• Pen-flourished initials and heraldic shield with a lion in the lower border., 49 love sonnets

border. 1 large historiated initial, and a three-sided foliate border with gold balls, with heraldry, devices, and monograms, in colours and gold; a large red heart on a burning wood fire with raindrops, in the right margin (f. 1). Small

• Unfinished miniature of the martyrdom of Laurence, with an illuminated initial 'L'(orens), and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of his legend., La légende dorée (index Legende doree; Golden legend; Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints)

of vols 1 and 2); his sale, 31 July 1844. Sir Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge: his book-plate (inside upper cover, vols 1 and 2). G. I. Ellis, London bookseller: cutting of his catalogue, no. 79 (pasted in vol. 1 to

• Unfinished miniatures of Pope Felix and of Simplicius and Faustina, with illuminated initials and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of their legends., La légende dorée (index Legende doree; Golden legend; Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints)

of vols 1 and 2); his sale, 31 July 1844. Sir Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge: his book-plate (inside upper cover, vols 1 and 2). G. I. Ellis, London bookseller: cutting of his catalogue, no. 79 (pasted in vol. 1 to

• Miniature of the death of Alexien, with an illuminated initial 'A'(lexien), and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of his legend., La légende dorée (index Legende doree; Golden legend; Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints)

of vols 1 and 2); his sale, 31 July 1844. Sir Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge: his book-plate (inside upper cover, vols 1 and 2). G. I. Ellis, London bookseller: cutting of his catalogue, no. 79 (pasted in vol. 1 to

• Detail of an unfinished miniature of the martyrdom of Laurence, with an illuminated initial 'L'(orens), at the beginning of his legend., La légende dorée (index Legende doree; Golden legend; Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints)

of vols 1 and 2); his sale, 31 July 1844. Sir Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge: his book-plate (inside upper cover, vols 1 and 2). G. I. Ellis, London bookseller: cutting of his catalogue, no. 79 (pasted in vol. 1 to

• Detail of an unfinished miniature of Pope Felix, with an illuminated initial 'F'(elix), at the beginning of his legend., La légende dorée (index Legende doree; Golden legend; Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints)

of vols 1 and 2); his sale, 31 July 1844. Sir Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge: his book-plate (inside upper cover, vols 1 and 2). G. I. Ellis, London bookseller: cutting of his catalogue, no. 79 (pasted in vol. 1 to

• Detail of an unfinished miniature of Simplicius and Faustina, with an illuminated initial 'S'(implicien), at the beginning of their legend., La légende dorée (index Legende doree; Golden legend; Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints)

of vols 1 and 2); his sale, 31 July 1844. Sir Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge: his book-plate (inside upper cover, vols 1 and 2). G. I. Ellis, London bookseller: cutting of his catalogue, no. 79 (pasted in vol. 1 to

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Alexien, with a partial foliate border, at the beginning of his legend., La légende dorée (index Legende doree; Golden legend; Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints)

of vols 1 and 2); his sale, 31 July 1844. Sir Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge: his book-plate (inside upper cover, vols 1 and 2). G. I. Ellis, London bookseller: cutting of his catalogue, no. 79 (pasted in vol. 1 to

• null, De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

1 large white vine initial, accompanied by a full white vine border with putti and bird, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 large white vine initials with extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 26, 62, 86,

• null, Ysagoge alkabitii ad scitiam juditiorum astrorum

1 large white vine initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials in plain red. Ysagoge alkabitii ad scitiam juditiorum astrorum James Orchard Halliwell-[Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: his stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana' (ff. 1, 52v),

• Illuminated interlace initial 'E'(go), at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares, Book 1, Epistolae ad familiares

Epistolae ad familiares, Book 1 The decoration is typically Veronese according to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.The inserted first leaf has an Easter table, covering 1480-1831 (f. 1)1 large interlace initial,

• Miniature of Augustine and falling idols, with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'M'(on), at the beginning of the prologue to book 1., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

signatures (volume 2). 1 large miniature in colours and gold with a full border bearing the royal arms of England, and an initial with foliate decoration in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1). 3 one-column

• Illuminated white vine-stem initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Book II of Martial's Epigrams; the text attributed to Pomponio Leto., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

text attributed to Pomponio Leto. 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials

• Opening of Martial's Liber de Spectaculis, with the title in the square capitals attributed to Bartolomeo Sanvito, and the text to Pompino Leto, with the illuminated white vine-stem initial 'B'(arbara)., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

illuminated white vine-stem initial 'B'(arbara). 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uae) and lower border with white vine-stem decoration, green parrots, and putti holding a wreath (left blank, perhaps for the addition of a coat of arms)., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

of a coat of arms). 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials

• Illuminated white vine-stem initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Book II of Martial's Epigrams; the text attributed to Pomponio Leto., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

text attributed to Pomponio Leto. 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials

• Detail of illuminated initial., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

Detail of illuminated initial. 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials with

• Detail of a miniature of Vincent of Beauvais, a Dominican monk, sitting at a desk and writing his book, at the beginning of book 1., Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale) books 1-5

writing his book, at the beginning of book 1. This manuscript contains the first volume (books 1-9) of the Speculum historiale and is now bound in two parts, foliated separately: part 1 contains books 1-5 with a table of contents

• Detail of a miniature of Charles V, king of France, receiving the book from the translator, Raoul des Presles, at the beginning of the prologue., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

signatures (volume 2). 1 large miniature in colours and gold with a full border bearing the royal arms of England, and an initial with foliate decoration in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1). 3 one-column

• Detail of a miniature of a group of men dancing around an idol, at the beginning of book 2., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

signatures (volume 2). 1 large miniature in colours and gold with a full border bearing the royal arms of England, and an initial with foliate decoration in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1). 3 one-column