E VI, f. 43
Incipit page with a miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God the Father above, and an illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam), at the beginning of Luke. Image taken from f. 43 of Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 125
Detail of illuminated initial 'D'([omi]ne exaudi orationem meam), with beakhead, foliate, and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 101. Image taken from f. 125 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 144
Detail of an illuminated initial 'D'(ixit dominus domino meo), with foliate and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 109. Image taken from f. 144 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican v... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 71
Illuminated initial 'D'(eus reppulisti nos) at Psalm 59. Image taken from f. 71 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 164
Detail of illuminated initial 'A'(d dominum cum tribularer), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 119. Image taken from f. 164 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 181
Detail of illuminated initial 'B'(enedictus), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 143. Image taken from f. 181 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 144
Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit dominus domino meo), with foliate and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 109. Image taken from f. 144 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 64v
Detail of illuminated initial 'D'(eus in nomine tuo saluum me fac) at Psalm 53. Image taken from f. 64v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 63v
Detail of a illuminated initial 'D'(ix[it] insipiens in corde suo) at Psalm 52. Image taken from f. 63v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 181
Detail of illuminated initial 'B'(enedictus), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 143. Image taken from f. 181 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 164
Illuminated initial 'A'(d dominum cum tribularer), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 119. Image taken from f. 164 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 151v
Detail of illuminated initial 'B' (eati inmaculati) at Psalm 118. Image taken from f. 151v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed... More
Beatus initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 4
Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus vir qui non abiit) with a beast's head, and knotwork and foliate motifs, at the beginning of Psalm 1. Image taken from f. 4 of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald')... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2904, f. 203v
Detail of an illuminated initial 'B'(enedicite). Image taken from f. 203v of Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. ... More
Illuminated headpiece and initial from BL Harley 5598, f. 56
Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 56 of Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special service... More
Illuminated headpiece and initial from BL Harley 5598, f. 142
Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial 'T'. Image taken from f. 142 of Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special se... More
Jerome from BL Harley 2803, f. 1
Miniature of Jerome writing at a desk with a small monk below, and the illuminated initial 'F'(rater) with foliate interlace and bands, at the beginning of Jerome's letter to Ambrose. Image taken from f. 1 of B... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1139, f. 46v
Illuminated initial 'D'(ominus) with a dragon. Image taken from f. 46v of Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named aft... More
Guide for Constructing the Letters u and v
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Miniature, floriate border and initial from BL Burn 198, f. 106
Miniature in four parts, including scenes of Hannibal, and an illuminated initial in Livy's Ab urba condita, and a border added in 1471-1474 containing the arms of Cardinal Pietro Riario. Image taken from f. 10... More
Illuminated initial and added arms from BL Burn 161, f. 3
Illuminated initial 'S'(epe) including animal heads, at the beginning of Cicero's De inventione, and the added arms of the Maffei family of Volterra. Image taken from f. 3 of De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff.... More
Illuminated initial from BL Burn 230, f. 1
Illuminated white vine initial 'F'(requenter) at the beginning of Pliny's Epistolae. Image taken from f. 1 of Epistolae 1-7 and 9. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 180, f. 130v
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 130v of Odes (ff. 1-63v), Epodes (ff. 63v-76v), Carmen saeculare (ff. 76v-78), Ars poetica (ff. 78v-88), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 88-130v), Epistolae (ff.... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 1146, f. 19
Illuminated initial 'D'(e profundis) at the beginning of Psalm 129, in the Penitential Psalms, with a partial border of vines, leaves, flowers, and a bird. Image taken from f. 19 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms,... More
Illuminated initial from BL Lansdowne 454, f. 226v
Illuminated initial 'T'(obie) at the beginning of Tobit. Image taken from f. 226v of Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms). Written in English.
