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British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and Elizabeth [Elizabeth ofYork] (b. 1466, d. 1503), queen of England, his consort: inscribed, 'God save kyngge Harre / and kyenne Ellessabet' (f. i).?Shelfmark of a very large number
Detail of an historiated initial 'A' of Lucy in a fire being pierced by a spear. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain
1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard 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
1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard 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
Detail of historiated initial of William, archbishop of Sens, holding a book and Peter Comestor kneeling before him, in a monk's habit. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according to this manuscript: see discussion Gameson
Detail of historiated initial of Christ blessing. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according to this manuscript: see discussion Gameson 2008. 3 historiated initials in gold and colours, and partial borders (f. 1). 22 historiated
Detail of a bust in an historiated initial 'I'. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according to this manuscript: see discussion Gameson 2008. 3 historiated initials in gold and colours, and partial borders (f. 1).
Detail of historiated illuminated initial of a seated prophet Daniel holding a scroll inscribed 'hoc est somnium tuam' (this is your dream). The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according to this manuscript: see discussion Gameson
Detail of historiated initial of king Nebuchadnezzar at a banquet seeing writing on a scroll. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according to this manuscript: see discussion Gameson 2008. 3 historiated initials in gold and
at an auction of the Books of P. C. Webb . . . March 1771 for uuue. J Lowes' (f. 1).J. Lowes: see inscription above.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near
and penwork decoration, at the beginning of Alain de Lille's De planctu naturae. ff. 35v-36 is a 13th-century copy of a poem on the nature of the world. 1 partial border made up of text on coloured background and penwork
of William, archbishop of Sens, holding a book and Peter Comestor, in a monk's habit, and of Christ blessing, with decoration extending into a partial border, at the beginning of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica. The author of the section
Historiated illuminated initials of a seated prophet Daniel and of king Nebuchadnezzar at a banquet seeing writing on a scroll, at the beginning of the history of Daniel. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according
Historiated initial 'Q'(uarta) of God appearing to Moses, with a dragon extender. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according to this manuscript: see discussion Gameson 2008. 3 historiated initials in gold and colours, and partial
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 Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the
beginning of the De viris illustribus of Jerome. Includes 'De viris illustribus' of Jerome, preceded by the prefatoty letter to Dexter (ff. 1-18), 'Retractationes' of Augustine (ff. 18-52v), a list of letters of Augustine (ff. 52v-56), Epistulae ad Quodvultdeum of
Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of
Illustration of the explanation about the division of the Red Sea, at chapter 5 of Maimonides' commentary on tractate Avot of the Mishnah: 'They [the waters] were divided into many paths equal to the number of the tribes, as the
Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of
Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of