• Text page., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1422 to 1460)

of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England (f. 20) supported by a red dragon and a white hound (f. 9v), the portcullis badge of the Beauforts used by Henry VII, and a white rose of

• Detail of a miniature of the assault on Montlehery, while Count Guy's daughter is within., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 768 to 1108)

233), and 'Henricus septimus' (f. 241), the royal arms of England (ff. 227v, 233, 271, 274v, 287), numerous red roses of Lancaster and white roses ofYork, and the portcullis badges of the Beauforts, used by Henry VII (e.g., ff.

• Detail of a miniature of traitors being hanged., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270) Thomas Thwaytes (d. 1503), chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under Edward IV, and treasurer of Calais until 1490, arrested for treason in 1494, written for him in

• Detail of a miniature of Hugues de Puisac with the king in a palace, and outside, plotting, while behind, traitors are hanged., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270) Thomas Thwaytes (d. 1503), chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under Edward IV, and treasurer of Calais until 1490, arrested for treason in 1494, written for him in

• Miniature of an assault on a city and castle., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 60; and perhaps in the Catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Assault of

• Detail of a page with an historiated initial 'L'(e duc) and a decorated border., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270) Thomas Thwaytes (d. 1503), chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under Edward IV, and treasurer of Calais until 1490, arrested for treason in 1494, written for him in

• Detail of a miniature of the capture of Evreux., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 60; and perhaps in the Catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Capture of

• Detail of a miniature of the burning of heretics., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 60; and perhaps in the Catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Burning of

• Detail of a miniature of the attack on St James in Normandy., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1422 to 1460)

of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England (f. 20) supported by a red dragon and a white hound (f. 9v), the portcullis badge of the Beauforts used by Henry VII, and a white rose of

• Miniature of the siege of Montargis and the drowning of Pierre de Giac., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1422 to 1460)

of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England (f. 20) supported by a red dragon and a white hound (f. 9v), the portcullis badge of the Beauforts used by Henry VII, and a white rose of

• Miniature of Childebert and Clothaire before Saragossa meeting a bishop of Saragossa, with the bishop and clergy bringing out relics of Vincent, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned lion, a dragon holding a banner with the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit', and two red roses of Lancaster; and an illuminated initial 'L'(e roy) with a portcullis, the badge of Beauforts, used by Henry VII., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from Priam of Troy to 768)

1509), king of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England, a banner with the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit', two red roses of Lancaster (f. 47), red roses of Lancaster and white roses ofYork (f.

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uod) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers and a bird. The roses, greyhound, and dragon are heraldic motifs referring to the royal Tudor family., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth ofYork in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later became bishop of Worcester

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ui) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers, acorns, and a greyhound holding a banner with the coat of arms of Henry VII., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth ofYork in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later became bishop of Worcester

• Full-page border, from a detached leaf with the text removed, decorated with arabesques and seated figures of a pope, a cardinal, and two bishops, shrouded female figures, urns and floral motifs, framing miniatures of angels adoring the Host and the Last Supper., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson); ff. N and P were displayed at the British Museum in 1893. Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• 5 border pieces decorated with flowers, birds and insects., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson); ff. N and P were displayed at the British Museum in 1893. Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• Full-page border from a detached leaf with the text excised, decorated with four 'female' masks and figures of the four Evangelists in cartouches., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson); ff. N and P were displayed at the British Museum in 1893. Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• Decorated border of arabesques, putti holding a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques, a figure of a woman in gold monochrome, an anthroporphic figure, the inscription 'G. XIII' and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Decorated border of arabesques, a figure of a woman in gold monochrome, an anthroporphic figure, the inscription 'G. XIII' and the arms of Gregory XIII. Italian cuttings.The present cuttings were formerly pasted into The Samuel Rogers Album and foliated as

• Decorated border of arabesques, putti, two of which hold a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Decorated border of arabesques, putti, two of which hold a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII. Italian cuttings.The present cuttings were formerly pasted into The Samuel Rogers Album and foliated as Add. 21412, ff. 46-50. In

• Decorated border of arabesques, trompe l'oeil gems, a female figure in gold monchrome and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the