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Image taken from f. 4 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.

Detail of a marginal drawing of an abbot and a bishop at the Last Judgement. Image taken from f. 6v of Liber Vitae of Newminster and Hyde, with register, charters, customs, the will of Alfred the Great, benedic More

Marginal paintings of a woman playing a fiddle, while a man and a dog in a hooded coat dance, and a knight in armour battles a lion, with birds and grotesques in the margins. Image taken from f. 112 of Book of More

Historiated initial 'Q'(uarta) of God appearing to Moses, with a dragon extender. Image taken from f. 46 of Historia scholastica, Historia actuum apostolorum (ff. 166-191). Written in Latin.

Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of the Mocking of Christ, with a partial bar border including two lions fighting one another. Image taken from f. 53 of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Wr More

Marginal miniature of the king of love sitting in a tree with two musicians, aiming his arrows at a couple sitting below. Image taken from f. 273 of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Wr More

Illuminated historiated initial 'I'(n) with scenes of the days of Creation and the Crucifixion, at the beginning of Genesis. Image taken from f. 3v of Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names ( More

Historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber) of a Tree of Jesse including Mary and Christ, at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 342v of Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 42 More

Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures. Image taken from f. 143v of Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts. Written in English.

Miniature of two female saints, with angels or musicians in the roundels. Image taken from f. 14v of Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Written in Latin, with a calendar and final prayer More

Detail of an historiated initial 'E' of Christ. Image taken from f. 252 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of a bust of a bishop. Image taken from f. 337 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uem) of Peter and Paul. Image taken from f. 261v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Historiated initial 'D' of a cloaked bier surrounded by spikes, with a partial bar border including a robed grotesque. Image taken from f. 319v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Brevi More

Detail of historiated illuminated initial of a seated prophet Daniel holding a scroll inscribed 'hoc est somnium tuam' (this is your dream). Image taken from f. 111 of Historia scholastica, Historia actuum apos More

Detail of an historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber) of a Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew. Image taken from f. 342v of Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and s More

Image taken from f. 57 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin and Netherlandish.

Text pages. Image taken from ff. 172v-173 of The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224). Written in Latin.

Detail of a miniature of Queen Emma before an altar. Image taken from f. 6 of Liber Vitae of Newminster and Hyde, with register, charters, customs, the will of Alfred the Great, benedictions and order of Mass, More

Miniature of the Pietà, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Passion of the Virgin. Image taken from ff. 2v-3 of Prayer book. Written in Latin, rubrics in French.

Miniature of Catherine, decorated initial 'G'(aude), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the suffrage to Catherine. Image taken from f. 29v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin.

Decorated initial 'R'(egistrum) with penwork decoration of leaves, at the beginning of the cartulary of John Blaunchard. Image taken from f. 4 of Cartulary of John Blaunchard. Written in Latin and French.

Image taken from f. 193 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.

Image taken from f. 22 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.

Decorated initial 'C'(onverte), and trompe l'oeil border, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from ff. 90v-91 of Book of Hours (begins imperfectly). Written in Latin.

Decorated initials with foliate patterns and a partial border at the beginning of the cartulary for the Cluniac Priory of Monk's Horton, Kent. Image taken from f. 1 of Cartulary of the Cluniac Priory, Monk's Ho More

Detail of an illuminated initial 'D'. Image taken from f. 352 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Illuminated and decorated initials 'M' and 'H' at the beginning of a chartulary for Higham Ferrers. Image taken from f. 1 of Cartulary of the College of Sts Mary, Thomas the Martyr, and Edward the Confessor, at More

Decorated initial 'I'(llic) in the form of a naked blue man. Image taken from f. 7 of De planctu naturae. Written in Latin.

Illuminated initial and border with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Poor Caitiff. Image taken from f. 7 of The Poor Caitif; with calendar (November and December missing) (ff. 2-6v); a moral treatise More

Illuminated initial 'I'(n) and miniature of a a lion and a bear before a tree, and a diagrammatic tree illustrating the Desert of Religion. Image taken from ff. 22v-23 of The Abbey of the Holy Ghost (ff. 4-10); More

Detail of historiated initial. Image taken from f. 23v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Decorated initials in the Calendar, and diagram for finding the dominical letter. Image taken from ff. 3v-4 of Tables for finding the moveable feasts, epacts, duration of moonshine and sunshine, ebb and flow of More

Detail of a panel with a snake. Image taken from f. 237v of Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and More

Detail of a miniature of the two authors, Jean de Meun and Guillaume de Lorris at work, with a decorated initial 'E'(t), at the beginning of Jean de Meun's Roman de la Rose. Image taken from f. 30v of Roman de More

Initials with pen-flourishing, in the Rituale. Image taken from f. 4v of Rituale, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin, some English.

Miniature of the church mass for the coronation of Claude de France, and decorated initial 'P'(uis), in Le Sacre de Claude de France. Image taken from ff. 18v-19 of Le Sacre de Claude de France. Written in French.

Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of a bust of Christ. Image taken from f. 49v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Detail of an inhabited initial 'O' with a dragon. Image taken from f. 56 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Unfinished initials 'Q'(uoniam) and 'F'(uit) sketched in pencil with foliate decoration and an animal's head, at the beginning of Luke. Image taken from ff. 111v-112 of The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue More

Champ' initial with foliate feathering at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of The Brut Chronicle (the common version to 1377), imperfect to the year 1356. Written in English.

