• Petrucchio Ubaldini's letter of dedication addressed to Elizabeth I and dated 1577., Le Vite e i Fatti di sei Donne Illustri, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth (descriptions of six mythical or early princesses: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Clotilda of France, Suanhuita (or Suanvita) of Sweden, Jutha (or Judith), daughter of the Emperor Otho II, Zarina, Queen of the Sacae, and Venda (or Wanda), Queen of Poland.

from 1558 to 1603, written for her by Petruccio Ubaldini and presented to her as a New Year's gift in London on 1 January, 1577 (ff. 2 r-v); the entry in the New Year's Gift Roll (P.R.O. Chanc. Misc. 3/39)

• Calendar page for January with coloured initials, and the signature of William Howard in the upper margin., Calendar

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1v).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Roundel with the Nativity, surrounded by roundels with prophets, accompanied by Moses and Aaron. Roundel with the Adoration of the Magis, surrounded by roundels with prophets, accompanied by king David and Abner, and king Salomon and the queen of Sheba., Miscellany

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.6.17’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Roundel with Judas receiving the 30 pieces of silver, surrounded by roundels with prophets, accompanied by scenes with Joseph. Roundel with the Arrest of Christ, surrounded by roundels with prophets, accompanied by scenes with Joab and Abner and a scene with Tryphon., Miscellany

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.6.17’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Flourished initials, in the lower border quire signatures 'V' and 'VI', in Thomas of Cobham's De penitencia., De penitencia

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.7.14’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with king David playing the harp, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, followed by Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, adapted to the use of Ely

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.3.4’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with a nun/abbess in prayer, at the beginning of Psalm 101., Psalter, followed by Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, adapted to the use of Ely

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.3.4’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initial 'I'(n)., Sermons and excerpts

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate, inside upper

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uecumque) with a face., Patristic excerpts

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4; its book-stamp, inside upper

• Historiated initial 'V'(enerabilibus) of Guido de Baysio presenting his book to the pope Boniface VIII, with a partial border, at the beginning of Guido de Baysio's Apparatus ad Sextum., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

Historiated initial 'V'(enerabilibus) of Guido de Baysio presenting his book to the pope Boniface VIII, with a partial border, at the beginning of Guido de Baysio's Apparatus ad Sextum. Includes: Guido de Baysio, Apparatus ad Sextum (ff. 1-136v); Dino

• Miniature of the pope Boniface VIII giving the book to two clerics, at the beginning of Liber sextus., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

Miniature of the pope Boniface VIII giving the book to two clerics, at the beginning of Liber sextus. Includes: Guido de Baysio, Apparatus ad Sextum (ff. 1-136v); Dino da Mugello, De regulis iuris (ff. 137-160v);The Liber sextus Decretalium with

• Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(enerabilibus) of Guido de Baysio presenting his book to the pope Boniface VIII, with a partial border, at the beginning of Guido de Baysio's Apparatus ad Sextum., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(enerabilibus) of Guido de Baysio presenting his book to the pope Boniface VIII, with a partial border, at the beginning of Guido de Baysio's Apparatus ad Sextum. Includes: Guido de Baysio, Apparatus ad Sextum

• Miniature of the pope Boniface VIII giving the book to two clerics, at the beginning of Liber sextus., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

Miniature of the pope Boniface VIII giving the book to two clerics, at the beginning of Liber sextus. Includes: Guido de Baysio, Apparatus ad Sextum (ff. 1-136v); Dino da Mugello, De regulis iuris (ff. 137-160v);The Liber sextus Decretalium with

• Text page with the continuation of the text of the indenture., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Text page England, S. E. (London)

• Historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII, enthroned with crowned sceptre, giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster and John Islip, Abbot of Westminster, with a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Henry VII England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII, enthroned with crowned sceptre, giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster and John Islip, Abbot of Westminster., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Henry VII England, S. E. (London)

• Historiated initial 'T'(his) of the manuscript in use at a ceremony, and a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Ceremony England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(his) of the manuscript in use at a ceremony., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Ceremony England, S. E. (London)

• Historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster, with a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Henry VII England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster, with a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Henry VII England, S. E. (London)