• Detail of a miniature of a standing Virgin holding the Christ Child in one hand and a bowl of fruit (?) in the other, and to the left, a kneeling monk with hand clasped in prayer., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Detail of a miniature of a standing Virgin holding the Christ Child in one hand and a bowl of fruit (?) in the other, and to the left, a kneeling monk with hand clasped in prayer. 1 full-page diagram with

• Miniature of a tree with 6 bird nests, with a seated man in the centre., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Miniature of a tree with 6 bird nests, with a seated man in the centre. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of

• Detail of a miniature of a pelican in a nest pricking its breast to feed its young., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Detail of a miniature of a pelican in a nest pricking its breast to feed its young. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium;

• Detail of a miniature of a caladrius bird and a man in a sick-bed, on the left, and on the floor, on the right. The mythical caladrius predicted the recovery or death of a patient by looking towards or away from him., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Detail of a miniature of a caladrius bird and a man in a sick-bed, on the left, and on the floor, on the right. The mythical caladrius predicted the recovery or death of a patient by looking towards or away

• Detail of a miniature of a siren, depicted as a woman with the tail of a fish, pulling a sailor from a boat by the hair, while another sailor stops his ears to avoid hearing the siren's song, with a centaur holding a bow below., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Detail of a miniature of a siren, depicted as a woman with the tail of a fish, pulling a sailor from a boat by the hair, while another sailor stops his ears to avoid hearing the siren's song, with a

• Miniature of elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Miniature of elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in

• Detail of a miniature of a wild ass (onager)., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Detail of a miniature of a wild ass (onager). 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial

• Miniature of lizards (lacerta) with wings, on the left, and to the right, a sawfish (serra), a winged sea monster, and a ship, and below this, vipers (vipera) mating with the male putting his head into the female's mouth, and giving birth, with the young gnawing through her side., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of letters in red. Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus) Probably Archbishop George Neville ofYork (d.1476), (see James 1928). Inscription in Greek (f. 1*).Sir

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ere), at the beginning of the Visions of Matilda., Liber specialis gratiae (the Booke of Gostlye Grace)

at the beginning of the Visions of Matilda. A 14th-century translation of the 13th-century Liber Spiritualis Gratiae by the German mystic Mechtild of Hackeborn, a Cistercian nun at Helfta, Saxony.One of thirteen known surviving books signed by Richard III: see

• Illuminated initial and full border with a mask and a dragon., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Illuminated initial with foliate decoration, knots, flowers, and hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Full border with hybrid creatures and foliate forms., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Illuminated initial ‘M’ in colours and gold with a partial bar-border and the arms of William FitzAlan, earl of Arundel impaling those of his wife, Joan, daughter of Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury., The Regement of Princes, with other poems

bar-border and the arms of William FitzAlan, earl of Arundel impaling those of his wife, Joan, daughter ofRichard Neville, earl of Salisbury. Includes five works by Thomas Hoccleve (b. c.1367, d. 1426): The Regenment of Princes (ff. 4-101v), addressed

• Decorated initial 'D'(olor), at the beginning of the De compunctione cordis., De compunctione cordis, De die iudicii et de resurrectione, De beatitudine animae, De paenitentia, De luctaminibus and De die iudicii; patristic excerpts

patristic excerpts Added parts of a version of a revision of the Sarum Ordinal of 1278-1279 (ff. 1-2, 83-84v).Added notes in English 14th-century hand (f. 2v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop ofYork, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram,

• Full page drawing of the Sacrifice of Isaac, with captions in Ashkenazi square script. Isaac is kneeling on the altar, Abraham is lifting the knife, but an angel prevents him from hurting his son by grabbing his knife. The same angel points to the ram caught in a bush on the left. Beneath, at the foot of the mountain, the two servants, the donkey and a dog are resting in a field., Commentary on the Pentateuch

Archiv d’Urbino, 1687, below it oval stamp perhaps of the Archiv (f. 480v); ee William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 44.Moses Panzi of Ricanati: inscribed with his name, undated (f. 1).Inscriptions,

• Full-page miniature of the menorah with caption in Ashkenazi square script., Commentary on the Pentateuch

Full-page miniature of the menorah with caption in Ashkenazi square script. Gilt edges. Hebrew characters are used instead of catchwords. Ruling is visible. After f. 217 blank, unfoliated leaf.On the dating of part 2, see Narkiss, 'The Art of the

• Miniature of the Holy Ark with two doves symbolizing the cherubs, the Tablet of Law, and the Altar, with captions in Ashkenazi square script., Commentary on the Pentateuch

Tablet of Law, and the Altar, with captions in Ashkenazi square script. Gilt edges. Hebrew characters are used instead of catchwords. Ruling is visible. After f. 217 blank, unfoliated leaf.On the dating of part 2, see Narkiss, 'The Art of