Circumcision of Christ from BL YT 5, f. 45
Miniature of the Circumcision of Christ, and below, the Holy Family leaving the stable to go to the Temple, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 45 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Tilli... More
Nativity from BL YT 5, f. 41v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of the Nativity of Christ, and below, Mary and Joseph approaching the inn, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 41v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Tilliot Hours'). Written in... More
Christ before Pilate from BL Harley 2966, ff. 27v-28
Miniature of Christ before Pilate and illuminated initial. Image taken from ff. 27v-28 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscript... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7026, f. 21
Detail of an illuminated initial 'D'(ominus). Image taken from f. 21 of pages from a Missal. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Libr... More
Partial border from BL Harley 4866, f. 63
Partial border with illuminated initial 'T'(o). Image taken from f. 63 of The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes). Written in English and Latin. T... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 947, f. 31v
Illuminated initial 'C' in colours and gold. Image taken from f. 31v of Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc. (imperfect). Written in Latin a... More
Partial border from BL Harley 4866, f. 60
Partial border with illuminated initial 'G'(regorie). Image taken from f. 60 of The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes). Written in English and Lat... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2536, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'M'(os) and partial panel border with flowers, fruits, birds (including a peacock), and insects on a gold ground, including the arms of Vaast Brioys to whom the work is dedicated. Image take... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2804, f. 4
Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliate and interlace patterns at the beginning of Psalm 1. Image taken from f. 4 of Bible (the 'Worms Bible'), Psalms-Acts 16:17, imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Harle... More
Giovanni Boccaccio - Death of Brunhilda from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 203...
Miniature of the death of Brunhilda, with an illuminated initial 'P'(ource que) and foliate borders. Image taken from f. 203v of De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes). W... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 4021, f. 6
Illuminated initial 'H'(enricus) combined with a partial bar border, acanthus leaves and foliate feathering. Image taken from f. 6 of Registrum brevium. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a... More
Illuminated initial from BL YT 31, f. 66v
Illuminated initial 'P'(er), in red, blue and gold, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 66v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), with some ... More
Man splitting wood from BL Eg 274, f. 37v
Illuminated initial 'V'(itia) of a man splitting wood and a marginal figure of an ape engaged in the same activity and musical notation. Image taken from f. 37v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and Frenc... More
Battle at Saint Denis from BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 101
Miniature of the battle of English and French before Saint Denis, with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'L'(an). Image taken from f. 101 of Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII). Wr... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 102v
Text page with an illuminated initial 'I'( wille love thee), with coloured initials and line fillers. Image taken from f. 102v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re... More
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 1 E IV, f. 259v
Detail of an illuminated initial 'C'(um). Image taken from f. 259v of Bible (Octateuch). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscr... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2966, f. 45
Illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 45 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. Th... More
Calligraphic initial from BL Harley 3885, f. 1
Calligraphic initial 'A'(nd). Image taken from f. 1 of Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases. Written in English with some Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscript... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2826, f. 73
Illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam) in gold and colours at the beginning of Luke. Image taken from f. 73 of Gospels, including canon tables (ff. 4-9v), with prologues and capitula. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley... More
Micah from BL Royal 1 D I, f. 395v
Decorated initial 'T'(emporibus) with a human head and a marginal extension with a hybrid, and an illuminated initial 'M'(icheas) at the beginning of the prologues to Micah; a historiated initial 'V'(erbum) of ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 200v
Illuminated initial 'T'(her) with a partial foliate bar border at the beginning of the Prioress's Tale. Image taken from f. 200v of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers t... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 5742, f. 1v
Initial in foliate design in a foliate design, in gold and colours, inhabited by snakes. Image taken from f. 1v of World chronicle from the Creation to 1574. Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers... More
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 18 D VI, ff. 3v-4
