• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

vigesimo s[e]c[un]do. / ...'(vol. II, f. 358v). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen Simon Bening Horenbout England, S. E. England, S. E (London)

• Full-page miniature of Luke painting seated at an easel supporting an arch-topped panel, and holding a brush and palette, with a winged bull, Luke's symbol, behind him, and a scroll bearing the opening words of Luke 1:5 ('Fuit in diebus Herodis'), with a full border including flowers, insects and a drum-beating ape., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

s[e]c[un]do. / ...'(vol. II, f. 358v). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Luke painting the Virgin Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen Simon Bening Horenbout England, S. E. England, S. E

• Detail of a miniature of Luke painting seated at an easel supporting an arch-topped panel, and holding a brush and palette, with a winged bull, Luke's symbol, behind him, and a scroll bearing the opening words of Luke 1:5 ('Fuit in diebus Herodis')., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

s[e]c[un]do. / ...'(vol. II, f. 358v). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Luke painting the Virgin Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen Simon Bening Horenbout England, S. E. England, S. E

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

vigesimo s[e]c[un]do. / ...'(vol. II, f. 358v). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen Simon Bening Horenbout England, S. E. England, S. E (London)

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

vigesimo s[e]c[un]do. / ...'(vol. II, f. 358v). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen Simon Bening Horenbout England, S. E. England, S. E (London)

• Full-page miniature of John sitting on the island of Patmos and writing the first words of his Gospel, ‘In principio’, on a scroll, with an angel, John’s symbol, indicating a Virgin and a Child on the sky, at the beginning of John, with a full border including flowers, insects and a parody of tournament., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

Septimi vigesimo s[e]c[un]do. / ...'(vol. II, f. 358v). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. John Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen Simon Bening Horenbout England, S. E. England, S. E (London)

• Detail of a miniature of John sitting on the island of Patmos and writing the first words of his Gospel, ‘In principio’, on a scroll, with an angel, John’s symbol, indicating a Virgin and a Child on the sky, at the beginning of John., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

Septimi vigesimo s[e]c[un]do. / ...'(vol. II, f. 358v). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. John Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen Simon Bening Horenbout England, S. E. England, S. E (London)

• A full-page border in colours and gold, with the text removed, of trompe l'oeil flowers, fruit, jewels and cameos, naturalistic birds, hybrid creatues, and three medallions containing the inscriptions 'In / Domino / Confi / do', 'Spes mea Deus' above three violas, and the bishoply arms of Francisco de Mendoza Bobadilla., Cutting from a liturgical manuscript, probably a Missal, of Francisco de Mendoza Bobadilla (index Bovadilla)

21412, ff. 35-41 [box 5]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers.Other cuttings possibly from the same Missal are London, Sotheby's, 2 December 1997, lot 83 (former Mr Neil F.

• Historiated full-page border with the text excised, of the arms (flanked by two hybrid creatures) of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', a half-length figure of Peter in a roundel, a cameo of the Flagellation of Christ, flowers, strawberries, birds, pearls, snail shells, and medallions inscribed in capital letters 'Christus Deus Omniptens' and 'Deus in nomine tuo salvus me fac' on a gold-flecked black background. Historiated initial 'T' of the Elevation of the Host before an altar table with an image of Anthony Abbot, introducing the ~Te igitur~ of the Canon of the Mass. A cartouche inscribed 'Julius de Medicis, Cardin. Electus Sum. Pontif. (Clemens VII.) Anno Dom. MDXXIII'., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici

be from his collection (see below), but not identifiable in his sale, 28 April 1856.Thomas Miller Whitehead (d. before 1898), English collector: inscribed on the verso 'This fine border is undoubtedly by the great Miniature painter Girolamo dai Libri of

• A zoomorphic and historiated initial 'P' (the descender cropped) in colours and gold, of David and in the margin the prophet Isaiah seated, an anthropomorphic female figure, peacocks, putti, garlands, flowers and cornucopiae., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper' and the initials 'L. X. P. M.', measuring 440 x 45 mm. On the reverse the abbreviation 'e[m]'., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

and ff. 17-25 [box 3]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings from the same Missals of Leo X include Add. 60630, ff. 8, 33-38; Cambridge, University Library,

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, flowers, a scroll and bezants, measuring 345 x 50 mm (at left of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, flowers, cornucopiae and bezants, measuring 345 x 40 mm (at centre of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, flowers and bezants, measuring 345 x 40 mm (at right of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with a zoomorphic grotesque, an urn, leaves, flowers and bezants, measuring 345 x 40 mm (at left of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with a zoomorphic grotesque, an urn, leaves, flowers and bezants, measuring 355 x 40 mm (at centre of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with a grotesque, an urn, leaves, flowers and bezants, measuring 345 x 40 mm (at right of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with urns, leaves, flowers and bezants, measuring 345 x 60 mm (at left of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with a vase, a zoomorphic grotesque, leaves, flowers and bezants, measuring 345 x 40 mm (at centre of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with an urn, leaves, flowers and bezants, measuring 360 x 40 mm (at right of image)., Cutting from service books of Pope Innocent VIII

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection