• Miniature of a doge presenting a member of the Mocenigo with a commission before a female personification of Venice, within a border of scroll-work with the arms of the Mocenigo family., Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Mocenigo family

personification of Venice, within a border of scroll-work with the arms of the Mocenigo family. Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Mocenigo family A member of the Mocenigo family of Venice: their arms

• Miniature of a Venetian nobleman kneeling in prayer before a seated Virgin and Child with the infant John within an ornate border of scroll-work with putti, maidens, garlands, the lion of Mark and the Pasquaglio family arms., Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Pasquaglio family of Venice

the arms of the Pasquaglio family of Venice. Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Pasquaglio family of Venice A member of the noble Pasquaglio family of Venice: their arms (f. 16). Charles Stuart,

• Display script and border., Commission from Giovanni Cornaro, Doge of Venice, to Benedetto Ciurano, as Proveditor and Captain of the Island of Corfu

the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Border Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)

• Title page., Commission from Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice, appointing Andrea Gritti governor of Šibenik

the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Title page Venice Italy, N. (Venice)

• Miniature of the Pieta and Gradenigo in prayer., Commission of Pietro Loredano, Doge of Venice, appointing Giovanni Paulo Gradenigo, Podestà and Capitano of Feltri

Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Pieta and Gradenigo Venice Italy, N. (Venice)

• Miniature of Justicia., Commission of Pietro Loredano, Doge of Venice, appointing Giovanni Paulo Gradenigo, Podestà and Capitano of Feltri

using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Justicia Venice Italy, N. (Venice)

• Historiated initial with author portrait of Dante and foliate border., Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso)(index Divine Comedy)

Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso)(index Divine Comedy) Maffeo Pinelli (b. 1735, d. 1785), Venice: his catalogue (see Iacobo Morelli, ~Bibliotheca Maphaei Pinellii Veneti~, 6 vols (Venice: Typis Palesii, 1787), V, no. 3893); bought by Mason for 10 guineas (note

• Miniature with the Virgin and the ~doge~ of Venice, with a full foliate border including medaillons and heraldic arms in the lower margin., Commission of Andrea Gritti, ~doge~ of Venice, appointing Aloysio Capello ~podestà~ of Castelfranco

Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Miniature and border Venice Italy, N. (Venice)

• Historiated initial with men in ship and foliate border., Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso)(index Divine Comedy)

Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso)(index Divine Comedy) Maffeo Pinelli (b. 1735, d. 1785), Venice: his catalogue (see Iacobo Morelli, ~Bibliotheca Maphaei Pinellii Veneti~, 6 vols (Venice: Typis Palesii, 1787), V, no. 3893); bought by Mason for 10 guineas (note

• Historiated initial and foliate border., Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso)(index Divine Comedy)

Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso)(index Divine Comedy) Maffeo Pinelli (b. 1735, d. 1785), Venice: his catalogue (see Iacobo Morelli, ~Bibliotheca Maphaei Pinellii Veneti~, 6 vols (Venice: Typis Palesii, 1787), V, no. 3893); bought by Mason for 10 guineas (note

• Decorated initial 'A'(harmonike) and marginal diagrams at the beginning of Ptolemy's Harmonica., Harmonica

by the same scribe as Burney 103 and 108, possibly in Venice; originally bound together in the same volume (spine marked [vol] 'I'). Maffeo Pinelli (d. 1785) of Venice (inscription '7949, f. i verso, upside down at the foot of

• Headpiece and coloured initial., Commentary on Claudius Ptolemaeus's Harmonica

possibly in Venice; originally bound together in the same volume (spine marked [vol] '2'). Maffeo Pinelli (d. 1785) of Venice (inscription '7950', f. i, corresponding to his inventory number, see Iacobo Morelli, ~Bibliotheca Maphaei Pinellii Veneti~, 6 vols (Venice: Typis

• Decorated initial and border., Commission from Leonardo Loredan, Doge of Venice, appointing Aloysio Zeno ~capitano~ of Ravenna

full foliate border including medaillons with the lion of Venice, a bishop, and heraldic arms in front of a landscape with a rabbit (f. 1). Commission from Leonardo Loredan, Doge of Venice, appointing Aloysio Zeno ~capitano~ of Ravenna Aloysio Zeno:

• Miniature of a nobleman of the Zane family of Venice standing beside a column within a border of gold scroll-work with medallions of the winged lion of Mark, birds (including a peacock and a rooster), Minerva, Ceres and the Zane arms, and butterflies, insects and snails. On the verso, a miniature of the winged lion of Mark holding a book, framed by a border of scroll-work in blue, yellow and pink and pink roses., Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Zane family of Venice.

of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Zane family of Venice. A member of the noble Zane family of Venice and governor in the last quarter of the 16th century: their arms (f. 33).Charles Stuart,

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

preface Written by the same scribe as Burney 102 and 103, possibly in Venice, and originally bound together in the same volume. Maffeo Pinelli (d. 1785) of Venice (inscription '7952', f. iii, an original paper flyleaf, upper left corner, corresponding

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

preface Written by the same scribe as Burney 102 and 103, possibly in Venice, and originally bound together in the same volume. Maffeo Pinelli (d. 1785) of Venice (inscription '7952', f. iii, an original paper flyleaf, upper left corner, corresponding

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

preface Written by the same scribe as Burney 102 and 103, possibly in Venice, and originally bound together in the same volume. Maffeo Pinelli (d. 1785) of Venice (inscription '7952', f. iii, an original paper flyleaf, upper left corner, corresponding

• Miniature in colours and gold, of female personifications of Justice and Peace kissing before another female figure holding a crown and two fronds, beneath a vision of God holding the terrestrial globe, within a border of gold scroll-work with the arms of the ?Bragadin family of Venice (azure a cross gules argent)., Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a Venetian nobleman, possibly a member of the Bragadin family

?Bragadin family of Venice (azure a cross gules argent). Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a Venetian nobleman, possibly a member of the Bragadin family ?A member of the noble Bragadin family of Venice in the last

• Miniature of Girolamo Zane giving a coin to a kneeling woman in a crowded hall; in a balcony above a woman holds a fish-spear, possibly personifying the Adriatic Sea (see Warner and Gilson 1921 p. 32) or, more probably, Venice (see Chambers 1983 p. 396), with Mark and his symbol of a lion., Giuramento (Commission and oath) of Girolomo (Hieronymus) Zane as Procurator de citra of Saint Mark, Venice

in 1762. King George III (b. 1738, d. 1820).Given to the British Museum by King George IV in 1823 as part of the library of King George III. Distribution of alms Giovanni Vitale Giovanni Vitale Venice Italy, N. E. (Venice)

• Miniature of Ursato Manulesso adoring the Virgin with the Child., Commission from Aloysio Mocenico, Doge of Venice, to Ursato Manulesso, delegating the Government of Padua to him

the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Ursato Manulesso Venice Italy, N. (Venice)