• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75): '… to take the worde of trewethe utterlye oute of youre mouthe howe styll to dye that by deathe you maye purchase eternall life and remembre…' (continued on f. 76)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

addressed to her father the duke of Suffolk (see f. 79), also notes in the hand of her husband.Robert Burscough (b. 1650/51, d.1709), prebendary of Exeter in 1701, archdeacon of Barnstaple in 1703, rector of Cheriton Bishop in 1705: sold

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… Precher sayethe there is a tyme to be borne and a tyme to dye and the daye of deathe is better than the daye of oure birthe…' (continued on f. 77)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

daye of deathe is better than the daye of oure birthe…' (continued on f. 77). Contains prayers extracted from Richard Taverner's translation from the Latin of Wolfgang's Capito's ~Precationes Christianae ad imitationem psalmorum compositae~, printed as ~An epitome of the

• 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

• Historiated initial 'D'(ilexi): the women at the sepulchre; an angel appears in the tomb; two men appear to the women; the women tell the disciples; and in the margin, scenes of the death and burial of Richard FitzAlan., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

the margin, scenes of the death and burial ofRichard FitzAlan. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalms 38,

• Detail of a miniature of the Creation of the sky and the water., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Creation of the sky and the water. 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:

• Detail of a miniature of the Fall., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Fall. 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

• Four miniatures: 1. the Ark with the dove and the rave; 2. the Sin of Ham; 3. the building of the Tower of Babel; 4. the separation of Abraham and Lot., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

and the rave; 2. the Sin of Ham; 3. the building of the Tower of Babel; 4. the separation of Abraham and Lot. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a

• Four miniatures: 1. Abraham and five captive kings; 2. the Circumcision of Abraham; 3. the burning of Sodom; 4. the Sacrifice of Isaac., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Abraham and five captive kings; 2. the Circumcision of Abraham; 3. the burning of Sodom; 4. the Sacrifice of Isaac. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged

• Detail of a miniature of the Circumcision of Abraham., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Circumcision of Abraham. 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,

• Four miniatures: 1. the anointing of Saul; 2. David playing the harp before Saul; 3. David and Goliath; 4. the anointing of David., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Four miniatures: 1. the anointing of Saul; 2. David playing the harp before Saul; 3. David and Goliath; 4. the anointing of David. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a

• Four miniatures: 1. the Judgement of Solomon; 2. the building of the Temple; 3. Judith killing Holofernes; 4. Esther, Ahasuerus and the death of Haman., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

miniatures: 1. the Judgement of Solomon; 2. the building of the Temple; 3. Judith killing Holofernes; 4. Esther, Ahasuerus and the death of Haman. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being

• Four miniatures: 1. Job on the dung heap; 2. Solomon instructing children; 3. Solomon and the bride; 4. prophets with scrolls., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

of the Exchequer mentioned in numerous documents between 1357 and 1375, when he was granted a pension of £20 a year by Edward III (see Sandler 1996, pp. 20-21). Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of

• Detail of a miniature of the Nativity., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Nativity. 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

• Detail of a miniature of the Annunciation., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Annunciation. 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

• Four miniatures: 1. the Annunciation to the Shepherds; 2. the Adoration of the Magi; 3. the Massacre of the Innocents; 4. the Presentation in the Temple., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Annunciation to the Shepherds; 2. the Adoration of the Magi; 3. the Massacre of the Innocents; 4. the Presentation in the Temple. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general