The illuminated manuscripts listed on this page are currently on display in the Sir John Ritblat Gallery: Treasures of the British Library at St Pancras, London.
You can find out more about selected items online. You can also check opening times and get an overview of what the gallery contains.
EUROPE
- The Egerton Genesis, England, c. 1375 - 1400. Egerton MS 1894 ff. 2v - 3
- The Holkham Bible Picture Book, London, 1325 - 1350. Add. MS 47682 ff. 7v - 8
- Genesis Picture Book, Netherlands or France, 1475 - 1500. Add. MS 39657 ff. 25v - 26
- Legends of Ancient Thebes, Paris, c. 1405. Burney MS 257 ff. 141v - 142
- Grande Chronique de Normandie, Brussels, c. 1460 - 1468. YT 33, ff. 155v - 156
- The Luttrell Psalter, England, c. 1320 - 1340. Add. MS 42130 ff. 207v - 208
- Book of Hours, England, c. 1320 - 1330. Harley MS 6563 ff. 71v - 72
- Book of Hours, Ghent style, 1470s. Loan 126 ff. 148v - 149
- Hours of Joanna of Castile, Bruges, 1496 - 1506. Add. MS 18852 ff. 287v - 288
- The Huth Hours, Valenciennes, c. 1480. Add. MS 38126 ff. 102v - 103
- Roman de la Rose, Netherlands, c. 1500. Harley MS 4425 ff. 12v - 13
CHINA AND JAPAN
- Mr Liu and his wife ascend to the clouds Add. MS 22689
- The Tale of the Pine and the Bamboo, 1640 - 1680 Or. 13385
TURKISH AND PERSIAN
- Three epic poems, Timurid, Shiraz, 1397 - 1398. Or 2780 ff. 89v - 90
- Khamsa (Five poems) of Nizami. Timurid, 1494 - 1495. Or. 6810 ff. 27v - 28
- Anthology. Timurid or Turkman, Iran, 1470 - 80. Or. 13193 ff. 141v - 142
- Khamsa of Nizami - Majnun with the animals in the desert. Or 2265 f. 166
- Anvar-i-Suhayli, 1610 - 1611. Add. MS 18579 ff. 338v - 339
- Physiognomy of the Ottoman Sultans. Add. MS 7880 ff. 42v - 43
INDIAN
- Pem Nem - Romance composed in Urdu, 17th century. Add. MS 16880 f. 138
- Phulban, Dakhini romance, 17th century. IO Islamic 14
- Painting, Golconda, c. 1610-20. Johnson Collection J.67,3