Vol. VII. Charles X of Sweden; Gustavus: History of Sir B. Whitelocke's embassy to;: 1653-1654. includes: f. 566 Nevern, Pembrokeshire: Drawings, etc., of sculptured crosses and stones at.: 19th cent.
A collection of seven cuttings from illuminated manuscripts: f. 1r-v: A leaf from a prefatory cycle of miniatures, 24 square panels with scenes from the life of Christ. f. 2: a cutting from a Gradual,with a historiated initial, 'I'; f. 3: a cutting from a Gradual,with a historiated initial, ...
Contents: A leaf with part of a prefatory cycle of miniatures, formerly part of a Psalter that is now Trinity College, Cambridge, MS R.17.1 (the 'Eadwine Psalter'). Other leaves from the same manuscript are now New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M 724 and M 521, and London, Victoria and Albert ...
Contents: A cutting from a Gradual with a historiated initial 'I' in colours and gold, of two Creation scenes: the Creation of the Sky and of the Earth, where the Creator is represented with two faces. Attributed to the Master of the British Library Hymnal (active in Siena, first quarter of th...
Contents: f. 3r: A historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of Romauld enthroned with a bishop saint (probably Augustine) and monastic saints John Gualbert (top right), Maurus and Placidus in Camaldolese habits. The initial 'O' introduced the introit to the Mass for the feast of Saint Romau...
Contents: f. 4r: A historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of Christ giving two books to a kneeling king. Below are of two winged putti musicians. f. 4v: Musical notation from a choir book, with staves in red.
Contents: f. 5r: A historiated initial 'A' in colours with gold, of a deacon, probably an Olivetan, sprinkling holy water, with foliate decoration; f. 5v: A partial four-line stave with musical notation and the letters '…n de'.
Contents: These fragments come from an important missal from Toulouse, probably cut by William Young Ottley. The decoration is attributed to Antoine de Lonhy (see Castaño, 'Un somptueux missel toulousain' (2020), 75-76). f. 6r: 6 historiated initials in gold on rose and blue grounds, arrange...