• Drawing of Matthew the Evangelist and a musical sequence on 'Fulgens' in Anglo-Norman neums, with the opening showing metal clasps and part of a front flyleaf., Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius')

Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: noted by Hickes in 1689.Inscribed 'Joan Davysun', 17th century (f. i). John Maitland, duke of Lauderdale (b. 1616–, d. 1682), politician, by 1676-78: noted by Hickes in 1689, as mansucript 167

• Zoomorphic initial 'U'(re) with 3 heads and interlaced bodies at the beginning of Book I, Chapter i., Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius')

Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: noted by Hickes in 1689.Inscribed 'Joan Davysun', 17th century (f. i). John Maitland, duke of Lauderdale (b. 1616–, d. 1682), politician, by 1676-78: noted by Hickes in 1689, as mansucript 167

• Zoomorphic initial (A)'E'(ft) with four heads and interlaced bodies at the beginning of Book III, Chapter i., Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius')

Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: noted by Hickes in 1689.Inscribed 'Joan Davysun', 17th century (f. i). John Maitland, duke of Lauderdale (b. 1616–, d. 1682), politician, by 1676-78: noted by Hickes in 1689, as mansucript 167

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(eft) with two creatures and vine interlace patterns at the beginning of Book IV, Chapter i., Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius')

Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: noted by Hickes in 1689.Inscribed 'Joan Davysun', 17th century (f. i). John Maitland, duke of Lauderdale (b. 1616–, d. 1682), politician, by 1676-78: noted by Hickes in 1689, as mansucript 167

• Added drawings of the symbols of the four Evangelists, leaf and scroll ornament, labelled 'vinea Domini', part of a Latin alphabet and runes., Historum adversum paganos (the 'Tollemache, Helmingham, or Lauderdale Orosius')

Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: noted by Hickes in 1689.Inscribed 'Joan Davysun', 17th century (f. i). John Maitland, duke of Lauderdale (b. 1616–, d. 1682), politician, by 1676-78: noted by Hickes in 1689, as mansucript 167

• White vine initial 'E'(t si) with decoration extending into the margins at the beginning of the text., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)

White vine initial 'E'(t si) with decoration extending into the margins at the beginning of the text. According to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this manuscript was made in the 3rd

• Historiated initial 'Q' of Lawrence reading a book and holding a palm leaf, at his feet the gridiron of his martyrdom., Cuttings from a choir book

order Add. 18197, ff. A-F and ff. G-M.Musical notation. 2 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the Beheading of John the Baptist (f. A) and Lawrence (f. H); with on the reverses, part of one four-line red stave, musical

• Circular diagram of the division of the world between Shem, Ham and Japhet., Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and charms

Circular diagram of the division of the world between Shem, Ham and Japhet. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings

• Calendar page for February with tinted drawings of a man with a shovel (the labour of the month: digging) and saints: Brigida, a fleur-de-lis (for the feast of the purification), a brasier (Blaise), a sword (Agatha), a bird (Valentine), Peter in Cathedra and Matthew., Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and charms

Calendar page for February with tinted drawings of a man with a shovel (the labour of the month: digging) and saints: Brigida, a fleur-de-lis (for the feast of the purification), a brasier (Blaise), a sword (Agatha), a bird (Valentine),

• Calendar page for March with a man trimming vines (the labour of the month), a ram (Aries), David's harp, saints Gregory, Edward, Cuthbert, Benedict, and a fleur-de-lis (for the Annunciation)., Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and charms

Calendar page for March with a man trimming vines (the labour of the month), a ram (Aries), David's harp, saints Gregory, Edward, Cuthbert, Benedict, and a fleur-de-lis (for the Annunciation). Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter

• Miniature of a death scene, with an angel and a devil fighting for the soul of the man lying in the foreground, decorated initial 'I'(ncipit) and foliate borders including hybrid figures and rabbits, at the beginning of the short Office of the Dead., Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face

blue grounds. Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face Made for a woman: although some miniatures depict the owner as

• Detail of historiated initial with bishops., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1v).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Detail John the Deacon, Possidius and others England, N.

• Detail of illuminated initial., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of illuminated initial. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Detail of lower border., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of lower border. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Detail of illuminated initial., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of illuminated initial. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Decorated initial., Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 2)

Decorated initial. Musical notation.For vol. 1, see Egerton 3311. For a third volume in the set, formerly in the possession of Major J. R. Abbey, see E. Ph. Goldschmidt, ~Gothic and Renaissance Bookbindings: Exemplified and Illustrated from the Author's

• Miniature of Christ carrying the cross and donors with Anthony, decorated initial 'A'(pprehendit) and foliate borders including heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John., Book of Hours, unidentified Use

foliate borders including heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John. 14 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 13, 20, 39, 50, 60, 65, 70, 76,

• Miniature of the Evangelists with their attributes, John with the eagle, Matthew with the angel, Mark with the lion, and Luke with the ox, decorated initial 'I'(n) and foliate borders including hybrid figures, at the beginning of the Gospel extracts., Book of Hours, Use of Lisieux

Evangelists with their attributes, John with the eagle, Matthew with the angel, Mark with the lion, and Luke with the ox, decorated initial 'I'(n) and foliate borders including hybrid figures, at the beginning of the Gospel extracts. 20 large miniatures

• Miniature of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist., Four Gospels

Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in

• Headpiece at the beginning of John., Four Gospels

the beginning of John. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours and gold,