• Bas-de-page scene of the the Nativity of John the Baptist., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')

the the Nativity of John the Baptist. The style and subject, especially the many bas-de-page narratives ranging from romance and fabliau to biblical and hagiographic material, are closely connected to two important manuscripts thought to have been illuminated in London:

• Bas-de-page scene of John the Evangelist gesturing towards St Edward on the facing verso. The caption reads, 'Ey sein iohan le ewangelist uient a seint edward p[our] demaund[er] acun bien pur lam[our] de deu'., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')

scene of John the Evangelist gesturing towards St Edward on the facing verso. The caption reads, 'Ey sein iohan le ewangelist uient a seint edward p[our] demaund[er] acun bien pur lam[our] de deu'. The style and subject, especially the many

• Detail of a miniature of Sir Galahad, Sir Percivale, and Sir Bors in a ship with a noblewoman, encountering another ship bearing a crown and a sword., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

no. 219 (see Léopold Delisle, ~Recherches sur la Librairie de Charles V~, 2 vols (Paris: Champion, 1907), II, no 1113).John [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a miniature of God commanding Eve to love Adam., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

no. 219 (see Léopold Delisle, ~Recherches sur la Librairie de Charles V~, 2 vols (Paris: Champion, 1907), II, no 1113).John [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a miniature of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, sitting beneath a tree grown from one of the branches of the Tree of Knowledge., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

no. 219 (see Léopold Delisle, ~Recherches sur la Librairie de Charles V~, 2 vols (Paris: Champion, 1907), II, no 1113).John [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a miniature of Sir Percivale finding a wallet with a letter giving an account of a ship containing a crown and a sword., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

no. 219 (see Léopold Delisle, ~Recherches sur la Librairie de Charles V~, 2 vols (Paris: Champion, 1907), II, no 1113).John [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of miniature of Sir Galahad, Sir Percivale and Sir Bors killing the hostile knights of Carteloyse Castle; they see a priest enter, carrying a vessel of holy wine., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

no. 219 (see Léopold Delisle, ~Recherches sur la Librairie de Charles V~, 2 vols (Paris: Champion, 1907), II, no 1113).John [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a miniature of a tempest destroying a castle as Sir Galahad and his companions approach it., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

no. 219 (see Léopold Delisle, ~Recherches sur la Librairie de Charles V~, 2 vols (Paris: Champion, 1907), II, no 1113).John [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a miniature of Sir Lancelot finding the body of Sir Percivale's sister in a boat, together with an account of her life and death., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

no. 219 (see Léopold Delisle, ~Recherches sur la Librairie de Charles V~, 2 vols (Paris: Champion, 1907), II, no 1113).John [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Historiated initial 'P'(ar) of a young man's head, with a partial bar border on a text page., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ar) of a young man's head, with a partial bar border on a text page., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Historiated intiial 'P'(ar) of a tonsured man's head, with a partial bar border, on a text page., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Detail of an historiated intiial 'P'(ar) of a tonsured man's head, with a partial bar border, on a text page., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Miniature of a disciple standing before his seated master, with partial bar borders., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Detail of a miniature of a disciple standing before his seated master, with partial bar borders., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Historiated initial 'O'(i) of a head of a man, with a partial bar border including a grotesque and a dragon., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O'(i) of a head of a man, with a partial bar border including a grotesque and a dragon., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Historiated initial 'L' of the bust of a man, with illuminated initials 'M' and 'P'., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Historiated initial 'O' of the bust of a man, with illuminated initials 'M'., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Drawing of an author portrait of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed