• null, Commentary on Unum ex quatuor

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 (see ~Calendar of the Patent Rolls preserved

• Illuminated initial 'D'(a michi), with a full border, at the beginning of the prologue., Commentary on Unum ex quatuor

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 (see ~Calendar of the Patent Rolls preserved

• null, Commentary on Unum ex quatuor

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 (see ~Calendar of the Patent Rolls preserved

• Detail of a miniature of the Damsel of Hungerford with Arthur and Guinevere, with an illuminated initial overpainted with the arms of Bohun., Lancelot du Lac

Detail of a miniature of the Damsel of Hungerford with Arthur and Guinevere, with an illuminated initial overpainted with the arms of Bohun. The text is the third part, i.e. the Lancelot section, of the five-part Lancelot-Grail romance in French

• Miniature of Arthur engaged in conversation with his barons, while Lancelot and Guinevere are whispering together, and on the right, the king and queen presiding over a banquet; with an illuminated initial 'M'(out) containing the arms of England and Bohun, and a full bar border with scenes of two men fighting and monkeys at school, in the lower margin., Lancelot du Lac

The royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 60, 95), France (e.g., ff. 9, 266), and of Leon-Castile (ff. 295v, 301), some with incorrect tinctures.A member of the Bohun family, possibly Humphrey of Bohun (d. 1373), 11th earl of Hereford, Essex

• Detail of a miniature of Arthur engaged in conversation with his barons, while Lancelot and Guinevere are whispering together, and on the right, the king and queen presiding over a banquet., Lancelot du Lac

The royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 60, 95), France (e.g., ff. 9, 266), and of Leon-Castile (ff. 295v, 301), some with incorrect tinctures.A member of the Bohun family, possibly Humphrey of Bohun (d. 1373), 11th earl of Hereford, Essex

• Miniature of the Damsel of Hungerford with Arthur and Guinevere, with an illuminated initial overpainted with the arms of Bohun, and partial bar borders containing a woman playing the drum and a man playing with a dog., Lancelot du Lac

The royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 60, 95), France (e.g., ff. 9, 266), and of Leon-Castile (ff. 295v, 301), some with incorrect tinctures.A member of the Bohun family, possibly Humphrey of Bohun (d. 1373), 11th earl of Hereford, Essex

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other