• Section of a foliate border with a simulated cameo with the bust of a man in profile. On the verso a partially visible letter (355 x 30 mm)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album that originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers.Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 21412, ff. 5a-c, 6a-c, 7, 8a-c, 9a-h, 10a-c, 11a-c, 12a-c, 13,

• Section of foliate border with a female faun nursing her young and trompe l'oeil gems (80 x 255 mm)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album that originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers.Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 21412, ff. 5a-c, 6a-c, 7, 8a-c, 9a-h, 10a-c, 11a-c, 12a-c, 13,

• Section of foliate border with two putti holding a wreath medallion of the arms of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavicini, trompe l'oeil gems and birds (80 x 245 mm)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album that originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers.Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 21412, ff. 5a-c, 6a-c, 7, 8a-c, 9a-h, 10a-c, 11a-c, 12a-c, 13,

• Section of foliate border decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers, and a medallion of Arion riding the dolphin flanked by peacocks and cornucopiae (75 x 255 mm)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album that originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers.Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 21412, ff. 5a-c, 6a-c, 7, 8a-c, 9a-h, 10a-c, 11a-c, 12a-c, 13,

• Section of foliate border with trompe l'oeil gems and leaves (35 x 170 mm)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album that originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers.Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 21412, ff. 5a-c, 6a-c, 7, 8a-c, 9a-h, 10a-c, 11a-c, 12a-c, 13,

• Section of a border with grisaille foliage and a medallion with the holy monogram 'Ihs' (35 x 165 mm; at bottom of image)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album that originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers.Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 21412, ff. 5a-c, 6a-c, 7, 8a-c, 9a-h, 10a-c, 11a-c, 12a-c, 13,

• Section of a foliate border with an inscription reading 'An / toniottus / Pallavicinus / Car[dina]lis / Sancte / Praxe / dis' (355 x 60 mm)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album that originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers.Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 21412, ff. 5a-c, 6a-c, 7, 8a-c, 9a-h, 10a-c, 11a-c, 12a-c, 13,

• Historiated initial 'R'(esurrexi) with the Resurrection, and border roundels with the Maries at the sepulchre, and the 'Noli me tangere'; angels supporting heraldic arms to the left of the initial, in a Missal., Missal

146v, 147. Missal The cathedral of St. Kylian, Würzburg, between 1443 and 1455: the calendar includes the dedication of the old church of Würzburg (26 July), in black, and the feasts of Kylian, its octave (8 and 15 July), and

• Full-page border and section of border pasted at its centre in colours and gold with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, and bezants., Cuttings from a manuscript of Innocent VIII

be from his collection (see below), but not identifiable in his sale, 28 April 1856.Thomas Miller Whitehead (d. before 1898), English collector: inscribed on verso 'Ornament from a M. S. in folio executed for Pope Innocent VIII / between 1484-1492

• A full-page border in colours and gold, with the text removed, of trompe l'oeil flowers, fruit, jewels and cameos, naturalistic birds, hybrid creatues, and three medallions containing the inscriptions 'In / Domino / Confi / do', 'Spes mea Deus' above three violas, and the bishoply arms of Francisco de Mendoza Bobadilla., Cutting from a liturgical manuscript, probably a Missal, of Francisco de Mendoza Bobadilla (index Bovadilla)

21412, ff. 35-41 [box 5]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers.Other cuttings possibly from the same Missal are London, Sotheby's, 2 December 1997, lot 83 (former Mr Neil F.

