• Decorated initials 'K'(alende) and 'A'(pud) at the beginning of the martyrology for the month of January., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Decorated initial and letters 'K'(alende) at the beginning of the martyrology for February., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Decorated initials 'A'(pud) and 'K'(alendre) at the beginning of the martyrology for May., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Puzzle initial 'A' in the letter of Benedict to his followers, the 'Admonitio', which concerns daily practices and discipline., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Illuminated miniature of the Crucifixion with Christ on a green cross flanked by Mary and John., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Marginal drawing of the Virgin, at the beginning of the De Maria in the Miracles of the Virgin and Saints., Dialogus miraculorum (begins and ends imperfectly); Six tales of Miracles of the Virgin

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

• Marginal drawing of a figure in a bishop's mitre gesturing, covering a upside-down figure in brown ink, at the beginning of the Corpus Christi in the Miracles of the Virgin and Saints., Dialogus miraculorum (begins and ends imperfectly); Six tales of Miracles of the Virgin

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

• Heading in display capitals, and the first word 'Vir' in colours, at the beginning of the book of Job., Job and Ezra, with prologues

Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis., f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.3.3’, 3rd flyleaf at the beginning).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) and heading in display capitals, at the beginning of the book Ezra., Job and Ezra, with prologues

Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis., f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.3.3’, 3rd flyleaf at the beginning).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together

• Puzzle initial 'O'(bellus) with penwork decoration, in the Vocabularium., Vocabularium (ends imperfectly)

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Drawing of Hercules killing the lion by thrusting his fist down its throat., Imagines Regum, Consulum, Dictatorum, Magistrum Equitum, Tribuni-Militum consularis potestatis, ab urbe condita usque ad C. Jul. Caesarem Dictatorem. Parens Patriae (vol. 1)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.1.10’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Double portrait of Roman heads., Imagines Regum, Consulum, Dictatorum, Magistrum Equitum, Tribuni-Militum consularis potestatis, ab urbe condita usque ad C. Jul. Caesarem Dictatorem. Parens Patriae (vol. 1)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.1.10’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus), at the beginning of the Psalter., Psalter ('The Spycer Psalter')

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 from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit) with white animals, in the Psalter., Psalter ('The Spycer Psalter')

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 from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uia) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Thomas of Erfurt's Summa curiae regis., Summa curiae regis, and others

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 from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n), formed by a peacock., Unum ex quatuor

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.6.7’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(e) formed by a quadruped, foliage, and an animal head., Unum ex quatuor

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.6.7’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Large historiated initial 'T'(his) enclosing the arms of Henry VII, king of England supported by a dragon and a greyhound combined with a full panel border in colours and gold with acanthus leaves and the emblems of the king., Quadripartite indenture made between Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans and the mayor and commonalty of London in 20 Henry VII (r. 1489-1509)

made between Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans and the mayor and commonalty of London in 20 Henry VII (r. 1489-1509) Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of

• Miniature of a marriage., Cutting from a manuscript

another manuscript.Manuel John Johnson (b. 1805, d. 1859), astronomer: his sale, 27 May 1862, lot 34; purchased by Boone.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £13; purchased from Boone on the same day by the British Museum.

• Detail of decorated initial., Thebais (index Thebaid), with gloss

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. 3; its book-plate, with the