• Decorated initial with a deer and satyr holding a cup., Astronomical miscellany

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the

• Decorated initial with a deer and satyr holding a cup., Astronomical miscellany

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the

• Miniature of a Zodiac man, with signs of the Zodiac signs marked on his body., Medical miscellany, including an astronomical calendar

the subsequent provenance suggests an origin in London.? John Smith, London, 16th century: a memorandum records that '… I, John Fysh(?), Dyer of London doythe owe unto John Smith of London cloth worker the some of 2s xd …' (f.

• Volvelle with three moving parts representing the zodiac, the sun, and the moon, and showing their relative positions and the moon's phases, and astronomical diagram., Medical miscellany, including an astronomical calendar

the subsequent provenance suggests an origin in London.? John Smith, London, 16th century: a memorandum records that '… I, John Fysh(?), Dyer of London doythe owe unto John Smith of London cloth worker the some of 2s xd …' (f.

• Detail of the miniature of the Martyrdom of Blaise., Cuttings from a Missal of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• Montage composed of a miniature of the Assumption of the Virgin above the inscription 'Assumpta Est Maria' (centre); a three-sided historiated border of the arms of Clement VII, the Medici devices of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper' and a yoke with motto 'Suave', two prophets in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (left); and a single historiated border of the Medici device of the motto 'Candor Illesus' inscribed on a banner curling round a tree and a trunk supporting a crystal ball through which pass sun rays, one of which hits the tree causing it to burst into flames and the other striking the banner but with no effect, two prophets in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (right)., Cuttings from a Missal of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• Montage composed of a miniature of the Martyrdom of Blaise surmounted by two Medici devices of a yoke with motto 'Suave' (centre); a three-sided historiated border of the arms of Clement VII, the Medici devices of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper' and the motto 'Candor Illesus' inscribed on a banner curling round a tree and a trunk supporting a crystal ball through which pass sun rays, one of which hits the tree causing it to burst into flames and the other striking the banner but with no effect, and two sibyls in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (left); and a single historiated border of the Medici 'Candor Illesus' device, two prophets in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (right)., Cuttings from a Missal of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• A border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, an urn, and bezants, measuring 360 x 45 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• A border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, urns, and bezants, measuring 360 x 45 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• A border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, urns, horns and bezants, measuring 360 x 35 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• A border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, an urn, and bezants, measuring 360 x 40 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• A border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, an urn, and bezants, measuring 360 x 40 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• A border with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, an urn, bezants, and an anthropomorphic head, measuring 360 x 45 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• Section of border with floral motifs, bezants and two zoomorphic heads. Remnants of illumination visible on reverse, measuring 40 x 175 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• Section of border with floral motifs and bezants, measuring 70 x 175 mm. Similar decoration visible on reverse., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• Section of border with floral motif, an urn and bezants, measuring 65 x 170 mm. Similar decoration visible on the reverse., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• Section of border with floral motifs and bezants. Similar decoration visible on reverse, measuring 35 x 170 mm., Cuttings from a manuscript of Pope Innocent VIII

Marchi, no. 29e); and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 21412, ff. 45-65, Add. 35254H; London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• 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

no. 29e) and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 35254H, Add. 60630, ff. 13-18, 39-42, London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• 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

no. 29e) and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 35254H, Add. 60630, ff. 13-18, 39-42, London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The

• 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

no. 29e) and Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, NMB. 1801 (de Marchi, no. 29a).From unidentified manuscripts: Add. 35254H, Add. 60630, ff. 13-18, 39-42, London, Ford Collection, RF12 (see ~The Sixtieth Volume of the Walpole Society, 1998: the Ford Collection~, 2 vols, (Leeds: The