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date 'May 17 1638' and 'imprimatur' (f. 180v) for the 1640 edition of the Psalter made by his son, Sir John Spelman (b. 1594, d. 1643), royalist author.Walter Clavell, F. R.S., elected 1704, admitted to the Inner Temple in 1700,
Mary, Southwick, Hampshire, 13th century: ownership inscriptions (ff. 2v-3, 10v, 58v-59, 67, 69v, 84v-85, 161); borrowed from the priory by John Leland in c. 1533 (see discussion Carley 2001).Inscribed '95' (1st parchment flyleaf).Lord William Howard, 1589 (b. 1563, d. 1640),
scene of John baptising Christ, with a woman holding a cloak to the right. The style and subject, especially the many bas-de-page narratives ranging from romance and fabliau to biblical and hagiographic material, are closely connected to two important manuscripts
a gold casket by her, kneels and washes Christ's feet. In the bas-de-page scene below, John the Baptist is led by a man before Herod and Herodias. The style and subject, especially the many bas-de-page narratives ranging from romance and
at the news that I intended to sell my collection of 100 illuminated MSS. HYT' (2nd flyleaf). Bequeathed to the British Museum in 1941 by Mrs Henry Yates Thompson. Burial of John the Baptist's head London England, S. E.? (London?)
at the news that I intended to sell my collection of 100 illuminated MSS. HYT' (2nd flyleaf). Bequeathed to the British Museum in 1941 by Mrs Henry Yates Thompson. Burial of John the Baptist's body London England, S. E.? (London?)
Text page with initials with pen-flourishing. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de Rubruk (index William de Rubruque), Itinerarium ad partes orientalis
same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,
Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(este) of a bishop (probably saint Edmund) holding a mirror, at the beginning of the Speculum ecclesiae. f. 1* is a parchment fragment, probably from a 14th-century charter, written in an English cursive hand.
Detail of a dog chasing a hare on the lower portion of a partial foliate bar border, at the beginning of the Speculum ecclesiae. f. 1* is a parchment fragment, probably from a 14th-century charter, written in an English
Sales catalogue of books belonging to Symonis Bozoun, Prior of Norwich, with prices in shillings. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de
Puzzle initial 'Q' (uinta)with zoomorphic decoration and pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 3 of the Polychronicon. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff.
Text page with initials, rubric and chronological dates in the margin. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de Rubruk (index William de
Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the Polychronicon and ownership inscription of Symonis Bozoun. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff.
Initial 'B'(onefacius) with decoration, small initials and rubric; chronological dates with numbering for the Polychronicon in the margin. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium
Historiated initial 'O'(mnium) with a man with shield and spear combined with a full foliate border with acanthus leaves, grotesques and a youth playing music on a viola. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of
Detail of historiated initial 'O'(mnium) with a soldier holding a shield and spear at the beginning of the text. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with
Detail of a metal point drawing of two hooded figures addressing a third one wearing an ermine collar. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with two
Detail of a metal point drawing of a figure playing the bagpipes. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with two figures conversing (f. 13), two bust-length
Detail of a historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a man wearing an ermine collar. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with two figures conversing (f. 13), two