• Detail of an historiated initial 'N'(isi) of a church building., Selection of Psalms, with calendar, prayers, and litanies ('The Psalter of Humfrey of Gloucester')

initial 'N'(isi) of a church building. Other manuscripts associated with the Master of Duke Humfrey's Psalms are: Guildhall, Corporation of London Records Office, 'Statuta Antiqua Angliae', f. 137, London, Drapers' Company, Patent of Arms, 10 March 1439, Capetown, South African

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a bishop expelling a devil from a church tower., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

a bishop expelling a devil from a church tower. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated

• Miniature of the Three Holy Women at the Tomb., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Detail of a miniature of the Ascension, with two angels standing below with the Apostles and Mary, who gesture upwards towards Christ., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Coloured initial 'A' with foliate decoration., 2 leaves with omelies translated from Origen, cropped

[part 4]: Originally part of a manuscript corpus of Augustine's works written by Eadmer, (d. c. 1130), monk at Christ Church, Canterbury, in the late 1080s (see Gullick 1998).f. 25 [part 12]:? Hew Herte, possibly identifiable with Hugh Herte (d.

• Coloured initials with penwork decoration., Leaf from Richard's 'De Trinitate', Book 2, chapters 16-20

[part 4]: Originally part of a manuscript corpus of Augustine's works written by Eadmer, (d. c. 1130), monk at Christ Church, Canterbury, in the late 1080s (see Gullick 1998).f. 25 [part 12]:? Hew Herte, possibly identifiable with Hugh Herte (d.

• Coloured initials with pen-flourished decoration., Leaf from de Chauliac's 'Surgery' (index Chirurgia magna), Book VI, in English translation (originally ff. 107-107v in New York, Academy of Medicine, MS. 12, from which it was removed by John Bagford)

[part 4]: Originally part of a manuscript corpus of Augustine's works written by Eadmer, (d. c. 1130), monk at Christ Church, Canterbury, in the late 1080s (see Gullick 1998).f. 25 [part 12]:? Hew Herte, possibly identifiable with Hugh Herte (d.

• Decorated initial 'H'(unc) with the John Beaver's initials, 'IB', in gold, at the start of the inscription, stating that Lord John Beaver, monk of St. Albans, had the manuscript made, and that with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440), he has given it to God, the Virgin Mary, and the church of St. Alban. This is followed by an anathema and a list of the contents., Liber de exemplis sacre scripture; Commentary on Wisdom; Commentary on Proverbs; Commentary on Ecclesiasticus

with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440), he has given it to God, the Virgin Mary, and the church of St. Alban. This is followed by an anathema and a list of the contents. Catchwords, some in decorated

• null, Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Use of Sarum (ff. 1-97v); Calendar for Salisbury (ff. 98-103v); Ordinal, Use of Sarum (ff. 104-133); Breviary, Use of Sarum (ff. 134-202v) (ends imperfectly)

Westnewton anno Domini 1438' (9 November, f. 103); 'Obitus Erne Rawlins [no year]' (12 November, f. 103). Dedication of the church of Norwich, 15th-century: 'Dedicacio ecclesie Norwic' (23 September, f. 102).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl

• Decorated initial 'B'(ritannia)., Historica monumenta diversa (ff. 2-18v), Chronica monasterii de Pipwell (ff. 21-35v), etc., added by Sir Simonds D'Ewes c. 1639-1643

2-18v), Chronica monasterii de Pipwell (ff. 21-35v), etc., added by Sir Simonds D'Ewes c. 1639-1643 The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: listed in its catalogue: see Ker 1964.Fragment from a letter in English referring to the inhabitants of Dalham,

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'S'(aepe) at the beginning of Tacitus' Dialogus de oratoribus., De grammaticis et rhetoribus (ff. 2-14v); Dialogus de oratoribus (ff. 15-42v)

minister: his library sold on 21 November 1687, lot 108 (Wright 1972).Ambrose Bonwicke, the elder (b. 1652, d. 1722), nonjuring Church of England clergyman and schoolmaster, headmaster of the Merchant Taylors' School from 1686 to 1691: inscribed 'Ambrosij Bonvici 1687'

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 26, with the Anointing of David by Samuel., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uem) with an animal drinking and decorated line-fillers in the form of heads and a bird., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uid) with David and Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) with white lions, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) at the beginning of Psalm 68, with Christ blessing and a man below with two demons., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfitebor) with a monk writing., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Decorated initial 'C', in gold on a purple background., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Decorated initial 'D', in gold on a purple background., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Decorated initial 'C' and other lettering in gold., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and