• A dismembered montage of a historiated border, with the text removed, of gold cartouche frames with four scenes in gold monochrome, two inscibed 'Protecta Vestae sussitatis mortuis' (centre left) and 'Johannes destruit templum Dian[a]e' (centre right), garlands of flowers and fruit, lions' heads, naturalistic birds, cherubs and angels, and four medallions inscribed (clockwise from left): 'Qui / timet / deum faci / et bona', 'qui / conti /nens est iu / stiae appre / hendit / illam', 'quasi / mater / honori / fica ta', and 'et / ?ob /?stabit / il / le' (f. 81a; 335 x 245 mm); a cartouche, with the centre removed, of two old men trampling on dragons and plaques inscribed 'Super aspidem ei pasi / lis cum ambulabis' and 'et conculcabis le / onem et draconem' (f. 81c; 45 x 160 mm); a centre for the cartouche inscribed 'Apollonius de Bonfratellis / de Capranica / Capellae et Sacrestiae Apostolicae Miniator / Fecit Anno Domini MDLXIV / Sedente Pio IV Pontif Opt. Max. / de Medicis Mediolanense', with off-setting of rubric and text from the verso of the cartouche (f. 81d; 45 x 170 mm); 1 section of architectural border (f. 81b; 10 x 245 mm); and two strips of scrolls (ff. 81e and f; 50 x 100 mm each). On the reverse of f. 82a are five lines of partial text from the Kyrie Eleison: 'e eleison / e eleison / ste eleison / ste eleison / ste eleison'., Cuttings from service books of Pius IV

?ob /?stabit / il / le' (f. 81a; 335 x 245 mm); a cartouche, with the centre removed, of two old men trampling on dragons and plaques inscribed 'Super aspidem ei pasi / lis cum ambulabis' and 'et conculcabis le

• Historiated full-page border with the text excised, of the arms (flanked by two hybrid creatures) of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', a half-length figure of Peter in a roundel, a cameo of the Flagellation of Christ, flowers, strawberries, birds, pearls, snail shells, and medallions inscribed in capital letters 'Christus Deus Omniptens' and 'Deus in nomine tuo salvus me fac' on a gold-flecked black background. Historiated initial 'T' of the Elevation of the Host before an altar table with an image of Anthony Abbot, introducing the ~Te igitur~ of the Canon of the Mass. A cartouche inscribed 'Julius de Medicis, Cardin. Electus Sum. Pontif. (Clemens VII.) Anno Dom. MDXXIII'., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici

be from his collection (see below), but not identifiable in his sale, 28 April 1856.Thomas Miller Whitehead (d. before 1898), English collector: inscribed on the verso 'This fine border is undoubtedly by the great Miniature painter Girolamo dai Libri of

• Detail of a miniature of an allegorical figure on crutches embodying Vieillesse (Old Age)., Roman de la Rose (index Romance of the Rose)

allegorical figure on crutches embodying Vieillesse (Old Age). The text of this manuscript was copied from a printed edition published at Lyon, probably around 1487 (see Kren and McKendrick 2003 no. 120). The illuminators did not follow the illustrations of

• Detail of a miniature of Calchas mounted on the brazen horse., Troy Book

of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Calchas John Lydgate London England, S. E. ( London)

• Detail of a miniature of the Trojan Horse at the gate of Troy., Troy Book

the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Trojan Horse John Lydgate London England, S. E. ( London)

• Detail of a miniature of Greek tents being overthrown by a storm., Troy Book

Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Greek tents overthrown John Lydgate London England, S. E. ( London)

• Inscription 'sinistra / No. 1'., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

and ff. 8-16 [box 2]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 60630, ff. 9, 19-32; Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan

• A dismembered montage of a section of foliate border with a cameo of a male bust in profile (f. 5b; 35 x 155 mm) and two cuttings in gold (f. 5a; 35 x 15 mm; f. 5c, 35 x 10 mm) (at top of image)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

and ff. 8-16 [box 2]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings from the same manuscript include Add. 60630, ff. 9, 19-32; Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan

• 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

21412, ff. 26-34 [box 4]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings and borders from service books of Innocent VIII are: From his Benedictional (A.I.18): Cleveland, private collection

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper' and the initials 'L. X. P. M.', measuring 440 x 45 mm. On the reverse the abbreviation 'e[m]'., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

and ff. 17-25 [box 3]. To see the Samuel Rogers Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 21412, Old Covers. Other cuttings from the same Missals of Leo X include Add. 60630, ff. 8, 33-38; Cambridge, University Library,