• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• Miniature in three registers., Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• Decorated border of arabesques, putti holding a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques, a figure of a woman in gold monochrome, an anthroporphic figure, the inscription 'G. XIII' and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Decorated border of arabesques, a figure of a woman in gold monochrome, an anthroporphic figure, the inscription 'G. XIII' and the arms of Gregory XIII. Italian cuttings.The present cuttings were formerly pasted into The Samuel Rogers Album and foliated as

• Decorated border of arabesques, putti, two of which hold a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Decorated border of arabesques, putti, two of which hold a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII. Italian cuttings.The present cuttings were formerly pasted into The Samuel Rogers Album and foliated as Add. 21412, ff. 46-50. In

• Decorated border of arabesques, trompe l'oeil gems, a female figure in gold monchrome and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques and a putto playing the flute, and other putti playing with birds and a dog., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques, architectural motifs and trompe l'oeil gems., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil pearls and medallions containing figures of the Evangelists in gold monochrome., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques, trompe l'oeil gems, fruits and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil gems, the Buoncompagni family dragon device, a papal tiara and inscription 'G/ rego / rius / XIII'., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Section of decorated border of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil gems and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Section of a decorated border of floral motifs, fruit and trompe l'oeil gems., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of flowers, snails and insects., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of flowers and birds including a peacock., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Detail of a miniature of the Castle of Love, with the lover addressing three women., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demands d'amour; Le liver dot grace entire sure le fait du government d'un prince

of the Royal arms (f. 73).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland adapted for him: the royal arms of England (ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth ofYork, daughter