• Illuminated initials 'T'(his) and 'R'(irste) at the beginning of a treatise on the rights of the Marshall during wartime., One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime

during wartime. Large initials in gold on blue and pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime The

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) and partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam., De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. 1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue

• Puzzle initial 'P'(or) in Aldobrandino of Siena Régime du corps., Le Régime du corps, imperfect

of Siena Régime du corps. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 58). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing. Small simple initials in blue. Paraphs in red. Highlighting

• null, Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea

Basilio', f. 1).Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818 (inscription 'E Libri Caroli Parr Burney 1818', f. 1). Detail Eastern Mediterranean

• null, Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea

Basilio', f. 1).Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818 (inscription 'E Libri Caroli Parr Burney 1818', f. 1). Detail Eastern Mediterranean

• Detail of illuminated initial., Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters

Detail of illuminated initial. 1 large foliate initial, in colours and gold, with a partial border incorporating heraldry (f. 1). 8 large foliate initials in colours and gold with partial borders at the beginning of books (ff. 13, 30, 41v,

• Detail of lower border., Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters

Detail of lower border. 1 large foliate initial, in colours and gold, with a partial border incorporating heraldry (f. 1). 8 large foliate initials in colours and gold with partial borders at the beginning of books (ff. 13, 30, 41v,

• null, One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime

pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime The remainder of the manuscript (ff. 5-87v) is an 18th-century

• Initial 'S' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Alchemical treatises., Alchemical treatises

the beginning of the Alchemical treatises. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician:

• Decorated initial 'H'(ere) with a face., Medical miscellany, including a leechbook containing medical recipes, charms, and prayers, and treatises on urines, bloodletting, etc.; a dietary (ff. 3v-4); verses on herbs, fragmentary

Decorated initial 'H'(ere) with a face. ff. [i] and 1 are parchment flyleaves. Large initials in red or black, 1 with a face (f. 12v). Diagrams in red and brown. Line fillers in red. Medical miscellany, including a leechbook containing

• Text page with coloured initials and a partial bar border., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 37,

• Detail of a decorated panel with foliate scroll and geometric design, at the end of ~parashat mishpatim~ (Ex. 21:1-24:18)., Portions from the Exodus with Arabic translation and commentary

Detail of a decorated panel with foliate scroll and geometric design, at the end of ~parashat mishpatim~ (Ex. 21:1-24:18). Incomplete at the beginning, and several lacunae. Ruling is visible. Numerous decorated panels inserted into the body of the text,

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ow a man shal have Cristeis passion in mynde . . .') and full decorated border at the beginning of a list of the chapters in English. The lower margin has a quartered heraldic shield, whose quartered arms have been identified as those of Shirley and Brewes., The Prickynge of Love (ff. 1-72v), Mixed Life (ff. 73-82)

surviving complete copies of The Prickynge of Love, according to Kane 1983. 1 large initial and full border with marginal heraldic decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Note in Latin of the contents, followed by: 'Thys boyk longeth to Da(me) Alys Braintwath / the worchypfull p(ri)oras of Dartford'; then (in Latin): 'Pray for the soul of Lady Elizabith Rede of this place', and 'Pray for the soul of Joanna Newmarche'., The Prickynge of Love (ff. 1-72v), Mixed Life (ff. 73-82)

surviving complete copies of The Prickynge of Love, according to Kane 1983. 1 large initial and full border with marginal heraldic decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Decorated initial 'P'(ater) within the 'Pricking of Love' is this section, headed 'A devoute exposition of ye Pater Noster [the Lord's Prayer]'. It begins with the first line of the Our Father in Latin, and continues in English: 'Pater noster qui es in celis. A ye unspekable goodenesse of god . . .', The Prickynge of Love (ff. 1-72v), Mixed Life (ff. 73-82)

surviving complete copies of The Prickynge of Love, according to Kane 1983. 1 large initial and full border with marginal heraldic decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Historiated initial of Benedict with a partial border., Dialogues (ff. 1-98v), and a letter (ff. 99-107)

and gold (ff. 1, 19, 39v, 68). 1 large decorated foliate initial with a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 18). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials

• Historiated initial of a seated bishop and kneeling woman, with a partial border., Dialogues (ff. 1-98v), and a letter (ff. 99-107)

and gold (ff. 1, 19, 39v, 68). 1 large decorated foliate initial with a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 18). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials

• Full white vine border with a large initial 'S'(emper)., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae); Persius

a parchment leaf.Horizontal catchwords.According to A.C. de la Mare, the border on f. 1 is one of the earliest extant examples of the white vine style. She states: 'This is far the earliest example of such a full border; it

• Historiated initial 'I' of the eagle symbol of John, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from John 1:1-14., 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

• Partial white vine border inhabited by birds, deer, and putti, with the initial 'V'(oi), and an unidentified and damaged coat of arms., Rime (ff. 1-142v) ; Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 143-179v)

animals and putti, with 1 large initial in colours and gold and a coat of arms, supported by putti, in the lower margin (the initial is damaged and the coat of arms effaced) (f. 1).1 white vine initial in