• A section of foliate border of a winged putto holding the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', and part of an initial letter, measuring 440 x 50 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

December 1997, lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

• A section of foliate border of a winged putto standing above the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', a cherub and vase, measuring 440 x 50 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

December 1997, lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a yoke with a scroll inscribed 'Suave' above the initials 'L.X.P.M', and the letter 'N', measuring 455 x 50 mm (at centre of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

December 1997, lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper', and a cherub, measuring 430 x 45 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

December 1997, lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a yoke with a scroll inscribed 'Suave', and a winged putto, measuring 410 x 50 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

December 1997, lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

• Full-page border, from a detached leaf with the text removed, decorated with arabesques and seated figures of a pope, a cardinal, and two bishops, shrouded female figures, urns and floral motifs, framing miniatures of angels adoring the Host and the Last Supper., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

35254P-V.Other cuttings from the same volume are Add. 21412, f. 98-110, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• 5 border pieces decorated with flowers, birds and insects., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

35254P-V.Other cuttings from the same volume are Add. 21412, f. 98-110, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• Full-page border from a detached leaf with the text excised, decorated with four 'female' masks and figures of the four Evangelists in cartouches., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

35254P-V.Other cuttings from the same volume are Add. 21412, f. 98-110, Add. 49520; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.438; New York, Brooklyn Museum, 11.499 and The Morgan Library and Museum, MS. 270; Philadelphia, Free library, Ms. 27:7; Texas, private collection

• Miniature of Nature appearing to the author, Jean de Courcy, in a dream and showing him the lady Vaillance, at the beginning of book 1, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on a banner held by a knight and on a shield encircled by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's colours of red and blue, with two shields with the same arms differenced, for the king's two sons; lozenges bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', a shield with the arms of Edmund (three crowns) and a shield with the arms of Edward the Confessor (a cross bottony between five martels)., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

with two shields with the same arms differenced, for the king's two sons; lozenges bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', a shield with the arms of Edmund (three crowns) and

• Miniature of the birth of Caesar, with a full border including the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's colours of red and blue and surrounded by the Garter inscribed with a motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', with two escutcheons bearing the royal arms differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, Edward the Prince of Wales and Richard Duke of York, the arms of the saint patrons of England, George, Edmund and Edward the Confessor, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit'; with an illuminated initial 'C'(hascun) of three heralding lions of the royal arms, at the beginning of the prologue., La grant hystoire Cesar, i.e. Les faits des Romains, with additional texts

differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, Edward the Prince of Wales and Richard Duke of York, the arms of the saint patrons of England, George, Edmund and Edward the Confessor, and the Yorkist badge of

• Miniature of two consecutive events taking place on the bank of the Tiber: Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf, with Faustulus raising his hands in surprise, and Faustulus giving Romulus and Remus to Laurentia, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England surrounded by the Garter with the motto, 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward IV's colours of red and blue and a crest of a lion, with two shields bearing the same arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke of York, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and an illuminated initial 'P'(rincipibus), at the beginning of book 1., Romuléon

arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke of York, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with

• Miniature of the Castle of Love, with the lover addressing three women, with a full border containing the royal arms of Henry VII impaled with those of Elisabeth of York between red and white roses, the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droet', an ostrich feather with a motto 'Ic dene'; and an initial 'D'(u) with a red and white rose., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demands d'amour; Le liver dot grace entire sure le fait du government d'un prince

full border containing the royal arms of Henry VII impaled with those of Elisabeth of York between red and white roses, the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droet', an ostrich feather with a motto 'Ic dene'; and an initial 'D'(u)

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uod) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers and a bird. The roses, greyhound, and dragon are heraldic motifs referring to the royal Tudor family., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

were added, probably in England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth of York in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ui) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers, acorns, and a greyhound holding a banner with the coat of arms of Henry VII., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

were added, probably in England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth of York in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later

• Miniature of Philistines carrying Saul's head, with a full border containing a shield with the arms of Richard IV, at the beginning of book 2., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Miniature of Fortune embracing the poor man, with a full border containing the arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Xerxes, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Miniature of the death of Antiochus and Seleucus, with a full border containing the arms of Richard IV, at the beginning of book 5., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Jugurtha, with a partial border containing the royal arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of chapter 20 of book 5., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),

• Detail of a miniature of the Sicilian Vespers., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

(e.g., ff. 5, 13v, 37v); motto of the Garter (f. 192); and a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a badge 'Dieu et mon droit' (e.g., f. 5); made for him in the Southern Netherlands (Bruges),