• Bible scenes and moralisations in a series of eight roundels., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Miniatures in roundels of biblical scenes and moralisations, including the First Temptation of Christ., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Miniatures in roundels, including the Crucifixion., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Miniatures in roundels of biblical scenes and moralisations, including a baptism., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Miniatures in roundels of biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Miniatures in roundels of biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Miniatures in roundels of biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Bible scenes and moralisations in a series of eight roundels., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Eight roundels with biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Detail of a miniature of the Lover kneeling before the Confessor in a landscape at the beginning of book 1 of Gower's Confessio amantis; an acanthus frame surrounds the miniature and foliate feathering extends into the margins., Confessio amantis, with the Traitié pour essampler les amantz marietz, and a Latin prayer and two Latin Marian lyrics

an acanthus frame surrounds the miniature and foliate feathering extends into the margins. This text was composed c. 1390 by John Gower (b. c. 1330, d. 1408), and is in the third recension of the text.One of 13 manuscripts containing

• Detail of a miniature of the priests of the temple wrongfully handing over their treasure to Heliodorus, illustrating 2 Maccabees 3., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic) and historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible. A list of the decorated iniitals, in the handwriting of Ruskin, is kept as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in

• Decorated initial 'F'(rater) and display capitals at the beginning of the general prologue., Old Testament with prologues, Vol. I: Genesis-Nehemiah

prologues, Vol. I: Genesis-Nehemiah Unidentified contemporary readers: with numerous marginal annotations, often in red ink, especially in vol. II.? Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: perhaps his sale 6 April 1807, lot 1102,

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) and display script at the beginning of Genesis., Old Testament with prologues, Vol. I: Genesis-Nehemiah

prologues, Vol. I: Genesis-Nehemiah Unidentified contemporary readers: with numerous marginal annotations, often in red ink, especially in vol. II.? Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: perhaps his sale 6 April 1807, lot 1102,

• Illuminated miniature of a bearded John seated before a lectern; his name inscribed above him., Four Gospels (ff. 6v-288v), adapted for liturgical use, each preceded by a table of capitula

of a bearded John seated before a lectern; his name inscribed above him. 4 miniatures (evangelist portraits: ff, 6v, 90v, 142v, 226v), before each Gospel. Four foliate headpieces (ff. 7, 91, 143, 227), titles in gold, and large initials in

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible. A list of the decorated iniitals, in the handwriting of Ruskin, is kept as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uia), in Johannes de Gaddesden's Rosa medicinae., Rosa medicinae

Rosa medicinae. The Rosa medicinae was written by John Gaddesden while he was at Oxford, probably between 1302 and 1317. This copy is one of 13 known surviving manuscripts. 4 large puzzle initials in red and blue with foliate pen-flourishing

• Historiated initial 'E'(seint) of the Evangelist John, holding a book and a martyr's palm, standing on the back of his symbol, the eagle., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

of the Evangelist John, holding a book and a martyr's palm, standing on the back of his symbol, the eagle. Includes La lumiere as lais of Peter of Peckham (or Peter of Fetcham) in Anglo-French (ff. 1-103v), and the Apocalypse

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(seint) of the Evangelist John, holding a book and a martyr's palm, standing on the back of his symbol, the eagle., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

initial 'E'(seint) of the Evangelist John, holding a book and a martyr's palm, standing on the back of his symbol, the eagle. Includes La lumiere as lais of Peter of Peckham (or Peter of Fetcham) in Anglo-French (ff. 1-103v), and