page_title: King's manuscripts, British Library
hierarchical_section_title: King's manuscripts, British Library
caption_attribution_description: Illuminated manuscript of Cicero's Philippics, with large initial and a full decorated border (added later, possibly during the 18th century). BL Kings MS 21, f. 2. Previously owned by the Gonzaga family of Venice, circa 1800, whose arms are visible in the border (arms per bend argent and sable, an eagle displayed counterchanged, crowned or, surmounted with a seven-pointed coronet). Held and digitised by the British Library.
context_page_description: The King's manuscripts are a collection of 446 historical manuscripts held in the British Library. The collection was originally assembled by King George III, and was passed to the British Museum by George IV in 1823 as part of the King's Library. The manuscripts were at first kept with the printed books, but in 1840 were transferred to the Department of Manuscripts. The manuscript maps remained in the Department of Printed Books, and are now held in the Map Library as the King's Topographical Collection.
context_section_description: The King's manuscripts are a collection of 446 historical manuscripts held in the British Library. The collection was originally assembled by King George III, and was passed to the British Museum by George IV in 1823 as part of the King's Library. The manuscripts were at first kept with the printed books, but in 1840 were transferred to the Department of Manuscripts. The manuscript maps remained in the Department of Printed Books, and are now held in the Map Library as the King's Topographical Collection.
caption: First page of an Italian illuminated manuscript of Cicero's Philippics; Kings MS 21 f. 2.
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