• Detail of historiated initial 'O'(rdo) with a bishop in front of an altar, blessing apparel., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of historiated initial of a bishop blessing kneeling men, and a cleric holding an open book., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of historiated initial of Peter., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of historiated initial of an infant being baptised., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of historiated initial of a marriage ceremony., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of historiated initial 'O'(rdo) of a monk providing Extreme Unction to a man in bed., Pontifical; Tabula

in a later phase.) Pontifical; Tabula Perhaps written for a bishop of London, such as Robert de Braybroke (d. 1404) or Roger Walden (d. 1406): the see of London mentioned (see Lowden 2003 p. 44).? The Benedictine abbey of Sts

• Detail of decorated initial., In secundam partem digesti veteris (ff. 6-160), and others

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Historiated initial 'P'(rimo) of the Nativity with a partial foliate border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Historiated initial 'O' of Romauld enthroned with a bishop saint (probably Augustine) and monastic saints John Gualbert (top right), Maurus and Placidus in Camaldolese habits., Cutting from a Gradual

Capanna', and 'Tommaso Giottinese b. 1324 dies 1356 / Puccio Capanna Pl CXII A...'.Walter Benjamin Tiffin (b. 1795, d. 1877), London art dealer and publisher: purchased from him by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum on

• Historiated and foliate initial 'L' of the Martyrdom of John the Baptist with the executioner holding up the saint’s severed head., Cutting from a choir book

by her soon after World War II through her brother, Tomás Harris, managing director of the Spanish Art Gallery in London. Accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of inheritance tax from the estates of Miss Violeta Harris and her sister,

• Text page with inscriptions., De corpore et sanguine Domini

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6477.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• Illuminated initials and line-fillers., Book of Hours, fragment

Robert Cotton (see Watson 1966, Wright 1972): listed in his catalogue without number as 'the Armes of the Companies of London' (see Add. 22918, f. 21; see Watson 1966).Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the former:

• Miniature of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with a decorated initial 'D' and a full bar border with ivy decoration and sprays extending into the border in gold and colours., Book of Hours, fragment

Robert Cotton (see Watson 1966, Wright 1972): listed in his catalogue without number as 'the Armes of the Companies of London' (see Add. 22918, f. 21; see Watson 1966).Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the former:

• Historiated initial 'A'(ngelus) of the Resurrection of Christ, with a partial border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of Christ and God the Father, with a full border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Historiated initial 'H'(odie) of the Nativity of Mary, with a partial border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Historiated initial 'O'(mnes) of the Adoration of the Magi, with a partial border., Breviary, use of Sarum, imperfect

1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller.? Charles II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311

• Detail of a miniature of Chaucer, wearing an inkhorn around his neck, clutching a rosary, and pointing at the text., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Chaucer Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Text page with initials at the beginning of the Historia Scholastica., Historia Scolastica

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6429.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• Text page with rubric, Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6516.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and