• 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

• Historiated initial 'D' of the Betrayal of Christ, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of the Long Cross, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by two human busts, a zoomorphic figure, and bezants., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Historiated initial 'D' of Christ, at the beginning of Vespers in the Office of the Dead., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Historiated initial 'C' of the Dispute with the Doctors, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin, with extension into borders of heavy acanthus-like foliage with strapwork and bezants, inhabited by an archer aiming at a zoomorphic figures that is holding the catchword 'gna' on a scroll, with the half-length figure of a man., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Historiated initial 'D' of the Presentation in the Temple, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin, with extensions into borders of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by a hybrid creature, a zoomorphic motif, with strapwork and bezants., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Historiated initial 'D' of the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage with strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, inhabited by a zoomorphic figures, and a musician., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Historiated initial 'D' of the Adoration of the Magi, with three-sided partial border of heavy acanthus ornament inhabited by a kneeling figure, human heads, and gold bezants, at the beginning of Sext in the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Detail of a historiated initial 'C' of the Dispute with the Doctors, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Presentation in the Temple, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Adoration of the Magi, at the beginning of Sext in the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Text page from Sext in the Hours of the Virgin with the initials 'C', 'E', and initial 'O'., Leaves and bifolia from a Book of Hours, containing text for the end of Prime (f. 1); Terce (ff. 1-2); Sext (ff. 2-3v); None (ff. 4-4v); Vespers (ff. 4v-6v); and Compline (f. 6v) in the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by drolleries, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs, strapwork and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (ff. 1, 2, 4v, 6v). 1 small initial with foliate infill in colours and gold (f. 4v). 21 small initials in gold with

• Illuminated initial 'I'(hesu) with a partial bar border and floral extensions., Floretum evangelicum (ff. 1-334) (a list of theological commonplaces, arranged alphabetically) with a table of contents (ff. 1-6).

large foliate initial 'A'(bsolutio) in gold, red, and blue (f. 7). 1 large initial 'I'(hesu) in gold, red, and blue with a partial bar border and floral extensions (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds with

• Miniature of John, holding a palm, and a crowned elder, from Revelation 7:13; miniature of seven angels with trumpets, and another angel holding a golden cense, from Revelations 8:1-3., Apocalypse (Revelation)

mentioned in Yates Thompson Appendix 52-54.Glossed French prose.ff. i-iv are paper flyleaves. 1 large historiated initial, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). 69 large and small miniatures, in colours and gold (ff. 2 (x2),

• Historiated initial ?'A' of Christ enthroned blessing a layman, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage, a zoomorphic figure, and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of the Carthusian prayer cycle., Leaf from a Book of Hours, containing part of the text of a Carthusian prayer cycle

25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated initial ?'A' in colours and gold, of Christ enthroned blessing a layman, extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage, a zoomorphic figure, and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (f. 11v). 1 small initial in

• Historiated initial 'Q' of a scene of preparation for Mass before an altar, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage, strapwork, and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of the Mass prayers. The text has been erased and the initial excised and replaced., Leaf from a Book of Hours, containing part of the Mass prayers

(now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated initial 'Q' in colours and gold, of a scene of preparation for Mass before an altar, at

• Detail of a historiated initial 'Q' of a scene of preparation for Mass before an altar, at the beginning of the Mass prayers., Leaf from a Book of Hours, containing part of the Mass prayers

(now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated initial 'Q' in colours and gold, of a scene of preparation for Mass before an altar, at

• Detail of a historiated initial ?'A' of Christ enthroned blessing a kneeling layman, at the beginning of the Carthusian prayer cycle., Leaf from a Book of Hours, containing part of the text of a Carthusian prayer cycle

25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated initial ?'A' in colours and gold, of Christ enthroned blessing a layman, extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage, a zoomorphic figure, and bezants with single hair-line embellishment (f. 11v). 1 small initial in

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Betrayal of Christ, at the beginning of Matins in the Long Hours of the Cross., Leaf from a Book of Hours, containing text (partially erased) for Matins in the Long Hours of the Cross

Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated initial 'D' in colours and gold, of the Betrayal of Christ, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage inhabited by two human busts, a zoomorphic figure, and bezants with single hair-line embellishment. 1 small initial