• Detail of various scenes of daily life pictured in the border, including a man drawing water and a pig being slaughtered., Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows:

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

portraits, with acanthus-like foliate extensions and bezants with single hair-line embellishment. Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42 The Acciuaiuoli family of Florence: probably their arms with a swan

• Historiated initial 'I' of the lion symbol of Mark, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Mark 16:14-20., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

portraits, with acanthus-like foliate extensions and bezants with single hair-line embellishment. Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42 The Acciuaiuoli family of Florence: probably their arms with a swan

• Historiated initial 'I' of the angel symbol of Luke, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Luke 6:36-42., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

portraits, with acanthus-like foliate extensions and bezants with single hair-line embellishment. Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42 The Acciuaiuoli family of Florence: probably their arms with a swan

• White vine initial 'M'(ecenas) and, in the lower margin, the bookstamps of Pandolfo di Ricasoli and the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Florence., Odes (index Carmina)

White vine initial 'M'(ecenas) and, in the lower margin, the bookstamps of Pandolfo di Ricasoli and the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Florence. ff. 72-73 are parchment leaves. 2 large initials in gold with white vine decoration in

• White vine initials 'N'(ec) and 'O' (Curas) at the beginning of the text., Satires

White vine initials 'N'(ec) and 'O' (Curas) at the beginning of the text. This manuscript was made in Florence c. 1440-c. 1450, according to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. 2 white

• Text page with coloured initial., Theological miscellany, including Gennadius's 'De vera fide' (ff. 1-17) and Explanation of the epitaph of Constantine the Great (ff. 60v-61v), Pseudo-Methodius's 'Apocalypsis' (ff. 42-45v), and Leo V's 'Oracula' (f. 57)

Text page with coloured initial. A full table of contents in ~Summary Catalogue~ 1999. Initials with foliate decoration in silver and titles in dark red. Line-fillers and small initial in red. Theological miscellany, including Gennadius's 'De vera fide' (ff.

• Miniature of two groups of knights in armour fighting., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

of Livy, translated by Pierre Bersuire (ca. 1290-1362), as 'Les decades de Titus Livius', for John II, King of France, c.1354-c. 1356: 'Cy commence le livre que fist Titus Livius des excellens fais des Rommains, lequel contient trois decades, translate

• Partial bar border and puzzle intial 'E'(go) with foliate penwork decoration and flourishing, at the beginning of Nennius's Historia Brittonum, with the name of the scribe: 'G. du Stiphel'., Historia Brittonum, Vita Gildae, and other Vitae

other Vitae Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Penwork initial and border at the beginning of the volume, Historiae ecclesiasticae

Historiae ecclesiasticae Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Puzzle initial 'H'., Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

gentis Anglorum Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Puzzle initial 'E' with penwork decoration., Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

gentis Anglorum Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n)., Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

gentis Anglorum Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Puzzle initial 'S' and decorated initial 'H'., Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

gentis Anglorum Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Detail of decorated initial 'E'(go)., Historia Brittonum, Vita Gildae, and other Vitae

other Vitae Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Puzzle initial., Historiae ecclesiasticae

Historiae ecclesiasticae Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Detail of decorated initial with a leaf., Historiae ecclesiasticae

Historiae ecclesiasticae Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Decorated initial 'E'(go)., Historia Brittonum, Vita Gildae, and other Vitae

other Vitae Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Detail of a miniature of two groups of knights in armour fighting., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

condita' of Livy, translated by Pierre Bersuire (ca. 1290-1362), as 'Les decades de Titus Livius', for John II, King of France, c.1354-c. 1356: 'Cy commence le livre que fist Titus Livius des excellens fais des Rommains, lequel contient trois decades,

• Historiated initial 'Q' of Peter, with the descender of the letter composed of a foliate extension of acanthus leaves (centre)., Cutting from a Gradual (sanctorale)

Silvestro dei Gherarducci', in ~Dizionario Biografico dei Miniatori Italiani: Secoli IX-XVI~, ed. by Milvia Bollati (Milano: Bonnard, 2004), p. 939.). John Matthew Gutch (b. 1776, d. 1861), journalist and author: his sale, 16 March 1858, lot 1831: purchased by the