• Detail of a miniature of the betrayal of Christ., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Miniatures of the Feast of Ahasuerus, with musicians., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Detail of a miniature of the Feast of Ahasuerus, with musicians., Speculum humanae salvationis

miniatures, each divided into 6 compartments featuring two figures holding scrolls (ff. 51v-52). 1 partial border in gold and colours with acanthus, feathering and royal arms (f. 1). Initials in colours and gold, often accompanied by feathering extending in the

• Philosophy describes to Boethius the nature of fortune and decorated initial 'P'(ost)., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 2)

'P'(ost). Second volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and

• Miniature of Philosophy and decorated initial 'I'., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 3)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Miniature of Philosophy and decorated initial 'H'(ec)., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 4)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Miniature of Philosophy and an illuminated initial 'D', with a miniature of a man burying jars of gold coins., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 5)

jars of gold coins. Fifth volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials,

• Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith, 1598., 'The Visitacion of Lancashire' (index Visitation of Lancashire) (unfinished)

Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith, 1598. f. 1* is a small inscribed piece of parchment.The visitation was made in 1567, but transcribed and augmented in 1598 by William Smith (f. 2*).Contains

• Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith, 1598., 'The Visitacion of Lancashire' (index Visitation of Lancashire) (unfinished)

Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith, 1598. f. 1* is a small inscribed piece of parchment.The visitation was made in 1567, but transcribed and augmented in 1598 by William Smith (f. 2*).Contains

• Orrell of Orrell pedigree., 'The Visitacion of Lancashire' (index Visitation of Lancashire) (unfinished)

Orrell of Orrell pedigree. f. 1* is a small inscribed piece of parchment.The visitation was made in 1567, but transcribed and augmented in 1598 by William Smith (f. 2*).Contains an alphabetical index of family names (ff. 1-2), pedigrees of

• Evangelist portrait of Mark, with his symbol, the lion, above., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

Boecker; Nordenfalk.? Count de Renesse-Breidbach, who sold 437 objects, including one manuscript, on 1 October 1835 in Antwerp: book-plate with the printed 'Ex Bibliotheca Renessiana No' inscribed '1' (inside upper cover), Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London

• Miniature of the Visitation, with a scatter border of red roses, moths, a fly, and a deer, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

218v, 219v, 220v, 221v, 222v, 224, 225v, 227; 245). 1 large initial (5 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on a brown ground with floral decoration in gold (f. 120). Small initials (1 and 2 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on

• Calendar roundel with a gentleman and a lady riding the same horse, and an insect in the right margin, at the beginning of May., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

218v, 219v, 220v, 221v, 222v, 224, 225v, 227; 245). 1 large initial (5 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on a brown ground with floral decoration in gold (f. 120). Small initials (1 and 2 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on

• Calendar roundel with a man warming himself by a fire, at the beginning of January, with a bumble bee in the right margin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

218v, 219v, 220v, 221v, 222v, 224, 225v, 227; 245). 1 large initial (5 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on a brown ground with floral decoration in gold (f. 120). Small initials (1 and 2 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on

• Miniature of the Visitation, set within an architectural frame, and initial 'D'(eus), at the beginning of Lauds of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Tiron

ending imperfect in Lauds. 12 large miniatures in architectural frames, with large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 14v, 22, 26v, 31v, 36v, 42, 47v, 57v, 60, 63v, 78). Partial foliate borders on every text page, in

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) depicting Edward III enthroned, holding an orb and sceptre, with religious and lay men to his right and left, respectively, at the beginning of the statues issued during his reign. The Gill/Gyll arms are in the lower border., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49)

in colours and gold. Paraph marks alternately red or blue, some flourished. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49) ? John

• Miniature of the Adoration of the Magi, set within an architectural frame, at the beginning of Sext of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Tiron

ending imperfect in Lauds. 12 large miniatures in architectural frames, with large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 14v, 22, 26v, 31v, 36v, 42, 47v, 57v, 60, 63v, 78). Partial foliate borders on every text page, in

• Miniature of Job on the dunghill visited by two friends, set within an architectural frame, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Tiron

ending imperfect in Lauds. 12 large miniatures in architectural frames, with large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 14v, 22, 26v, 31v, 36v, 42, 47v, 57v, 60, 63v, 78). Partial foliate borders on every text page, in

• Illuminated initial 'T'(anta) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prefatory letter to De re militari, and the arms of Agostino Barbarigo, Doge of Venice, in the lower margin., De re militari, with prefatory letter

Society, 1968), no. 2565 (dated 1483 to Venice), but without the circle below the cross. 2 large initials, 1 blue, and 1 red, each on a gold ground with foliate decoration around the letter (ff. 2, 3v); the arms of

• Gold-stamped and blind-tooled late fifteenth-century Venetian binding., De re militari, with prefatory letter

Society, 1968), no. 2565 (dated 1483 to Venice), but without the circle below the cross. 2 large initials, 1 blue, and 1 red, each on a gold ground with foliate decoration around the letter (ff. 2, 3v); the arms of