• Detail of a miniature of the judicial combat of Jacques le Gris and Jean de Carrouges., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Miniature of a naval battle between English and Flemings at the Battle of Sluys., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Detail of a miniature of a naval battle between English and Flemings at the Battle of Sluys., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Miniature of the taking of Ribodane., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Detail of a miniature of the taking of Ribodane., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Miniature of the marriage of John, king of Portugal to Philippa of Lancaster, with a full border, at the beginning of chapter 34 of book 5., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Detail of a miniature of the marriage of John, king of Portugal to Philippa of Lancaster, at the beginning of chapter 34 of book 5., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Miniature of a joust between John de Holand and Regnault de Roye, at the beginning of chapter 41 of book 5., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Detail of a miniature of a joust between John de Holand and Regnault de Roye, at the beginning of chapter 41 of book 5., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Miniature of the council of King John of Castile., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Detail of a miniature of the council of King John of Castile., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Detail from the full foliate border of a bird pecking the eyes of a man dressed as a fool., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

252, 258v, 259v, 265v, 267v, 276, 281v, 284, 293v, 299). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre Edward IV (b.

• Miniature of Vincent of Beauvais as a Dominican monk, sitting at a desk and writing his book, at the beginning of book 1, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England, with Edward IV's colours of red and blue, on two banners held by angels and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', with two shields with the same arms differenced by a label of three and five points for the king's two sons, in the lower margin, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', on the external margin., Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale) books 1-5

of books. Small initials in colours with penwork decoration in gold. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in gold with black pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. First letters of sentences highlighted in yellow. Le miroir historial (a French

• Miniature of the birth of Caesar, with a full border including the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's colours of red and blue and surrounded by the Garter inscribed with a motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', with two escutcheons bearing the royal arms differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, Edward the Prince of Wales and Richard Duke of York, the arms of the saint patrons of England, George, Edmund and Edward the Confessor, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit'; with an illuminated initial 'C'(hascun) of three heralding lions of the royal arms, at the beginning of the prologue., La grant hystoire Cesar, i.e. Les faits des Romains, with additional texts

with instruction to illuminators (e.g., f. 344). Initials in gold with pen-flourishing in black or in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Line-fillers in blue and gold. La grant hystoire Cesar, i.e. Les faits des Romains, with additional texts Louis of

• Miniature of Vincent of Beauvais as a Dominican monk, sitting at a desk and writing his book, at the beginning of book 1, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England, with Edward IV's colours of red and blue, on two banners held by angels and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', with two shields with the same arms differenced by a label of three and five points for the king's two sons, in the lower margin, and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', on the external margin., Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale) books 1-5

of books. Small initials in colours with penwork decoration in gold. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in gold with black pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. First letters of sentences highlighted in yellow. Le miroir historial (a French

• Miniature, prefacing Book III, arranged in three registers: Emilius Lepidus in battle whilst a child; Marcus Cato, as a child, witnessing Sulla's cruelties; Caius Cassius hits Sulla's son Faustus Sulla for defending his father's cruelties (left), Julius Caesar views the decapitated bodies of Pompey's nephews, and of Faustus Sulla and Pompeia. Arms of Philippe de Comines (quartered with that of his mother, Marguerite d'Arnemude) inserted into upper register, with 'PH' monogram of Philippe and Hélène de Chambres-Montsoreau, his wife, to left and right of middle register., Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dicta Memorabilia) (part 1, vol. 2)

gold. Some large initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Les Fais et les

• Detail of a miniature of the citizens of Martigny on the river Dranse in Switzerland feeing in advance of the invading Roman armiesm with boats being readied for depature., Les commentaires de César

(ff. 1, 9, 74, 100v, 116v, 130, 146, 172v, 192, 254v). Large and small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Les commentaires de César Bought by the British Museum from Payne and Foss, 14th May 1844 (note on

• Detail of historiated initial., Icelandic Gradual

8 (ff. 2-7). 1 large historiated initial, in colours (f. 33). Large decorated initials, in colours. Smaller initials in red, blue, green, or yellow with pen-flourishing in different colours, some including human faces. Icelandic Gradual Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,

• Detail of decorated initial., Icelandic Gradual

8 (ff. 2-7). 1 large historiated initial, in colours (f. 33). Large decorated initials, in colours. Smaller initials in red, blue, green, or yellow with pen-flourishing in different colours, some including human faces. Icelandic Gradual Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,

• Detail of decorated initial., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

white vine scroll decoration. Small simple red or blue initials. The arms of the Donati family of Venice surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno