• Miniature of Edmund's rediscovered head being found by monks and held aloft; and, to the right being reunited with his body, which is still pierced with the arrows of his murderers, with rabbits coming in and out of holes, in the background., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

is still pierced with the arrows of his murderers, with rabbits coming in and out of holes, in the background. John Lydgate (probably from Lidgate or Lydgate, 10 miles from Bury), a monk of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds,

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

rainbow at Fremund's birth. 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 Fremund's secretary and biographer, Burchard, in a domestic interior, writing at a sloping desk, with two books and a roll on one of the shelves in the background., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

desk, with two books and a roll on one of the shelves in the background. 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

• Miniature of a miraculous rainbow over the spot where Fremund's mother holds her infant, surrounded by handmaids; on the right-hand side the child is christened by a bishop., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

surrounded by handmaids; on the right-hand side the child is christened by a bishop. 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

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

at prayer and work. 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 Fremund defeating a Danish army of forty thousand with just twenty-four soldiers. Fremund is in the middle wearing a crown, being aided by sword-wielding angels above., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

Fremund is in the middle wearing a crown, being aided by sword-wielding angels above. 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

• Miniature of the decapitated head of Fremund speaking to Oswy., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

of Fremund speaking to Oswy. 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

• 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

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

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 or

• Text page., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

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 borders, including heraldry,

• 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