• Illuminated initial 'M' with the arms of Thomas of Brotherton, earl of Norfolk, ancestor of John Mowbray, 2nd duke of Norfolk., 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,

• Miniature of Prince Henry offering or receiving the book (the kneeling man is perhaps John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk); and an illuminated initial 'H'(ye) with the arms of the Mowbray familly., 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,

• Marginal figure of a man on a grassy patch pulling on a rope, which encircles part of the text that was mistakenly omitted and therefore written in the right-hand margin., 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,

• Decorated initials 'D' and 'P' in red and green in the liturgy of Basil, each with foliate and geometric patterns., Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea

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). Decorated initials Eastern Mediterranean

• 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

• 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,

• 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

• Foliate initial 'C'(ogitanti) at the beginning of Cicero's De oratore, and a wreath enclosing the Maffei arms., De oratore

beginning of Cicero's De oratore, and a wreath enclosing the Maffei arms. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and

• Initial 'I'(nstituenti) with uncoloured white vine decoration at the beginning of Book 3 of Cicero's De oratore., De oratore

vine decoration at the beginning of Book 3 of Cicero's De oratore. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and

• Detail of decorated initial., De oratore

Detail of decorated initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Detail of arms in the lower border., De oratore

Detail of arms in the lower border. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2

• Detail of initial., De oratore

Detail of initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine initials,

• Detail of marginal arms., De oratore

Detail of marginal arms. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Detail of decorated initial., De oratore

Detail of decorated initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Battle scene and illuminated initial 'L'(e), at the beginning of 'Cest la bataille faite a la blanche tache', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• 3-sided border and illuminated initial 'A' at the beginning of the first book of Kings., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,