• Detail of text., Missal

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 the

• Detail of a 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)

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. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the

• Detail of a 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)

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

• Detail of a 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)

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. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the

• Detail of a 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)

and Bonaventure, 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.

• Illuminated initial 'A'(ctum) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of book 10., Commentary on Unum ex quatuor

fish (ff. 333, 420v). Commentary on Unum ex quatuor John Leyre, rector of Great Doddington, Northans (1377-81), presented to the church of Doddington, in the diocese of Lincoln in 1367 and mentioned as a parson of 'Great Dodyngton' in 1370

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(cclesia) of the pope enthroned., Omne Bonum (Ebrietas-Humanus)

(Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 8275).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Ecclesia (The Church) James le Palmer James le Palmer James le Palmer London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(clericus) of a church., Omne Bonum (Circumcisio-Dona Spiritui Sancti)

initial 'C'(clericus) of a church. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI, vols. 1 and 2,

• Illuminated initials 'N'(unc) and 'I'(ncipit), with foliate extensions., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

fideliter / et indilate. Scr[i]pt[um] manu mea p[ro]pria anno d[omi]ni mill[esi]mo cccc xxii mems[is] februarii die/ sexto' (f. 1v).The cathedral church of St. Mary, Lincoln: included in the 15th-century catalogue of the cathedral library (see Maddison 1896, and Wooley 1927);

• Detail of a miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

fideliter / et indilate. Scr[i]pt[um] manu mea p[ro]pria anno d[omi]ni mill[esi]mo cccc xxii mems[is] februarii die/ sexto' (f. 1v).The cathedral church of St. Mary, Lincoln: included in the 15th-century catalogue of the cathedral library (see Maddison 1896, and Wooley 1927);

• Text page., Polychronicon with other historical works

Added drawing of a foliate initial in sepia 14th/15th century (f. 111).Added table of contents, 15th century (f. 2v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: inscribed 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill', 15th century (ff. 1v, 2v).The Old Royal

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost), with a partial bar border., Polychronicon with other historical works

Added drawing of a foliate initial in sepia 14th/15th century (f. 111).Added table of contents, 15th century (f. 2v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: inscribed 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill', 15th century (ff. 1v, 2v).The Old Royal

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uinta), at the beginning of book 3 of the Polychronicon., Polychronicon with other historical works

Added drawing of a foliate initial in sepia 14th/15th century (f. 111).Added table of contents, 15th century (f. 2v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: inscribed 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill', 15th century (ff. 1v, 2v).The Old Royal

• Detail of a miniature of the enthroned Virgin with All Saints. To the left the kneeling figures are presumably Lord Lovell and his wife, although they do not have any heraldic emblems on their clothes to identify them with certainty; he holds a scroll which reads 'Pray for us, all saints of God'., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

and livery badge of a padlock throughout, identified in a 17th-century hand. Glastonbury Abbey: added arms (f. 10).? The cathedral church of St Mary, Salisbury: found and acquired by Hollard (inscription cited below).Joseph Hollard, of the Inner Temple: inscription 'Manuscriptum

• Detail of a genealogy of the Holland family., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

and livery badge of a padlock throughout, identified in a 17th-century hand. Glastonbury Abbey: added arms (f. 10).? The cathedral church of St Mary, Salisbury: found and acquired by Hollard (inscription cited below).Joseph Hollard, of the Inner Temple: inscription 'Manuscriptum

• Miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, with a full border and a shield with cross, crown of thorns, and crossed lance and sponge, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

fideliter / et indilate. Scr[i]pt[um] manu mea p[ro]pria anno d[omi]ni mill[esi]mo cccc xxii mems[is] februarii die/ sexto' (f. 1v).The cathedral church of St. Mary, Lincoln: included in the 15th-century catalogue of the cathedral library (see Maddison 1896, and Wooley 1927);

• Miniature of the Funeral service, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('Hours of Eleanor Worcester')

183v-184: added prayer in English by a contemporary professional hand, starting 'This prayer is written in a stone in the church of saint John Lateraneus in rome...'. 23 full-page miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders, some with

• Miniature of the Last Judgement with the patron in prayer, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('Hours of Eleanor Worcester')

183v-184: added prayer in English by a contemporary professional hand, starting 'This prayer is written in a stone in the church of saint John Lateraneus in rome...'. 23 full-page miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders, some with

• Miniature of Erasmus, decorated initial 'O' and foliate borders, at the beginning of his suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('Hours of Eleanor Worcester')

183v-184: added prayer in English by a contemporary professional hand, starting 'This prayer is written in a stone in the church of saint John Lateraneus in rome...'. 23 full-page miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders, some with

• Decorated initials 'KL' with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the month of July in the calendar., Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect

f. 179v). Half-erased creature in brown ink in the lower margin (f. 63). Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect The parish church of All Saints in Maldon, Essex, late 14th-early 15th century: 'Dedicacio ecclesie omni sanctorum de maldone' (24 September; seems