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Three Alexander the Great Manuscripts Newly Digitised

30 Jan 2023 3:26 PM | Anonymous

The following announcement was written by the British Library Board:

Our current exhibition, Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth (closing soon on 19 February!), displays striking images of Alexander in medieval manuscripts of his legendary life. Many of these are already fully digitised, including high-status works of art like the Talbot-Shrewsbury Book and other superbly-illustrated Alexander legends in the British Library's collections.

miniature showing knight wearing armour and a crown on horseback fighting charge at three small dragons. The knight carries a spear

Alexander fighting dragons, in the Talbot-Shrewsbury Book (Rouen 1444–1445): Royal 15 E VI, f, 21r

Left. A man seated, wearing blue robes and a black hat, a young child holding a school book stands before him

You can read a lot more and view more images at: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2023/01/three-alexander-the-great-manuscripts-newly-digitised.html

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