• Miniature of the marriage of Amaury with Maria Comnena, with an inscription 'MARIA' on the wall of a church, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'U'(ne chose)., Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum, in French, with continuation to 1231

with an inscription 'MARIA' on the wall of a church, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'U'(ne chose). Contains the 'Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum' in the French translation of William of Tyre, with continuation to 1231,

• White vine initial 'G'(rammatica) and wreath enclosing the arms and helm of John Tiptoft, earl of Worcester, at the beginning of Suetonius' De grammaticis et rhetoribus., De grammaticis et rhetoribus (ff. 2-14v); Dialogus de oratoribus (ff. 15-42v)

minister: his library sold on 21 November 1687, lot 108 (Wright 1972).Ambrose Bonwicke, the elder (b. 1652, d. 1722), nonjuring Church of England clergyman and schoolmaster, headmaster of the Merchant Taylors' School from 1686 to 1691: inscribed 'Ambrosij Bonvici 1687'

• Illuminated initial 'S'(aepe) at the beginning of Tacitus' Dialogus de oratoribus., De grammaticis et rhetoribus (ff. 2-14v); Dialogus de oratoribus (ff. 15-42v)

minister: his library sold on 21 November 1687, lot 108 (Wright 1972).Ambrose Bonwicke, the elder (b. 1652, d. 1722), nonjuring Church of England clergyman and schoolmaster, headmaster of the Merchant Taylors' School from 1686 to 1691: inscribed 'Ambrosij Bonvici 1687'

• Bas-de-page scene of two men with one man head-downwards in a pit, while another man stands by a church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

in a pit, while another man stands by a church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a king leading a couple to church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

a king leading a couple to church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated and added

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man and a woman outside a church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

a man and a woman outside a church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated and

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man leading a woman to church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

a man leading a woman to church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated and added

• Evangelist portrait of Mark as a scribe, in colours and gold., Gospel Lectionary

gold capitals written over red. Marginal notations in red. Gospel Lectionary Notes in Greek relating to various priests of the church of St Kyriake, dated 1516, 1535, 1541, 1549,and 1560 (f.359v) (see Garthausen 1909).Lorenzo Alessandro Zacagni (d. 1712), prefect of

• Evangelist portrait of Luke as a scribe, in colours and gold., Gospel Lectionary

gold capitals written over red. Marginal notations in red. Gospel Lectionary Notes in Greek relating to various priests of the church of St Kyriake, dated 1516, 1535, 1541, 1549,and 1560 (f.359v) (see Garthausen 1909).Lorenzo Alessandro Zacagni (d. 1712), prefect of

• Detail of a portrait of Plato sitting at his writing desk., Opera

I of Aragon, king of Naples (d. 1494): his arms (f. 4).Rome S. Andrea [? della Valle, Rome, the mother church of the Theatines, founded 1524]: late-16th century book stamp (almost entirely effaced): 'BIBLIOTECAE S. ANDREAE ROMAE' (f. 1).John Wright,

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'Q'(uum) on a panel ornamented with white vine decoration., Opera

I of Aragon, king of Naples (d. 1494): his arms (f. 4).Rome S. Andrea [? della Valle, Rome, the mother church of the Theatines, founded 1524]: late-16th century book stamp (almost entirely effaced): 'BIBLIOTECAE S. ANDREAE ROMAE' (f. 1).John Wright,

• Miniature of Dante and Virgil in the area devoted to the punishment of robbers, and Dante and Virgil speaking to Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, and three others tormented by serpents, in illustration of Canto XXIV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

robbers, and Dante and Virgil speaking to Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, and three others tormented by serpents, in illustration of Canto XXIV. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of

• Miniature of Dante and Virgil witnessing Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, being attacked by the monster Cacus, who is half-centaur and half-dragon, and Dante and Virgil speaking to three other souls, tormented by snakes and lizards, in illustration of Canto XXV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, being attacked by the monster Cacus, who is half-centaur and half-dragon, and Dante and Virgil speaking to three other souls, tormented by snakes and lizards, in illustration of Canto XXV. Pope-Hennessy

• Miniature of Dante and Beatrice in the sphere of the sun being greeted by Aquinas and Albertus Magnus, while ten other great intellectural authorities (the Doctors of the Church) are seated below, including Bede, Ambrose, Isidore, and Boethius., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Aquinas and Albertus Magnus, while ten other great intellectural authorities (the Doctors of the Church) are seated below, including Bede, Ambrose, Isidore, and Boethius. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and

• Miniature of Dante and Beatrice, on the left, and Bonaventure, on the right, hovering over the Twelve Doctors of the Church (Paradiso XII)., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

on the right, hovering over the Twelve Doctors of the Church (Paradiso XII). Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence Cathedral, in building during these years. 3 large

• Historiated initials 'I'(n) of a building with a small face visible behind the bars of the window, and 'N'(isi) of a church building., Selection of Psalms, with calendar, prayers, and litanies ('The Psalter of Humfrey of Gloucester')

visible behind the bars of the window, and 'N'(isi) of a church building. Other manuscripts associated with the Master of Duke Humfrey's Psalms are: Guildhall, Corporation of London Records Office, 'Statuta Antiqua Angliae', f. 137, London, Drapers' Company, Patent of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'N'(isi) of a church building., Selection of Psalms, with calendar, prayers, and litanies ('The Psalter of Humfrey of Gloucester')

initial 'N'(isi) of a church building. Other manuscripts associated with the Master of Duke Humfrey's Psalms are: Guildhall, Corporation of London Records Office, 'Statuta Antiqua Angliae', f. 137, London, Drapers' Company, Patent of Arms, 10 March 1439, Capetown, South African

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a bishop expelling a devil from a church tower., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

a bishop expelling a devil from a church tower. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated

• Miniature of the Three Holy Women at the Tomb., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Detail of a miniature of the Ascension, with two angels standing below with the Apostles and Mary, who gesture upwards towards Christ., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and