• Miniature of John Talbot identified by his Talbot dog, presenting the book to queen Margaret seated in a palace beside king Henry VI, and surrounded by the court, with the royal arms of England at the back of the throne, and banners of England, France, George, and Anjou at the top of the roof; with a full border containing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou; the arms of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury with the arms of Beauchamp, earls of Warwick in pretence, for his wife, Margaret Beauchamp, surrounded by the Garter, a scroll inscribed with the verses reading 'Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous / Et bien servir / Jusqu au mourir/ Ce sachent tous / Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous', and a bunch of daisies, or 'marguerites', referring to Margaret of Anjou. Miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Glaucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of York with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by the Garter; the arms of France and of George encircled by the Garter, and a banner bearing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou, wrapped with a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and supported by the royal device of an antelope with a crown and chain., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Glaucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of

• Detail of a miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Richard, duke of York with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by the Garter., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

Detail of a miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Richard, duke ofYork with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by

• Text page., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

2000). Full page miniatures in colours of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants, and the building of a city, possibly London (f. 30v), and of the fortified town ofYork (f. 45v). Initials in blue with

• Full page miniature of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants and the building of a city, possibly London., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

2000). Full page miniatures in colours of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants, and the building of a city, possibly London (f. 30v), and of the fortified town ofYork (f. 45v). Initials in blue with

• Initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panels decorated with foliate motifs and floral border, at the beginning of the section on Yom Kippur., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panel with floral border and Moses holding a parchment and blessing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Zohar., Zohar on Genesis

(f. 182v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing., Zohar on Genesis

(f. 182v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with

• Initial words decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing., Zohar on Genesis

(f. 182v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with

• Detail: initial-word panel with floral border and Moses holding a parchment and blessing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Illuminated initial 'T'(o) with the royal arms at the beginning of the Ordinances of the household of Charles II, with his signature above., Ordinances for the household of Charles II

collector of books and manuscripts: additions in his hand (ff. 16-17) (see O'Conor 1819). f. 18 is an account of the daily allowance of bread dated 1664 and signed 'Burley Fenn'.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham

• Initials with pen-flourishing, in the Rituale., Rituale, Use of Sarum

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Text page with cadels decorating the colophon of Richard Rolle of Hampole's 'Emendatio vitae'., Sermons and devotional texts and verse, including 'Emendatio vitae' (ff. 4-20), 'De duodecim patriarchis' (ff. 64-105), 'Formula moderni et usitati dictaminis' (ff. 133-145)

Text page with cadels decorating the colophon ofRichard Rolle of Hampole's 'Emendatio vitae'. A date after 1432 for the copy of the manuscript is suggested by the date of delivery of some of the sermons (ff. 40, 54, 132v);

• Decorated initial with verse layout., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

the first letter of each line highlighted in red and line-fillers in brown. Some capitals in text highlighted in red. De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy) Richard Nercotes, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, 1502, given to Richard Wode: inscribed:

• Coloured drawings with the Last Supper and manna from heaven, in the Biblia Pauperum., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of

• Coloured drawing of Job., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of

• Coloured drawings with the Annunciation and Gideon with the golden fleece, in the Biblia Pauperum., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of

• Moses and the burning bush., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of