• Miniature of the Tree of Virtues, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II). The Tree grows from the lily-vase of the Annunciation, representing the purity of the Virgin, into seven branches of circular clusters, each representing one of the seven virtues and its seven subsidiaries; a head of Christ and two angels emerge from the top of the Tree. The foot of the tree is humlitas, its trunk the way of life, and the fruit the fruit of the spirit. At the base of the Tree are personifications of the four cardinal virtues, Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance. , and in the lower margin, the Annunciation., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Tree of Virtues Master of the Madonna

• Miniature of the Wheel of Sevens, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II). At the centre of the Wheel is Christ in Majesty, holding the globe and with one hand raised in blessing. From the center the rings contain: 1. the seven requests of the Lord's prayer; 2. the seven sacraments of the Church; 3. the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit; 4. the seven spiritual weapons of the virtues; 5. the seven corporeal and spiritual works of mercy; 6. the seven principal virtues; and 7. the seven criminal vices. The four Evangelists and their symbols surround the Wheel; below, in a separate compartment, are two scenes of the Visitation. Diagram of circle with 7 segments, and in the lower margin, the Visitation., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Wheel of Sevens Master of the Madonna

• Miniature of the Cherub, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II). The cherub stands on a wheel whose spokes are inscribed with the seven works of mercy; each of his six wings is inscribed with theological texts relating to the six acts of morality., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. The Cherub Master of the Madonna London

• Miniature of the Table of the Seven Acts of the Passion, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II). At the centre of the table are seven medallions containing the seven acts of Christ's Passion; these are connected by inscriptions with the seven canonical hours on the left, and the seven gifts of remembrance on the right. This table is unfinished, with no additional images., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum

• Miniature of four scenes from the Life of Christ, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II): the Harrowing of Hell, the Deposition from the Cross, the Annointing of Christ's body, and Pilate's appointing of guards for Christ's tomb., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum

• Miniature of four scenes from the Life of Christ, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II): the Resurrection of Christ, the three Maries at the empty tomb, Mary Magdalene and Noli Me Tangere, and Christ at the meal at Emmaeus., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum

• Text page in the annals., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• Text page in the annals., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• Initial 'C' with a dog-headed hybrid., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• Decorated initial with a bird biting a dog., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• Decorated initial 'A'(nglia), with a hooded hybrid creature, at the beginning of a description of England., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• End of the annals from the birth of Christ to 1294, with an entry for the birth of King Edward II for 1284., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• Decorated initial with a hybrid creature with a human face, at the beginning of a chronicle of the Saxons to 1294., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with a hybrid creature, and 'B'(ritannia) with hybrid creatures biting, at the beginning of the prologue to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, with the signature of William Herbert in the upper margin., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

note in the hand of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, dated 19 March 1828 (f. iv verso). Robert Triphook, London bookseller, bought by Page-Turner: above cited note.Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner, 4th Bart.: his sale, 18 March 1828, bought by

• Drawing of an author portrait of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

his collection, no. 399 (see ~The Lumley Library: The Catalogue of 1609~, ed. by Sears Jayne and Francis R. Johnson (London: British Museum, 1956)); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child

• Historiated initial 'C'(um) of the Lamb of God with a partial bar-border, at the beginning of the De testimonis Veteris et Novi Testamenti., Liber testimoniorum Veteris Testamenti ex opusculis S. Gregorii, De institutis coenobiorum, Collationes

'ex impetratione Iohannins de Glynton, canonici dicte domus' (see David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734)).The English Royal library: Westminster inventory number 'no. 1260' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Decorated initial 'P'(ascalus) with interlace and foliate motifs at the beginning of Caelius Sedulius' Carmen paschale., Miscellany including excerpts from the Eclogues, Carmen paschale, Mirabilum divinorum, Paene alphabetico de Christo, letter to a Macedonian priest, De Actibus apostolorum (in two books with a preface), two sermons, a hymn, Institutiones grammaticae

Macedonian priest, De Actibus apostolorum (in two books with a preface), two sermons, a hymn, Institutiones grammaticae Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 233.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Historiated and foliate initial 'B' with, in the lower section, Abraham kneeling in prayer, and in the upper section, three angels., Cutting from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

sale, Dresden, Oct. 1860, lot 365: purchased by Sir Austen Henry Layard (b. 1817, d. 1894), archaeologist and politician.National Gallery, London: NG 3089; bequeathed by Layard in 1916; transferred to the British Library with Add. 74233A in 1997. Abraham and

• Historiated ~bas-de-page~ in colours and gold, of two saints in quatrefoils flanking a foliate motif framed within a patterned border (at centre of image)., Cutting from a liturgical manuscript

1856. /Lots 1002, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1009./' and '150 specimens F. M. ' (on mounted leaf in box 1).William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £33 12s on 8th day of sale, 8 May 1856, according to

• An engraved foliate full-page border, with the text excised, illuminated in colours and gold, of acanthus leaves, flowers, cherabim and gems., Cutting from a printed Missal, containing text from the Canon of the Mass

1856. /Lots 1002, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1009./' and '150 specimens F. M. ' (on mounted leaf in box 1).William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £33 12s on the 8th day of the sale, 8 May 1856,