• Miniature of a king, with an orb in his hand, giving instructions to a group of men, at the beginning of book 3., De la chose de la chevalerie

Added English abstract of the contents of the four books, 15th century (f. 31v).Added notes relating to bonds of a London goldsmith, 15th century (ff. i verso, ii).Added slip of leather inscribed with a title 'III Vegece', attached to f.

• Flourished initial 'H'(enricus), at the beginning of the Magna Carta; inscription: ‘William Howard 1592'., Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England) , documents relating to St Augustine's, Canterbury, etc.

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. 8).Purchased by the British Museum

• Flourished initials, in the Commentary on the Decretals; marginal drawing; in the left-hand margin of the right-hand page is a pecia note 'fi(nit) lxxij pe(cia)'., Commentary on the Decretals, Books 3-6

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 with the

• Decorated initial 'H'(enricus) at the beginning of a charter to St Albans from Henry V, with fleurs-de-lys, a lion's head, and a coronet., St Albans register of properties

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Miniatures with Noah, Noah's Ark, Annunciation, Nativity, in the Hymn to the Virgin., Meditations (begins and ends imperfectly)

1735, d. 1803), archivist and collector of books and manuscripts, referring to his book ~The Origin and Progress of Writing~ (London: Bensley, 1803), p. 154, where four lines from f. 15v are reproduced: 'Written in the beginning of the 14.

• Miniatures with the Annunciation to the shepherds, Adoration of the Magi, Presentation, Christ and the doctors, in the Hymn to the Virgin., Meditations (begins and ends imperfectly)

1735, d. 1803), archivist and collector of books and manuscripts, referring to his book ~The Origin and Progress of Writing~ (London: Bensley, 1803), p. 154, where four lines from f. 15v are reproduced: 'Written in the beginning of the 14.

• Roundels with representations of the labours of the month and the signs of the Zodiac, in the calendar., Meditations (begins and ends imperfectly)

1735, d. 1803), archivist and collector of books and manuscripts, referring to his book ~The Origin and Progress of Writing~ (London: Bensley, 1803), p. 154, where four lines from f. 15v are reproduced: 'Written in the beginning of the 14.

• Illuminated historiated initial 'O'(mnia) of a seated man seated at a table., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of an illuminated historiated initial 'O'(mnia) of a seated man seated at a table., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of a marginal lunar table., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of illuminated initial 'F'(racta)., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of marginal astronomical table., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of marginal diagram, probably unfinished., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of a diagram of the eclipse of the moon., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Diagram of the eclipse of the sun., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um) with animal heads., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of illuminated initial 'C'(um) with animal heads., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of illuminated initial 'C'(ompotus)., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of diagram., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other

• Detail of diagram with animal head., Scientific miscellany, including Tractatus de Sphaera, Compotus, etc.

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1 10s, along with 32 other