• Miniature of Alexander the Great consulting his astrologers about an eclipse of the sun after the battle of Arbela and illuminated initial 'A'(lexandre) in Vasco da Lucena's French translation of Rufus's Historia Alexandri magni., History of Alexander the Great (Les faize d'Alexandre) (index De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni; Historia Alexandri Magni)

de Cluis (Cluys), Knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and Bailiff of the Morea: purchased by him in 1475: dated inscription (f. 13); the arms of the Cluys family of Bourges and of his order (f. 11).

• Historiated and foliate border of medallions with Peter, Isaiah and another prophet bearing scrolls inscribed 'Egredietur virga de radice Iesse et flos de radice' (Isaiah 11:1) and 'Ecce rex tuus venit sanctu(s) et s' and the Medici devices of Leo X: a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper' and a yoke with a scroll inscribed 'Suave', and three winged putti, measuring 445 x 35 mm., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• Miniature of Vincent of Beauvais as a Dominican monk, sitting at a desk and writing his book, at the beginning of book 1, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England, with Edward IV's colours of red and blue, on two banners held by angels and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', with two shields with the same arms differenced by a label of three and five points for the king's two sons, in the lower margin, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', on the external margin., Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale) books 1-5

Miniature of Vincent of Beauvais as a Dominican monk, sitting at a desk and writing his book, at the beginning of book 1, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England, with Edward IV's colours of red and

• Detail of a full border containing the royal arms on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and on a banner held by an angel, between two lozenges bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 1., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 1. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a list

• Miniature of Vincent of Beauvais as a Dominican monk, sitting at a desk and writing his book, at the beginning of book 1, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England, with Edward IV's colours of red and blue, on two banners held by angels and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', with two shields with the same arms differenced by a label of three and five points for the king's two sons, in the lower margin, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', on the external margin., Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale) books 1-5

Miniature of Vincent of Beauvais as a Dominican monk, sitting at a desk and writing his book, at the beginning of book 1, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England, with Edward IV's colours of red and

• Miniature of the sortie from Nantes, with a full border containing the royal arms on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', in the lower margin, and on a banner held by an angel, between two lozenges bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', in the external margin, at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 2., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', in the external margin, at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 2. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin,

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at the beginning of the Hours of the Passion of the Virgin (ff. 2v-3). 1 full-page miniature, framed by flowers, at the beginning of a prayer, misbound, the corresponding text missing (f. 62); 2 other miniatures of the same size

• null, Prayer book

at the beginning of the Hours of the Passion of the Virgin (ff. 2v-3). 1 full-page miniature, framed by flowers, at the beginning of a prayer, misbound, the corresponding text missing (f. 62); 2 other miniatures of the same size

• Miniature of Clare, Francis, and Bernardino, framed by flowers, at the beginning of a prayer; misbound, corresponding text missing., Prayer book

at the beginning of the Hours of the Passion of the Virgin (ff. 2v-3). 1 full-page miniature, framed by flowers, at the beginning of a prayer, misbound, the corresponding text missing (f. 62); 2 other miniatures of the same size

• Miniature of the Pietà, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Passion of the Virgin., Prayer book

beginning of the Hours of the Passion of the Virgin. 1 full-page miniature with full foliate borders, accompanied by a large decorated initial and a full foliate border on the facing page, at the beginning of the Hours of the

• Miniature of Margaret and the dragon, at the beginning of her suffrage., Prayer book

at the beginning of the Hours of the Passion of the Virgin (ff. 2v-3). 1 full-page miniature, framed by flowers, at the beginning of a prayer, misbound, the corresponding text missing (f. 62); 2 other miniatures of the same size

• Miniature with the Annunciation to the shepherds, and decorated initial 'D'(eus), at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

connection to printed books of hours (borders in the calendar constituted of small images; backgrounds of small miniatures covered by little points like criblée grounds in printed books) refer to Paris, where patterns of artists of the Loire Valley, especially

• Small miniatures with God the Father, Michael, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, and foliate compartiment borders, in the suffrages., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

connection to printed books of hours (borders in the calendar constituted of small images; backgrounds of small miniatures covered by little points like criblée grounds in printed books) refer to Paris, where patterns of artists of the Loire Valley, especially

• Miniature of Duke Richard III attacking the castle of Falais which his brother Robert had seized. In the background on the left, two men are playing chess under a tent; one of them is possibly Duke Robert., Grande Chronique de Normandie

Miniature of Duke Richard III attacking the castle of Falais which his brother Robert had seized. In the background on the left, two men are playing chess under a tent; one of them is possibly Duke Robert. The clothing suggest

• Detail of the roll including the genealogy of the king Clovis (in a central roundel 'Clovis'); this membrane is pencilled '2' at the top, but is actually the third membrane., Short Universal Chronicle (A tous nobles) from the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns

the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns William Harvey (d. 1567), herald: inscribed 'William hervy als Clarencieulx king of Armes' (top of membrane 1).The

• Detail from the roll with the genealogy of Charlemagne ('Charle Maingne'), including Charles Martel, Pepin, and Charlemagne, and the change of dynasty., Short Universal Chronicle (A tous nobles) from the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns

the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns William Harvey (d. 1567), herald: inscribed 'William hervy als Clarencieulx king of Armes' (top of membrane 1).The

• Detail of the roll with a change of dynasty, including 'Hue le grant', king 'Hue Cappet', and 'Guillaume le bastart'., Short Universal Chronicle (A tous nobles) from the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns

the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns William Harvey (d. 1567), herald: inscribed 'William hervy als Clarencieulx king of Armes' (top of membrane 1).The

• Detail of the roll with the genealogy of Philippe le bel, including a change of scribal hand., Short Universal Chronicle (A tous nobles) from the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns

the death of Christ, of popes, Roman emperors, the kings of Briain then England, and the kings of France, written in four columns William Harvey (d. 1567), herald: inscribed 'William hervy als Clarencieulx king of Armes' (top of membrane 1).The

• Detail of a miniature of Vasca da Lucena offering the book to Charles the Bold., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; first presented to Charles the Bold in 1468.Another copy of the same text copied by Jean Duchesne of Lille is now Los Angeles, Getty

• Detail of a marginal miniature of a man riding a grotesque bird, from the right-hand margin of the folio., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; first presented to Charles the Bold in 1468.Another copy of the same text copied by Jean Duchesne of Lille is now Los Angeles, Getty