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Egerton 609
Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect
France, W. (Brittany, or Tours?); 9th century
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Decorated initials

f. 1
Decorated initials
Decorated initial

f. 2v
Decorated initial
Canon table

f. 3v
Canon table
 
Canon table

f. 4
Canon table
Zoomorphic initial

f. 8
Zoomorphic initial
Interlace initial

f. 44v
Interlace initial
 
Mark

f. 45v
Mark
Decorated initial 'I'(nitium) with animal heads and ...

f. 46
Decorated initial 'I'(nitium) with animal heads and ...
Decorated initial

f. 77v
Decorated initial
 
John

f. 78v
John
Zoomorphic word

f. 79
Zoomorphic word

Egerton 2831
Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah, books XIV-XVIII
France, Central (Tours); 2nd half of the 8th century
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Fish

f. 1v
Fish
Figure

f. 109
Figure

Harley 2536
Ludovicus Lassere, Various texts including orationes
France, W. (Tours) or France, Central (Paris); c. 1513
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Illuminated initial

f. 1
Illuminated initial

Harley 2689
Terence , Comoediae , preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-39), Eunuchus (ff. 39-81v), Heauton tirorumenos (ff. 81v-121v), Adelphoe (ff. 121v-156v), Hecyra (ff. 157-187), Phormio (ff. 187-222v)
France, ?W. (?Tours); 2nd half of the 15th century
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Decorated initial

f. 1
Decorated initial

Harley 2790
Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)
France, Central (Tours?); 1st quarter of the 9th century
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Canon table

f. 20
Canon table
Decorated canon table

f. 20v
Decorated canon table
Canon table

f. 21v
Canon table
 
Canon table

f. 22
Canon table
Decorated canon table

f. 22v
Decorated canon table
Canon table

f. 23
Canon table
 
Canon table

f. 23v
Canon table
Canon table

f. 24
Canon table
Canon table

f. 24v
Canon table
 
Canon table

f. 25
Canon table
Canon table

f. 25v
Canon table
Canon table

f. 26
Canon table
 
* (see the detailed record for 6 further images)
 

Harley 2793
Psalter, in the Hebraicum version, with preface, and Canticles
France, Central (Tours); 1st half of the 9th century
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Decorated initial

f. 3
Decorated initial
Zoomorphic initial

f. 33
Zoomorphic initial
Zoomorphic initial

f. 33
Zoomorphic initial
 
Text pages

ff. 48v-49
Text pages

Harley 2805
Bible, the first half of a pandect containing most of the Old Testament (Genesis to Psalm 142)
France, Central (Tours); 1st half of the 9th century, in two columns
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Text page

f. 75v
Text page

Harley 2863
Book of Hours, Use of Rome
France, Central (Tours); c. 1485
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Mark

f. 19v
Mark
Pieta

ff. 20v-21
Pieta
Annunciation

f. 30
Annunciation
 
Flight into Egypt

f. 56
Flight into Egypt
David and Bathsheba

f. 71
David and Bathsheba

Harley 2877
Book of Hours, Use of Tours
France, Central (Tours); c. 1490- c. 1500
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John

f. 13
John
Matthew

f. 16
Matthew
Jerome

f. 17v
Jerome
 
Virgin and Child

f. 18v
Virgin and Child
Annunciation

f. 29
Annunciation
Christ carrying the cross

f. 44v
Christ carrying the cross
 
Illuminated initials

f. 45
Illuminated initials
Pentecost

f. 45v
Pentecost
Illuminated initials

f. 46
Illuminated initials
 
Nativity

f. 46v
Nativity
Annunciation to the Shepherds

f. 51v
Annunciation to the Shepherds
Adoration of the Magi

f. 55v
Adoration of the Magi
 
* (see the detailed record for 4 further images)
 

