• A section of border of grotesques, two trompe l'oeil scrolls inscribed in capitals 'Clem / enti VII' and 'Pon / Ma', and the Medici device of a yoke with motto 'Suave' with the letter 'N', measuring 315 x 30 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• A section of border of grotesques, two plain trompe l'oeil scrolls, and the Medici device of a yoke with motto 'Suave' with the letter 'N', measuring 310 x 30 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from a Missals of Clement VII

Esther Rosenbaum Collection (see Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 213 [not illustrated]).Former New York, Breslauer Collection (see Voelkle and Wieck, cat. no. 90).Former London, Northwick Collection (see Sotheby’s, London, 16 November 1925, lot 115). London, Ford Collection, RF13 (see

• White vine initial 'M'(aiores), at the beginning of the book 7., De architectura

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1v).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Drawings of vein men, and man with notes of body parts, at the beginning of a treatise upon blood-letting in German., Medical miscellany

in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.7.36’, f. iii verso).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549

• Drawing of a Zodiac man, at the beginning of the Numerus et Ordo signorum., Medical miscellany

in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.7.36’, f. iii verso).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549

• Coloured initial 'B'(ene)., Epistolae, De habitu virginum, De lapsis, and other works

Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London: its bookplate (f.i); its ink stamp 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.' (f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel

• Puzzle initial 'B'(onifacius), at the beginning of Bonifatius's Liber sextus Decretalium., Quaestationes Disputatae (ends imperfectly)

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• White vine initial 'C'(um), and part of the three-sided border, at the beginning of the prologue., De architectura

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1v).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Lower part of the three-sided border, at the beginning of the prologue., De architectura

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1v).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• White vine initial 'M'(aiores), at the beginning of the book 7., De architectura

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1v).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Coloured initials., De architectura

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1v).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Decorated initial and architectural border with a flying putti holding heralic arms., Ars Grammatica

the Bembo family: arms (f. 1). Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller, 1834, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b.

• Historiated initial 'N' of the Annunciation. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation, and text '...Rorate celi / …s pluant in'., Cuttings from a choir book, probably a Sanctorale

W. Y. Ottley's Collection. / F. M.'.Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1088; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £4

• Historiated initial 'D' of a blessed Benedictine Cardinal reading in a walled garden. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and text 'ad / ma[tins] / an[tiphona] Gloria /…vir q tun et'., Cuttings from a choir book, probably a Sanctorale

W. Y. Ottley's Collection. / F. M.'.Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1088; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £4

• Historiated initial with the dove of the Holy Spirit., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Holy Spirit London England, S. E. ( London)

• Historiated initial with an angel., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Angel London England, S. E. ( London)

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. London England, S. E. ( London)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of Christ rising from the tomb., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. The Risen Christ London England, S. E. ( London)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of Christ in glory, displaying his wounds., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Christ in Glory London England, S. E. ( London)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of clerics and mourners surrounding a black-draped coffin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Funeral London England, S. E. ( London)