• Detail of a page: a medallion held by two puttos containing the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel., ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help) and ~Hoshen Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement) of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars) (ff. 2-261v); ~Hilkhot De'ot~ of the Mishneh Torah (ff. 261v-265v)

undated (f. 269); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 88.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his

• Frontispiece to the fourth pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement). The initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) is inhabited by three white rabbits., ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help) and ~Hoshen Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement) of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars) (ff. 2-261v); ~Hilkhot De'ot~ of the Mishneh Torah (ff. 261v-265v)

undated (f. 269); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 88.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his

• Detail of the full floral border with birds and medallions, from the frontispiece to the fourth pillar of ~Arbaah Turim~, ~Hoshen ha-Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement)., ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help) and ~Hoshen Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement) of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars) (ff. 2-261v); ~Hilkhot De'ot~ of the Mishneh Torah (ff. 261v-265v)

undated (f. 269); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 88.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his

• Detail of a medallion in the lower margin held by two puttos containing the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel., ~Even ha-Ezer~ (The Stone of Help) and ~Hoshen Mishpat~ (The Breastplate of Judgement) of ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars) (ff. 2-261v); ~Hilkhot De'ot~ of the Mishneh Torah (ff. 261v-265v)

undated (f. 269); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 88.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his

• Illuminated initial 'B'., Leaves formerly used as a cover from a Missal

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Inscribed '666' (f. 1).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) at the beginning of a register of briefs., Registrum brevium, from the reign of Edward III to Henry V

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• null, Ordo coronacionis pariter et unccionis Regis et Regine secundum usum et ritum Anglicanum (ff. 2-11v), and others

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Allegorical designs: four signboards, anchor and shears, the royal arms and Prince of Wales's feathers, dated 1623, and initials NF; anchor and sheep, the arms of London and of the Merchant Taylors' Company, dated 1619, and initials BW; a sun, dated 1625, and initials HW; a clock, dated 1628, and initials LV; below a scene with a man carrying a bust of Charles l; on the facing page street scenes, a procession, and the Pope and others burning., Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold

• Decorated initial 'F'(rater), and three-sided foliate borders, including heraldic arms, of a charter., Admission, by Frater Ralph Bekwith, 'minister domus de Houndeslowe' [Hounslow], and the convent of the same, of the Order of the Holy Trinity for the redemption of captives, of Henry, Prince of Wales, to the confraternity and privileges of the order

convent of the same, of the Order of the Holy Trinity for the redemption of captives, of Henry, Prince of Wales, to the confraternity and privileges of the order Dated 1508 (f. 2).Initial containing the royal arms with label of

• Title page with trompe-l'oeil border with naturalistic flowers, fruits and insects., Les Quatrains de Guy de Faur (ff. 1-65), Les Cinquante octonaires sur la vanité et inconsistance du monde (ff. 66-117)

Richard Heming, 1688: inscribed 'Richard Heming Hi Booke Anno Redemtionis between 1688 1687' (f. 27v), 'Richard' (f. 35v), 'Richard Hemin (f. 84v), .D. Hackluith, 1693: inscribed 'Libri H. Hackluith. 1693' (f. 118v). Robert Burscough (b. 1650/51, d. 1709), prebendary

• Genealogy of Stephen, Henry II, Richard, and John, and their children shown in circles., Genealogical roll of the kings of England to Edward IV, imperfect (the Shorter English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

margin (ff. 2v-23). Genealogical roll of the kings of England to Edward IV, imperfect (the Shorter English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) Edward Rowe Mores (b. 1730, d. 1778), antiquary and historian of printing: inscribed 'Edw. Rowe Mores

• Decorated initials 'S'(hal) and 'S'(oules) in the fourth book of Sidrak and Bokkus, with inscriptions, possibly 'Thomas Walker Thomas Cowpland, John Bolton, Robert Spynk, Garry Jacson, James Loueden, Thomas Tomson, John Best, Richard Hilborn' in the margin below., Sidrak and Bokkus

the xvj day of Ianuarey in the year of our lord god Mcccccliij' witnessed by 'Wyllam Qwathey' (?) 'Ihon Walker', Richard Wytwortth' (?) (f. 80); 'thys byth made the xvj day of septembre In the yer of our lord god

• Miniature of Charles the Bold enthroned with the arms of Burgundy above, receiving the book from Vasco de Lucena, with a tapestry in the back of the room decorated with the flint and steel of Burgundy and Charles' motto 'Je lay emprins; encircled by a full border containing the royal arms of England on a shield and on two banners held by a siren and a knight, with a foliate initial 'A'(tres), at the beginning of the prologue., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

the beginning of the prologue. Contains Cyropaedia of Xenophon translated in French as the Cyropédie from a Latin version of Poggio Bracciolini by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; preceded

• Miniature of the meeting of Cyrrus and Hyrcanian, with a partial border containing the royal arms of England., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

royal arms of England. Contains Cyropaedia of Xenophon translated in French as the Cyropédie from a Latin version of Poggio Bracciolini by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; preceded by

• Miniature of Cyrrus enthroned and Chrysanthes addressing the Persians, with a partial border containing the Yorkist badge., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

Contains Cyropaedia of Xenophon translated in French as the Cyropédie from a Latin version of Poggio Bracciolini by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; preceded by a list of contents

• Detail of a miniature of Cyrus and his troops in a phalanx, and an illuminated initial 'T'(andis)., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

Contains Cyropaedia of Xenophon translated in French as the Cyropédie from a Latin version of Poggio Bracciolini by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; preceded by a list of contents

• Detail of a miniature of Cyrus and his army marching off to war., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

Contains Cyropaedia of Xenophon translated in French as the Cyropédie from a Latin version of Poggio Bracciolini by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; preceded by a list of contents

• Decorated foliate initial 'C'(um) and three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of book 2 of Petrus Crescentius Bononiensis's Liber ruralium., Liber ruralium, followed by a tabula (ff. 200-207)

ink are William ofYork (8 June), Carileffus (1 July), the rare Boisil of Melrose (7 July), whose relics were at Durham, Oswald, whose head was at Durham (12 Aug.), Aidan (31 Aug.), and Paulinus ofYork (10 Oct.); in

• Detail of a miniature of the meeting of Cyrrus and Hyrcanian., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

Detail of a miniature of the meeting of Cyrrus and Hyrcanian. Contains Cyropaedia of Xenophon translated in French as the Cyropédie from a Latin version of Poggio Bracciolini by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal

• Detail of a large miniature of an army on the march with a king on horseback., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

Contains Cyropaedia of Xenophon translated in French as the Cyropédie from a Latin version of Poggio Bracciolini by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in service of Isabella of Portugal and then Margaret ofYork; preceded by a list of contents