• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(xultate) depicting King David playing bells, with a partial bar border including a bearded grotesque, at the beginning of Psalm 80., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(e) depicting the bishop saint Nicholas of Bari resurrecting three murdered children from a pickling vat, at the beginning of the reading for 6 December., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Historiated initial 'E'(cclesiam) of Barnabas, at the beginning of the reading for 11 June., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'D'(eus) with the bust of a martyr, probably Gervasius or Prothasius., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'D'(eus) with the bust of a martyr, probably Edward the Martyr., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Historiated initial 'O'(mnipotens?) of bust of Swithun, with a partial bar border including a bearded grotesque, at the beginning of the reading for 15 July., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(xaudi) with a bust of bishop Germanus, at the beginning of the reading for 28 May and 1 August., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(e) of Peter holding the chains of his imprisonment at the beginning of the reading for 28 May and 1 August, with a partial bar border including a peasant., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(uer) of Lawrence being martyred on a grill, tormented by demonic executioners, at the beginning of the reading for 10 August., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(e) depicting the archangel spearing the dragon, at the reading for 29 September., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Detail a two-headed grotesque in the lower margins of the folio., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, in March 1322 (f. 157). The last appointment of a bishop of Norwich mentioned is John Salmon (d. 1325) (f. 156v, line 14).Inscription, after 1344: note of debt for £100 by Philip and Walter de

• Full page with minature of Gawain and his brothers with their cousin Yvonet., L'estoire del Saint Graal (ff. 1-76); L'estoire de Merlin (ff. 76-216)

45).Louis César de Baume le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière (b. 1708, d. 1780): his sale, Paris, 1783, lot 3989. John Duke of Roxburghe (b. 1740, d. 1804), his sale, 1812, lot 6093. His family crest on the cover with

• Full page with miniature of Merlin disguised as a young boy kneeling before Gawain giving him a letter., L'estoire del Saint Graal (ff. 1-76); L'estoire de Merlin (ff. 76-216)

45).Louis César de Baume le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière (b. 1708, d. 1780): his sale, Paris, 1783, lot 3989. John Duke of Roxburghe (b. 1740, d. 1804), his sale, 1812, lot 6093. His family crest on the cover with

• Miniature of Merlin disguised as a boy bringing a letter to King Pendragon and Uther, his brother., L'estoire del Saint Graal (ff. 1-76); L'estoire de Merlin (ff. 76-216)

45).Louis César de Baume le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière (b. 1708, d. 1780): his sale, Paris, 1783, lot 3989. John Duke of Roxburghe (b. 1740, d. 1804), his sale, 1812, lot 6093. His family crest on the cover with

• The Archbishop presents the sword to Arthur before the people. The inscription on the stone is: 'Whoever pulls this sword out will be king of the earth.', L'estoire del Saint Graal (ff. 1-76); L'estoire de Merlin (ff. 76-216)

45).Louis César de Baume le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière (b. 1708, d. 1780): his sale, Paris, 1783, lot 3989. John Duke of Roxburghe (b. 1740, d. 1804), his sale, 1812, lot 6093. His family crest on the cover with

• Image of Merlin disguised as a minstrel holding a harp before King Arthur and Queen Guinevere., L'estoire del Saint Graal (ff. 1-76); L'estoire de Merlin (ff. 76-216)

45).Louis César de Baume le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière (b. 1708, d. 1780): his sale, Paris, 1783, lot 3989. John Duke of Roxburghe (b. 1740, d. 1804), his sale, 1812, lot 6093. His family crest on the cover with

• Miniature of Gawain in a green robe seated before master Blaise, who is holding a knife and quill, writing down his adventures as he is telling them., L'estoire del Saint Graal (ff. 1-76); L'estoire de Merlin (ff. 76-216)

45).Louis César de Baume le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière (b. 1708, d. 1780): his sale, Paris, 1783, lot 3989. John Duke of Roxburghe (b. 1740, d. 1804), his sale, 1812, lot 6093. His family crest on the cover with

• Puzzle initial 'O'(mnia) with pen-flourishing and J-border. Added ownership inscription, 14th century :'Liber Johannis de Londoniis cum rosa'., Miscellaneous treatises on astronomy, astrology, mathematics and geometry, imperfect

Johannis de Londoniis cum rosa' (f. 47).Added foliation in the top right corner of the folios in a medieval hand. John Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: inscribed 'Joannes Dee 1557' (f. 1v).Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d.

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing., Miscellaneous treatises on astronomy, astrology, mathematics and geometry, imperfect

Johannis de Londoniis cum rosa' (f. 47).Added foliation in the top right corner of the folios in a medieval hand. John Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: inscribed 'Joannes Dee 1557' (f. 1v).Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d.

• Text page with paraphs in red or blue., Miscellaneous treatises on astronomy, astrology, mathematics and geometry, imperfect

Johannis de Londoniis cum rosa' (f. 47).Added foliation in the top right corner of the folios in a medieval hand. John Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: inscribed 'Joannes Dee 1557' (f. 1v).Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d.