• Decorated initial 'Q'(uid) with a dragon and animal head, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

collector of books and manuscripts (the facsimile of f. 1 inscribed: 'Ex Bibliotheca Thomae Astlei Arm.' (Stowe 1061, f. 60); and that of f. 111v: 'Thomae Astlei, Arm.' (Stowe 1061 f. 61).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of

• Decorated initial 'D' with interlace and animal heads, and musical notation in the margin, at the beginning of Psalm 101, and coloured initial 'D' at the beginning of the preceding collect., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

collector of books and manuscripts (the facsimile of f. 1 inscribed: 'Ex Bibliotheca Thomae Astlei Arm.' (Stowe 1061, f. 60); and that of f. 111v: 'Thomae Astlei, Arm.' (Stowe 1061 f. 61).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of

• Initial-word panel decorated with geometrical and foliate motifs., Prayer book, Italian rite

[1502] (f. 182v).David Marq of Cine bar Abraham: inscribed with his name in the colophon upon the erased name of the patron (f. 182v).Riqa, the sister of Daniel ben Isaac of Ventura, wife of Eliezer of Rubiqu, first owner: inscribed

• Scribal formula surrounded by a foliate scroll held by a hand., Prayer book, Italian rite

[1502] (f. 182v).David Marq of Cine bar Abraham: inscribed with his name in the colophon upon the erased name of the patron (f. 182v).Riqa, the sister of Daniel ben Isaac of Ventura, wife of Eliezer of Rubiqu, first owner: inscribed

• Initial words decorated with fleur-de-lis, and geometric scrolls, at the beginning of ~Sefer tiqqun middot ha-nefesh~., Miscellany of ethical texts

name, 1619 (f. 159v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 50-56.Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on

• Busts of a lion and a rooster linked together, perhaps part of an unfinished coat of arms., Miscellany of ethical texts

Busts of a lion and a rooster linked together, perhaps part of an unfinished coat of arms. Censor's erasures, words, sentences crossed out (e.g. 31, 72v, 57v, 149). Decorated initial words, in colours on 7 folios (ff. 2-5). 1 decorated

• End of Deuteronomy framed by micrographical design (f. 191v), and ~masorah~ in micrographical form framing a scribal formula (f. 192)., Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

195v).Giovanni Domenico Carretto, Italian censor (active in the first quarter of the 17th century): inscribed with his name, 1612 (f. 196); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), pp. 100-101, and appendix §

• Inhabited illuminated initial 'P'(rimum) with human figures and animals, at the beginning of book 1., De universo seu De rerum naturis

'Etymologies' of Isidore, of Rabanus Maurus (b. c. 776, d. 856), abbot of Fulda and later archbishop of Mainz (ff. 6-282v), preceded by the letters to Louis the Germanic, king of Germany (843-876) (ff. 1-2), and to Haymo, bishop of

• Detail: initial words decorated with fleur-de-lis, and geometric scrolls, at the beginning of ~Sefer tiqqun middot ha-nefesh~., Miscellany of ethical texts

name, 1619 (f. 159v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 50-56.Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on

• Detail of a page: busts of a lion and a rooster linked together, perhaps part of an unfinished coat of arms., Miscellany of ethical texts

Detail of a page: busts of a lion and a rooster linked together, perhaps part of an unfinished coat of arms. Censor's erasures, words, sentences crossed out (e.g. 31, 72v, 57v, 149). Decorated initial words, in colours on 7 folios

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) of an enthroned king, perhaps Richard II, at the beginning of the text., Polychronicon

Historiated initial 'P'(ost) of an enthroned king, perhaps Richard II, at the beginning of the text. Ranulph Higden (b. c. 1299, d. 1364), was a monk of the Benedictine abbey of St. Werburg, Chester. His 'Polychronicon' is a universal history,

• Detail of a miniature of the Creation of the sky and the water., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Creation of the sky and the water. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes:

• Detail of a miniature of the Fall., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Fall. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI, vols. 1

• Four miniatures: 1. the Ark with the dove and the rave; 2. the Sin of Ham; 3. the building of the Tower of Babel; 4. the separation of Abraham and Lot., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

and the rave; 2. the Sin of Ham; 3. the building of the Tower of Babel; 4. the separation of Abraham and Lot. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a

• Four miniatures: 1. Abraham and five captive kings; 2. the Circumcision of Abraham; 3. the burning of Sodom; 4. the Sacrifice of Isaac., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Abraham and five captive kings; 2. the Circumcision of Abraham; 3. the burning of Sodom; 4. the Sacrifice of Isaac. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged

• Detail of a miniature of the Circumcision of Abraham., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Circumcision of Abraham. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI,

• Four miniatures: 1. the anointing of Saul; 2. David playing the harp before Saul; 3. David and Goliath; 4. the anointing of David., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Four miniatures: 1. the anointing of Saul; 2. David playing the harp before Saul; 3. David and Goliath; 4. the anointing of David. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a

• Four miniatures: 1. the Judgement of Solomon; 2. the building of the Temple; 3. Judith killing Holofernes; 4. Esther, Ahasuerus and the death of Haman., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

miniatures: 1. the Judgement of Solomon; 2. the building of the Temple; 3. Judith killing Holofernes; 4. Esther, Ahasuerus and the death of Haman. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being

• Four miniatures: 1. Job on the dung heap; 2. Solomon instructing children; 3. Solomon and the bride; 4. prophets with scrolls., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

of the Exchequer mentioned in numerous documents between 1357 and 1375, when he was granted a pension of £20 a year by Edward III (see Sandler 1996, pp. 20-21). Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of

• Detail of a miniature of the Nativity., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Detail of a miniature of the Nativity. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI, vols. 1