• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Virgin and Child, with the donor, Thomas Besforde, in a Benedictine habit with a scroll reading 'In te confidit a[n]i[m]a / mea', in the margin.', Commentary on Wisdom

full border in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Some catchwords in decorated frames. Commentary on Wisdom John of Lutton, written by him: his

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Virgin and Child, with the donor, Thomas Besforde, in a Benedictine habit with a scroll reading 'In te confidit a[n]i[m]a / mea', in the margin, with a full border containing a dragon and two shields with arms of the Reading abbey (three escallops) and of the donor (a fesse between six pears)., Commentary on Wisdom

full border in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Some catchwords in decorated frames. Commentary on Wisdom John of Lutton, written by him: his

• Historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of the Coronation of the Virgin with architectural elements, monochrome choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage., Cutting from a Missal

of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage. Italian cuttings. The present cuttings are boxed with Add. 60630, ff. 1-10 and 13- 42. To

• Detail of a medallion with Jerome., Cutting from a Missal

choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage. On the reverse text: 'Virgam virtutis tue e / mittet d(omi)n(u)s ex Syo(n): do /

• Detail of a monochrome angel., Cutting from a Missal

choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage. On the reverse text: 'Virgam virtutis tue e / mittet d(omi)n(u)s ex Syo(n): do /

• Partialy repainted miniature of Jean, duke of Berry receiving the book from the author, Honoré Bouvet, in a prior's habit with a blue hood, with a full border with Jean's arms, and a foliate initial 'A'( la sainte), at the beginning of the dedicatory letter to Charles VI of France., L'Arbre des batailles

repainted miniature of Jean, duke of Berry receiving the book from the author, Honoré Bouvet, in a prior's habit with a blue hood, with a full border with Jean's arms, and a foliate initial 'A'( la sainte), at the beginning

• Gothic text on the verso of initial from Ps. 109: 2-4, reading: 'Virgam virtutis tue e / mittet d(omi)n(u)s ex Syo(n): do / minare i(n) medio inimi / corum tuorum. / Tecum pri(n)cipium i[n] die / virtutis tue in splen / dorib(u)s s(ancto)rum ex utero / an(te) luciferu(m) genui te. / Iuravit d(omi)n(u)s et non / penitebit eum tu es sa'. Affixed nineteenth-century inscription reading: 'Magnificent sheet from a Missal bought at Palermo in 1803. Painted by Peter Peruginei the book contained two large paintings and eight smaller ones which with much regret cut from the binding in consequence of the fear of losing the book - it having been taken from the convent of St. Jerome. It is to be regretted that we possess but very incomplete accounts of the artists of the 13th and fourteenth centuries to whom we are indebted for the labours and often splendid performances which decorate the choral books and other illuminated manuscripts written in Italy during these periods. Sometimes it is true these illuminations were the work of monks who could do little more than evince their devotion to the saints by their prodigial use of gold and rich colours, still it is certain that the cloisters often produced Artists of great ability, and besides Italy as at all times produced professional illumanists and miniature painters of an Superior Order, this book could it have remained perfect by the Chevalier de Bronti - at 1000 Florins - and he remarked that whatever now remains to us of those performances merit our highest veneration as the monuments of a LOST ART - W.Y.O'., Cutting from a Missal

choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage. On the reverse text: 'Virgam virtutis tue e / mittet d(omi)n(u)s ex Syo(n): do /

• null, Stimulus divini amoris, and other devotional texts and prayers

a full border of red penwork infilled with green wash, framed in blue. Red initials with purple pen-flourishing, and blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Small simple red or blue initials. Stimulus divini amoris, and other devotional texts and prayers Charles

• Detail of puzzle initial., Bible with prologues, and Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 488-525v)

and small puzzle initials in red and blue with red (and blue) or blue (and red) pen-flourishing. Small initials in red with blue (and red) pen-flourishing and in blue with red (and blue) pen-flourishing. Capital letters highlighted in red. Bible

• Illuminated border and initial 'F'(or)., Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of Chauliac's Anatomy; a treatise on complexions

'champ' initials in gold on blue and pink grounds with sprays of green leaves with gold. Small initials in gold with brown or blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Line-fillers in blue and gold. Drawings in

• Drawing of a Zodiac man., Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of Chauliac's Anatomy; a treatise on complexions

'champ' initials in gold on blue and pink grounds with sprays of green leaves with gold. Small initials in gold with brown or blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Line-fillers in blue and gold. Drawings in

• Puzzle initial 'A', at the beginning of the Repertorium juris civilis., Repertorium juris civilis

large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 1). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 110v). 5 smaller initials in red or blue, some with reserved designs, with penwork decoration in blue or red (ff. 206, 218,

• Detail of puzzle initial., Repertorium juris civilis

large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 1). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 110v). 5 smaller initials in red or blue, some with reserved designs, with penwork decoration in blue or red (ff. 206, 218,

• Detail of puzzle initial., Glossed Digestum Novum, preceeded by an added table of contents (ff. 1-2v)

alternately in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, and large initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, or 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 3,

• Detail of decorated initial., Glossed Digestum Novum, preceeded by an added table of contents (ff. 1-2v)

alternately in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, and large initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, or 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 3,

• Flourished display script 'Ulpianus' and initial 'R'(es), in Justinian's Digestum Novum., Glossed Digestum Novum, preceeded by an added table of contents (ff. 1-2v)

alternately in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, and large initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, or 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 3,

• Puzzle initial 'O'(mnis), at the beginning of Hippocrates' Prognostica., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple and red. Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Medical miscellany

• Tables for determining the dominical letter and the golden number for the year 1425, and on the right, an illuminated initial 'M'(agna) at the beginning of the Speculum Christiani., Theological miscellany, entitled 'Speculum Christiani', including prayers and poetry in English, with dominical tables

on a blue and pink ground, with foliage sprouting from the corners (ff. 14, 20). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often forming a partial border. Diagrams (f. 2v). Paraphs in blue. Line-fillers in blue. Highlighting

• In the upper left, an ownership inscription of All Souls college, Oxford: 'Liber collegium animarum omnium', and in the lower right corner, an ownership incription of William Romesey: 'liber Willelmus Romesey quae fecit scribi' ('William Romesay for whom it was written'")., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

puzzle initial in blue and red with pen-flourishing forming a full border (f. 9). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany,

• Illuminated initial 'M'(agna) at the beginning of the Speculum Christiani., Theological miscellany, entitled 'Speculum Christiani', including prayers and poetry in English, with dominical tables

on a blue and pink ground, with foliage sprouting from the corners (ff. 14, 20). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often forming a partial border. Diagrams (f. 2v). Paraphs in blue. Line-fillers in blue. Highlighting