• Detail of historiated initial of an infant being baptised., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of historiated initial of a marriage ceremony., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of historiated initial 'O'(rdo) of a monk providing Extreme Unction to a man in bed., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Historiated initial 'P'(rimo) of the Nativity with a partial foliate border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Text page with inscriptions., De corpore et sanguine Domini

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6477.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• Illuminated initials and line-fillers., Book of Hours, fragment

Robert Cotton (see Watson 1966, Wright 1972): listed in his catalogue without number as 'the Armes of the Companies of London' (see Add. 22918, f. 21; see Watson 1966).Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the former:

• Miniature of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with a decorated initial 'D' and a full bar border with ivy decoration and sprays extending into the border in gold and colours., Book of Hours, fragment

Robert Cotton (see Watson 1966, Wright 1972): listed in his catalogue without number as 'the Armes of the Companies of London' (see Add. 22918, f. 21; see Watson 1966).Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the former:

• Historiated initial 'A'(ngelus) of the Resurrection of Christ, with a partial border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of Christ and God the Father, with a full border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Historiated initial 'H'(odie) of the Nativity of Mary, with a partial border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Historiated initial 'O'(mnes) of the Adoration of the Magi, with a partial border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Detail of a miniature of Chaucer, wearing an inkhorn around his neck, clutching a rosary, and pointing at the text., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Chaucer Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Miniature with the Crucifixion, and historiated initial with God supporting the dead Christ, with a full foliate border., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, historiated initial with God supporting the dead Christ, and miniature with the Virgin and the kneeling owner in prayer, with full foliate borders., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• Miniature with Cornelius and Cyprian., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• Miniature with a bishop, probably Martin of Tours, with a crippled beggar., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

in gold and blue. Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Thorpe, London bookseller, 13th July 184 (note on 1st flyleaf verso), using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

in gold and blue. Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Thorpe, London bookseller, 13th July 184 (note on 1st flyleaf verso), using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

in gold and blue. Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Thorpe, London bookseller, 13th July 184 (note on 1st flyleaf verso), using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis

• Decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), at the beginning of the Office and Mass of the Dead., Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 1)

J. R. Abbey, see E. Ph. Goldschmidt, ~Gothic and Renaissance Bookbindings: Exemplified and Illustrated from the Author's Collection~, 2 vols (London: Benn, 1928), I, no. 167, II, pls. 61-62, and Joseph Brassinne, ~La Reliure Mosane~, 2 vols (Liège: Société des