1 Book of Hours, C15th | Book of Hours by the Masters of Otto van Moerdrecht, Use of Sarum, in Latin, Southern Netherlands (Bruges), c.1450

2 Book of Hours, C15th | Book of Hours in Dutch made by the workshop of the Master of the Zwolle Bible, Use of Utrecht, c. 1470

3 Psalter, C13th | Illuminated Psalter, in Latin, Southern Netherlands (perhaps Ghent), c. 1255-1265

4 Legal Manuscripts | Statuta vetera, in Latin [England, 14th century]

5 Nicolas Jarry | Le Petit Office de la Vierge Marie, 1661, manuscript on vellum, distinguished provenance

6 Fragment, C8th | Sacramentary of St Boniface, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [England (Northumbria), 1st half of the 8th century]

7 Fragment, C9th | A Qur’an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, [North Africa or Near East, 9th century]

8 Fragment, C9th | Sacramentary, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [Northern Italy, 9th century (2nd half)]

9 Fragment, C10th | Late 10th century fragment of Matthew 20:1-16 from the Luculentius Homiliary

10 Fragment, C10/11th | The Ascension of Christ, on a fragment of a Gospel Lectionary, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [France, 10th or early 11th century]

11 Fragment, C11/12th | St Gall Neumes for the feasts of the Dedication of a Church and St Cecilia: from a noted Breviary, in Latin, manuscript on vellum. [Germany, late 11th or early 12th century]

12 Fragment, C12th | Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum. [Germany, 12th century (middle)]

13 Fragment, C12th | The Entry into Jerusalem on a fragment of a noted Choir Breviary, in Latin, illustrated manuscript on vellum [Spain, 12th century (late)]

14 Fragments, C12th | Joseph with his Coat of Many Colours, large initial 'F' and 'A' on 5 leaves from a Lectionary in Latin [Austria (Salzburg), 12th century, second half]

15 Fragment, C14th | Portraits of Kings of France, from Bernard Gui (d. 1331), Arbor genealogiae regum francorum, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Southern France (Toulouse?), 14th century (c. 1320s)]

16 Fragment, C15th | The Vision of King Astyages, by The Master of the Geneva Boccaccio, from a copy of Vincent of Beauvais (d. 1264), Speculum historiale, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [France (Loire Valley, Nantes or Angers), 15th century (c. 1460s)]

17 Illuminated Initial, C12th | from Jerome, Praefatio in evangelio, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Germany (Rhineland), 12th century (3rd quarter)]

18 Illuminated Initial, C14th | Christ presents the Mission to St Peter from an illuminated Dominican(?) Antiphonary(?), in Latin, manuscript on vellum. [Germany (Cologne), 14th century (2nd? quarter)]

19 Illuminated Miniatures, C14th | The Dormition and The Assumption of the Virign: two miniatures from a Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Italy (Veneto, Verona?), 14th century (2nd quarter)]

20 Illuminated Roundels, C14th | Three roundels from the margins of a Choirbook on vellum illuminated by Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna, Italy (Bologna), c.1365

21 Illuminated Initial, C15th | The Annunciation by Cristoforo Cortese, from an Antiphonary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Italy (Veneto, probably Venice), early 15th century (first decade)]

22 Illuminated Initial, C15th | King David gazing up to the Heavens, historiated initial ‘D from a Choir Psalter on vellum, illuminated by Venturino Mercati, Italy (Milan or Siena), c. 1470

23 Illuminated Initial, C15th | King David gazing up to the Heavens, historiated initial ‘G’ from an Antiphonary on vellum, illuminated by Baldassare Coldiradi, Italy (Cremona), c. 1480-1490

24 Illuminated Initial, C15th | Illuminated initial ‘R’, Christus Trimphans by Taddeo Crivelli, Ferrara, c. 1460

25 Illuminated Initial, C15th | A King and a Saint, historiated initials ‘A’ or ‘N’ and ‘U’ from a Choirbook on vellum, illuminated by an unknown Master, Italy, c. 1490-1500.

26 Illuminated Miniature, C15th | Gawain fighting Gloadain the Seneschal, by the Dunois Master (Jean Haincelin?), from a copy of Le livre du Lancelot du lac, in French, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [France (Paris), 15th century (c. 1440s)]

27 Illuminated Miniature, C15th | St John the Evangelist blessing the poisoned Chalice, miniature on a leaf probably from a Book of Hours [Spain (Valencia or Toledo), c.1475]

28 Illuminated Bifolium, C15th | Vincent Beauvais, Speculum historiale in Latin bifolium on vellum with large illuminated historiated initial, Netherlands, c.1430

29 Illuminated Leaves, C15th | The Meeting at the Golden Gate and Job on the Dung Heap, attributed to Jean Colombe, from a Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [France (Bourges?), 15th century (c. 1470)]

30 Illuminated Leaf, C15th | Illuminated initial ‘N’ on a leaf from an Antiphonary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Italy (Ferrara?), 15th century (second half)]

31 Illuminated Leaf, C15th | Illuminated leaf from a Breviary, Use of Sarum, first half 15th century

32 Illuminated Initial, C15/16th | A Bishop Saint, historiated initial ‘S’ from a Choirbook on vellum, illuminated by the Master of the Graduals of San Salvatore in Pavia, Italy (Lombardy), c. 1500

33 Illuminated Leaf, C15/16th | The last Supper, from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Czechia (Prague), late 15th or early 16th century (after 1491; c. 1500–10)]

34 Illuminated Leaf, C16th | The Presentation in the Temple, from a Gradual, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Czechia (Prague), early 16th century (after 1491; c. 1500–10)]

35 Leaf, C13th | The Nativity and The Flight into Egypt: two historiated initials on two leaves from a Noted Choir Psalter in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum. [Germany, late 13th century]

36 Leaf, C14/15th | A half-length Apostle, attributed to Nikolaus Kuthner, on a leaf from a Breviary, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum. [Bohemia (probably Prague), late 14th or early 15th century (c. 1400)]

37 Model Sheet, C15th | Model Sheet with four compositions, coloured drawings on vellum. [Southern Germany, late 15th century?]

39 Littera cum filo canapis, 13th C--Pope Alexander IV | Littera cum filo canapis with seal, 16 November 1260

40 Pieter van der Aa [after David Loggan] | The Bodleian Library, [Leiden, 1727], engraving, framed

41 American War of Independence | Scrapbook, probably assembled by a member of the Sharp family, including rare maps of America

42 Muchir Arif Pacha | Les Anciens Costumes de l'Empire Ottoman, 1863, coloured plates of Ottoman costume

43 Australia, Norfolk Island | Photographs of the scenery and people of Norfolk Island, c. 1900

44 Frederick Marshman Bailey | His collection of natural history pamphlets and related letters, 1881-1958

45 Francesco Bernucca | Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano, e Como, 1818, fine views of North Italian lakes

46 William Berry | [Composite World Atlas], c.1680-1688

47 Thomas Bewick | History of British Birds, Newcastle, 1797-1804, 2 volumes, green morocco by Rivière

48 Willem and Joan Blaeu | Novus atlas... drittes Theil, Amsterdam, 1642

49 Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg | 4 city views from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, [Cologne, c. 1572-1617], hand-coloured, framed