• 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

• Decorated border of arabesques, architectural motifs and trompe l'oeil gems., 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 floral motifs, trompe l'oeil pearls and medallions containing figures of the Evangelists in gold monochrome., 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, fruits 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 floral motifs, trompe l'oeil gems, the Buoncompagni family dragon device, a papal tiara and inscription 'G/ rego / rius / 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

• Section of decorated border of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil gems 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

• Section of a decorated border of floral motifs, fruit and trompe l'oeil gems., 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 flowers, snails and insects., 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 flowers and birds including a peacock., 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

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

Hofer Bequest MS Typ 734. Former 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

• 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

Hofer Bequest MS Typ 734. Former 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

• 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

Hofer Bequest MS Typ 734. Former 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

• Detail of a miniature of arms supported by a red dragon and a white greyhound., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from Louis le Gros to the death of Saint Louis, 1270)

the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., ff. 3v, 14, 30v), red roses of Lancaster, and white roses of York (e. g. f. 3v), a Tudor rose (ff. 30v, 155v), and numerous Beaufort's badges of a portcullis, used by

• Detail of a miniature of the siege of Acre., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from Louis le Gros to the death of Saint Louis, 1270)

the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., ff. 3v, 14, 30v), red roses of Lancaster, and white roses of York (e. g. f. 3v), a Tudor rose (ff. 30v, 155v), and numerous Beaufort's badges of a portcullis, used by

• Miniature of the siege of Acre, with a partial border including the royal arms of England, the Beaufort's badge of a portcullis, used by Henry VII, a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit', and red and white roses., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from Louis le Gros to the death of Saint Louis, 1270)

the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., ff. 3v, 14, 30v), red roses of Lancaster, and white roses of York (e. g. f. 3v), a Tudor rose (ff. 30v, 155v), and numerous Beaufort's badges of a portcullis, used by

• Miniature of Hugues de Puisac with the king in a palace, and outside, plotting, while behind, traitors are hanged, with a partial border including the royal arms of England supported by a red dragon and a white greyhound, and the Beaufort's badges of a portcullis, used by Henry VII., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from Louis le Gros to the death of Saint Louis, 1270)

the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., ff. 3v, 14, 30v), red roses of Lancaster, and white roses of York (e. g. f. 3v), a Tudor rose (ff. 30v, 155v), and numerous Beaufort's badges of a portcullis, used by

• Full-page miniature of peasants and noblemen engaged in the occupations and labours of the month of October: peasants making wine in the background and nobles hawking in the foreground., Calendar leaf from the Book of Hours, Use of Rome, of Bona Sforza (the 'Sforza Hours') (index Sforza Hours) (October)

Miniaturmaler der Sforza', Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen, 2 (1960), p. 80). Bernard H. Breslauer (b. 1918, d. 2004), of New York: bought by him in Switzerland in 1984.Les Enluminures Ltd, Chicago: bought from Breslauer in 2004.Purchased by the British Library