• Miniatures of the death of Codrus, king of Athens: disguised as a peasant, he seeks to be killed by enemy soldiers to save his city, because he had learned from the oracle that the side whose king fell would be victorious ; and on the right, Eleazar, brother of Judas Maccabeus, kills an elephant of war and is killed himself when the elephant falls on him., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Detail of miniatures of the Deposition; and of Joseph's blood-stained coat being shown to Jacob, who tears his clothes on seeing the garment, illustrating chapter 26., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Miniatures of the Resurrection, with the elect and the damned; and on the right, the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Detail of miniatures of the giving of the Tablets the Law to Moses; and on the right, the widow's oil, illustrating chapter 34., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Miniatures of hell and the torments of the damned, illustrating chapter 41., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Detail of a miniature of an angel playing an instrument, illustrating chapter 42., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Miniature of figures holding scrolls., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Miniature of a winged horse (Pegasus) with a facted initial 'D'(ivitias), epigraphic capitals, and two shields in the lower margin: one of two crossed sceptres with fleur-de-lis terminals on a blue ground, the other of a tower on a white ground., Works

alternating colours and gold, and two shields with heraldic devices in the lower margin (f. 1). Coloured epigraphic capitals, and 35 initials in blue (ff. 1, 3v, 6, 9, 11v, 13v, 16, 18, 20v, 22v, 24v, 27v, 28, 30v, 32,

• Detail of a miniature of Christ enthroned, illustrating chapter 42., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Detail of a miniature depicting a woman at a fountain handing a chalice to a man, while two camels drink from the fountain (the Samarian woman and Christ at the well?), Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Detail of a miniature of the betrayal of Christ., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Miniatures of the Feast of Ahasuerus, with musicians., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Detail of a miniature of the Feast of Ahasuerus, with musicians., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Evangelist portrait of Mark, with his symbol, the lion, above., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

Boecker; Nordenfalk.? Count de Renesse-Breidbach, who sold 437 objects, including one manuscript, on 1 October 1835 in Antwerp: book-plate with the printed 'Ex Bibliotheca Renessiana No' inscribed '1' (inside upper cover), Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London

• Illuminated initial 'T'(anta) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prefatory letter to De re militari, and the arms of Agostino Barbarigo, Doge of Venice, in the lower margin., De re militari, with prefatory letter

Society, 1968), no. 2565 (dated 1483 to Venice), but without the circle below the cross. 2 large initials, 1 blue, and 1 red, each on a gold ground with foliate decoration around the letter (ff. 2, 3v); the arms of

• Gold-stamped and blind-tooled late fifteenth-century Venetian binding., De re militari, with prefatory letter

Society, 1968), no. 2565 (dated 1483 to Venice), but without the circle below the cross. 2 large initials, 1 blue, and 1 red, each on a gold ground with foliate decoration around the letter (ff. 2, 3v); the arms of

• Decorated initial 'S'(uscipe) in Nigel de Longchamps's Speculum stultorum., Speculum stultorum (ff. 1-66v), imperfect, and other works including a life of Eustace; Catalogus Eruditi beati Thomae

245', in humanistic cursive script. 2 large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 5). Small simple initials in blue. Some marginal headings in red. Guide letters. Speculum stultorum (ff. 1-66v), imperfect, and other works including

• null, De re militari, with prefatory letter

Society, 1968), no. 2565 (dated 1483 to Venice), but without the circle below the cross. 2 large initials, 1 blue, and 1 red, each on a gold ground with foliate decoration around the letter (ff. 2, 3v); the arms of

• null, De re militari, with prefatory letter

Society, 1968), no. 2565 (dated 1483 to Venice), but without the circle below the cross. 2 large initials, 1 blue, and 1 red, each on a gold ground with foliate decoration around the letter (ff. 2, 3v); the arms of

• Miniature of Queen Isabella and her army., Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre, volume 1

penwork decoration on white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre, volume 1 Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, adapted for him: his portrait wearing