Page with excised miniature; and an illuminated initial 'O'(migty) at the beginning of Book 1, with a partial foliate border. Image taken from ff. 3v-4 of Siege of Troy (the Troy Book). Written in English. The... 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
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3136, f. 1v
Illuminated initial 'H'(ic est johannes) with acanthus motifs. Image taken from f. 1v of Gospel of John with gloss. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts h... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 3482, f. 126v
Illuminated initial 'P'(lato) on a panel ornamented with white vine decoration, inhabited by putti, a hare, a butterfly, and a bird. Image taken from f. 126v of Opera. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscri... More
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 1 A XII, f. 32v
Illuminated initials 'M'(ark) and 'T'(he) at the beginning of the prologue and Mark. Image taken from f. 32v of New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version. Written in English. The BL Royal Manuscript Colle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 107v
Text page with an illuminated initial 'O'( God). Image taken from f. 107v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in ... More
Massacre of the Innocents from BL YT 5, f. 54v
Miniature of the Massacre of the Innocents, and below, the Flight into Egypt, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 54v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Tilliot Hours'). Written in Latin.... More
Illuminated initial from BL YT 31, f. 239v
Illuminated initial 'E'(sapiats) in red, orange, blue and gold colours, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 239v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 5102, f. 90v
Illuminated initial 'C'(antate) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Psalm 97. Image taken from f. 90v of Psalter, with canticles (ff. 136v-139v). Written in Latin, with French in the gloss. The "BL Ha... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 2942, f. 5
Illuminated initial 'D'(ominica). Image taken from f. 5 of Processional, use of Sarum (index Processionale). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 1211, f. 17
Illuminated initial 'D'(eus) with border. Image taken from f. 17 of Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 5934, ff. 4, 5
Cutting of an illuminated initial 'O', and below, f. 5, with an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of the Trinity. Image taken from ff. 4, 5 of Initial from Jerome's commentary on Isaiah (index Commentarium in Isaiam... More
Illuminated initial and border from BL Lansdowne 835, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'I'(lle) with white vine decoration of the Ille ego opening of the Aeneid, and in the lower margin, effaced arms within a green wreath. Image taken from f. 1 of Aeneis (index Aeneid), with t... More
Initial from BL Add 14762, f. 8v
Detail of an illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 8v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Ashkenazi Haggadah'), German rite with the commentary of Eleazar of Worms. Written in Hebrew.
Illuminated initial and border from BL Burn 204, f. 1
Initial 'B'(ella) with foliate decoration and apartial border, and smaller decorated initials at the beginning of Lucan's Pharsalia. Image taken from f. 1 of Pharsalia. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 145, f. 109
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 109 of Epistolae ad familiares. Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial from BL Burn 65, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'P'(ropositum) at the beginning of Boethius's translation of Aristotle's Topica. Image taken from f. 1 of Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses. Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial from BL Burn 239, f. 33v
Illuminated initial 'H'(agelylaus) in Cornelius Nepos's Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium. Image taken from f. 33v of Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium. Written in Latin.
White vine initial from BL Lansdowne 835, f. 49v
Illuminated initial 'I'(nterea) with white vine decoration at the beginning of book 5 of the Aeneid. Image taken from f. 49v of Aeneis (index Aeneid), with the Ille ego opening; Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogu... More
Illuminated initial from BL Burn 221, f. 48v
Illuminated white vine initial 'B'(ellice) at the beginning of Book 3 of Ovid's Fasti, with a guide-letter in the left margin. Image taken from f. 48v of Fasti. Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial from BL King's 19, f. 1
Detail of an illuminated white vine-stem border and initial 'C'(redo) of strapwork, at the beginning of Cicero's Pro Roscio Amerino. Image taken from f. 1 of Orations and letters (ff. 1-147); Invectivum in Cice... More
Virgin and Child from BL Arundel 18, f. 58
Historiated illuminated initial 'T'(hedosius) of the Virgin holding the Child blessing a kneeling monk with a three-sided border, at the beginning of Sigibert's Chronographia. Image taken from f. 58 of De viris... More
Detail from BL Arundel 104, vol. I, f. 342v
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from vol. I, f. 342v of Bible in two volumes with prologues, in the Later Wycliffite version, preceded by a table of readings. Written in English. The Arundel Manuscr... More
Illuminated initial from BL Burn 145, f. 47v
lluminated white vine initial 'Q'(uod) in Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares. Image taken from f. 47v of Epistolae ad familiares. Written in Latin.
