• 5 border pieces decorated with flowers, birds and insects., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson); ff. N and P were displayed at the British Museum in 1893. Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• Full-page border from a detached leaf with the text excised, decorated with four 'female' masks and figures of the four Evangelists in cartouches., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson); ff. N and P were displayed at the British Museum in 1893. Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• Miniature of the Castle of Love, with the lover addressing three women, with a full border containing the royal arms of Henry VII impaled with those of Elisabeth of York between red and white roses, the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droet', an ostrich feather with a motto 'Ic dene'; and an initial 'D'(u) with a red and white rose., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demands d'amour; Le liver dot grace entire sure le fait du government d'un prince

of the Royal arms (f. 73).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland adapted for him: the royal arms of England (ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth ofYork, daughter

• Decorated initials., Mainly scientific and grammatic miscellany, including the Summa Chiromantiae (ff. 100-108v; 109-34), the Mirror of Light (ff. 155-168); Cistercian statuta and ordinationes (ff. 200-220); De sphaera (ff. 59-75); algorismus with commentary (ff. 26-43)

Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Initials Richard Dove of Buckfast, John Metham, and others England

• Detail of a miniature of the landing of Richard I in Sicily., Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum, in French, with continuation to 1231

Detail of a miniature of the landing ofRichard I in Sicily. Contains the 'Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum' in the French translation of William of Tyre, with continuation to 1231, preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-14v).According

• Coloured initials 'R'(icardus) and 'O'(mnibus)., Register of the Augustinian priory of Kenilworth, Warwickshire

13th-century register.Morgan Graves, son ofRichard Graves of Mickelton Gloucestershire: inscribed by James West with his name and the following memo, 'I bought this Book of Morgan Graves Esq. Son of that Excellent Antiquary Richard Graves of Mickelton in Gloucestershire,

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and historiated borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• Miniature of the Pentecost, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and trompe l'oeil borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Ghost., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• Miniature of Fortune embracing the poor man, with a full border containing the arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Xerxes, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

Detail of a miniature of the death of Xerxes, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3. Contains the second translation of De casibus virorum illustrium of Boccaccio made by Laurent de Premierfait in 1409, and dedicated to Jean,

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Jugurtha, with a partial border containing the royal arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of chapter 20 of book 5., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

Detail of a miniature of the death of Jugurtha, with a partial border containing the royal arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of chapter 20 of book 5. Contains the second translation of De casibus virorum illustrium of Boccaccio

• Detail of a miniature of the Sicilian Vespers., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge

• Detail of a miniature of a man winnowing wheat., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

Detail of a miniature of a man winnowing wheat. Contains the Commoda Ruralia of Petrus de Crescentiis, in twelve books, in a French translation attributed to Jean Cordechon and made for Charles V of France; preceded by a list of

• Detail of a miniature of three men at work pruning on a hillside., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

Detail of a miniature of three men at work pruning on a hillside. Contains the Commoda Ruralia of Petrus de Crescentiis, in twelve books, in a French translation attributed to Jean Cordechon and made for Charles V of France; preceded