• Detail of zoomorphic initial., De eucharista contra Petrum Martyrem Vermilium

the text is by Stephen Gardiner (b. 1495/8, d. 1555), theologian, administrator, and bishop of Winchester, and was written in London in 1549.Unidentified owner: inscribed with a shelfmark (?) '26' (?) (f. 1, upper left corner).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585,

• Marginal drawing of diseased genitals., Treatise on Surgery, with tables and calendar

tables and calendar Former shelfmark (?) 'XVC' (f. 1).Charles White, London barber-surgeon in 1532, written by Nicholas Browne: inscription 'compylyd y me Charles Whytte Cittezen and Barboure Cirurgyon of london And Wrytton by the hande of Nycholas Browne the vj

• Marginal drawing of diseased genitals., Treatise on Surgery, with tables and calendar

tables and calendar Former shelfmark (?) 'XVC' (f. 1).Charles White, London barber-surgeon in 1532, written by Nicholas Browne: inscription 'compylyd y me Charles Whytte Cittezen and Barboure Cirurgyon of london And Wrytton by the hande of Nycholas Browne the vj

• Marginal drawing of diseased genitals and a knife., Treatise on Surgery, with tables and calendar

tables and calendar Former shelfmark (?) 'XVC' (f. 1).Charles White, London barber-surgeon in 1532, written by Nicholas Browne: inscription 'compylyd y me Charles Whytte Cittezen and Barboure Cirurgyon of london And Wrytton by the hande of Nycholas Browne the vj

• Marginal drawing of of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima., Sermones de quadragesima (imperfect)

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Incipit with red infill, in the Council of Gangra., Dionisio-Hadriana

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.6.9’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Historiated initial 'A' of a deacon, probably an Olivetian, sprinkling holy water., Cutting from a choir book

artist are: Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Marlay Cuttings It. 21, 60 and 69; Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, inv. no. 40155 and London, ex-Holford Collection, no. 30, all of which are stylistically related to Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, Corale di Monte

• Wreathed medallion in colours of Bernardino with the holy monogram., Cutting from a manuscript

Esq. dispersed / in 1838' (f. i).Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1087; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £18;

• Historiated initial 'D' of the Coronation of the Virgin., Cutting from a liturgical manuscript

Esq. dispersed / in 1838' (f. i).Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1087; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £18;

• Historiated initial 'D' of the Calling of Peter and Andrew., Cutting from a choir book

departmental copy of the sale catalogue. Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1087; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £18;

• A dismembered montage of a section of border with the arms of Clement VII (f. 66b; 75 x 135) and two panels inscribed in capitals 'Clemens VII / Pont. Opt. Max. / Julius De Medicis / Florentius / Leonis X / Frater Patruelis' (f. 66a; 75 x 65) and 'Electus / Sum Pontif. / Anno / Domini / MDXXIII' (f. 66c; 75 x 60)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• A border of grotesques, a medallion inscribed in capitals 'Clem / VII Po. / O. / M.' and two diamonds, measuring 265 x 25 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• A border of grotesques, the Medici devices of a yoke with motto 'Suave', a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', two plaques inscribed 'Leo X' and two diamonds, measuring 280 x 30 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• A dismembered montage of a section of border of grotesques, and the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', the arms of Clement VII (f. 69b; 40 x 135) and two plain panels (f. 69a, 40 x 65; f. 69c, 45 x 60)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• A section of border of grotesques, two trompe l'oeil scrolls inscribed in capitals 'Clem / enti VII' and 'Pon / Ma', and the Medici device of a yoke with motto 'Suave' with the letter 'N', measuring 315 x 30 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• A section of border of grotesques, two plain trompe l'oeil scrolls, and the Medici device of a yoke with motto 'Suave' with the letter 'N', measuring 310 x 30 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with the royal arms of England, with a partial border including Tudor roses, at the beginning of the text., Tractatulus de regimine seu caritate principum

Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1661, Royal Appendix 86, f. 28.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Royal arms of England Stephen Baron London England, S. E. (London?)

• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh Tuthill, descendant of Tottyl (see below).E. Hill, M. D., 22 March 1803: note stating that

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh Tuthill, descendant of Tottyl (see below).E. Hill, M. D., 22 March 1803: note stating that

• Illuminated initial 'H'(enry) and three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the statutes of the reign of Henry IV, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 31 Henry VI

inscribed with his name (ff. i, 281v).Francis Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer.Purchased as part of the Hargrave collection of legal manuscripts by the British Museum, 1813. Illuminated initial 'H' and three-sided foliate border London England, S. E.? (London?)