• Detail of a miniature of the building of the Temple., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Miniature of Elijah being taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Miniature of Job and his friends; above, God and and angels watch., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of a miniature of Gedaliah receiving Ishmael., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of historiated initial., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Detail of historiated initial., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(onsecratio) of a bishop consecrating a virgin., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Detail of marginal image of a rabbit., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Detail of marginal image of a hybrid creature., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Detail of historiated initials., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Detail of marginal image of a leper., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Detail of historiated initial., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph

• Small miniature with two saints holding books (John the Evangelist and the Virgin?), at the beginning of the 'Obsecro te' prayer., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

two saints holding books (John the Evangelist and the Virgin?), at the beginning of the 'Obsecro te' prayer. Including the mixed Hours of the Virgin and of the Cross (imperfect; ff. 1-24v), the Hours of the Passion (imperfect; ff. 25-26v),

• Decorated initial 'U'(nus) combined with foliated bar border., Missal for the use of Sarum

Calendar (ff. 170-175v) including: Wulstan, Batildis, Edward, Cuthbert, Edmund, John of Berverley, Dunstan, Etheldreda, Thomas (in red; 6 July), Swithun, Kenelm, Cuthburge, Thomas of Hereford (f. 174v, 1 October), Wulfran, Wenefrede, In the litanies: Swythune, Birine (f. 214v), Dunstan, Grimbalde,

• Decorated initials 'T'(his) and 'S'(omtyme) with acanthus leaves combined with a partial bar border with acanthus leaves and foliate feathering, at the beginning of the text. Ownership inscription of William Lambarde in the upper right corner., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1419)

Leaf signatures.f. 57 is a vellum strip with a chancery bill dated 22nd September, 1457, requesting letters of safeconduct for John Ponce and four of his servants.ff. 157v-[157b]v are ruled and blank. f. 159 is a former pastedown. 2 initials

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'D' at the beginning of a prayer attributed to Pope Gregory the Great., Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster')

Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'D' at the beginning of a prayer attributed to Pope Gregory the Great. One of a group of Southumbrian prayerbooks of the "Tiberius" group, the others being Harley 7653, and Cambridge, Cambridge University Library,

• Historiated initial 'C'(antate) with singing clerics, and foliate borders recalling the 14th-century pattern, at the beginning of Psalm 97., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with the Annunciation, and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Rotheram' (ff. 1, 150).The calendar contains the following additions: obit of Henry VII, 21 April 1509 (f. 4v), obit of John Rotheram, 9 August 1492, and obit of Roger Rotheram, doctor of laws, 26 August 1477 (f. 6v, cf. f.

• Miniature of the Virgin and Child, decorated foliate initial 'S'(alve), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of a prayer., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Rotheram' (ff. 1, 150).The calendar contains the following additions: obit of Henry VII, 21 April 1509 (f. 4v), obit of John Rotheram, 9 August 1492, and obit of Roger Rotheram, doctor of laws, 26 August 1477 (f. 6v, cf. f.

• Illuminated initial 'V'(enerando) with three bishops in a text for the confirmation and consecration of a bishop, and in the lower borders, two men's heads., Pontifical; Tabula

. . . ' (f. 2).ff. 3-4v contain Latin text in Gothic hybrid script.Mr. Fowler, Evesham: above-cited inscription (f. 2).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: above-cited note written by James West (f. 2).Sir Joseph