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Großherzog Dmitri und Eudoxia aus BL YT 51, ff. 17v / 18
Olgerd from BL YT 51, f. 22 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Iwan VI., Zar von Russland - Public domain portrait engraving
Feodor I., Zar von Russland - Public domain portrait engraving
BASA-3K-7-475-11-Ferdinand I. von Bulgarien im Russischen Reich 1902
BASA-3K-7-477-5-Ferdinand I. von Bulgarien im Russischen Reich 1902
Drevnosti RG v2 ill018 - Korona Anny Ioannovny
1903 ball - Maria Nik. Lopukhina 2
Mniszkowa, Marina Fürstin - Public domain portrait engraving
Zar Mamai aus BL YT 51, f. 46v
Zusammenfassung
Miniature of the body of Tsar Mamai being recognized by some merchants. Image taken from f. 46v of Skazanie o Mamaevom Poboishche (the Tale of the Rout of Mamai). Written in Russian Church Slavonic.
Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who assembled this remarkable collection over his lifetime. The collection is now housed at the British Library in London.
Henry Yates Thompson was born into a wealthy family in 1838. Thompson began collecting manuscripts and other items in the 1870s. His collection quickly gained recognition for its exceptional quality and breadth. He had a keen eye for illuminated manuscripts, which are manuscripts decorated with intricate illustrations and calligraphy. The collection has a particular emphasis on medieval manuscripts.