gold. Small initials (1-line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Psalter, in the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria'), Use of Rome (index Breviary of Jean sans Peur) This manuscript (summer portion)
two columns of text, containing a miniature of John the Baptist preaching, an illuminated initial 'M', an illuminated initial 'I'(n), with partial foliate borders, from the Book of Mark. 14 large historiated initials (ff. 1, 28v, 156v, 168, 169v, 171v,
between two columns of text, containing a miniature of John the Baptist preaching, from the Book of Mark. 14 large historiated initials (ff. 1, 28v, 156v, 168, 169v, 171v, 173, 175v, 242, 262, 265v, 267v, 275, 291). 2 full foliate
battle between Genghis Khan and Prester John. Includes 8 works forming a compendium of the wonders of the East combined with crusading texts: Historia de proeliis translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre (ff.1-46); Jehan le
Philadelphia, Lewis E. M. II 19-22v, and 12 detached full page miniatures: Job, Pentecost and Annunciation from the collection of John Malcolm of Poltalloch, Add. 35254, ff. T, U, V, Luke, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Ms. 8999, Betrayal of
Philadelphia, Lewis E. M. II 19-22v, and 12 detached full page miniatures: Job, Pentecost and Annunciation from the collection of John Malcolm of Poltalloch, Add. 35254, ff. T, U, V, Luke, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Ms. 8999, Betrayal of
Philadelphia, Lewis E. M. II 19-22v, and 12 detached full page miniatures: Job, Pentecost and Annunciation from the collection of John Malcolm of Poltalloch, Add. 35254, ff. T, U, V, Luke, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Ms. 8999, Betrayal of
Philadelphia, Lewis E. M. II 19-22v, and 12 detached full page miniatures: Job, Pentecost and Annunciation from the collection of John Malcolm of Poltalloch, Add. 35254, ff. T, U, V, Luke, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Ms. 8999, Betrayal of
chapel of St Giles near Brompton-on-Swale, but now belongs to the chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle. Musical notation, on four-line red staves (ff. 89-136). Including a calendar (ff. 4-9v), the
White vine initial 'Q'(uam) at the beginning of De officiis. Part 1: original foliation. Ends with a table of contents (ff. 87v-89) Large white vine initials in colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 38v, 61). Coloured
White vine initial 'Q'(uemadmodum) in colours at the beginning of the book. Part 1: original foliation. Ends with a table of contents (ff. 87v-89) Large white vine initials in colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 38v,
Initial 'Q'(uintus) with decoration in foliate and dot patterns at the beginning of book 4. 7 initials in red, green or blue with penwork decoration in red and green (ff. 1, 1v, 20, 41, 60, 79v, 97v). Rubrics in
Initial 'P'(rolixitas) at the beginning of book 6, and initial 'H'(oc) with decoration in foliate and dot patterns. 7 initials in red, green or blue with penwork decoration in red and green (ff. 1, 1v, 20, 41, 60, 79v,
Decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), at the beginning of the Office and Mass of the Dead. Musical notation.For vol. 2, see Egerton 3312. For a third volume in the set, formerly in the possession of Major J. R. Abbey, see E.
Flourished initial 'M'(isere), in the Office and Mass of the Dead. Musical notation.For vol. 2, see Egerton 3312. For a third volume in the set, formerly in the possession of Major J. R. Abbey, see E. Ph. Goldschmidt, ~Gothic
Heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Office and Mass of the Dead. Musical notation.For vol. 2, see Egerton 3312. For a third volume in the set, formerly in the possession of Major J. R. Abbey, see E. Ph.
Detail of white vine initial 'Q'(uam) at the beginning of De officiis. Part 1: original foliation. Ends with a table of contents (ff. 87v-89) Large white vine initials in colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 38v,
possibly by, Luigi Piero Guicciardini, according to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 9 November 1721, but the manuscript is not inscribed as
Historiated initial 'C'(um) depicting a layman in profile (Priscian?) holding a book, at the beginning of Priscian's Grammatica maior. The outlines of the initials on ff. 4, 4v, 150v, and perhaps elsewhere, have been pricked as if for pouncing.
lot 1567; bought by Chapman for 12s. 6d.? King & Chapman, booksellers; their catalogue 15 November 1790, lot 2746. ? John Brand (b. 1744, d. 1806), antiquary and topographer: inscribed in pencil ‘A Dictionary of the Bible [Wrote] About Anno,