• Illuminated initial 'H'(ere) with the royal arms of England supported by boars and surmounted by a crown, with a full border containing the griffin of Salisbury in the lower margin, at the beginning of book 1., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode) Richard III (b. 1452, d. 1485), king of England from 1483 and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England supported by boars, with the griffin of Salisbury, suggesting that

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'H'(ere) with the royal arms of England supported by boars and surmounted by a crown., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode) Richard III (b. 1452, d. 1485), king of England from 1483 and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England supported by boars, with the griffin of Salisbury, suggesting that

• Detail of a miniature of the griffin of Salisbury in the lower margin of the folio, at the beginning of book 1., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

Detail of a miniature of the griffin of Salisbury in the lower margin of the folio, at the beginning of book 1. Includes one of 11 extent copies of the first English translation of 'De re militari' of Flavius Vegetius

• Miniature of the Baptism of Christ, at the beginning of the second article of Jean le Meung's Sept articles de la foi., Les sept articles de la foi

Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection (note on 2nd flyleaf). The Baptism of Christ Master of Spencer 6 Jean le Meung Bourges France,

• Miniature of the Trinity, at the beginning of Jean le Meung's Sept articles de la foi., Les sept articles de la foi

Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection (note on 2nd flyleaf). The Trinity Master of Spencer 6 Jean le Meung Bourges France, Central

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper' and the initials 'L. X. P. M.', measuring 440 x 45 mm. On the reverse the abbreviation 'e[m]'., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of a medallion with the Medici device of a yoke with a scroll inscribed 'Suave' and the letter 'N', measuring 435 x 50 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', measuring 430 x 50 mm (at centre of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper' and the initials 'L. X. P. M.', and below zoomorphic foliage, measuring 430 x 50 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border with the initials 'L. X. P. M.', measuring 400 x 50 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper', a cherub and vase, measuring 400 x 40 mm (at centre of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and the motto 'Semper', measuring 415 x 40 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a yoke with a scroll inscribed 'Suave' and the letter 'N', measuring 420 x 45 mm., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers, the motto 'Semper' and the initials 'L. X. P. M.', measuring 410 x 50 mm., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', measuring 420 x 45 mm., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', a cherub and vase, measuring 415 x 50 mm., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', measuring 430 x 50 mm., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', measuring 415 x 40 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', measuring 425 x 50 mm (at right of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.

• A section of foliate border of the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', measuring 435 x 45 mm (at left of image)., Cuttings from Missals of Pope Leo X

lot 82; New York, Private Collection, formerly Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection (see Pia Palladino, ~Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), no.