• Detail of a miniature in 4 compartments: of Lot receiving angels, women pouring oil, Mercy clothing a beggar, and Avarice counting coins., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Detail of a miniature of Joseph standing by a bed of Putiphar's wife, and Judith killing Holofernes, representing Luxury and Chastity., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Detail of a miniature of Gluttony at table and Dives at table with Lazarus below., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Miniature of Mark, with his symbol, the lion, and a miniature of John, with his symbol, the eagle., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Detail of a miniature of Matthew., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Detail of a miniature of Luke., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Detail of a miniature of John the Evangelist and John the Baptist., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion, with the Virgin Mary and John., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

de France, fr. 241) (quires 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 28).Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large (f. 1) and 23 one-column miniatures in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 3v, 5, 16v, 26v,

• Detail of historiated initial of Christ showing his wounds, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with a couple in prayer, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Adoration of the Magi, at the beginning of Sext in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Slaughter of the Innocents, at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Flight into Egypt, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xemplum) at the beginning of the Gesta Romanorum., Tabula super methodo fulgentii, Gesta Romanorum (index Deeds of the Romans), Liber de vitiis, various sermons

of the Gesta Romanorum. f. 1*, 1 are parchment flyleaves.4 blank parchment leaves after f. 100. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with full border and, in the lower margin, two shields with red crosses on dark grounds (f.

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Headpiece and initials with foliate decoration, and title partly in display capitals., Miscellany, including Aesop's Fables (ff. 1-6v imperfect, 7-14v), Sophocles's 'Ajax' (ff. 27-96) and 'Electra' (ff. 97-179v) with scholia, and a Life of Sophocles (ff. 22-24v)

decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15). Initials with foliate decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15, 27, 97). Title partly in display capitals in light brown (f. 1). Initials and rubrics in light brown. Miscellany,

• Decorated initial 'O'(sculetur) with a floral motif., Epithalmium (index Commentary on the Song of Songs, Commentarius in Cantica Canticorum)

chevron (f. 48v). 3 large initials in colours and gold with floral motifs (ff. 1, 4, 49). 1 small initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 smaller initials in colours and gold (f. 48v x 2). Ruled in red.

• Episcopal coat of arms of François de Poncher, bishop of Paris, with a Moor's head, and three scallop shells on a gold shield with a red chevron., Epithalmium (index Commentary on the Song of Songs, Commentarius in Cantica Canticorum)

chevron (f. 48v). 3 large initials in colours and gold with floral motifs (ff. 1, 4, 49). 1 small initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 smaller initials in colours and gold (f. 48v x 2). Ruled in red.

• Decorated line and initials., Letters, including a Commentary on Hosea (ff. 147-154)

of a cross-bow in circle with arrow (ff. 1-102). Decorated line in the upper margin in red and ink (ff. 1, 104, 147). Initials in red. Letters, including a Commentary on Hosea (ff. 147-154) Written by Konstantinos Resinos (index Constantin