• A section of border of grotesques, two plain trompe l'oeil scrolls, and the Medici device of a yoke with motto 'Suave' with the letter 'N', measuring 310 x 30 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Sotheby's, 16 November 1925, lot 116). 2 montages composed of borders in colours and gold, of grotesques, the arms of Clement VII and inscriptions (ff. 66a-c), and of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto

• Miniature divided into two scenes, at the order of the services for Shabbat. In the upper register, men are praying in the synagogue; in the lower register, the Shabbat bride is under the ~huppah~ (wedding canopy) surrounded by her entourage. The miniature is framed with a floral border., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Miniature of people celebrating Seder with a group of young men lifting the Seder basket over the table., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, full foliate border in the margins., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

for £10,000 (a 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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, full foliate border in the margins., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley 5699. Introduction of

• Opening with decorated initial-word panels: on f. 11v, two citations from Deuteronomy (Deut. 1:5 and 4:44), on f. 12, the beginning of Maimonides' introduction to his Mishneh Torah with a full foliate border inhabited by animals and birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley 5699. Introduction of

• Miniature of the ~Shabbat kallah~ (Shabbat bride or Shabbat Queen), a symbolic representation of the Shabbat, at the order of the services for Shabbat. A young lady on horseback is coming out of a castle escorted by her entourage. The miniature is framed with a floral border., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration and a gold crown, foliate full border in the margins and between the two text column, at the introduction of the Mishneh Torah. The full border is unfinished., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

for £10,000 (a 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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border inhabited by birds in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer ha-Mada~., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

for £10,000 (a 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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Ahavah~., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

for £10,000 (a 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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border inhabited by a rabbit in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Zemanim~., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

for £10,000 (a 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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Nasim~., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

for £10,000 (a 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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins inhabited by birds, at the beginning of ~Sefer Qedushah~., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

for £10,000 (a 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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and floral border inhabited by a bird. There is an illegible inscription inserted into the banderol above and beneath the initial word., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial-word panel decorated with floral border., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial-word panel decorated with foliate scroll., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• ~Carmina figurata~ decorated with floral motifs, at the end of the Psalms., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Miniature of a man kneeling in prayer on a hill. Behind him two young youths are looking for shelter in a house from the heavy hail., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Coloured initial 'A' with foliate decoration., 2 leaves with omelies translated from Origen, cropped

Coloured initial 'A' with foliate decoration. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by

• Miniature with the Annunciation in the lower part and an initial with a trinitary head, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of the Virgin., Hours, Use of Rome

(b. 1418, d. 1475), Count of Saint-Pol and Constable of France: inscribed '[Ainsi?] sera Luxembourg' (inside upper cover)? Albert Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, who married, in 1573, Mary Eleanora, elder daughter of William, 5th Duke of Juliers and Clèves: inscribed