Calum Cockburn

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A miniature of the construction of the Tower of Babel, from Boccaccio's Des cas de nobles hommes et femmes (Add MS 35321).
A screenshot of a search input in the British Library's interim Explore Archives and Manuscripts catalogue.
A charter with two seals and featuring the autograph signatures of Henry VIII, Thomas Wolsey and John Daunce.
An opening from a concertina-fold almanac, showing an illuminated chronicle table.
A page from Christine de Pizan's Livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie, including an illustration of Christine writing in her study before the goddess Minerva in full armour.
The coronation of Charles VII, featuring Joan of Arc holding an unfurled banner.
An ivory cross, once belonging to Sibylla, Countess of Flanders, featuring her lying prostrate before the crucified Christ.
A reproduction of the statue of Eleanor of Castile once belonging to the Waltham Cross.
A detail of a historiated initial, showing a bishop performing a rite for the enclosure of an anchoress in an anchorhold.
A Christmas jumper featuring a brass-rubbing inspired design and the figures of different medieval women.
A charm for how to make stars appear lying on the ground.
The opening page of Ippolita Sforza’s handwritten copy of Cicero’s De Senectute.
The Roll of Lucy of Hedingham