• Marginal miniature of a lady in a veiled hat holding a flask and herbs, with a decorated initial 'M'(edicina) in gold and colours., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book I, Fen III

tendrils, small leaves and flowers, with one large initial in blue with white tracery and foliate decoration (f. 1). Small miniature (f. 1, right margin). Diagrams (ff. 45, 92). Initials and paraphs in alternating blue and red. Sentence initials touched

• Historiated initial 'N' of a seated doctor in ermine coat and red hat visiting a kneeling patient, with a spray border in colours and gold with foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries. Arbaleste's arms and motto 'Ingenium superat vires' in the lower margin., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book III, Fen II-III

with foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries, with large historiated initials in blue or red with white tracery (ff. 1, 54v). Puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 92v, 125, 141). Round diagram (f. 61v). Initials and paraphs in

• Historiated initial of a doctor in ermine red coat and black hat touching the throat of a kneeling patient, with a spray border in colours and gold with foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book III, Fen IV-XII

foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries, with 9 large historiated initials in blue or red with white tracery (ff. 1, 34, 73, 97v, 121v, 128v, 157, 285, 333). Puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 58v, 205, 229, 256v).

• Historiated initial 'N' of a doctor in ermine red coat and black hat seating on a stall and touching the brest of a kneeling female patient, with a spray border in colours and gold with foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book III, Fen IV-XII

foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries, with 9 large historiated initials in blue or red with white tracery (ff. 1, 34, 73, 97v, 121v, 128v, 157, 285, 333). Puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 58v, 205, 229, 256v).

• Miniature of a group of men in discussion, with an inscription on the wall reading 'Concilium', with a full border containing the royal arms of England and the Yorkist badges of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and a foliate initial 'A'(dives), at the beginning of book 2., Facta et dicta memorabilia

1400-1401; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-22).Catchwords written vertically and bifolium signatures. Foliation in red beginning on f. 1. 4 large miniatures in colours and gold, with full foliate borders containing the royal arms of England, and foliate

• Miniature of Samson fighting with a lion, with a full border containing the royal arms of England and two Yorkist badges of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and a foliate initial 'E'(en), at the beginning of the book 3., Facta et dicta memorabilia

1400-1401; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-22).Catchwords written vertically and bifolium signatures. Foliation in red beginning on f. 1. 4 large miniatures in colours and gold, with full foliate borders containing the royal arms of England, and foliate

• Text page with decorated line and initial 'A', rubric, marginal Psalm number and running title., Psalter, imperfect, including Odes (ff. 153-169).

bears a decorated initial but no text. Decorated headpieces, titles in display capitals, and decorated initials in light brown (ff. 1, 153, effaced). Decorated lines and initials, rubrics, marginal numbers of psalms and running titles in light brown. Psalter, imperfect,

• Detail of a miniature of the personification of Philosophy., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 4)

volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'D' and the lower border of the folio with a miniature of a man burying jars of gold coins., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 5)

a man burying jars of gold coins. Fifth volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and

• Detail of a miniature of Philosophy., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 5)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Miniature of the dedication of Samuel in the temple, and a foliate initial 'L'(e livre), with a full border containing the royal arms of England, at the beginning of Kings 1., La Bible Historiale, Part 2 (Bible Historiale of Edward IV)

and the Yorkist badge of a white ~rose en soleil~ and motto 'Dieu et mon droit' (volume 1, Royal 18 D IX, f. 1, etc); written for him probably in Bruges, in 1479: inscribed 'Cy fine le cinquieme et /

• Text page with drawing of man spearing a dragon added to the margin., Miscellany of patristic texts, imperfect, including Marcus Eremita's Opuscula III, X and IV (ff. 1-6v, 6v-15v, 16-29), Diadochus's 'Capita centum de perfectione spirituali' (ff. 29-59), John's 'Capita hortatoria ad monachos in India' (ff. 59v-69) and 'Capita theologica et gnostica' (ff. 69-81v), and Maximus's 'Capita de caritate' (ff. 82-117v)

dragon added to the margin. Leaves missing after ff. 1, 6, 15, 16, 34, 36, 38, 58, 64 and 103. Line-filler, table of contents and initial in light red (ff. 29r-v). Headpieces, titles, decorated initials, and line-filler in dark brown

• Philosophy describes to Boethius the nature of fortune and decorated initial 'P'(ost)., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 2)

'P'(ost). Second volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and

• Miniature of Philosophy and decorated initial 'I'., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 3)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Miniature of Philosophy and decorated initial 'H'(ec)., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 4)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Miniature of Philosophy and an illuminated initial 'D', with a miniature of a man burying jars of gold coins., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 5)

jars of gold coins. Fifth volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials,

• Miniature of a battlefield with a king and another man holding a crowned head kneeling in front of a conqueror, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on two banners held by angels, and on a shield surrounded by the Garter with a motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward IV's colours of red and blue and a crest of a white lion, with two other shields bearing the same arms, differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and a foliate initial 'C'(y commence), at the beginning of book 5, Facta et dicta memorabilia

est mon droit'; and a foliate initial 'C'(y commence), at the beginning of book 5 Second of two volumes; volume 1 is Royal 18 E III.Includes Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia (books 5-9), in a French translation began in

• Miniature of women protesting against the Lex Oppia, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on a banner held by an angel, and on a shield surrounded by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a crest of a white lion, with two other shields bearing the same arms, differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and a foliate initial 'E'(n), at the beginning of book 9., Facta et dicta memorabilia

'Dieu est mon droit'; and a foliate initial 'E'(n), at the beginning of book 9. Second of two volumes; volume 1 is Royal 18 E III.Includes Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia (books 5-9), in a French translation began in

• Miniature of a battlefield with dead bodies of the Horatii and the Curiatii, with one of the Horatii on a horseback, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on a banner held by an angel, and on a shield surrounded by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a crest of a white lion, with two other shields bearing the same arms, differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and a foliate initial 'C'(y commence), at the beginning of book 8., Facta et dicta memorabilia

est mon droit'; and a foliate initial 'C'(y commence), at the beginning of book 8. Second of two volumes; volume 1 is Royal 18 E III.Includes Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia (books 5-9), in a French translation began in

• Miniature of Christ before Caiaphas, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'A'(heure), with an instruction to the illuminator in the lower margin, reading 'comment n[ost]re s[enieur] fut mene/ par le Juifs/ devant cayphas euesque des Juifs et autres en la loy'., La vie de notre seigneur Jhesucrist, La Vengance de la mort Jhesu Christ

in the 'Family H' version (ff. 193-212).Illuminated by the Master of the Flemish Boethius named after Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, néel. 1; previously incorrectly identified by Paul Durrieu 1891 as Alexander Bening (d. 1519), father of Simon Bening, and sometimes referred