• Detail of a caption framed by the curved tail of a dragon, at ~Shabbat Parah~., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of decorated initial-word panels at the beginning of the customs of Purim accompanied by a white stork holding a fish in its beak., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of decorated initial-word panel and initial words surrounded by foliate scrolls., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of an initial word surrounded by a foliat scroll inhabited by a monkey (or a wild man)., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of iInitial words decorated with an embellished horizontal band and a sleeping panther in the lower margin., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of an initial word surrounded by foliate scrolls and accompanied by a wolf, at ~Shabbat ha-Hodesh~., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Flourished initial 'A'(d), at the beginning of the Statutum de Lincolnia., Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England)

'A'(d), at the beginning of the Statutum de Lincolnia. Large and small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England) Richard Nix (b. 1447, d. 1535), Bishop of Norwich: 'Ricardi Nykke'

• Detail of a border with a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' in the margin., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Detail of a border with a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with a Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' in the margin., Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents)

record of books in the Great Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 26; and in the Catalogue of 1666,

• Miniature of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden illustrating the text in the initial-word panel, 'It is not good that man is alone; I shall make him a helpmate opposite him' (Gen. 2:18)., ~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

• Decorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the thirteenth book, the Book of Civil Law (~Sefer Mishpatim~) with a full foliate border inhabited by birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.See also the first volume of the work: Harley 5698. The Book

• Colophon of the scribe incorporated into a panel decorated with gold and penwork with a full foliate border inhabited by birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.See also the first volume of the work: Harley

• Decorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the tenth book, the Book of Ritual Purity (~Sefer Tohorah~) with a full foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.See also the first volume of the work: Harley 5698. The Book

• Painting of a man sitting at the spread table lifting his cup and saying the blessing over food., Prayer book, Italian rite

Painting of a man sitting at the spread table lifting his cup and saying the blessing over food. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with full floral border

• Marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions., Prayer book, Italian rite

Marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with full floral border (f. 1). 3 drawings illustrating the text, in brown and red

• Detail from the frontispiece to ~Orah Hayyim~ (The Way of Life) with the medallion containing the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel., ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars)

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 foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.See also the first volume of the work: Harley

• Detail: a medallion on the bottom held by two puttos containing the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel., ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars)

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 page: initial-word panel ~Barukh~ (blessed) framed by a full floral border., ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars)

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 an inhabited border., ~Arbaah Turim~ (The Four Pillars)

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