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No. Name. Where Produced. Where Kept. Date. Remarks. 1 The “Versailles” Livy Tours Nat. Lib., Paris, 6907 ...... Attributed to Jehan Fouquet of Tours. 2 The “Sorbonne” Livy „ Nat. Lib., Paris, fds. Sorb. 297 ...... „ 3 Antiquities of the Jews „ Nat. Lib., Paris, Resew. 6891 ...... Fouquet's masterpiece. 4 Boccacio „ Roy. Lib., Munich ...... Executed for Etienne Chevalier. 5 Trésor des Histoires „ Brit. Mus., Cott. Aug. v. c. 1490 Fine aërial perspective and landscape. 6 Valerius Maximus Paris Brit. Mus., Harl. 4374-5 „ A very fine MS. 7 Hours of Anne of Brittany „ Nat. Lib., Paris c. 1508 A magnificent example, eclectic in style, with natural flowers and insects in borders, and fine figure-painting. 8 Hours of Claude Gouffier „ Vicomte de Janzé c. 1550 Attributed to Jean Cousin. Influence of glass-painting. 9 Offices „ Brit. Mus., Add. 18853 c. 1530 Probably executed for Francis I. of France. Excellent work, eclectic in style. 9a Hours of Montmorency „ Libr. of Count of Haussonville 1549 Same style as 8 and 9, and probably by J. Cousin, 10 Offices Tours? Brit. Mus., Add. 18854 c. 1525 Architectural details of School of Tours. Written for Fr. de Dinteville, Bp. of Auxerre. 11 „ „ Brit. Mus., Add. 18855 „ Architectural frames to miniatures as in 10, but larger and more fanciful details, somewhat like 7 in portions. 12 „ Paris Nat. Lib., Paris, Lot. 10563 1531   13 Epistres d'Ovide ...... Nat. Lib., Paris, fds. fr. 875 c. 1500 Executed for Louise de Savoie, mother of Francis I. 14 Boece Paris Nat. Lib., Paris, u. fds. Lat. 6643 „ Fine miniatures with Renaissance architectural details. 15 Epistres „ Nat. Lib., Paris, 6877 „ Translated by Octavien de d'Ovide St. Gelay. Beautiful miniatures. 16 Petrarch's Triumphs ...... Nat. Lib., Paris, f. fr. 7079 c. 1520 Very fine miniatures of triumphs. Italian influence. 17 Chants royaux ...... Nat. Lib., Paris, 6987 „ Fine miniatures. 18 Chants Royaux Paris Nat. Lib., Paris, f. fr. 379 „ Magnificent miniatures under Italian influence of Andrea del Sarto. 19 Petrarch „ Nat. Lib., Paris, f. fr. 225 c. 1503 Miniature of presentation to Louis XII. Many full-page miniatures. 20 Fleur des Histoires „ Nat. Lib., Paris, f. fr. 54 c. 1505 Executed for Cardinal d'Amboise. 21 Chron. de Monstrelet „ Nat. Lib., Paris, 20360-2 „ Three large folio vols. Vol. i. contains five equestrian portraits of Louis XII. 22 Les Echecs amoreux „ Nat. Lib., Paris, f. fr. 143 c. 1500 Executed for use of Francis, d. of Angoulème, and his sister Marguerite. 23 Boccace de claris et nobilibus mulieribus „ Nat. Lib., Paris, f. fr. 599 „ By same illuminator as 22. Executed for Louise de Savoie. 24 Reception de Marie d'Angleterre à Paris „ Brit. Mus., Vesp. B. 2 c. 1514 “Avec belles peintures.” 25 Chants Royaux „ Nat. Lib., Paris, f. fr. 145 1515 Presented in 1515 to Louise de Savoie by the City of Amiens. The miniatures painted in grisaille by J. Plastel, and coloured by J. Pinchon. Contains portrait of Louise. 26 Commentaires de César, Vol. i. „ Brit. Mus. c. 1519 Attributed to Geoffroy Tory. Part grisaille. Written in Roman text. See Dict. Miniat. iii. 312. Commentaires de César, Vol. ii. „ Nat. Lib., Paris, 13429 „ Commentaires de César, Vol. iii. „ Lib. of Duc d'Aumale „ 27 Dutillet, French Kings, etc. ...... Nat. Lib., Paris, 2848 ...... Presented to Charles IX. 28 Hours of Henry IV. ...... Nat. Lib., Paris, Lat. 1171 c. 1595 Peculiar style and colouring. 29 Gospel of St. John Boisleduc Brit. Mus., Roy., E. 5 ...... Finely written, but not illuminated by Pet. Meghen. 30 “Sol Gallicus” „ Brit. Mus., Add. 23745 c. 1682 Painted by Pierre Mignard. 31 Psalter London Brit. Mus., Roy. 2 B. 9 1565 Written by Petrucco Ubaldini, a Florentine. 32 Book of Sentences for Lady Sumley English? London? Brit. Mus., Roy. 17 A. 23 c. 1600 Very elegant borders.