• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist, at the beginning of the Te igitur in a Missal., Missal

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.1.2’, f. [v]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Historiated miniature of Agnes Enthroned flanked by two musician angels, below (left) the saint's statue holding out its finger to receive an emerald ring from Paulinus, a priest of the church of Saint Agnes who wished to be allowed to marry, and (right) Agnes appearing to relatives maintaining a vigil besides her tomb. Historiated full-page border in colours and gold, of foliage and birds with three medallions in the lower margin containing two scenes of Agnes surviving being thrown into flames at the order of Aspasius and a male and female member of the Compagnia di Sant'Agnese kneeling in prayer. Beneath the miniature is a single four-line red stave, musical notation and a single line of text in gold capitals 'Sancta Agnese da dio'., Leaf of a Hymnal (index laudario), containing part of the hymns to Agnes and Anthony

Esq. dispersed / in 1838' (f. i).Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1087; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £18;

• Historiated initial of a scholar, with a partial border., Miscellany, including Patefit, Electiones laudabiles, Sermo de regulis compotistarum, Canones eclipsium, Ad habendam diversitatem aspectus lune pro situ in epiciclo

at Oxford (f. 150v).John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1).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

• The ownership inscription of John Clerk, grocer and apocetharius of King Edward IV, and warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475. The apocetharius of the royal household was the official responsible for preserved fruits and condiments., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

apocetharius of King Edward IV, and warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475. The apocetharius of the royal household was the official responsible for preserved fruits and condiments. Contents:Calendar (ff. 1-6v), which includes the date of

• Historiated miniature of the Apparition of Michael, with the saint and two other archangels plunging their lances into the devil's throat watched by Christ and the company of heaven. Historiated full-page border in colours and gold, of foliage, (lower left) the Miracle of Mount Gargano, and two lay figures, one of which is in a roundel. Beneath the miniature is a single four-line red stave, musical notation and a single line of text in gold capitals 'Exultando in Gesu'., Leaf of a Hymnal (index laudario), containing part of the hymn to Michael.

1836), writer on art and collector: his sale, 11 May 1838, lot 186.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; purchased by him at Ottley's sale for £2 1s according to an annotated Western Manuscripts departmental copy of

• Illuminated initials., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May s1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire

• Puzzle initials at the beginning of Psalms 50 and 51, with headings in Latin., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Decorated initials and ink drawings of teaching and writing., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Ink drawings of animals, including a donkey, a cricket and a swan., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Ink drawings of a bird picking out the eyes of a human corpse, and a lion fighting with a man., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Ink drawing of animals, including a phoenix, and a man keeping beehives., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Ink drawings of animals including a man with a horn and a lion, and women with a cow., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Ink drawing of a bird and a corpse., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Coloured initials., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Coloured initials., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Detail of a pen drawing of a dragon and an elephant., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Ink diagram of a left hand, inscribed with suggestions for nightly meditations., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

scribe in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with a Tree of Jesse, and historiated border with nine roundels with scenes from Genesis: Creation of the World; Creation of Adam and Eve; the Tree of Knowledge; Expulsion from the Garden;Toiling the earth; Cain and Abel; Building the Ark; the Great Flood; the Drunkenness of Noah; three busts appear in quatrefoil at the top of the border; animals, birds, laborers, and fantastic creatures inhabit the borders and margins; at the bottom border, a woman and a man in the arms of the St Omer family kneel in reverence, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May s1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit insipiens) of a seated king David with knights and a disputing fool, and historiated border with eight roundels of scenes from the lives of Moses and Samson, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May s1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire

• Miniature of Jonah and the Whale, including a small initial 'S'(alvum), and a historiated border with eight roundels of scenes from the Old Testament, with cycles of the Battle of the Philistines and the building of Solomon's Temple, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

according to the handwritten annotations in the BL Manuscript Department's copy of ~Catalogue of the Manuscripts at Ashburnham Place: Appendix~ (London: Hodgson, 1853).Bertram Ashburnham, 5th earl of Ashburnham: his sale, May s1897, bought by Yates Thompson together with the entire