• Miniature of Charles V, king of France with his court, receiving a book from the translator, Jean Corbechon, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on banners held by two angels and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's IV colours of red and blue, with two shields with the same arms differenced, 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', in the outer margin, at the beginning of the prologue., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', in the outer margin, at the beginning of the prologue. Contains the Commoda Ruralia of Petrus de Crescentiis, in twelve books,

• Miniature of the death of Manlius Capitolinus, with a full border containing two shields with the royal arms of Edward IV, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 4., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

arms of Edward IV, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 4. Contains the second translation of De casibus virorum illustrium of Boccaccio

• Detail of a miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, brought to Reason by Prowess and Boldness, with a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', in the margin., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, sleeping at a fountain with Nature as a young woman approaching, with a full border containing the arms of Edward VI and four lozenges with a white rose of the York family, and a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 2., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Detail of a miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, in a boat with other men, following a rubric, 'L'acteur parle icy de soy et de ses dix naguers', a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with the Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' in the margin., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, conducted to a garden by Charity; with a full border containing the arms of Edward IV and four lozenges with a white rose of the York family, and the Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 4., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Detail of a partial border containing a lozenge with a white rose of the York family, and a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit'., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Miniature of the author discussing with other two men outside cattle and horse-shed, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on a banner held by an angel and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's IV colours of red and blue, with two shields with the same arms differenced, 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', at the beginning of book 9., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

lower margin; and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 9. Contains the Commoda Ruralia of Petrus de Crescentiis, in twelve books, in a

• Miniature of the author discussing with two men, with two figures of Winds, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on a banner held by an angel and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's IV colours of red and blue, with two shields with the same arms differenced, 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', at the beginning of book 12., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

lower margin; and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 12. Contains the Commoda Ruralia of Petrus de Crescentiis, in twelve books, in a

• Miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, accompanied by Virtues leaving the Forest of Temptation, with a full border containing the arms of Edward IV and three lozenges with a white rose of the York family, and the Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 3., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

Miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, accompanied by Virtues leaving the Forest of Temptation, with a full border containing the arms of Edward IV and three lozenges with a white rose of the York family, and the Yorkist badge

• Miniature of Prowess and Boldness as soldiers addressing a group of women, following a rubric, 'Comment proesse et hardement se partirent et alerent devers les sept dames'; with a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' in the margin., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Detail of a miniature of Prowess and Boldness as soldiers addressing a group of women, following a rubric, 'Comment proesse et hardement se partirent et alerent devers les sept dames'; with a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' in the margin., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

Detail of a miniature of Prowess and Boldness as soldiers addressing a group of women, following a rubric, 'Comment proesse et hardement se partirent et alerent devers les sept dames'; with a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York

• Miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving a book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, at the beginning of the dedicatory letter to Jean of Berry, with a full border containing a shield and a banner with the royal arms of Edward IV, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit'., 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

• Miniature of Boccaccio and Petrarch reading books, with an inscription on the wall, 'Josne et joyeulx', with a full border containing a shield and a banner with the royal arms of Edward IV, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 8., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

arms of Edward IV, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 8. Contains the second translation of De casibus virorum illustrium of Boccaccio

• Miniature of the death of Antonius, son of a triumvir, with a full border containing the royal arms of Edward IV and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of book 7., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

Miniature of the death of Antonius, son of a triumvir, with a full border containing the royal arms of Edward IV and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit',

• Miniature of the author with a man holding a spade in an orchard, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on a banner held by an angel and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's IV colours of red and blue, with two shields with the same arms differenced, 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', in the outer margin, at the beginning of book 5., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', in the outer margin, at the beginning of book 5. Contains the Commoda Ruralia of Petrus de Crescentiis, in twelve books,

• Miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, in a boat with other men, following a rubric, 'L'acteur parle icy de soy et de ses dix naguers', a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' in the margin., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Miniature of the Sicilian Vespers, with a partial border containing the arms of Edward IV, a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', and the arms of Edmund., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

the arms of Edward IV, a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', and the arms of Edmund. Contains the second translation of De casibus virorum illustrium of Boccaccio made

• Detail of inhabited initial 'A'., Leaf from de Chauliac's 'Surgery' (index Chirurgia magna), Book VI, in English translation (originally ff. 107-107v in New York, Academy of Medicine, MS. 12, from which it was removed by John Bagford)

Detail of inhabited initial 'A'. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the

• Historiated initial 'A', with foliate borders., Leaf from de Chauliac's 'Surgery' (index Chirurgia magna), Book VI, in English translation (originally ff. 107-107v in New York, Academy of Medicine, MS. 12, from which it was removed by John Bagford)

Historiated initial 'A', with foliate borders. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by