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John from BL Add 40618, f. 49v - Public domain medieval manuscript

John from BL Add 40618, f. 49v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Evangelist miniature of John; part of a programme of modernisation of an eighth-century Irish pocket Gospelbook, possibly carried out at Winchester or Canterbury, added to the volume in the tenth century. Image... More

Incipit of Luke's Gospel from BL Add 40618, f. 23

Incipit of Luke's Gospel from BL Add 40618, f. 23

The script is an eighth-century Irish minuscule. The original decorated initial has been erased (traces of its interlace can still be seen) and a 'modern' initial Q painted over it as part of a programme of mod... More

Luke from BL Add 40618, f. 22v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Luke from BL Add 40618, f. 22v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Evangelist miniature of Luke; part of a programme of modernisation of an eighth-century Irish pocket Gospelbook, possibly carried out at Winchester or Canterbury, added to the volume in the tenth century. Image... More

Luke from BL Add 40618, f. 22v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Luke from BL Add 40618, f. 22v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Evangelist miniature of Luke; part of a programme of modernisation of an eighth-century Irish pocket Gospelbook, possibly carried out at Winchester or Canterbury, added to the volume in the tenth century. Image... More

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, ff. 69v-70

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, ff. 69v-70

Historiated initial 'Q'([uonia]m) of Christ in Majesty in the bowl, with display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, at the beginning of Luke, with a s... More

Saint from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Saint from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Detail of a medallion of a saint holding a book and a cross, within a 'Winchester style' border, at the beginning of the Gospel of John. Image taken from f. 111 of Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels'). Written in Latin... More

Winchester border from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Winchester border from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Detail of a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, at the beginning of the Gospel of John. Image taken from f. 111 of Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Ma... More

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 70

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 70

Historiated initial 'Q'([uonia]m) of Christ in Majesty in the bowl, with display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, at the beginning of Luke. Image ta... More

Coloured initial from BL Stowe 944, ff. 30v-31

Coloured initial from BL Stowe 944, ff. 30v-31

Coloured initial 'I' in the will of King Alfred the Great in Anglo-Saxon, which contains material relating to the foundations of Winchester, and is the earliest English royal will (See ~The Making of England~ 1... More

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 45

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 45

Initial 'I'(nitium) with interlace decoration and display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' foliate border with two medallions with saints holding books (Evangelists?), at the beginning of Mark. Im... More

Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3652, f. 1

Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3652, f. 1

Puzzle initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of the statutes for Westminster. Image taken from f. 1 of A collection of English statutes and laws to the reign of Richard II, including s... More

Mitres and crosiers, and the arms Frederick II from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 149

Mitres and crosiers, and the arms Frederick II from BL Royal 14 C VII,...

Marginal drawings of an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death of William de Raley, bishop of Winchester, mitres and crosiers in the upright position indicating the election of Lawrence of St Martin ... More

Sultan of Babylon, mitre and crosier from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 127v

Sultan of Babylon, mitre and crosier from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 127v

Marginal drawings of a black bird emerging from the lips of the sultan of Babylon, referring to his death, and a drawing of an inverted bishop's mitre and crosier, referring to the death of Peter des Roches, bi... More

Saint from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Saint from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Detail of a medallion of a saint holding a book and a cross, within a 'Winchester style' border, at the beginning of the Gospel of John. Image taken from f. 111 of Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels'). Written in Latin... More

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 111

Initial 'I'(n principio) with display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, and two medallions with saints holding books and a cross (Evangelists?), at t... More

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 6

Incipit page from BL Royal 1 D IX, f. 6

Initial 'L'(iber) with interlace decoration and display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, and four medallions with saints holding books and a cross (... More

manuscript from "Winchester, and a few other compositions in prose and verse. L.P"

manuscript from "Winchester, and a few other compositions in prose and...

This image has been taken from scan 000007 from "Winchester, and a few other compositions in prose and verse. L.P". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of t... More

Nature from "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester ... With a supplement (also a biographical memoir, by the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth) ... Third edition. L.P"

Nature from "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester ......

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from volume 01 of "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester ... With a supplement (also a biographical memoir, by the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth) ... Third edit... More

Architecture from "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester ... With a supplement (also a biographical memoir, by the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth) ... Third edition. L.P"

Architecture from "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchest...

This image has been taken from scan 000250 from volume 02 of "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester ... With a supplement (also a biographical memoir, by the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth) ... Third edit... More

Architecture from "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester ... With a supplement (also a biographical memoir, by the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth) ... Third edition. L.P"

Architecture from "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchest...

This image has been taken from scan 000068 from volume 02 of "A History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester ... With a supplement (also a biographical memoir, by the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth) ... Third edit... More

map from "Summer Tour to the Isle of Wight; including Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, the South Western Railway, &c. [With plates, illustrations, and a map.]"

map from "Summer Tour to the Isle of Wight; including Portsmouth, Sout...

