• Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with an instruction for illuminator 'oro' next to it, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin

throughout the text. Catchwords decorated with purple pen-flourishing. Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin The Old Royal Library (English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'No 372' (f. 1): included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne at a table receiving a letter, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'O'(r dist)., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

red. Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon) Inscribed 'Les IIII filz Aymont', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 75; and in

• Detail of a miniature of the Wheel of Fortune, at the beginning of book 2 of the De Consolatione Philosophiae., De Consolatione Philosophiae (Roman de Fortune et de Félicité; index Consolation of Philosophy); Le testament; Le traitie de parler et de taire

Fortune et de Félicité; index Consolation of Philosophy); Le testament; Le traitie de parler et de taire The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 131' (f. 2), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of the capture of a city by soldiers, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'D'(e)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of a duel between two knights on foot, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'S'(es)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of soldiers engaged in various acts of pillage of a city, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'I'(ls)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of an emperor kneeling before a Pope, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'P'(our ce que)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Janus and other pagan deities, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'L'(es)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Philosophy holding the spheres, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'O'(r)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Augustine before a group of demons, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'A'(ulcuns)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of a pope celebrating mass before an altar, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'T'(ous)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne, on a pilgrimage, passing Montauban., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

red. Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon) Inscribed 'Les IIII filz Aymont', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 75; and in

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne enthroned consulting his barons, with a partial border, a foliate initial 'E'(n ceste), and an instruction to illuminator reading 'Icy soit fait ung palaiz ou le roy Charlemaine et plusieurs barons soient'., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

red. Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon) Inscribed 'Les IIII filz Aymont', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 75; and in

• Detail of a miniature of a statue of Opis, the wife of Saturn, with two Roman worshippers., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Opis

• Detail of a miniature of Juno crowned in heaven, with priests with censers below, and women with an infant., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Juno

• Detail of a miniature of Ceres enthroned, while a man drives a harrow with an oxen., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Ceres

• Detail of a miniature of Amalthea writing., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Amalthea

• Detail of a miniature of Nicostrata or Carmenta teaching., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Nicostrata

• Detail of a miniature of Venus, with Vulcan and Adonis, and a priest with a censor., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Venus,

• Detail of a miniature of Isis, crowned, escaping in a boat to Egypt., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Isis