Harley 3012
Augustine, Sedulius, Jerome, Retractatio de animae quantitate (ff. 1-32v); Paschalis operis , libri 5 (ff. 33-70v), Commentary on the Apocalypse (ff. 71-84v)
France (vicinity of Tours); 9th century
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Text page

f. 1
Text page
Text page

f. 6
Text page

Harley 4329
Martin de Braga (translated by Jean Courtecuisse) (ff. 1-28v); Marcus Tullius Cicero (translated by Laurent de Premierfait) (ff. 30-192v), Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)
France, Central (Tours); 1460
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Foliate initial

f. 30
Foliate initial
Decorated initial

ff. 32v-33
Decorated initial
Decorated initial

f. 63
Decorated initial
 
Line-fillers

f. 102
Line-fillers
Cicero

f. 130
Cicero

Harley 5049   ff. 2-106v
Book of Hours, Use of Rome
France, Central (Tours); c. 1510 - c. 1520
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Calendar

f. 6v
Calendar
Virgin and Child

f. 13
Virgin and Child
 
Harley 5049   ff. 107-116v
Added prayers
France, Central (Tours?); c. 1510 - c. 1520
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11,000 Martyrs

f. 113v
11,000 Martyrs

Harley 5319
Prayer book (Fifteen Oes of St Bridget), imperfect
France, N. W. (Tours?); Last quarter of the 15th century or 1st quarter of the 16th century
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Entry into Jerusalem

f. 112
Entry into Jerusalem
Agony in the Garden

f. 113v
Agony in the Garden
Betrayal

f. 114v
Betrayal
 
Flagellation

f. 115v
Flagellation
Mocking of Christ

f. 116v
Mocking of Christ
Christ before Pilate

f. 117
Christ before Pilate
 
Carrying of the Cross

f. 117v
Carrying of the Cross
Nailing to the cross

f. 118v
Nailing to the cross
Crucifixion

f. 119
Crucifixion
 
Deposition

f. 119v
Deposition
Pietà

f. 120v
Pietà
Entombment of Christ

f. 121
Entombment of Christ
 

Harley 5966   ff. 54r-v
Leaf from a Book of Hours (the 'Hours of Louis XII', or 'Hours of Henry VII'), including text from the abbreviated Psalter, on parchment.
France, Central (Tours); c. 1498-1499
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Illuminated initials

f. 54
Illuminated initials

Lansdowne 349
Register of the cathedral of Tours
France, Central (Tours); between the last quarter of the 12th and the 1st quarter of the 13th century, after 1198
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f. 7v

Royal 2 D XL
Book of Hours ('Hours of Louis XII', or 'Hours of Henry VII'), imperfect
France, Central (Tours); c. 1498- c. 1499
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Foliate border

f. 13
Foliate border
Flowers

ff. 37v-38
Flowers
Flowers

f. 37v
Flowers
 
Butterfly

f. 38
Butterfly

Sloane 1044   f. 5
Fragment of a leaf of Deuteronomy
France, Central (Tours); 1st half of the 9th century

Sloane 3049
Francisco de Ximenez, Livre des anges
France, Central (Tours); c. 1480
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Initial 'A'.

f. 1
Initial 'A'.
God the Father and angels

f. 2
God the Father and angels
Detail

f. 2
Detail
 
Miniature of God the Father with angels.

f. 13
Miniature of God the Father with angels.
Miniature of a man with a guardian angel and a devil

f. 27
Miniature of a man with a guardian angel and a devil
Detail of a head of a man

f. 27v
Detail of a head of a man
 
Detail of initial 'M' and border.

f. 63v
Detail of initial 'M' and border.
Creation of good and bad angels

f. 71
Creation of good and bad angels
Detail

f. 71
Detail
 
Detail of initial 'U' and border.

f. 95v
Detail of initial 'U' and border.
Michael fighting the dragon

f. 115
Michael fighting the dragon
Detail

f. 115
Detail
 
* (see the detailed record for 3 further images)
 

Yates Thompson 5
Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Tilliot Hours')
France, Central (Tours); c. 1500
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Trinity

f. 7
Trinity
John the Evangelist

f. 9
John the Evangelist
Luke

f. 10
Luke
 
Luke

f. 10
Luke
Matthew

f. 11
Matthew
Matthew

f. 11
Matthew
 
Mark the Evangelist

f. 12
Mark the Evangelist
Mark the Evangelist

f. 12
Mark the Evangelist
Betrayal of Christ

f. 13
Betrayal of Christ
 
Betrayal of Christ

f. 13
Betrayal of Christ
Detail: Christ before Pilate

f. 13
Detail: Christ before Pilate
Annunciation

f. 20
Annunciation
 
* (see the detailed record for 29 further images)
 

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