• Detail of a miniature of Hugues de Puisac with the king in a palace, and outside, plotting, while behind, traitors are hanged., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270) Thomas Thwaytes (d. 1503), chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under Edward IV, and treasurer of Calais until 1490, arrested for treason in 1494, written for him in

• Miniature of an assault on a city and castle., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 60; and perhaps in the Catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Assault of

• Detail of a page with an historiated initial 'L'(e duc) and a decorated border., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270) Thomas Thwaytes (d. 1503), chancellor of the Exchequer, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under Edward IV, and treasurer of Calais until 1490, arrested for treason in 1494, written for him in

• Detail of a miniature of the capture of Evreux., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 60; and perhaps in the Catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Capture of

• Detail of a miniature of the burning of heretics., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)

list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 60; and perhaps in the Catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Burning of

• Detail of a miniature of the attack on St James in Normandy., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1422 to 1460)

of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England (f. 20) supported by a red dragon and a white hound (f. 9v), the portcullis badge of the Beauforts used by Henry VII, and a white rose of

• Miniature of the siege of Montargis and the drowning of Pierre de Giac., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1422 to 1460)

of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England (f. 20) supported by a red dragon and a white hound (f. 9v), the portcullis badge of the Beauforts used by Henry VII, and a white rose of

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

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson 1876). Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum in 1895.Transferred to the Department of Manuscripts of the

• 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

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson 1876). Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum in 1895.Transferred to the Department of Manuscripts of the

• 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

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

• Miniature of Childebert and Clothaire before Saragossa meeting a bishop of Saragossa, with the bishop and clergy bringing out relics of Vincent, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned lion, a dragon holding a banner with the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit', and two red roses of Lancaster; and an illuminated initial 'L'(e roy) with a portcullis, the badge of Beauforts, used by Henry VII., Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from Priam of Troy to 768)

1509), king of England and lord of Ireland: the royal arms of England, a banner with the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit', two red roses of Lancaster (f. 47), red roses of Lancaster and white roses ofYork (f.

• Decorated and coloured initials., Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect

Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect The latest document is dated 1393 and Richard II is described as 'rex ultimus', suggesting a terminus ante quem of 1413 (f. 92v). Burton 2004 p. xxvii argues that the absence of

• Detail of a miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, at the beginning of the prologue., Decameron (Les cent nouvelles)

Detail of a miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, at the beginning of the prologue. Contains the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio in the French translation from the lost Latin version of

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uod) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers and a bird. The roses, greyhound, and dragon are heraldic motifs referring to the royal Tudor family., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth ofYork in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later became bishop of Worcester

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ui) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers, acorns, and a greyhound holding a banner with the coat of arms of Henry VII., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth ofYork in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later became bishop of Worcester

• Historiated initial 'H'(ere) of the author presenting the book to an enthroned king, with a full border containing white and red roses, at the beginning of the list of contents., The Master of Game

beginning of the list of contents. Contains the Master of Game of Edward, 3nd duke ofYork (b. c.1373, d. 1415), dedicated to the prince of Wales, a translation of the Livre du chasse of Gaston Phébus, count of Foix,

• 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,

• 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