• Foliate initial 'S' [inverted], measuring 150 x 150 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text 'si no(n) me'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Foliate initial 'D', measuring 75 x 85 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'era et' (upper left)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Foliate initial 'S', measuring 85 x 80 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'utatem' (upper right)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Foliate initial 'Q', measuring 75 x 80 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'e ad' (bottom left)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Foliate initial 'S' [inverted], measuring 80 x 85 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial filigree initial and text (bottom right)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Foliate initial 'I' with an statue in an alcove and two cherubs [inverted], measuring 160 x 140 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text 'no(n) te sa(n)cto / Hec' and filigree initial 'H'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Historiated initial 'B' with Nicholas of Bari, measuring 80 x 80 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'r. V'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Historiated initial G' of a bishop saint, measuring 75 x 80 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'dant'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Historiated initial 'N' with John the Baptist, measuring 160 x 165 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text '...ni um p[er]hi /...e lumi nep'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Historiated initial 'E' with the Massacre of the Innocents, measuring 160 x 160 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text '...ster qu(am) admi[r]a/ e(?)'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Historiated initial 'B' with Michael trampling the devil and weighing souls, measuring 165 x 165 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text 'crisi / rum alle'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Historiated initial 'U' with Joseph and his brothers, illustrating Genesis 37:18-21, measuring 165 x 165 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text 'cidam(ur) / amus si pro'., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Section of foliate and zoomorphic border decoration with birds, flowers and an urn inscribed 'IHS', measuring 50 x 210 (upper border)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Section of foliate border decoration with two candelabra inscribed 'Noe', measuring 225 x 70 mm (lower border)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Section of foliate border decoration with a bird and the heads of two cherubs, measuring 200 x 70 mm (upper border)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Section of foliate border decoration with a female grotesque, measuring 45 x 50 mm (lower border)., Cuttings from a choir book

76:49-54; Private collection, formerly New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no.

• Frontispiece to the second pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Yoreh Deah~ (Teaching Knowledge). The initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) is decorated with white vine motifs. The text is framed by a full floral border inhabited by birds and containing four medallions. The medallion on the bottom is held by two puttos and contains the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel., ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars)

undated (f. 269); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 88.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his

• Frontispiece to the second pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help). The initial-word panel is decorated with white vine motifs. The text is framed by a full floral border inhabited by birds and containing medallions. The medallion on the bottom is held by two puttos and contains the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel., ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help) and ~Hoshen Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement) of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars) (ff. 2-261v); ~Hilkhot De'ot~ of the Mishneh Torah (ff. 261v-265v)

undated (f. 269); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 88.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his

• Frontispiece to the fourth pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement). The initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) is inhabited by three white rabbits and accompanied by a full floral border with birds and medallions. The medallion in the lower margin held by two puttos contains the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel., ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help) and ~Hoshen Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement) of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars) (ff. 2-261v); ~Hilkhot De'ot~ of the Mishneh Torah (ff. 261v-265v)

undated (f. 269); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 88.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(d) of David in prayer, from the beginning of a Gradual., Leaf from a Gradual

Gradual Margaret ofYork (b. 1446, d. 1503), duchess of Burgundy: arms (recto), and later inscription (verso, see below). Friars of Greenwich, c. 1500: inscribed 'Ther was A Booke called A graile given unto the graie observant friers of greenwich