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Detail of a miniature of sheep. This is a 'Second Family' bestiary; see James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681,
physician and collector: inscription 'Bibliotheca Sloaniana' (f. 1).Former shelfmark (?) '5Vh' , and crossed out (ff. 1, 1v). Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Sheep Lombardy
and collector: inscription 'Bibliotheca Sloaniana' (f. 1).Former shelfmark (?) '5Vh' , and crossed out (ff. 1, 1v). Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Boar or
and collector: inscription 'Bibliotheca Sloaniana' (f. 1).Former shelfmark (?) '5Vh' , and crossed out (ff. 1, 1v). Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Plants, sheep,
a landscape with sheep, goats, cattle, sheep-shearing, and milking. 17 miniatures with large historiated or decorated initials and full borders, with all'antica elements including putti, candelabrae, swags, cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at
Manuscripts of the West Midlands
trenite þe ffadir & son & holigost þe makyng off þe worlde of adam and eue and afftir of noye and so ffro noye to abraham and so doune þe genelagy of our lady & þe birth off crist &