• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Text pages with interspersed drawings of surgical instruments., Collection of medical texts, including 'Chirurgia' (ff. 1-54v), 'De regimine stomachi' (ff. 55-68), and 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v)

55-68);Taddeo Alderotti, 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v);Medical annotations and recipes (ff. 87v-90v). Large puzzle initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Large initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 2, 10v, 44). Drawings of surgical instruments interspersed

• Initial-word panel decorated with geometrical and foliate motifs., Prayer book, Italian rite

(e. g., ff. 10, 24v, 25, 31, 94, 135v). 1 decorated initial-word panel and full border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 decorated initial-word panel in gold (f. 14v). 1 initial word in gold (f. 5v). Decorated initial words

• Scribal formula surrounded by a foliate scroll held by a hand., Prayer book, Italian rite

(e. g., ff. 10, 24v, 25, 31, 94, 135v). 1 decorated initial-word panel and full border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 decorated initial-word panel in gold (f. 14v). 1 initial word in gold (f. 5v). Decorated initial words

• Large puzzle initial 'P' with pen-flourishing., Collection of medical texts, including 'Chirurgia' (ff. 1-54v), 'De regimine stomachi' (ff. 55-68), and 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v)

55-68);Taddeo Alderotti, 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v);Medical annotations and recipes (ff. 87v-90v). Large puzzle initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Large initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 2, 10v, 44). Drawings of surgical instruments interspersed

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O'(yez) of a woman holding a book and kneeling before Paul, at the beginning of the Miroir de l'âme., Speculum animae in French translation (Miroir de l'âme)

25v, 135, 138, 172v). 1 'champ' initial in silver on blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in silver and white, with foliate extensions forming a partial border, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1). Puzzle initials in red

• Historiated initial 'V'(enerabilibus) of Guido de Baysio presenting his book to the pope Boniface VIII, with a partial border, at the beginning of Guido de Baysio's Apparatus ad Sextum., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

for rubrics. 1 miniature in colours and gold, at the beginning of Liber sextus (f. 161). 2 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 299), and 9 initials in colours and gold with pope's heads (ff. 1, 82, 112,

• Miniature of the pope Boniface VIII giving the book to two clerics, at the beginning of Liber sextus., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

for rubrics. 1 miniature in colours and gold, at the beginning of Liber sextus (f. 161). 2 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 299), and 9 initials in colours and gold with pope's heads (ff. 1, 82, 112,

• Decorated initial 'S' (epe et multum) at the beginning of Cicero's De inventione, Book I, with ownership inscriptions for Thomas Cranmer (Thomas Cantuarien[sis]) and Lumley., De inventione (index Rhetorica)

ownership inscriptions for Thomas Cranmer (Thomas Cantuarien[sis]) and Lumley. 1 large puzzle initial in red, blue, green, and yellow with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1).1 large initial in blue with red and blue

• Coloured initial., Kalendaria (ff. 1-12v); Astronomical treatises

Hunt). James Orchard Halliwell-[Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: inscription 'No. 61' (f. 1); his ink stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana' (f. 1); catalogued for sale, 27 June 1840, lot 67, but withdrawn, along with the other manuscripts, all

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xemplum) at the beginning of the Gesta Romanorum., Tabula super methodo fulgentii, Gesta Romanorum (index Deeds of the Romans), Liber de vitiis, various sermons

of the Gesta Romanorum. f. 1*, 1 are parchment flyleaves.4 blank parchment leaves after f. 100. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with full border and, in the lower margin, two shields with red crosses on dark grounds (f.

• Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf., Speculum humanae salvationis

Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf. Beginning with a list of contents, prohemium and prologue (ff. 1-3v). Quire marks.f. 1* is a paper fragment

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing including ivy leaves., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum

Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours including ivy leaves (ff. 1, 8v, 29v). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in alternating red or blue. Capitals marked in red ink. Chronica

• Decorated arabesque initial 'F'(raternas) at the beginning of the text., Thebais (index Thebaid)

Watermark (f. [iv]).The prologue is incomplete (folio(s) missing before f. 1).Pricking holes. 1 large arabesque initial in brown with reserved designs and penwork decoration in green (f. 1). Smaller arabesque initial and plain initial in red ink (f. 21v). Plain

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a three-sided border with acanthus leaves, flowers and foliate feathering, at the beginning of the text., Speculum historiale

(f. 147).f. 285v is blank. Large foliate initial with a three-sided border with acanthus leaves, flowers and foliate feathering (f. 1). Large initials in colours and gold with foliate feathering extending into the margin (ff. 5v, 6, 31v, 54, 70v,

• Historiated initial 'O' (Tite) with the head of a man (?Cicero) and acanthus leaves extending into the margins., De senectute (ff. 90-106v), De amicitia (ff. 107-125v), Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139)

Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139) Part 1 written by Blasius Axeretinus in Milan in 1433: inscribed 'M. Tulij ciceronis liber [...] incipit [...] manu blasij axeretini Mediolani' (f. 1), and colophon '[...] liber feliciter explicit Mediolani manu

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with acanthus motifs and two dragons., De arte grammatica: libri 16 priores

Decorated initial 'C'(um) with acanthus motifs and two dragons. 1 very large initial in brown and green ink with acanthus motifs and 2 dragons (f. 1).1 very large zoomorphic initial in brown ink with acathus motifs and 2 hybrid