• Miniature of John and the woman clothed with the sun and the dragon; miniature of John and the Beast., Bible historiale, the early version

Miniature of John and the woman clothed with the sun and the dragon; miniature of John and the Beast. Bound In four volumes: vol. 1 (ff. 1-144), vol. 2 (ff. 145-284v), vol. 3 (ff. 285-412), vol. 4 (ff. 413-532), originally

• 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

• Miniature of the death of Sweyn, the king of the Danes., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

Sweyn, the king of the Danes. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund from

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Sweyn, the king of the Danes., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

of Sweyn, the king of the Danes. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund

• Miniature of a woman being pulled from the shrine of Edmund., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

pulled from the shrine of Edmund. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund from

• Detail of a miniature of a woman being pulled from the shrine of Edmund., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

being pulled from the shrine of Edmund. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund

• 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

• Detail of a miniature of the presentation of the text to the king, or alternatively, the admission of the king and leading courtiers into the confraternity of St Edmund, an event described in the poem, and illuminated initial., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

king and leading courtiers into the confraternity of St Edmund, an event described in the poem, and illuminated initial. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated

• 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

beginning 'Je may pouoir de vivre en joye...', and 'Triste playsir et doloureuse joye...', 15th century (f. 165). John Gamston (or John of Gamston, Nottinghamshire): inscribed with his name, 'Iste liber constat Joh[an]i Gamston[i] generoso', early 16th century (f. 164v).Henry

• Miniature of Edmund appearing to Ailwyn, and Ailwyn sending a message to king Sweyn., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

Ailwyn sending a message to king Sweyn. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund

• Miniature of Edmund impaling Sweyn., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

Edmund impaling Sweyn. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund from Latin into English

• Miniature of penitential knights at Edmund's shrine., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

knights at Edmund's shrine. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund from Latin into

• Miniature of a priest's house burning and Ailwyn's entry at Cripplegate., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

burning and Ailwyn's entry at Cripplegate. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, translated this work on the life of king Edmund and his cousin Fremund from