Illuminated initial 'D', with a partial bar border. Image taken from f. 93v of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Coloured initials. Image taken from ff. 85v-86 of Fragment of a Missal with antiphons and readings for Quinquagesima and Ephiphany (ther proper order is ff. 85, 1, 2, 86). Written in Latin.

Image taken from f. 38 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.

Puzzle initial 'A'(u), and full flourished border, at the beginning of the reign of Henry VI. Image taken from f. 220 of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward II More

Image taken from f. 135 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, the calendar, rubrics and some prayers in French.

Image taken from f. 125 of Book of Hours, Use fo Tournai. Written in Latin.

Border with hybrids and grotesques. Image taken from f. 121v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, the calendar, rubrics and some prayers in French.

Text pages. Image taken from ff. 142v-143 of The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224). Written in Latin.

Flourished initials and marginal drawings. Image taken from ff. 120v-121 of Legenda aurea (index Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints; Golden Legend). Written in Latin (and English in some margins).

Calendar page and historiated initial 'A'(d) with David, at the beginning of a Missal. Image taken from ff. 6v-7 of Missal, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.

Image taken from f. 198 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.

Unfinished canon tables with ducks and dragons. Image taken from ff. 7v-8 of The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224). Writt More

Decorated initial 'N'(ow). Image taken from f. 20v of Confessio Amantis, imperfect. Written in English and Latin.

Detail of an illuminated initial 'D', with a partial bar border including a wild-haired grotesque hybrid. Image taken from f. 348 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Drawing of a epithet with putti. Image taken from f. 116v of Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), an More

Gold initial 'M'. Image taken from f. 5 of Petit Livre d'Amour. Written in French and Italian (f. 7v).

Image taken from f. 228 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Detail of an historiated initial 'P' of a bust of a man. Image taken from f. 12 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.

Miniature of the Virgin and Child, decorated foliate initial 'S'(alve), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of a prayer. Image taken from f. 120 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin.

Initials with pen-flourishing, in the Rituale. Image taken from f. 5 of Rituale, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin, some English.

Emblem of a basket encircled with a crown and suspended on a thorn branch with the motto on a scroll 'E non plus' and inscription 'Pour la librairie d'Esgreville', in a late 15th-century hand. Image taken from More

Portrait of Pierre Sala, at the end of his Petit Livre d'Amour. Image taken from f. 17 of Petit Livre d'Amour. Written in French and Italian (f. 7v).

Miniature of Anne de Foix with her entourage on horseback, heraldic arms, and a landscape with fish, in the Discours des Ceremonies du Sacre et mariage d'Anne de Foix avec Ladislaus Roy de Hongrie. Image taken More

Detail of a miniature of the funeral of Anne of Brittany. Image taken from f. 7v of Complainte sur la mort d'Anne de Bretagne (died in 1514). Written in French.

Image taken from f. 71v of Complainte sur la mort d'Anne de Bretagne (died in 1514). Written in French.

Miniature of the funeral of Anne of Brittany, and decorated initials 'L'(e) and 'A'(ussi), in the Complainte sur la mort d'Anne de Bretagne. Image taken from ff. 7v-8 of Complainte sur la mort d'Anne de Bretagn More

Image taken from f. 72 of Complainte sur la mort d'Anne de Bretagne (died in 1514). Written in French.

Miniature of the funeral of Anne of Brittany, in the Complainte sur la mort d'Anne de Bretagne. Image taken from f. 40 of Complainte sur la mort d'Anne de Bretagne (died in 1514). Written in French.

Miniature with heraldic arms of Antonius Cicinello and of the Emperor Charles V, and full architectural borders, at the beginning of the History of the family 'De Cignis' or 'Schwanen'. Image taken from ff. 2v- More

Decorated initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of the prologue of the statutes of Venice. Image taken from f. 6 of 'Promissio Serenissimi Principis Domini Laurentii Prioli, Inclyti Ducis Venetiarum', the statutes More

Decorated opening page ornamented with the royal arms in the middle and the date 1578, surrounded by the inscription 'Deus tueatur Reginam Elizabeth', at the beginning of the prayers. Image taken from f. 1 of P More

Decorated headpiece, illuminated title, and large decorated initial 'O' (que), at the beginning of a prayer in French. Image taken from f. 50v of Prayers. Written in Greek, Latin, English, French, Italian, Span More

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, da More

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Reliure armoriee de l'epoque; maroquin rouge, triple cadre de filets avec fleurons aux angles et armes dores sur les plats, dos lisse entierement orne de motifs floraux dores, roulette doree interieure, tranche More

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This image has been taken from scan 000006 from volume 01 of "The Works of Charlotte Elizabeth. With an introduction by Mrs. H. B. Stowe. Seventh edition. [With plates, including a portrait.]". The title and su More

This image has been taken from scan 000006 from volume 02 of "The Works of Charlotte Elizabeth. With an introduction by Mrs. H. B. Stowe. Seventh edition. [With plates, including a portrait.]". The title and su More

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Miniature of a man painting a portrait of a jester (the wise man and the fool). Image taken from f. 9* of Petit Livre d'Amour. Written in French and Italian (f. 7v).

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