• Decorated initial 'M'(ulto), with a guide letter in the margin, at the beginning of the prologue to Commentary on Lamentations addressed to Odilmannus Severus., Commentary on Lamentations

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6522;Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• Decorated initial 'A' (rma) with foliate and zoomorphic motifs., Aeneid (index Aeneis) with verse preface

a library in Düsseldorf: bought the entire Graevius library in 1703 (Wright 1972). Giovanni Giacomo Zamboni (d. 1753), resident in London for the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (c. 1723-1753), friend of Michael Mattaire, the classical scholar and historian of printing: bought

• Decorated initial 'A'(stronomie) at the beginning of Herman of Carinthia Liber iudicum., Aretea, extract from De natura deorum (f. 95v); Liber iudicum (ff. 75-84), and other texts

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

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the anointing and coronation of David, at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

hand (f. i verso and unfoliated flyleaf at the end); passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller. Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: probably purchased from Scott together with other

• Text page with blue and red initials, and penwork line fillers., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

hand (f. i verso and unfoliated flyleaf at the end); passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller. Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: probably purchased from Scott together with other

• Miniature of pigs being slaughtered, at the calendar for December., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

hand (f. i verso and unfoliated flyleaf at the end); passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller. Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: probably purchased from Scott together with other

• Detail of grotesque from the foot of the folio., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

hand (f. i verso and unfoliated flyleaf at the end); passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller. Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: probably purchased from Scott together with other

• Inhabited initial 'I'(nicium) at the beginning of Mark with lions and an animal playing a fiddle., Mark with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses; preceded by a table of' capitula sive distinctiones', beginning 'De Iohanne baptista' (ff. 2 r-v), and by the prologue 'Marcus evangelista Dei' (ff. 3-4v), imperfect at the end (the last leaf has been cut out)

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6459.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• null, Legenda aurea (index Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints; Golden Legend)

2nd baronet, antiquary, in 1626: signature and note that he purchased the manuscript from a bookseller ('librario publico'), in Aldersgate, London, 1626 (f. 245); probably his ink foliation throughout.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• null, Legenda aurea (index Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints; Golden Legend)

2nd baronet, antiquary, in 1626: signature and note that he purchased the manuscript from a bookseller ('librario publico'), in Aldersgate, London, 1626 (f. 245); probably his ink foliation throughout.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Illuminated initial 'T'(uit)., Life of Thomas Becket

a land grant, mostly with the name Thomas Denmars (?) (See Andrew G. Watson, ~The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes~ (London: British Museum, 1966), who identifies Surrey place names on ff. 66, 92, and 97v).Ownership inscription?, effaced (f. 122v). Part

• Decorated initials in Horace's Carmina., Carmina (index Odes) (ff. 1-38), Epodae (ff. 38-45), Carmen saeculares (ff. 45-46), Ars poetica (ff. 46v-53), Epistulae (ff. 53-69), and Sermones (index Satires) with interlinear and marginal glosses (ff. 69-92)

a library in Düsseldorf: bought the entire Graevius library in 1703 (Wright 1972). Giovanni Giacomo Zamboni (d. 1753), resident in London for the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (c. 1723-1753), friend of Michael Mattaire, the classical scholar and historian of printing: bought

• Ownership inscription 'Iste liber est sororis anne ffelbrygge ad terminum vite post cuius decessum pertinebit conventui minorissarum de Brusyerde' (This book is Sister Anne Felbrygge's until the end of her life, after whose death it will belong to the convent of Minoresses [Franciscan nuns, also called Poor Clares] of Brusyerd)., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

called Poor Clares] of Brusyerd). For the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to

• Calendar page for January, with illuminated 'KL' initial and roundel of Aquarius., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to Foot 1986 p. 53. Calendar roundels,

• Calendar page for June, with illuminated 'KL' initial and roundel of a man with a scythe., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

scythe. For the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to Foot 1986 p. 53.

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with David harping at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to Foot 1986 p. 53. Calendar roundels,

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with king David pointing to his eye at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

26. For the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to Foot 1986 p. 53.

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with king David pointing to his eye at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

38. For the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to Foot 1986 p. 53.

• Illuminated initial 'E(xurgat) with a man holding a raised club and a shield with a small dog sitting on top on the initial, at the beginning of Psalm 67., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

the beginning of Psalm 67. For the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to

• Historiated initial 'E'(xultate) with king David playing bells, at the beginning of Psalm 80., Psalter ('The Felbrigge Psalter'), with a calendar, imperfect (lacking July and August), canticles, litany, and prayers

For the Felbrigg familly see generally R. W. Ketton-Cremer, ~Felbrigg: The Story of a House~ (London: Century, 1962), esp. p. 20 with reference to the manuscript.This is the earliest English embroidered binding known, according to Foot 1986 p. 53. Calendar