• Decorated headpiece and initial at the beginning of Manuel Chyrsoloras's Erotemata., Erotemata

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1; its bookplate, f. 54**v).Purchased

• Decorated initials in Manuel Chyrsoloras's Erotemata., Erotemata

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1; its bookplate, f. 54**v).Purchased

• Detail of decorated initial., Ars poetica (ff. 1-9), Epistolae (ff. 9-35), with marginal and interlinear glosses

his inventory number, see, Iacobo Morelli, ~Bibliotheca Maphaei Pinellii Veneti~, 6 vols (Venice: Typis Palesii, 1787), III, p. 360: his London sale, 2 March 1789, lot 12844, bought by Edwards for £1 2s.; inscribed '1.2.0' (f. 1, top right).James Edwards

• Decorated initial., Erotemata

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis', f. 1; its bookplate, f. 54**v).Purchased

• Miniature of Queen Isabella and her army., Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre, volume 1

of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Queen Isabella and her army Master of the London Wavrin Jean de Wavrin Bruges Netherlands, S. (Bruges)

• Detail of a miniature of Queen Isabella and her army., Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre, volume 1

of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Queen Isabella and her army Master of the London Wavrin Jean de Wavrin Bruges Netherlands, S. (Bruges)

• Detail of a miniature of Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus., Troy Book, Siege of Thebes, Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England; A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Jocasta and Adrastus John Lydgate, William Cornish, John Skelton, William Peeris London England, S. E. (London)

• Miniature of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy receiving the book from Jean Duchesne, with a full border including a space left for a coat of arms, at the beginning of the prologue., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Charles the Bold Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Miniature of Caesar's army, a castle and ships on the sea, with a full border, at the beginning of book 10., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Caesar's army Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Miniature of the Coronation of William the Conqueror, with a full border and a foliate initial 'L'(e dimence), at the beginning of book 5., Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre, volume 1

the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. William the Conqueror Master of the London Wavrin Jean de Wavrin Bruges Netherlands, S. (Bruges)

• Detail of a miniature of Albine, one of the fourteen daughters of King Diodicias of Syria, cutting the throat of her husband, King Sardacia of Damascus. She failed to kill him and was exiled to Britain, which she named Albion after herself., Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre, volume 1

of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Albina cutting her husband's throat Master of the London Wavrin Jean de Wavrin Bruges Netherlands, S. (Bruges)

• Detail of a miniature of the voyage to Rhodes., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Voyage to Rhodes Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of Haruspices interpreting Caesar's dream., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Haruspices interpreting Caesar's dream Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of Catiline and conspirators., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Catiline and conspirators Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of the defeat of Catiline., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Defeat of Catiline Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of a battle between the Romans and the Gauls, at the beginning of book 3., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Battle between the Romans and the Gauls Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of a giant leading Caesar across the Rubicon., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Giant leading Caesar Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of Caesar's army breaking open the Treasure-house., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Caesar's army breaking open the Treasure-house Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of Caesar in a carriage., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Caesar in a carriage Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)

• Detail of a miniature of an army fighting a fleet., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Army and fleet Jean Duchesne Jean Duchesne Master of the London Wavrin Caesar, translated by Jean Duchesne (or Du Quesne) Lille France, N. (Lille) and Netherlands, S. (Bruges?)