A Descriptive Catalogue of Fifty Manuscripts from the Collection of Henry Yates Thompson |
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altar Apostle with book Apostles armour arms arras Arthur de Richemont bare-headed bearded beardless bird Bishop blessing border Bretagne Britanny Bust canopy Carmelite cent centre chalice chasuble chequer Christ cloud Collation Compline comte cope crosier cross crowned dalmatic David desk Deus Dixit domine dragon face Female saint figures fleurs-de-lys four front full-face Full-page gold ground green gueules gules half-length hand hare head holds horse Initial John Baptist Joseph Kalendar king landscape lect lion Litany Magdalene mantle Margin Maria Mary medallions Memoriae mitre Montbéliard nimbed nimbus nude Obsecro open book Oratio palm Paul Peter picture pink plate armour Prayer Praying Priam Priest Psalms robe rock scarlet sceptre Scorpius scroll seated Seven Psalms Sext Shield sits soldiers St John stands surcoat sword throne Tocy tonsured tower trees trefoil arch trumpet tunic Vellum Virgin and Child Virgin kneels woman wooden