• Coloured initial., Psalter

Coloured initial. 1 decorated headpiece (f. 2). Large initials in plain red. Psalter Inscription in Russian (f. 1).Inscribed 'Ex dono Will(hel)mi Skinner Armig(?)' (f. 1). Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

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

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

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

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Detail of decorated initial., De consolatione philosophiae, imperfect

colophon (f. 53v).? The Carthusians of Mainz: 14th-century inscription ? 'liber Carthus(iensium) p(ro)pe Mogu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, obscured by ink stamp).Inscribed '77' and '9' (f. 1); similar inscriptions occur in other Arundel manuscripts.? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl

• Illuminated initial 'R'(everendo) and an effaced coat of arms., Tractatus de venenis, Problemata de venenis

coat of arms. Horizontal catchwords. 2 large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 13v). Effaced coat of arms (f. 1). Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Tractatus

• MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 28,617 British Library, London 47 images.

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• MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 32,248 British Library, London 18 images.

Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B Manuscript Number 32,248 Source Library British Library, London Description 11. MIRACLES of the Virgin, in Latin rhyming verse, beginning "Virgo fuit quedam, metrice quam plenius edam." At the end,

• beginning of the XV Century MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 2457 British Library, London 4...

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• Early xvth cent MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 33,971 British Library, London 87 images.

Description 11. The Chastising of God's children. In 27 chapters. Imperfect, beg. in chap. iv. with the words "and in saulo. Som falles pen in perplexities." The text differs considerably from that printed and attributed to Caxton. f. 1.

• MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 25,718 British Library, London 95 images.

British Library, London Description THE Canterbury Tales of Geoffroy Chaucer. Imperfect; containing portions only of tales of, the Knight, f. 1; Miller, f. 24 b; Man of Law, f. 31; Sompnour, f. 41; Doctor of Physic, f. 48; Pardonor, f.