• Detail of initial., De oratore

Detail of initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine initials,

• Detail of marginal arms., De oratore

Detail of marginal arms. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Detail of decorated initial., De oratore

Detail of decorated initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Battle scene and illuminated initial 'L'(e), at the beginning of 'Cest la bataille faite a la blanche tache', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• 3-sided border and illuminated initial 'A' at the beginning of the first book of Kings., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Illuminated initial 'T'(obie) at the beginning of Tobit., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Battle scene and illuminated initial 'L'(e), at the beginning of 'Cest la bataille faite a la blanche tache', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Initial-word panel decorated with geometrical and foliate motifs., Prayer book, Italian rite

(e. g., ff. 10, 24v, 25, 31, 94, 135v). 1 decorated initial-word panel and full border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 decorated initial-word panel in gold (f. 14v). 1 initial word in gold (f. 5v). Decorated initial words

• Scribal formula surrounded by a foliate scroll held by a hand., Prayer book, Italian rite

(e. g., ff. 10, 24v, 25, 31, 94, 135v). 1 decorated initial-word panel and full border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 decorated initial-word panel in gold (f. 14v). 1 initial word in gold (f. 5v). Decorated initial words

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xemplum) at the beginning of the Gesta Romanorum., Tabula super methodo fulgentii, Gesta Romanorum (index Deeds of the Romans), Liber de vitiis, various sermons

of the Gesta Romanorum. f. 1*, 1 are parchment flyleaves.4 blank parchment leaves after f. 100. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with full border and, in the lower margin, two shields with red crosses on dark grounds (f.

• Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf., Speculum humanae salvationis

Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf. Beginning with a list of contents, prohemium and prologue (ff. 1-3v). Quire marks.f. 1* is a paper fragment

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., 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

• Decorated arabesque initial 'F'(raternas) at the beginning of the text., Thebais (index Thebaid)

Watermark (f. [iv]).The prologue is incomplete (folio(s) missing before f. 1).Pricking holes. 1 large arabesque initial in brown with reserved designs and penwork decoration in green (f. 1). Smaller arabesque initial and plain initial in red ink (f. 21v). Plain

• Historiated initial 'O' (Tite) with the head of a man (?Cicero) and acanthus leaves extending into the margins., De senectute (ff. 90-106v), De amicitia (ff. 107-125v), Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139)

Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139) Part 1 written by Blasius Axeretinus in Milan in 1433: inscribed 'M. Tulij ciceronis liber [...] incipit [...] manu blasij axeretini Mediolani' (f. 1), and colophon '[...] liber feliciter explicit Mediolani manu

• Headpiece and initials with foliate decoration, and title partly in display capitals., Miscellany, including Aesop's Fables (ff. 1-6v imperfect, 7-14v), Sophocles's 'Ajax' (ff. 27-96) and 'Electra' (ff. 97-179v) with scholia, and a Life of Sophocles (ff. 22-24v)

decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15). Initials with foliate decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15, 27, 97). Title partly in display capitals in light brown (f. 1). Initials and rubrics in light brown. Miscellany,

• Decorated initial 'O'(sculetur) with a floral motif., Epithalmium (index Commentary on the Song of Songs, Commentarius in Cantica Canticorum)

chevron (f. 48v). 3 large initials in colours and gold with floral motifs (ff. 1, 4, 49). 1 small initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 smaller initials in colours and gold (f. 48v x 2). Ruled in red.