• Detail of a miniature showing Oyseuse admitting the Lover through the gates into the Garden of Pleasure., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Miniature of the dance with Mirth and Gladness; miniature of the God of Love with a youth and a damsel., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature showing the Lover with the dancer, Richesse., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature showing the Lover with the dancer, Franchise., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature showing Nature's confession to Genius., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature of a sermon being preached by Nature's priest, Genius., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature showing Pygmalion working on his sculpture., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature showing Pygmalion seeking to please his sculpture by making music for it., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature of Pygmalion praying before an altar to Venus for the animation of his sculpture., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature of Pygmalion kneeling before his sculpture-turned-woman., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature showing the images of seven figures outside the walled Garden of Pleasures., Testament

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature showing the images of seven figures outside the walled Garden of Pleasures., Testament

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of a miniature of Jean de Meun writing the opening words of his poem (which begins on f. 28), in the Roman de la Rose., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Three miniatures of Felony and Villainy, Coveriousness and Avarice, in the Roman de la Rose., Roman de la Rose

Paris, College of Clermont: inscribed 'Paraphé au desir de l’arret du cinq Juillet mil sept cens soixante trois. Mesnil.' (f. 1); this inscription was written in all the manuscripts belonging to this Library before they were sold in 1764 upon

• Detail of decorated initial with a lion., De apibus

in red and blue with foliate or zoomorphic penwork decoration (ff. 1, 18). Large and small initials in plain red, a few with penwork decoration. Capital letters highlighted in red. De apibus Franciscans of Dordrecht, 15th century: inscribed 'liber conventus

• Headpiece and initials with foliate decoration, and title partly in display capitals., Miscellany, including Aesop's Fables (ff. 1-6v imperfect, 7-14v), Sophocles's 'Ajax' (ff. 27-96) and 'Electra' (ff. 97-179v) with scholia, and a Life of Sophocles (ff. 22-24v)

decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15). Initials with foliate decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15, 27, 97). Title partly in display capitals in light brown (f. 1). Initials and rubrics in light brown. Miscellany,

• Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with an instruction for illuminator 'oro' next to it, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin

in gold. Catchwords. 8 foliate initial with flowers in colours on gold grounds, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 7, 8v, 14, 17, 20v, 23, 31v). Large initials in blue with light purple pen-flourishing or in red with

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Joshua, with attendants, to lead the Israelites over the river Jordan to the promised land. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) at beginning of the Book of Joshua. Decoration extends into a partial border. Instructional drawing at the lower part of the folio., Old Testament (index Bible)

red, blue and gold, for major text divisions (ff. 1, 30, 53v, 71, 93, 116, 130, 149v, 152v, 178v, 203, 229v, 255, 274v, 289, 296v, 307v, 311, 319, 329, 339, 370v); 1 (large?) miniature missing before f. 2. Decorated initials

• Miniature of King David playing the harp. Illuminated initial 'L'(ome) at beginning of Psalm One. Decoration extends into a partial border., Old Testament (index Bible)

red, blue and gold, for major text divisions (ff. 1, 30, 53v, 71, 93, 116, 130, 149v, 152v, 178v, 203, 229v, 255, 274v, 289, 296v, 307v, 311, 319, 329, 339, 370v); 1 (large?) miniature missing before f. 2. Decorated initials

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Moses (with horns), Aaron (a bishop with crozier and mitre), and an attendant, all standing before an altar, to instruct the Children of Israel in proper forms of sacrifice. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) begins Leviticus Chapter One., Old Testament (index Bible)

red, blue and gold, for major text divisions (ff. 1, 30, 53v, 71, 93, 116, 130, 149v, 152v, 178v, 203, 229v, 255, 274v, 289, 296v, 307v, 311, 319, 329, 339, 370v); 1 (large?) miniature missing before f. 2. Decorated initials