• Foliate initial 'M' (top miniature)., Cuttings from a choir book

red stave lines visible to sides of cuttings. 21 foliate initials in colours and gold. Cuttings from a choir book John Matthew Gutch (b. 1776, d. 1861), journalist and author: his sale, 16 March 1858, lot 1831: purchased by the

• Foliate initial 'S'., Cuttings from a choir book

red stave lines visible to sides of cuttings. 21 foliate initials in colours and gold. Cuttings from a choir book John Matthew Gutch (b. 1776, d. 1861), journalist and author: his sale, 16 March 1858, lot 1831: purchased by the

• Foliate initial 'S'., Cuttings from a choir book

red stave lines visible to sides of cuttings. 21 foliate initials in colours and gold. Cuttings from a choir book John Matthew Gutch (b. 1776, d. 1861), journalist and author: his sale, 16 March 1858, lot 1831: purchased by the

• Miniature of a Zodiac man, with signs of the Zodiac signs marked on his body., Medical miscellany, including an astronomical calendar

this and the subsequent provenance suggests an origin in London.? John Smith, London, 16th century: a memorandum records that '… I, John Fysh(?), Dyer of London doythe owe unto John Smith of London cloth worker the some of 2s xd

• Volvelle with three moving parts representing the zodiac, the sun, and the moon, and showing their relative positions and the moon's phases, and astronomical diagram., Medical miscellany, including an astronomical calendar

this and the subsequent provenance suggests an origin in London.? John Smith, London, 16th century: a memorandum records that '… I, John Fysh(?), Dyer of London doythe owe unto John Smith of London cloth worker the some of 2s xd

• An engraved historiated full-page border of medallions containing the four Evangelists and scenes from the life of the Virgin and the life and Passion of Christ: (anti-clockwise from top left) of the Annunciation, Luke, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, John, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, Matthew, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion, Mark, and the Resurrection., Cuttings from a printed Missal, containing text from the Masses for the feasts of Pentecost and Augustus

left) of the Annunciation, Luke, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, John, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, Matthew, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ

• An engraved historiated full-page border of medallions containing the four Evangelists and scenes from the life of the Virgin and the life and Passion of Christ: (anti-clockwise from top left) of the Annunciation, Luke, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, Matthew, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, John, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion, Mark, and the Resurrection., Cuttings from a printed Missal, containing text from the Masses for the feasts of Pentecost and Augustus

Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, Matthew, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, John, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion, Mark, and the Resurrection. Italian

• Miniature of the king of France being presented with the attributes of his function (the crown, the helm, the cloak, the sword, the fleur de lis, etc.) by bishops and dignitaries.

the French throne receiving his crown, robe, helm, sword and shield, with mounted knights in the lower border (f. 2). John Tyson, 15th century: inscribed with his name (f. 141).John Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: a

• Historiated initial 'R' of the Resurrection, the body of the letter composed of antique motifs, within a geometric frame with trompe l'oeil pearls. Beneath the miniature is a single line of text 'Resuresit C[h]r[istu]s De Sepulcro Aleluia Aleluia Aleluia'. On the reverse, three four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text '...ianum tuam alle / …mirabilis facta /…est scientia tua all'., Cuttings from a choir book of Alexander VI

were probably sold in his sales of 2 or 15 April 1889, though they are not identifiable in the catalogues. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: purchased from him by the Department of Prints

• Historiated initial 'C' of the Adoration of the Magi with an African king and attendant in the cavalcade, the body of the letter composed of musical instruments and trompe l'oeil gems. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text 'Deus in / …egida et iusti'., Cuttings from a choir book of Alexander VI

were probably sold in his sales of 2 or 15 April 1889, though they are not identifiable in the catalogues. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: purchased from him by the Department of Prints

• Historiated and foliate initial 'N' of the Last Supper within a frame of antique motifs. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text '…iquo est salus / …surrectio no'., Cuttings from a choir book of Alexander VI

were probably sold in his sales of 2 or 15 April 1889, though they are not identifiable in the catalogues. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: purchased from him by the Department of Prints

• Full-page border and section of border pasted at its centre in colours and gold with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, and bezants., Cuttings from a manuscript of Innocent VIII

Full-page border and section of border pasted at its centre in colours and gold with a bar of burnished gold decorated with leaves, floral forms, and bezants. Italian cutting.The present cutting is kept in a box with Add. 35254I-O.

• Detail of the miniature of the Martyrdom of Blaise., Cuttings from a Missal of Clement VII

skill. At the centre is an initial T of extreme b[?eauty...style wherein is represented the Cardinal; the rest illeg. cropped]"'. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: acquired between the first publication of the catalogue

• Montage composed of a miniature of the Assumption of the Virgin above the inscription 'Assumpta Est Maria' (centre); a three-sided historiated border of the arms of Clement VII, the Medici devices of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper' and a yoke with motto 'Suave', two prophets in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (left); and a single historiated border of the Medici device of the motto 'Candor Illesus' inscribed on a banner curling round a tree and a trunk supporting a crystal ball through which pass sun rays, one of which hits the tree causing it to burst into flames and the other striking the banner but with no effect, two prophets in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (right)., Cuttings from a Missal of Clement VII

skill. At the centre is an initial T of extreme b[?eauty...style wherein is represented the Cardinal; the rest illeg. cropped]"'. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: acquired between the first publication of the catalogue

• Montage composed of a miniature of the Martyrdom of Blaise surmounted by two Medici devices of a yoke with motto 'Suave' (centre); a three-sided historiated border of the arms of Clement VII, the Medici devices of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper' and the motto 'Candor Illesus' inscribed on a banner curling round a tree and a trunk supporting a crystal ball through which pass sun rays, one of which hits the tree causing it to burst into flames and the other striking the banner but with no effect, and two sibyls in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (left); and a single historiated border of the Medici 'Candor Illesus' device, two prophets in medallions and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic grotesques (right)., Cuttings from a Missal of Clement VII

skill. At the centre is an initial T of extreme b[?eauty...style wherein is represented the Cardinal; the rest illeg. cropped]"'. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: acquired between the first publication of the catalogue

• Historiated full-page border with the text excised, of the arms (flanked by two hybrid creatures) of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, the Medici device of a diamond ring with three feathers and motto 'Semper', a half-length figure of Peter in a roundel, a cameo of the Flagellation of Christ, flowers, strawberries, birds, pearls, snail shells, and medallions inscribed in capital letters 'Christus Deus Omniptens' and 'Deus in nomine tuo salvus me fac' on a gold-flecked black background. Historiated initial 'T' of the Elevation of the Host before an altar table with an image of Anthony Abbot, introducing the ~Te igitur~ of the Canon of the Mass. A cartouche inscribed 'Julius de Medicis, Cardin. Electus Sum. Pontif. (Clemens VII.) Anno Dom. MDXXIII'., Cuttings from a Missal of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici

skill. At the centre is an initial T of extreme b[?eauty...style wherein is represented the Cardinal; the rest illeg. cropped]"'. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: acquired between the first publication of the catalogue