Illuminated initial from BL Burn 154, f. 46v
Illuminated white vine initial 'F'(requentia), at the beginning of book 4 of Cicero's Philippica. Image taken from f. 46v of Philippica, omitting 5.12-6.6. Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Burn 132, f. 33v
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 33v of De bello gallico (index Bellum Gallicum)(ff. 2-106v), De bello civili (ff. 106v-178), De bello Alexandrino (ff. 178-202), De bello Africo (ff. 202-231),... More
Illuminated initial and border from BL Burn 274, f. 59
Illuminated initial 'A'(rma) at the beginning of Virgil's Aeneid, with coloured foliage; in the margins foliate decoration with gold balls, and in the lower margin the arms of the Machiavelli family quartered w... More
Illuminated initial with partial border from BL Add 34114, f. 1v
Framed initial 'S'(eignors) with partial border including the Spencer coat of arms at the beginning of the first text. Image taken from f. 1v of L'Ordene de Chevalerie and Romances in French (The 'Spalding' Man... More
Hearts from BL King's 322, f. 6v
Detail of illuminated initial and red hearts replacing the word 'cuoere’ ('heart') in the text. Image taken from f. 6v of 49 love sonnets. Written in Italian.
Detail from BL Burn 140, f. 36 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of illuminated initial. Image taken from f. 36 of Epistolae ad familiares. Written in Latin, with a few words in Greek.
Calligraphic initial from BL Harley 3885, f. 2
Calligraphic initial 'B'(eloved). Image taken from f. 2 of Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases. Written in English with some Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manusc... More
Full border and illuminated initial from BL Harley 4410, f. 1
Full border with an illuminated initial 'S'(e il est possible) at the beginning of Christine de Pizan's Corps de policie. Image taken from f. 1 of Livre du corps de policie (Book of the Body Politic). Written i... More
Lancelot in the enchanted forest from BL Royal 20 D IV, f. 237v
Miniature of a castle and tents in the enchanted forest, with Lancelot making merry among the damsels and Lancelot seated in a chair between two women; with an illuminated initial 'O'(r) and a partial bar borde... More
Beatus page and initial from BL Lansdowne 420, ff. 12v-13
Full-page illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliate decoration surrounded by roundels of animals playing instruments and an ape on a chain, and in the frame, half-roundels of a king playing a harp and a man w... More
Detail from BL Lansdowne 1175, f. 53v
Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Moses (with horns), Aaron (a bishop with crozier and mitre), and an attendant, all standing before an altar, to instruct the Children of Israel in proper forms of sacri... More
Burial of the dead from BL YT 46, f. 156v
Miniature of the Burial of the dead, with an illuminated initial 'D'(ilexi) and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead. Image taken from f. 156v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Writte... More
Illuminated initial and the arms from BL Burn 154, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'A'(nte) and the arms of the Gonzaga family, at the beginning of Cicero's Philippica. Image taken from f. 1 of Philippica, omitting 5.12-6.6. Written in Latin.
Annunciation from BL Burn 332, f. 53
Miniature of the angel Gabriel's annunciation to Mary reading a book set on a lecturn in a fictive architectural frame, a full foliate border, and the illuminated initial 'R(egem), at the beginning of Matins of... More
Partial border from BL Harley 4866, f. 83v
Partial border with illuminated initial 'N'(ow). Image taken from f. 83v of The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes). Written in English and Latin. ... More
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.
Illuminated initial from BL YT 31, f. 231v
Illuminated initial 'A'(pres), in red, blue, white and gold colours, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 231v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Ca... More
Illuminated initial from BL Burn 255, f. 1
Illuminated white vine initial 'P'(io) at the beginning of Rufus Festus's Breviarium. Image taken from f. 1 of Breviarium. Written in Latin.
Giovanni Boccaccio - Death of Manlius from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 79v, ...
Miniature of the death of Manlius, with an illuminated initial 'I'(l) and foliate borders. Image taken from f. 79v of De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes). Written in F... More
Illuminated initial and pressmarks from BL Burn 38, f. 3
Illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) with dragons, at the beginning of Romans; the lower margin with the pressmarks 'A +' and 'xv.iiijc.xliij' of St.-Denis. Image taken from f. 3 of Commentary on the Pauline Epistles... More
The Fall from BL Lansdowne 456, f. 2
Miniature of the Fall with the snake with a woman's torso and head, illuminated initial 'C'(onsiderans), diagram, and the ownership inscription of 'Johannis Sprotte', at the beginning of a genealogical chronicl... More