• 'Champ' initial 'M'(ichi) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of Pierre d'Ailly's 'Elucidarium'., A miscellany of historical and scientific texts, including Dudo's 'De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae Ducum', lacking first leaf (ff. 1-57v), William of Jumièges's 'Gesta Normannorum Ducum', redaction A, books 5-7, lacking the first two leaves (ff. 57v-69), Pierre d'Ailly's works, including 'De concordia astronomice veritatis et narrationis historice', imperfect (ff. 163v-181), 'Elucidarium astronomice concordie', imperfect (ff. 181v-203), and Norfolk's 'In artem progressionis' (ff.238v-241)

one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Illuminated initial. John Norfolk John Norfolk Dudo of St Quentin, William of Jumièges (index Gulielmus Gemeticensis), Pierre d'Ailly (index Petro de Alliaco), John Norfolk (index Johannes Norfolke) Oxford England, Central (Oxford)

• Miniature of John the Baptist., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of John the Baptist. Suffrage to Thomas crossed out (f. 51v). 27 full-page miniatures, accompanied by large decorated initials on the following page, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 16, 32, 44v, 54, 56v, 58v, 61v, 63v,

• Foliate initial 'I'(n), mostly excised, at the beginning of Livy's Ab urbe condita., Ab urbe condita (third, first, and fourth decades)

4 March 1793, lot 1201, bought by Egerton for £4 14s. 6d.John Egerton, ~Catalogue of Books, including the Library of John Smeaton … and Many Other Collections~, 1794, item 1506, priced £12 12s.Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical

• null, Ab urbe condita (third, first, and fourth decades)

4 March 1793, lot 1201, bought by Egerton for £4 14s. 6d.John Egerton, ~Catalogue of Books, including the Library of John Smeaton … and Many Other Collections~, 1794, item 1506, priced £12 12s.Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical

• Large white vine initial 'O'(mnes) enclosing a putto, with a butterfly in the margin, at the beginning of the text., Catilina (ff. 1-16), Jugurtha (ff. 16-46), Epitome historiarum Trogi Pompeii (ff. 46-137v), Epitoma de Tito Livio (index Epitome of Livy) (ff. 138-176v)

Large white vine initial 'O'(mnes) enclosing a putto, with a butterfly in the margin, at the beginning of the text. Giovanni di Stia was a Florentine notary.Explicit followed by 4 verses 'Roma vetus veteres […] Quorum consilio precipitata ruis'

• Miniature of the Creation of Eve, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of an extract from the Old Testament., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Trinity, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the suffrages., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Annunciation, full foliate borders including prophets and heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Nativity., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Trinity., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Crucifixion., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Resurrection., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Trinity, with Christ on a crucifix., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of a woman in prayer before the Virgin and Child., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of Peter., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of Stephen., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Decorated initial 'S'(icut) at the beginning of the first text, and birds, oak leaves, acorns and crowned knight in armour in the margins., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

owned at least ff. 63-66 in 1565, inscribed 'Sn Guiliel Bowyer. 1565' (f. 63).Inscribed 'An Olde Calender belonginge to me John Prim[...?] ?servaunt to M. George h[...] chamberlaine of the cittie of London. 1568' (f. 128): owned probably only ff.

• Decorated initial 'D'(e) with pen-flourishing including an oak leaf, at the beginning of a list of the relics given to Waltham abbey by Harold and others., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

owned at least ff. 63-66 in 1565, inscribed 'Sn Guiliel Bowyer. 1565' (f. 63).Inscribed 'An Olde Calender belonginge to me John Prim[...?] ?servaunt to M. George h[...] chamberlaine of the cittie of London. 1568' (f. 128): owned probably only ff.

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing in the 'Waltham Chronicle'., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

owned at least ff. 63-66 in 1565, inscribed 'Sn Guiliel Bowyer. 1565' (f. 63).Inscribed 'An Olde Calender belonginge to me John Prim[...?] ?servaunt to M. George h[...] chamberlaine of the cittie of London. 1568' (f. 128): owned probably only ff.

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourishing. Arches drawn in the margin, possibly by William Howard in the early 17th century., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

owned at least ff. 63-66 in 1565, inscribed 'Sn Guiliel Bowyer. 1565' (f. 63).Inscribed 'An Olde Calender belonginge to me John Prim[...?] ?servaunt to M. George h[...] chamberlaine of the cittie of London. 1568' (f. 128): owned probably only ff.