• Detail of a miniature of Charles V of France receiving the book from the author, at the beginning of book 1., Le Songe du Vergier

valued for his executors and priced 12 Parisian pounds (see Inventaire de la bibliothèque du roi Charles VI 1867). John[John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a miniature of the enthroned Virgin with All Saints. To the left the kneeling figures are presumably Lord Lovell and his wife, although they do not have any heraldic emblems on their clothes to identify them with certainty; he holds a scroll which reads 'Pray for us, all saints of God'., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

certainty; he holds a scroll which reads 'Pray for us, all saints of God'. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the

• Detail of a genealogy of the Holland family., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

family. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures or historiated initials with full inhabited

• Detail of a miniature of a dialogue between a clerk and a knight, with a full border and a shield bearing the royal arms of France flanked by a lion., Le Songe du Vergier

valued for his executors and priced 12 Parisian pounds (see Inventaire de la bibliothèque du roi Charles VI 1867). John[John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Text page., Le Songe du Vergier

valued for his executors and priced 12 Parisian pounds (see Inventaire de la bibliothèque du roi Charles VI 1867). John[John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Text page., Le Songe du Vergier

valued for his executors and priced 12 Parisian pounds (see Inventaire de la bibliothèque du roi Charles VI 1867). John[John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a dragon from the top of the folio., Le Songe du Vergier

valued for his executors and priced 12 Parisian pounds (see Inventaire de la bibliothèque du roi Charles VI 1867). John[John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Detail of a miniature of the king enthroned with a clerk and a knight debating., Le Songe du Vergier

valued for his executors and priced 12 Parisian pounds (see Inventaire de la bibliothèque du roi Charles VI 1867). John[John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Miniature of Charles V of France receiving the book from the author, and a foliate initial 'A'(udite) with a full border and a shield bearing the royal arms of France flanked by two lions, at the beginning of book 1., Le Songe du Vergier

valued for his executors and priced 12 Parisian pounds (see Inventaire de la bibliothèque du roi Charles VI 1867). John[John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford (b. 1389, d.1435), regent of France and prince, probably purchased by him with the

• Decorated initial 'A', at the beginning of the Tract against clerks., Tract against clerks (ends imperfectly)

in colours and gold (f. 4). Tract against clerks (ends imperfectly) Unidentified owner, 18th century: note attributing the tract to John Wycliffe (f. 1v). Thomas Thorpe, London bookseller: catalogue 1836, no. 1359; bought by Phillipps.Sir Thomas Phillipps (b. 1792, d.

• Detail of an historiated initial of Caesar Augustus issuing an edict, with courtiers, at the beginning of the reading for Christmas with a passage from the gospel of Luke (2:1-14): 'And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled . . .'. The borders include heraldry, angels, a half-naked king, birds, and a dragon., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

. .'. The borders include heraldry, angels, a half-naked king, birds, and a dragon. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the

• Detail of a miniature of the Adoration of the Shepherds and George and the dragon., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

and George and the dragon. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures or historiated

• Detail of a miniature of the Annunciation to Joseph., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

to Joseph. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures or historiated initials with full

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(um) of the Adoration of the Magi, and in the borders, angels, busts, and heraldry., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

in the borders, angels, busts, and heraldry. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures

• Miniature of two angels supporting the Lovell and Holland arms, and a crowned dog in the border., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

a crowned dog in the border. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures or

• Detail of a miniature with angels supporting the Lovell and Holland arms, and a crowned dog in the border., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

and a crowned dog in the border. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures

• Detail of a miniature of Christ with the two pilgrims at Emmaus, with a heraldic device in the border., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

with a heraldic device in the border. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures

• Miniature of the Resurrection of Christ, with marginal praying figures, possibly Lovell and his wife, and in the border an angel and the face of Christ., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

in the border an angel and the face of Christ. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f.

• Detail of a miniature of the Resurrection of Christ, with marginal praying figures, possibly Lovell and his wife, Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

figures, possibly Lovell and his wife ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures or

• Detail of a miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, with a marginal image of Mary holding the Christ child., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

image of Mary holding the Christ child. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f. 4v). Smaller miniatures