• A diagram of Old Testament genealogy, including Noah, with diagrams of the world and Noah's ark., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

presumably his death in 1553.King George III (b. 1738, d. 1820).Given to the British Museum by King George IV in 1823 as part of the library of King George III. Old Testament genealogy London England, S. E. (London or Westminster)

• A diagram of the genealogy of the kings of England, including Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

in 1553.King George III (b. 1738, d. 1820).Given to the British Museum by King George IV in 1823 as part of the library of King George III. Genealogy of the kings of England London England, S. E. (London or Westminster)

• Puzzle initial 'A'(pocalipsis), in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initial 'R'(everendo), at the beginning of Petrus de Braco's Compendium juris canonici., Compendium juris canonici

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.3.3’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Puzzle initial 'A', at the beginning of the Repertorium juris civilis., Repertorium juris civilis

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

• Puzzle initial 'U'(sque) with penwork decoration, and border decoration around the two columns, at the beginning of Johannes de Hesdinio's Commentarius amplissimus in librum Job., Commentarius amplissimus in librum Job

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

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rima), at the beginning of the second volume of Ludolphus de Saxonia's Vita Christi., Vita Christi (pars II)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.6.3’, f. ii).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with human head, in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Initial 'Q'(uoniam) with reserved designs, at the beginning of Martinus Polonus's Chronica., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, and other prophetic texts, including Joachim of Flora's Vaticinia (ff. 137-151)

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

• Coloured drawings as part of a longer series, in Martinus Polonus's Chronica., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, and other prophetic texts, including Joachim of Flora's Vaticinia (ff. 137-151)

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

• Initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Johannes Halgrinus de Abbatisvilla's Sermones de tempore per annum, and the inscription of the Cistercian monastery of Eberbach in the lower margin., Sermones de tempore per annum

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.7.1’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Coloured drawings as part of a longer series, in Martinus Polonus' Chronica., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, and other prophetic texts, including Joachim of Flora's Vaticinia (ff. 137-151)

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

• Diagrams, in Martinus Polonus's Chronica., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, and other prophetic texts, including Joachim of Flora's Vaticinia (ff. 137-151)

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 of Chaucer holding an open book, at the beginning of the prologue to the Canterbury Tales., Canterbury Tales

prime minister: his book-plate with heraldic arms and the motto 'virtute non verbis' (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts in 1807. Author portrait Herman Scheerre Geoffrey Chaucer London England, S. E. (London?)

• Illuminated initial 'A'(t) at the beginning of the Reeve's tale, identified by a rubric in the upper margin 'The Reve'., Canterbury Tales

prime minister: his book-plate with heraldic arms and the motto 'virtute non verbis' (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts in 1807. Illuminated initial Herman Scheerre Geoffrey Chaucer London England, S. E. (London?)

• Decorated initial 'KL', accompanied by a bar developing foliate extensions with a dragon, at the beginning of August in the Calendar., Kalendarium, cum figuris eclipsum, tabulis, et canonibus

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2v; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.6.26’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Diagrams of the eclipse of the moon., Kalendarium, cum figuris eclipsum, tabulis, et canonibus

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2v; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.6.26’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with human head, in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Puzzle initial 'A'(pocalipsis), in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Initial 'Q'(uoniam) with reserved designs, at the beginning of Martinus Polonus's Chronica., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, and other prophetic texts, including Joachim of Flora's Vaticinia (ff. 137-151)

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