• Miniature of the Sicilian Vespers, with a partial border containing the arms of Edward IV, a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', and the arms of Edmund., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

arms of Edward IV, a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', and the arms of Edmund. Contains the second translation of De casibus virorum illustrium of Boccaccio made by

• Historiated and foliate border of medallions with Peter, Isaiah and another prophet bearing scrolls inscribed 'Egredietur virga de radice Iesse et flos de radice' (Isaiah 11:1) and 'Ecce rex tuus venit sanctu(s) et s' and the Medici devices of Leo X: a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper' and a yoke with a scroll inscribed 'Suave', and three winged putti, measuring 445 x 35 mm., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

December 1997, lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly 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,

• Miniature of Philistines carrying Saul's head, with a full border containing a shield with the arms of Richard IV, at the beginning of book 2., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Miniature of Fortune embracing the poor man, with a full border containing the arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Xerxes, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Miniature of the death of Antiochus and Seleucus, with a full border containing the arms of Richard IV, at the beginning of book 5., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Jugurtha, with a partial border containing the royal arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of chapter 20 of book 5., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the Sicilian Vespers., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of a man winnowing wheat., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (ff. 10, 110, 215, 288); made for him in the

• Detail of a miniature of three men at work pruning on a hillside., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (ff. 10, 110, 215, 288); made for him in the

• Detail of a miniature of a man fishing and another one fowling, with a partial border, at the beginning of book 10., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (ff. 10, 110, 215, 288); made for him in the

• Detail of a miniature of a man seated before a fire and warming his hands during the winter; a table is laid with a meal beside him., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (ff. 10, 110, 215, 288); made for him in the

• Detail of a miniature of the Banquet of Thyestes., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the Banquet of Thyestes., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of Meleager and Atalanta, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV, at the beginning of chapter 7 of book 1., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Priam, with a partial border, at the beginning of chapter 10 of book 1., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Athaliah, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV, at the beginning of chapter 8 of book 2., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Dido., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Miniature of the death of Dido., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of Uzziah kneeling before an altar, usurping the priestly office, with a partial border, at the beginning of chapter 15 of book 2., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),