• Puzzle initial 'A'(lle) and partial border., Devotional treatises and sermons, including Memoriale credencium (ff. 1-69), a treatise on the five senses (ff. 106v-127), a sermon by Thomas Wymyldon (ff. 140-153), a treatise on the visitation of the sick (ff. 156-160v), and a treatise on 'wedded men, wives, and their children' (ff. 160v-166v)

and partial border. 1 blank parchment leaf after f. 2*.1 blank ruled parchment leaf after f. 127.ff. 191-193 are parchment flyleaves. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with partial bar border in the same colours (f. 73). 5 puzzle

• Decorated border with floral motifs with the arms of the Calori of Modena, and a historiated initial 'P'(aucos) with a portrait of Petrarch seated in a garden, reading a book., Opuscula varia (index various works)

Petrarch standing (f. 29). Decorated border with floral motifs in gold, silver, and colours, and 1 decorated initial in gold and colours (f. 63). 1 small decorated initial in gold and colours (f. 71). Initials in red or blue with

• Detail of a historiated initial 'P'(aucos) with a portrait of Petrarch seated in a garden, reading a book., Opuscula varia (index various works)

Petrarch standing (f. 29). Decorated border with floral motifs in gold, silver, and colours, and 1 decorated initial in gold and colours (f. 63). 1 small decorated initial in gold and colours (f. 71). Initials in red or blue with

• Historiated initial 'I' of the lion symbol of Mark, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Mark 16:14-20., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Historiated initial 'I' of the angel symbol of Luke, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Luke 6:36-42., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• White vine initial 'M'(ecenas) and, in the lower margin, the bookstamps of Pandolfo di Ricasoli and the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Florence., Odes (index Carmina)

in colours and foliate extensions (ff. 1, 21). Numerous plain initials in blue. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in red. Odes (index Carmina) Pandolfo di Ricasoli, baron, of Florence: his bookstamp, 17th century (ff. 1, 71v).The Convent of Discalced Carmelites,

• Historiated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of Petrarch's Il Canzoniere, with an image of Petrarch, shown before a lectern with an open book before him in the bowl of the initial, and a miniature on the right-hand side of the page of Petrarch's muse, Laura, beside a laurel tree, framed with a three-sided border made up of foliate scrolls and gold balls., Il Canzoniere

made up of foliate scrolls and gold balls. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red

• Historiated initial 'I'(vo) of Petrarch holding a closed book, and a foliate border with gold balls, at the beginning of Petrarch's 264th canzone., Il Canzoniere

balls, at the beginning of Petrarch's 264th canzone. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of king Edward III, crowned with a scepter on a throne, and a full border with a dragon, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

with a dragon, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III. 1 historiated initial, with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 22). 1 large initial in gold on a ground in red and blue, with

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard), with a bar and foliate extensions, at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II. 1 historiated initial, with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 22). 1 large initial in gold on a ground in red and blue, with

• Decorated headpiece and brown initial 'K'(ai), in the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Decorated braided headpiece and decorated initial at the beginning of the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Decorated initial 'I'(incipt), at the beginning of the Computus manual., Computus manual with commentary

manual. Musical notation added in a contemporary hand (ff. 109v-110). 1 large decorated initial in red (f. 2). Diagrams. Computus manual with commentary Inscribed 'Will(e)m Ballon 1603' (f. 39).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of king Edward III, crowned with a scepter on a throne, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

on a throne, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III. 1 historiated initial, with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 22). 1 large initial in gold on a ground in red and blue, with

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard), at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II. 1 historiated initial, with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 22). 1 large initial in gold on a ground in red and blue, with

• Puzzle initial 'A'(ppellationibus), in Bartolus de Saxoferrato's Commentary on the first and second part of the New Digest., Commentary on the first and second part of the Digestum novum

de remissione mercedis (ff. 337v-338). 4 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 1, 55, 140, 299). Smaller and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing or in blue with

• Detail of paintings of dragon and a duck at the end of a passage in ~Pirqei Avot~., Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite, with the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~), and the ~Haftarot~ for the entire year in the margins.

recto] and [2a verso].Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable. Ruling is visible. 1 full-page miniature of a coat of arms, in colours and gold (f. 2v). 1 full foliate border in colours and gold (f. 10). Numerous texts in

• Detail of an initial-word panel with pen-flourishing and two dragons, at the customs of Hanukkah., Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite, with the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~), and the ~Haftarot~ for the entire year in the margins.

recto] and [2a verso].Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable. Ruling is visible. 1 full-page miniature of a coat of arms, in colours and gold (f. 2v). 1 full foliate border in colours and gold (f. 10). Numerous texts in

• Detail of the lower half of a frame inhabited by a squirrel, with two medallions of a lion and a coat of arms., Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite, with the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~), and the ~Haftarot~ for the entire year in the margins.

recto] and [2a verso].Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable. Ruling is visible. 1 full-page miniature of a coat of arms, in colours and gold (f. 2v). 1 full foliate border in colours and gold (f. 10). Numerous texts in

• Detail of a man in a pointed hat holding a branch of ~lulav~, pen drawing at Shemini Atzeret., Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite, with the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~), and the ~Haftarot~ for the entire year in the margins.

recto] and [2a verso].Hair side and flesh side are distinguishable. Ruling is visible. 1 full-page miniature of a coat of arms, in colours and gold (f. 2v). 1 full foliate border in colours and gold (f. 10). Numerous texts in