• Miniature of Christ feeding the multitude, with a preliminary sketch in the lower margin, a partial border, and a foliate initial 'O'(n lit), at the beginning of chapter 34., Meditationes vitae Christi (Le Livre doré des meditations de la vie de nostre seigneur Jesu Christ)

by Jean Galopes, dean of Saint-Louis de la Saussaye (diocese of Evreux), chaplain of Henry V of England, and of John, duke of Bedford, were composed for Henry V probably c. 1420. Another contemporary copy of this text is Cambridge,

• Illuminated initial 'S'(i) entwined with strapwork, square capitals in a four-colour sequence, and a trompe l'oeil page with its corners curling at the edges, surrounded by a full border with all'antica elements, a frieze, and griffins supporting a shield in a wreath; at the beginning of Cicero's In verrem., Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium)

also attributed Additional 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe (unpublished notes at the Bodleian Library, Oxford); see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 247-8; II, 11-12).A

• 3-sided border and illuminated initial 'A' at the beginning of the first book of Kings., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

red. Quire signatures and running headings decorated in brown ink. Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms) John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: 1738 note written by James West that it once

• Illuminated initial 'T'(obie) at the beginning of Tobit., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

red. Quire signatures and running headings decorated in brown ink. Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms) John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: 1738 note written by James West that it once

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

red. Quire signatures and running headings decorated in brown ink. Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms) John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: 1738 note written by James West that it once

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

red. Quire signatures and running headings decorated in brown ink. Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms) John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: 1738 note written by James West that it once

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist, at the beginning of the Te igitur in a Missal., Missal

with the Virgin and John the Evangelist, at the beginning of the Te igitur in a Missal. 1 full-page miniature, in colours and gold (f. 146v). 2 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 10v, 147), the first accompanied

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, preceding 'Decem psalmi qui dicenti sunt ad honorem passionis domini'., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, preceding 'Decem psalmi qui dicenti sunt ad honorem passionis domini'. The miniatures are on loose leaves, with the blank side at the front, which is typical for Flemish production. Associated with the

• Miniature of Christ showing his wounds seated on a rainbow, with Virgin and John, preceding the Seven Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

seated on a rainbow, with Virgin and John, preceding the Seven Penitential Psalms. The miniatures are on loose leaves, with the blank side at the front, which is typical for Flemish production. Associated with the Beaufort Master (see Kuhn 1940,

• Miniature of the fool holding a stick and using a small animal to play as if it were the bagpipes, and two men, one of whom is David, at the beginning of Psalm 52, with a sketch for an illuminator in the margin., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Miniature of Paul holding a book and a sword, addressing a group of kneeling Colossians, with God appearing in the sky, at the beginning of the rubric 'Cy commencent les epistres Saint Pol ad colosenses', with the instruction for an illuminator reading 'Soit fait saint pol p[ar]lant a pluseurs gens / agenoys et nostre seigneur en une nue'., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of a miniature of the building of the Tower of Babel, with a section of a decorated initial 'D'., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of a miniature of the Israelites at the Red Sea., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of a miniature of offerings at the altar., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of a miniature of Moses and the Tablets of the Law., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of a miniature of the capture of Adonibezek., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of a miniature of Jonah in the mouth of the big fish., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'R'(egu) with a dragon, in gold and colours., Theological miscellany, including Goselin's (index: Gocelinus, Jocelyn) Life of Augustine and other saints' lives (see Notes)

testimonio bonorum virorum inspexi et iterato decentius in hoc loco coalltum anno gratie m. cc. lix mense maii' (f. 136v).Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet: inscription that it belonged to him with the date 20 March, 1665

• Detail of a large decorated initial 'P'(oentissimus) in colours and gold with foliate decoration and acanthus leaves., Theological miscellany, including Goselin's (index: Gocelinus, Jocelyn) Life of Augustine and other saints' lives (see Notes)

testimonio bonorum virorum inspexi et iterato decentius in hoc loco coalltum anno gratie m. cc. lix mense maii' (f. 136v).Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet: inscription that it belonged to him with the date 20 March, 1665

• Miniature of Peter Comestor giving his book to the Archbishop of Sens., Bible historiale, the early version

way are: Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale 9001-9002, 9484, Ithaca, Cornell University Library Bd. Rare BY C36 H835, Yale, Beinecke Library 400. John Grey, count of Tancarville in Normandy (b. 1384-91, d. 1421), soldier and diplomat, and his wife Joanna (b. 1400,