1.3 Ripon Cathedral Manuscripts

Medieval illuminated manuscripts

Explore digitised images of medieval manuscript illumination. Find out more about the significant provenances of the manuscripts, and how they came to the University of Leeds Library.

1.1 Special Collections Manuscripts

Medieval manuscripts collected by the University Library in 1925, University of Leeds Special Collections

1.2 Brotherton Collection Manuscripts

Lord Brotherton's collecting of medieval manuscripts, held at the University fo Leeds Special Collections

1.3 Ripon Cathedral Manuscripts

Medieval illuminated manuscripts from the Ripon Cathedral collection, held at the University of Leeds Special Collections

2.1 French medieval illuminated manuscripts

French medieval illuminated manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

2.2 French medieval illuminated manuscripts: part 2

French medieval illuminated manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

2.3 Southern Netherlands medieval illuminated manuscripts

Southern Netherlands medieval illuminated manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

2.4 Northern Netherlands medieval illuminated manuscripts

Northern Netherlands medieval illuminated manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

2.5 Italian medieval illuminated manuscripts

Italian medieval illuminated manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

2.6 German medieval illuminated manuscripts

German medieval illuminated manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

2.7 English medieval illuminated manuscripts

English medieval illuminated manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

3 Manuscripts in detail

Illuminated medieval manuscripts at the University of Leeds, Special Collections

3.1 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 1]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 1: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.2 Breviarium ad Usum Parisiensem [BC MS 2]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 2: [Breviarium ad Usum Parisiensem], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.3 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 3]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 3: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.4 Hours of Antoine de Crèvecœur [BC MS 4]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 4: [Hours of Antoine de Crèvecœur], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.5 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 5]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 5: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.6 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 6]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 6: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.7 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 7]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 7: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.8 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 8]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 8: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.9 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 9]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 9: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.10 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 10]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 10: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.11 Preces [BC MS 11]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 11: [Preces], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.12 Preces [BC MS 12]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 12: [Preces], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.13 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 14]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 14: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.14 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 15]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 15: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.15 Beverley prayer book [BC MS 16]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 16: [Beverley prayer book], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.16 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 18]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 18: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.17 In epistolas canonicas [BC MS 22]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 22: [In epistolas canonicas], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.18 Legenda aurea sanctorum [BC MS 23]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 23: Legenda aurea sanctorum, held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.19 Psalterium [BC MS 24]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 24: [Psalterium], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

BC MS 100: [Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Louis XI of France]

3.20 Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Louis XI of France [BC MS 100]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS 100: [Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Louis XI of France], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.21 Evangelistarium [MS 124]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript MS 124: [Evangelistarium], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.22 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [MS 498]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript MS 498: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.23 Biblia [Ripon Cathedral MS 1]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript Ripon Cathedral MS 1: [Biblia], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

Ripon Cathedral MS 3: [Apocalypsis et Epistolae catholicae, cum glossis]

3.24 Apocalypsis et Epistolae catholicae, cum glossis [Ripon Cathedral MS 3]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript Ripon Cathedral MS 3: [Apocalypsis et Epistolae catholicae, cum glossis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

Ripon Cathedral MS 4: [In Apocalypsim; Threni Ieremie cum glossis]

3.25 In Apocalypsim; Threni Ieremie cum glossis [Ripon Cathedral MS 4]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript Ripon Cathedral MS 4: [In Apocalypsim; Threni Ieremie cum glossis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

BC MS Frag. 1: Three single leaves from medieval liturgical manuscripts

3.26 Three single leaves from medieval liturgical manuscripts [BC MS Frag. 1]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript BC MS Frag. 1: Three single leaves from medieval liturgical manuscripts, held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

3.27 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [Ripon Cathedral MS 9]

View a high-resolution digitised version of the illuminated medieval manuscript Ripon Cathedral MS 9: [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], held in Special Collections at Leeds University Library.

Nine medieval manuscripts from the old Ripon Cathedral library have been on long-term deposit at Leeds University Library since 1985 (Ripon Cathedral MSS 1-9). Most were collected by Anthony Higgin, Dean of Ripon from 1608 to 1624. Ripon's medieval library was thoroughly dispersed at the Dissolution.

There are some impressive examples of illumination in these manuscripts. The most remarkable example is the 13th century Bible possibly produced in Oxford (Ripon Cathedral MS 1). You can find some large and finely decorated initials in the 12th century glossed Apocalypse and Catholic Epistles (Ripon Cathedral MS 3) and two codices originally bound together – Berengaudus's Apocalypse commentary and a glossed Lamentations of Jeremiah (Ripon Cathedral MS 4).

Dr Katja Monier