• Miniature of John on Patmos with his eagle flying away with the pencase and the inkwell, decorated initial 'I'(n) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Gospel Lessons., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges

of John on Patmos with his eagle flying away with the pencase and the inkwell, decorated initial 'I'(n) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Gospel Lessons. 13 full-page miniatures mostly with large decorated initials and full foliate borders,

• Pages painted black with red drops of blood, representing the wounds of Christ, worn, perhaps as the result of kissing., Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Pages painted black with red drops of blood, representing the wounds of Christ, worn, perhaps as the result of kissing. The most remarkable example of a book of devotion that may show signs of having received that devotion in

• Print with the Virgin nursing the Child., Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Print with the Virgin nursing the Child. The most remarkable example of a book of devotion that may show signs of having received that devotion in a direct physical form is Egerton 1821, an English product of around 1490.

• Pages painted red with streaming blood., Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Pages painted red with streaming blood. The most remarkable example of a book of devotion that may show signs of having received that devotion in a direct physical form is Egerton 1821, an English product of around 1490. It

• Page painted red with streaming blood., Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Page painted red with streaming blood. The most remarkable example of a book of devotion that may show signs of having received that devotion in a direct physical form is Egerton 1821, an English product of around 1490. It

• Page painted red with streaming blood., Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Page painted red with streaming blood. The most remarkable example of a book of devotion that may show signs of having received that devotion in a direct physical form is Egerton 1821, an English product of around 1490. It

• Page painted red with streaming blood., Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Page painted red with streaming blood. The most remarkable example of a book of devotion that may show signs of having received that devotion in a direct physical form is Egerton 1821, an English product of around 1490. It

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(d) of David in prayer, from the beginning of a Gradual., Leaf from a Gradual

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(d) of David in prayer, from the beginning of a Gradual. The leaf was taken out of Arundel 71 in 1947. 1 historiated initial, accompanied by a full trompe l'oeil border, in colours and

• Page of music on the verso of the folio., Leaf from a Gradual

Page of music on the verso of the folio. The leaf was taken out of Arundel 71 in 1947. 1 historiated initial, accompanied by a full trompe l'oeil border, in colours and gold (recto). Small initials in blue with

• Coloured initials., Leaf of a glossed codex of Justinian, book 6.6.4-6.14.2, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso, formerly used as a pastedown

glossed codex of Justinian, book 6.6.4-6.14.2, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso, formerly used as a pastedown John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initials., Fragment of a Psalter, with part of Psalms 11-13, with the recto bound as the verso

alternately red or blue. Fragment of a Psalter, with part of Psalms 11-13, with the recto bound as the verso John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initials and musical notation., Fragment of a Missal, with part of the Mass for the 18th Sunday after Trinity

notation on red four-line staves. Fragment of a Missal, with part of the Mass for the 18th Sunday after Trinity John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Musical notation., Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord

initials in red or blue. Musical notation on red 4-line staves. Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Puzzle initial., Leaf of a Psalter, in the Gallican version, including Psalms 26-32, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso

Leaf of a Psalter, in the Gallican version, including Psalms 26-32, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initial 'V'(ide) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the list of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God)., List of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God)

red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Capitals marked in yellow. List of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 17 June 1721 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Historiated initial 'A'(d) of David in prayer, from the beginning of a Gradual., Leaf from a Gradual

Historiated initial 'A'(d) of David in prayer, from the beginning of a Gradual. The leaf was taken out of Arundel 71 in 1947. 1 historiated initial, accompanied by a full trompe l'oeil border, in colours and gold (recto). Small

• Detail of the last 4 staves of music and an inscription., Leaf from a Gradual

Detail of the last 4 staves of music and an inscription. The leaf was taken out of Arundel 71 in 1947. 1 historiated initial, accompanied by a full trompe l'oeil border, in colours and gold (recto). Small initials in

• First page of the text, with the inscription of Thomas Cranmer (text bound with Royal 2 E. iii)., Breviarium on the Psalms

First page of the text, with the inscription of Thomas Cranmer (text bound with Royal 2 E. iii). Originally in 3 volumes, each containing the commentary to 50 Psalms, now in 2 volumes, Royal 2 E XIII and Royal

• Coloured print with Christ as Man of Sorrows being adored by a Carthsian, pasted to a page painted in red covered with streaming blood. A Carthusian kneels before a bloody Christ, who stands beside his cross. They converse by means of scrolls with texts in latin. The Carthusian petitions Christ: ‘O Lord I beseech, send me salvation’ (Domine obsecro dirige ad me salutem). He replies: ‘Son, shun (temptation, understood), subdue (it), say nothing, keep quiet (Fili fuge, vince, tace, quiesce). The formulation is found in Abelard’s Epistle VII on the foundation of a women’s convent, and the context is how to avoid the temptation to sin. Below is a caption in English: ‘The greatest comfort in al temptacyon Is the remembraunce of Crystes passyon.’, Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Coloured print with Christ as Man of Sorrows being adored by a Carthsian, pasted to a page painted in red covered with streaming blood. A Carthusian kneels before a bloody Christ, who stands beside his cross. They converse by

• Coloured print with Christ as the Man of Sorrows surrounded by instruments of the Passion pasted to a page painted in red covered with streaming blood, with an indulgence (later defaced): ‘To all them that devoutly say five Pater nosters, five Aves, and a Creed afore such a figure are granted 32,755 years of pardon.’, Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany

Coloured print with Christ as the Man of Sorrows surrounded by instruments of the Passion pasted to a page painted in red covered with streaming blood, with an indulgence (later defaced): ‘To all them that devoutly say five Pater