The Exeter Book

Drypoint images

The Exeter Book features a number of drypoint illustrations. Barely visible under normal lighting, they only become apparent when photographed with raking light. Different details are revealed by changing the incident angle of the light. Click on the thumbnails below to open the images in the high-resolution manuscript viewer.

Folio 24v

Folio 24v has a design in the very bottom left corner of the page, and two further designs further up the left margin

Folio 64v

A foliate design can be found in the left margin of f64v

Folio 78r

Folio 78r features an illustration of the head and wings of an angel

Folio 80r

Two letter Ds can be seen, and above them an impression of the angel from f78r

Folio 87r/v

A robed figure appears in the margins of f87v, and can also be seen more faintly in reverse on 87r

Folio 95v

Folio 95v has the outline of two letter Ps, and below them two hands

Folio 96r

Notes from previous study of the drypoint illustrations suggested the presence of a design in this area of f96r, but despite lighting from a number of different angles, we were unable to find any recognisable design

Folio 123r

The footer of f123r features an illustration of a figure on horseback. The illustration is inverted in relation to the text on the page.