This image has been taken from scan 000331 from "Summer Tour to the Isle of Wight; including Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, the South Western Railway, &c. [With plates, illustrations, and a map.]". The ti... More

Architecture from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With seventeen steel engravings"

Architecture from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With se...

This image has been taken from scan 000071 from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With seventeen steel engravings". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by... More

river from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With seventeen steel engravings"

river from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With seventeen...

This image has been taken from scan 000251 from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With seventeen steel engravings". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by... More

map from "A new historical and descriptive guide to ... Winchester ... Third edition"

map from "A new historical and descriptive guide to ... Winchester ......

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "A new historical and descriptive guide to ... Winchester ... Third edition". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by ... More

Architecture from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With seventeen steel engravings"

Architecture from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With se...

This image has been taken from scan 000267 from "A History and Description of Winchester ... With seventeen steel engravings". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by... More

The Lord Bishop of Winchester / from life, registered photograph copyright Julia Margaret Cameron, Freshwater.

The Lord Bishop of Winchester / from life, registered photograph copyr...

Half-length portrait of Samuel Wilberforce. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More

Winchester Cathedral from "Zehn Bilder aus Süd-England oder: Wanderungen und Betrachtungen eines Katholiken, etc. [Illustrated.]"

Winchester Cathedral from "Zehn Bilder aus Süd-England oder: Wanderun...

This image has been taken from scan 000265 from "Zehn Bilder aus Süd-England oder: Wanderungen und Betrachtungen eines Katholiken, etc. [Illustrated.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gene... More

Chamber Court from "Royal Winchester. Wanderins in and about the Ancient Capital of England ... With ... illustrations from original sketches by C. G. Harper"

Chamber Court from "Royal Winchester. Wanderins in and about the Ancie...

This image has been taken from scan 000115 from "Royal Winchester. Wanderins in and about the Ancient Capital of England ... With ... illustrations from original sketches by C. G. Harper". The title and subject... More

City Cross, Winchester - Victorian era public domain image

City Cross, Winchester - Victorian era public domain image

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winchester_Cathedral from "[Winchester Cathedral.] Ward and Lock's Illustrated Historical Handbook to Winchester Cathedral, etc"

Winchester_Cathedral from "[Winchester Cathedral.] Ward and Lock's Ill...

This image has been taken from scan 000051 from "[Winchester Cathedral.] Ward and Lock's Illustrated Historical Handbook to Winchester Cathedral, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been genera... More

[Rufus Stone, New Forest, Winchester, England]

[Rufus Stone, New Forest, Winchester, England]

Images shows the Rufus Stone, Winchester, England, which marks the spot where King William II allegedly was killed by an arrow. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Cata... More

color from "[Winchester Cathedral.] Ward and Lock's Illustrated Historical Handbook to Winchester Cathedral, etc"

color from "[Winchester Cathedral.] Ward and Lock's Illustrated Histor...

This image has been taken from scan 000025 from "[Winchester Cathedral.] Ward and Lock's Illustrated Historical Handbook to Winchester Cathedral, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been genera... More

[Cathedral and avenue, Winchester, England] view, photochrome print postcard.

[Cathedral and avenue, Winchester, England] view, photochrome print po...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10476". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

Winchester Cathedral - Victorian era public domain image

Winchester Cathedral - Victorian era public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, park architecture, outdoors, romantic atmospheric landscape, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

map from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

map from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With for...

This image has been taken from scan 000014 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

England from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

England from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With...

This image has been taken from scan 000167 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

Otford Castle from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

Otford Castle from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury .....

This image has been taken from scan 000113 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

Surrey from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

Surrey from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With ...

This image has been taken from scan 000095 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

map from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

map from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With for...

This image has been taken from scan 000016 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

England from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

England from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With...

This image has been taken from scan 000141 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

England from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

England from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With...

This image has been taken from scan 000146 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

cloth merchants from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

cloth merchants from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ...

This image has been taken from scan 000159 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

Surrey from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

Surrey from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With ...

This image has been taken from scan 000089 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

Ropley from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]"

Ropley from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With ...

This image has been taken from scan 000045 from "The Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury ... With forty-six illustrations by A. Quinton. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have bee... More

portrait from "The Novels of Jane Austen. (Winchester edition.)"

portrait from "The Novels of Jane Austen. (Winchester edition.)"

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from volume 01 of "The Novels of Jane Austen. (Winchester edition.)". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the ... More

testtag from "St. Cross Hospital, near Winchester. Its history and buildings. Sixty illustrations. Edited by W. T. Warren"

testtag from "St. Cross Hospital, near Winchester. Its history and bui...

This image has been taken from scan 000043 from "St. Cross Hospital, near Winchester. Its history and buildings. Sixty illustrations. Edited by W. T. Warren". The title and subject terms of this image have been... More

1870 from "The Great Hall, Winchester Castle"

1870 from "The Great Hall, Winchester Castle"

This image has been taken from scan 000114 from "The Great Hall, Winchester Castle". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.

[Thomas Thetcher tombstone, Winchester, England]

[Thomas Thetcher tombstone, Winchester, England]

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