• Detail of a miniature of Aaron's rod turning to a snake and swallowing the magicians's rod (Ex. 7:12)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the seventh plague: hail, and Moses begging God to stop the plague of hail (Ex. 9:33)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the seventh plague: hail, and Moses begging God to stop the plague of hail (Ex. 9:33). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair

• Detail of a miniature of the sixth plague: boils., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the ninth plague: darkness, and the Israelites despoiling the Egyptians (Ex. 12:35-36)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the eighth plague: locusts., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Rabbi Joav Gallico of Asti, duchy of Savoy: gave the manuscript as a wedding present to his 'learned son-in-law Eliah', son of Menahem

• Detail of a miniature of the Dance of Miriam (Ex. 15:20)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the Dance of Miriam (Ex. 15:20). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff.

• Detail of a miniature of the master of the house distributing the ~matzot~ (unleavened bread) and the ~haroset~ (sweetmeat)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the master of the house distributing the ~matzot~ (unleavened bread) and the ~haroset~ (sweetmeat). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and

• Detail of a miniature of the cleaning of the house., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the cleaning of the house. The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable.Erased text (e. g., ff. 81,

• Detail of a miniature of the slaughtering of the Passover lambs and cleansing dishes (~hagalat kelim~)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah'')

Detail of a miniature of the slaughtering of the Passover lambs and cleansing dishes (~hagalat kelim~). The codex is called Golden Haggadah because of the diapered gold-leaf background of its miniatures. Ruling is visible. Hair side and flesh side are

• Text page with mirror writing., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Portrait of Pierre Sala, at the end of his Petit Livre d'Amour., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Portrait of Pierre Sala Pierre Sala Pierre Sala Master

• Box., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Upper binding., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Lower binding., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Ruled page., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

Richard Roos of Gedney (d. 1482): inscribed, 'Cest livre est a moy Richard Roos chivaler', with a partially erased list of contents in his hand mentioning a text of 'Tristan'. The inscription reads, 'The begynnyng of the first boke

• Ruled page., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

Richard Roos of Gedney (d. 1482): inscribed, 'Cest livre est a moy Richard Roos chivaler', with a partially erased list of contents in his hand mentioning a text of 'Tristan'. The inscription reads, 'The begynnyng of the first boke

• Inscription in the upper portion of the folio., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

Richard Roos of Gedney (d. 1482): inscribed, 'Cest livre est a moy Richard Roos chivaler', with a partially erased list of contents in his hand mentioning a text of 'Tristan'. The inscription reads, 'The begynnyng of the first boke

• Detail of a marginal miniature of a woman dancing while a man plays the bagpipes., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

Richard Roos of Gedney (d. 1482): inscribed, 'Cest livre est a moy Richard Roos chivaler', with a partially erased list of contents in his hand mentioning a text of 'Tristan'. The inscription reads, 'The begynnyng of the first boke

• Text page, Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

Richard Roos of Gedney (d. 1482): inscribed, 'Cest livre est a moy Richard Roos chivaler', with a partially erased list of contents in his hand mentioning a text of 'Tristan'. The inscription reads, 'The begynnyng of the first boke

• Text page., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

Richard Roos of Gedney (d. 1482): inscribed, 'Cest livre est a moy Richard Roos chivaler', with a partially erased list of contents in his hand mentioning a text of 'Tristan'. The inscription reads, 'The begynnyng of the first boke