• Miniature of the Immaculate Conception and of Henry VII kneeling, with a trompe l'oeil border, and an illuminated large initial with the royal coat of arms., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London and its

• Detail of a miniature of the Immaculate Conception and of Henry VII kneeling., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London and its

• Text of a prayer mentioning Henry VII; ‘ut rex noster Henricus sep/timus…’., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London and its

• null, Indenture between Lady Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond, and John Islip, abbot of Westminster abbey

(see Catalogue 1819).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister; purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts in 1807. Detail London England, S. E. (London)

• Historiated initital 'D' of the Prophet Zacharias, with his name inscribed on his halo., Cutting from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal; antiphonary)

Esq. dispersed / in 1838' (f. i).Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1087; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £18

• Miniature of the horoscope diagram for the day in which the world was created, including a world map within an astrological chart and personifications of winds, surrounded by 12 triangles with symbolic scenes representing aspects of life associated with the twelve astrological houses. The world map is a loose copy of the world map printed by Francesco Rosselli in Florence in 1492-3, which was copied from Henricus Martellus map (Additional 15760 f. 69)., Liber de Optimo fato Henrici Eboraci ducis et optimorum ipsius parentum

(the English Royal Library): Included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Horoscope diagram William Parron London England, S. E (London)

• Calligraphic initial 'L'(iber de optimo fato) at the beginning of William Parron's dedication., Liber de Optimo fato Henrici Eboraci ducis et optimorum ipsius parentum

(the English Royal Library): Included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Calligraphic initial William Parron London England, S. E (London)

• Historiated initial 'S'(apientissime) of king Henry VII enthroned, with Tudor roses and the royal arms of England in the border., Liber de Optimo fato Henrici Eboraci ducis et optimorum ipsius parentum

(the English Royal Library): Included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Henry VII William Parron London England, S. E (London)

• Miniature of the martyrdom of Sebastian, and a full border with gems; signed PETRVS . PRVSINVS . PINXIT., Martyrdom of Sebastian

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May 1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire

• Detail of a miniature of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Martyrdom of Sebastian

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May 1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire

• Detail of a miniature of archers from the martyrdom of Sebastian., Martyrdom of Sebastian

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May 1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire

• Detail of a full border with gems; signed PETRVS . PRVSINVS . PINXIT., Martyrdom of Sebastian

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May 1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire

• Decorated initial with a deer and satyr holding a cup., Astronomical miscellany

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', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the

• Decorated initial with a deer and satyr holding a cup., Astronomical miscellany

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', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the

• Inscription 'sinistra / No. 1'., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

51-88; Present location unknown: London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1988, lot 38, ex-Curtis Baer Collection (see Alexander, 2002, p. 238), and a cutting reproduced in Henry Shaw, ~The Decorative Arts Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages~ (London: William Pickering, 1851),

• A dismembered montage of a section of foliate border with a cameo of a male bust in profile (f. 5b; 35 x 155 mm) and two cuttings in gold (f. 5a; 35 x 15 mm; f. 5c, 35 x 10 mm) (at top of image)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

51-88; Present location unknown: London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1988, lot 38, ex-Curtis Baer Collection (see Alexander, 2002, p. 238), and a cutting reproduced in Henry Shaw, ~The Decorative Arts Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages~ (London: William Pickering, 1851),

• A section of foliate border with flowers, acanthus leaves and trompe l'oeil gems in a roundel, measuring 30 x 205 mm., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

51-88; Present location unknown: London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1988, lot 38, ex-Curtis Baer Collection (see Alexander, 2002, p. 238), and a cutting reproduced in Henry Shaw, ~The Decorative Arts Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages~ (London: William Pickering, 1851),

• A dismembered montage of a section of foliate border with a seated stag in a roundel, birds, trompe l'oeil gems, flowers and acanthus leaves (f. 8b; 80 x 180 mm), and two cuttings in gold inscribed in capitals 'Creat. Ab Innoc. VIII An Domini MCCCCLXXXIX' (f. 8a, 80 x 15 mm) and 'Anton. Pallavicinus Genuensis Cardin. S. Praxedis' (f. 8c; 80 x 15 mm)., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

51-88; Present location unknown: London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1988, lot 38, ex-Curtis Baer Collection (see Alexander, 2002, p. 238), and a cutting reproduced in Henry Shaw, ~The Decorative Arts Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages~ (London: William Pickering, 1851),

• A dismembered montage of a section of foliate and historiated border with Christ blessing in a roundel, trompe l'oeil gems, an anthropomorphic grotesque and flowers (f. 11a; 245 x 30 mm), and cuttings in gold (f. 11b, 10 x 30 mm; f. 11c, 10 x 30 mm). On the reverse of f. 11a are bezants., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

51-88; Present location unknown: London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1988, lot 38, ex-Curtis Baer Collection (see Alexander, 2002, p. 238), and a cutting reproduced in Henry Shaw, ~The Decorative Arts Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages~ (London: William Pickering, 1851),

• A dismembered montage of a section of foliate border with an anthropomorphic grotesque, urns, trompe l'oeil gems, and flowers (f. 12a; 245 x 35 mm), and cuttings in gold (f. 12b, 10 x 35 mm; f. 12c, 10 x 35 mm). On the reverse of f. 12a are partial letters., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Antoniotto Pallavacini

51-88; Present location unknown: London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1988, lot 38, ex-Curtis Baer Collection (see Alexander, 2002, p. 238), and a cutting reproduced in Henry Shaw, ~The Decorative Arts Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages~ (London: William Pickering, 1851),