• Detail of an illuminated initial 'P'(uerit)., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Detail of an historiated initial 'S' (sacrement) of a cleric before his master., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Historiated initial 'S'(eint) of Paul seated, holding his sword, with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the Apocalypse., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Miniature of Paul writing his epistles, with a kneeling figure before him, probably Dean Colet, with a full stew border, at the beginning of the Pauline Epistles., Pauline and Catholic Epistles in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

2nd and 3rd editions of 1519 and of 1522, see Brown 1984, pp. 352, 369), probably after the death of John Colet, the manuscript's patron. This volume is the first of a three or four-volume set. The second volume, containing

• Detail of a miniature of the Adoration of Christ in Majesty with the Lamb taking the Book, illustrating Revelation 5: 6-7., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Detail of a miniature of the Adoration of the Lamb with Christ in Majesty, with Elders and angels worshipping him, and the four beasts from Ezekiel's vision, illustrating Revelation 5: 8-14., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Miniature of John's vision of the New Jerusalem, with Christ in Majesty, illustrating Revelation 21:2., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

1475]', end of the 15th century (f. 211).Cecilia Welles (d. 1507), daughter of Edward IV, king of England, wife of John Welles: inscribed with her name 'Ciecyl Welles' (under erasure), (f. 1).Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England

• Text written in Insular minuscule with decorated initials, surrounded by 10th-century Benedictine liturgical annotations., Prayer book (the 'Royal Prayer Book'), including the apocryphal letter of Christ to Abgar, and Gospel readings

Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Wigorniensis, Made in 1622-1623~, ed. by Ivor Atkins and N. Ker (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1944), no. 309. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: inscribed with his name 'Ioannes Theyer', with a dated note of 1649 (f.

• Historiated initial 'S'(tabat) with in two compartments John the Baptist pointing his disciples to Christ, and the crucifixion of Andrew, full border and bas-de-page scene with Christ calling Andrew and Peter from their fishing-boat., Breviary, Use of Verdun, Winter portion ('The Breviary of Renaud de Bar' or 'The Breviary of Marguerite de Bar')

with in two compartments John the Baptist pointing his disciples to Christ, and the crucifixion of Andrew, full border and bas-de-page scene with Christ calling Andrew and Peter from their fishing-boat. Musical notation.For a large number of images of the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(tabat) with two compartments, of John the Baptist pointing his disciples towards Christ, and Andrew being tied upon his cross., Breviary, Use of Verdun, Winter portion ('The Breviary of Renaud de Bar' or 'The Breviary of Marguerite de Bar')

'S'(tabat) with two compartments, of John the Baptist pointing his disciples towards Christ, and Andrew being tied upon his cross. Musical notation.For a large number of images of the other part of the manuscript, Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, see

• Miniature of the Ascension, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), with the Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist, and eight other Apostles witnessing the figure of Christ disappearing behind a layer of clouds., 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)

Psalter (Arundel 83 II), with the Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist, and eight other Apostles witnessing the figure of Christ disappearing behind a layer of clouds. Musical notation (the Howard Psalter-Hours). 10 diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 123v, 125v,

• Miniature of Pentecost, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), with the dove of the Holy Spirit descending upon the Virgin Mary, Peter, and John the Evangelist, as well as the other Apostles., 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)

the dove of the Holy Spirit descending upon the Virgin Mary, Peter, and John the Evangelist, as well as the other Apostles. Musical notation (the Howard Psalter-Hours). 10 diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 123v, 125v, 126, 126v, 127v, 128,

• Miniature of Tower of Wisdom, from John of Metz, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), an allegorical representation and personification of Christian virtues., 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)

of Wisdom, from John of Metz, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), an allegorical representation and personification of Christian virtues. Musical notation (the Howard Psalter-Hours). 10 diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 123v, 125v, 126, 126v, 127v, 128,

• Bas-de-page scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302) and litany (ff. 302v-318).Catchwords and

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

bas-de-page scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302) and litany (ff. 302v-318).Catchwords

• Bas-de-page scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302) and

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

bas-de-page scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302)

• Miniature of four scenes in quatrefoils with (top left) Pilate giving Joseph of Arimathaea the order to have the body of Christ, (top right) the Deposition of Christ, Joseph supporting the body and Nicodemus drawing the nail from the feet with pincers, the Virgin on the left, John on the right; (bottom left) Pilate and the High Priest giving orders to the soldier, (bottom right) the Entombment, Joseph supporting Christ's head, Nicodemus holding a pot of spices, the Virgin, weeping, and John behind, with a bas-de-page scene of Christina being held by two men, one of whom stabs her., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

on the left, John on the right; (bottom left) Pilate and the High Priest giving orders to the soldier, (bottom right) the Entombment, Joseph supporting Christ's head, Nicodemus holding a pot of spices, the Virgin, weeping, and John behind, with

• Detail of a miniature of four scenes in quatrefoils with (top left) Pilate giving Joseph of Arimathaea the order to have the body of Christ, (top right) the Deposition of Christ, Joseph supporting the body and Nicodemus drawing the nail from the feet with pincers, the Virgin on the left, John on the right; (bottom left) Pilate and the High Priest giving orders to the soldier, (bottom right) the Entombment, Joseph supporting Christ's head, Nicodemus holding a pot of spices, the Virgin, weeping, and John behind., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

on the left, John on the right; (bottom left) Pilate and the High Priest giving orders to the soldier, (bottom right) the Entombment, Joseph supporting Christ's head, Nicodemus holding a pot of spices, the Virgin, weeping, and John behind. Includes

• Historiated initial 'B'(enedictus) with John the Baptist with the Agnus Dei standing on a hill, and Pharisees questioning him, with a bas-de-page scene of Thomas Becket being welcomed by the Abbot of Pontigny., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

'B'(enedictus) with John the Baptist with the Agnus Dei standing on a hill, and Pharisees questioning him, with a bas-de-page scene of Thomas Becket being welcomed by the Abbot of Pontigny. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of