• 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

• Puzzle initials 'I'(gitur) and 'B'(eata)., Lectionary from the Lives of the Saints, from 22 February to 10 August

Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Puzzle initials John of Salisbury John of Salisbury Mons Netherlands, S. (Mons in Hainault)

• Historiated initial 'O' of a standing Virgin suckling the Child and two kneeling nuns., Lectionary from the Lives of the Saints, from 22 February to 10 August

Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Virgin and Child John of Salisbury John of Salisbury Mons Netherlands, S. (Mons in Hainault)

• 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

• 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

• Historiated initials 'O' and 'D' of a man with a sword and the fool before God, respectively, on a text page., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Historiated initial 'E' of a group of mailed warriors attacking a fallen horseman before a city gate., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Decorated initials and historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with the rebuilding of the temple in the time of Ezra and the crowning of Cyrus, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Esther and a hanged Haman, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Part of the border, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Ownership inscription: '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic), in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Decorated initial 'M', in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Decorated initial 'M'(attheus) and historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with the rebuilding of the temple in the time of Ezra and the crowning of Cyrus, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Esther and a hanged Haman, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a