• Detail of a tinted drawing of Clothaire enthroned, Muhammad preaching, and Brunhilde being drawn and quartered., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of an angel expelling Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, and of Cain killing Abel., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of Saul annointing Samuel, the battle of Gilboa, and of Saul's suicide. Rinceaux border inhabited by a butterfly with a decorated initial 'A'., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of Boccaccio standing at a lectern. Rinceaux border inhabited by butterflies, and a decorated initial 'I'., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of Seleucus ordering an assassin to murder Beatrice and her son, and, in the background, of Seleucus being thrown by his horse and Antiochus attacked by brigands. Rinceaux border inhabited by butterfly and a moth, and a decorated initial 'A' with violets and strawberries., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Detail of a tinted drawing of Boccaccio watching Fortune turn her wheel. Partial rinceaux border inhabited by a rooster., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Page of text., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of Boccaccio, reclining in bed, approached by Petrarch who is crowned with a laurel wreath. Rinceaux border inhabited by birds and a decorated initial 'I'., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of Clothaire enthroned, Muhammad preaching, and Brunhilde being drawn and quartered. Rinceaux border inhabited by a butterfly and a frog, and a decorated initial 'P'., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• 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. 1)

and 1687, and between 1710 and 1719 (see Kohler 1893).Charles Davis (bap. 1693, d. 1755), bookseller, an apprentice to the London bookseller Nathaniel Noel: sold to the Harleys on 24 January 1722/3 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972 where a mistake

• Detail of a coloured drawing with the wounded prophet Mikaiah ('Micheas') condemning king Ahab ('Achas')., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

(b. 1591, d. 1633), printer at Troyes: bought of Jean Oudot in 1626 (f. 2; inscription transcribed above).Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 230.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Detail of a coloured drawing with the queen of Sheba welcomed by Solomon at the gates of Jerusalem., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

(b. 1591, d. 1633), printer at Troyes: bought of Jean Oudot in 1626 (f. 2; inscription transcribed above).Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 230.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Detail of a coloured drawing with Jezebel thrown from a tower on the order of Jehu ('Jheu')., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

(b. 1591, d. 1633), printer at Troyes: bought of Jean Oudot in 1626 (f. 2; inscription transcribed above).Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 230.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Detail of a coloured drawing with king Zedekiah's eyes being pierced by the Babylonians and Jerusalem is destroyed., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

(b. 1591, d. 1633), printer at Troyes: bought of Jean Oudot in 1626 (f. 2; inscription transcribed above).Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 230.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Initial 'Q'(uaecunque) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the Prologue to the Historia Josephi de bello Judaico et excidio urbis Hierosolymitanae and initial 'B'(ello) with reserved design and penwork decoration at the beginning of the main part of the text, followed by display script. Initials 'W. P.' in the lower margin., Historia Josephi de bello judaico et excidio urbis Hierosolymitanae (Hegesippus)

libraries of the Augustinian canons~, ed. by Teresa Webber and A. G. Watson, Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues, 6 (London: British Library, 1997), p. 428).Inscribed 'Henricus Norbrgge of Hilford', 16th century (f. 75). Inscribed, 16th/17th century, 'P. W.' (f.

• Puzzle initial 'F'(esti) with pen-work decoration, and 'champ' initial 'A'(ugustus) with floral and ivy spray decoration extending into the margin at the beginning of the text., De significatione verborum

in Düsseldorf: bought the entire Graevius library in 1703 ( see Wright 1972). Giovanni Giacomo Zamboni (d. 1753), resident in London for the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (c. 1723-1753), friend of Michael Mattaire, the classical scholar and historian of printing: bought

• Coloured drawings of Creation scenes at the beginning of Genesis: of the creation of birds and fishes, animals, and Adam and Eve, with added arms in the lower margin, and added inscription in the upper margin recording the sale of this manuscript by Jean Oudot le jeune to Pierre de Larivey., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

(b. 1591, d. 1633), printer at Troyes: bought of Jean Oudot in 1626 (f. 2; inscription transcribed above).Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 230.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Detail of a tinted drawing of Poverty strangling Fortune, and, in the background, Andalo del Negro delivering a lecture., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of Boccaccio watching Fortune turn her wheel. Partial rinceaux border inhabited by a rooster., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each

• Tinted drawing of the Emperor Octavian watching Mark Antony being dragged away, Cassius Parmensis praying before a statue of Julius Caesar, and Julia being sent into exile. Rinceaux border inhabited by a butterfly and a decorated intial 'C'., Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium)

D'Ewes, a large part of which was purchased by Harley, see Andrew George Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Library, 1966). 8 large tinted drawings with partial borders in colours and gold at the beginning of each