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

35254P-V.Other cuttings from the same volume are Add. 21412, f. 98-110, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• 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

35254P-V.Other cuttings from the same volume are Add. 21412, f. 98-110, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uod) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers and a bird. The roses, greyhound, and dragon are heraldic motifs referring to the royal Tudor family., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

were added, probably in England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth of York in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ui) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers, acorns, and a greyhound holding a banner with the coat of arms of Henry VII., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

were added, probably in England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth of York in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later

• Detail of a miniature of Olympias giving birth to Alexander the Great, with two eagles on the roof of the palace (foretelling Alexander's two empires in Europe and Asia). The temple of Diana at Ephesus burns in the background as a portent of Alexander's revenge on the Persians for their invasion of Greece under Xerxes in 480 BC., Historia Alexandri Magni

grant Alexandre by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in the service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret of York, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a table of contents (ff. 1-11v). ?Shelfmark of a very large

• Miniature of John on Patmos, at the beginning of his Gospel., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of John on Patmos, at the beginning of his Gospel. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v). Miniatures added to a Book of

• Miniature of the Mass of Gregory, at the beginning of the verses of Gregory., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of the Mass of Gregory, at the beginning of the verses of Gregory. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v). Miniatures added to

• Miniature of Mary teaching the Christ child to read, at the beginning of the Litany for Mary., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of Mary teaching the Christ child to read, at the beginning of the Litany for Mary. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v).

• Miniature of Mary teaching the Christ child to read, at the beginning of the Litany for Mary., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of Mary teaching the Christ child to read, at the beginning of the Litany for Mary. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v).

• Miniature of the Pieta, at the beginning of a prayer., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of the Pieta, at the beginning of a prayer. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v). Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

• Miniature of Michael defeating Lucifer, at the beginning of his suffrage., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of Michael defeating Lucifer, at the beginning of his suffrage. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v). Miniatures added to a Book of

• Miniature of a Soul approaching its good angel, at the beginning of a prayer., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of a Soul approaching its good angel, at the beginning of a prayer. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v). Miniatures added to

• Miniature of Michael defeating Lucifer, at the beginning of his suffrage., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of Michael defeating Lucifer, at the beginning of his suffrage. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v). Miniatures added to a Book of

• Miniature of Soul approaching its good angel, at the beginning of a prayer., Miniatures added to a Book of Hours

Miniature of Soul approaching its good angel, at the beginning of a prayer. 1 full-page miniature (f. 16v) and 5 full-page miniatures surrounding three or four lines of text (ff. 185v, 216v, 233v, 254v, 260v). Miniatures added to a

• Miniature of Olympias giving birth to Alexander the Great, with two eagles on the roof of the palace (foretelling Alexander's two empires in Europe and Asia). The temple of Diana at Ephesus burns in the background as a portent of Alexander's revenge on the Persians for their invasion of Greece under Xerxes in 480 BC., Historia Alexandri Magni

grant Alexandre by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in the service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret of York, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a table of contents (ff. 1-11v). ?Shelfmark of a very large

• Decorated border of arabesques, putti holding a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

cuttings from the same volume are Add. 35254K, N and P, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• Decorated border of arabesques, a figure of a woman in gold monochrome, an anthroporphic figure, the inscription 'G. XIII' and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

cuttings from the same volume are Add. 35254K, N and P, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• Decorated border of arabesques, putti, two of which hold a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

cuttings from the same volume are Add. 35254K, N and P, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• Decorated border of arabesques, trompe l'oeil gems, a female figure in gold monchrome and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

cuttings from the same volume are Add. 35254K, N and P, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• Decorated border of arabesques and a putto playing the flute, and other putti playing with birds and a dog., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

cuttings from the same volume are Add. 35254K, N and P, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection