• Flourished initials 'P'(rima) and 'P'(rincipio), the latter with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Petrus Riga's Aurora., Aurora (ends imperfectly)

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

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n), formed by a peacock., Unum ex quatuor

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.6.7’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(e) formed by a quadruped, foliage, and an animal head., Unum ex quatuor

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.6.7’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• null, Bible, some marginal glosses (ends imperfectly)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.5.9’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Detail of an initial 'S'(odalium) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Petrus Riga's Aurora., Aurora (ends imperfectly)

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 including heraldic arms, and a full border with roses and portcullises alternately placed, at the beginning of the indenture., Indenture between Lady Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond, and John Islip, abbot of Westminster abbey

1819).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister; purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts in 1807. Initial and border London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of puzzle initial., Viaticum; De elephantia aliisque morbis (ff. 92v-94v)

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. 1; its book-plate, inside upper

• Large historiated initial 'T'(his) enclosing the arms of Henry VII, king of England supported by a dragon and a greyhound combined with a full panel border in colours and gold with acanthus leaves and the emblems of the king., Quadripartite indenture made between Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans and the mayor and commonalty of London in 20 Henry VII (r. 1489-1509)

made between Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans and the mayor and commonalty of London in 20 Henry VII (r. 1489-1509) Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of

• Text page with lettering in black and red., Pauline Epistles, in the new Latin translation of Jacques Lefèvre

~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7764).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen London England, S. E (London)

• Text page with lettering in black and red., Pauline Epistles, in the new Latin translation of Jacques Lefèvre

~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7764).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page Pieter Meghen Pieter Meghen London England, S. E (London)

• Inscription recording the pledge of the book by William de Rokesle, a Dominican friar from London, to James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King Alfonso X of Castile, and nephew of Eleanor, wife of Edward I, on 8th September 1326, reading 'ved. q[uo]d die lune in festo nat[ivitatis] be[a]te Marie videlicet VIIIº die septembris anno d[omi]ni Mº / CCC VIº et anno r[egni] r[egis] E[duardi] fil[ii] r[egis] E[dmundi] XXº iste liber impignorat[ur] mag[ist]ro Jacobo de Sspania Canon[ic]o s[anc]ti pauli london[iensis] p[er] fra[tr]em Will[iamu]m de Rokesle de ordine et canon... p[re]dicatorum lond. / pro xx s. quos id[e]m f[rate]r Will[iamu]s recup[erat] a mano de p[re]dic[t]o Jacobo ad opus p[re]dicti co[n]ventus solvand[us] / in mandena (?) s[anc]ti Mich[ael]is p[ro]ximo venturo condonat[ur] quia paup[er].', Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Inscription recording the pledge of the book by William de Rokesle, a Dominican friar from London, to James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King Alfonso X of Castile, and nephew of Eleanor, wife of Edward

• Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses speaking to the Israelites, with a sketch for an illuminator, at the beginning of Numbers., Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221, perhaps given by an unidentified countess: inscription on the 18th-century binding, probably copied from a note on the original binding, 'COMITISSAE / TOM II' and 'OLIM. CONVENT./ PRAED. LONDON'; see also Royal

• Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of Solomon teaching Rehoboam, at the beginning of Proverbs, with ownership signatures of Arundel and Lumley., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus

Ecclesiasticus A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221, perhaps given by an unidentified countess: inscription on the 18th-century binding, probably copied from a note on the original binding, 'COMITISSAE / TOM V' and 'OLIM. CONVENT./ PRAED. LONDON'; see also Royal

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I(n diebus)' of Ahasuerus and Esther, with Haman hanging below, at the beginning of Esther., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Ordinaria A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221, perhaps given by an unidentified countess: inscription on the 18th-century binding, probably copied from a note on the original binding, 'COMITISSAE / TOM III' and 'OLIM. CONVENT./ PRAED. LONDON'; see also Royal

• Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Ordinaria A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221, perhaps given by an unidentified countess: inscription on the 18th-century binding, probably copied from a note on the original binding, 'COMITISSAE / TOM III' and 'OLIM. CONVENT./ PRAED. LONDON'; see also Royal

• End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Ordinaria A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221, perhaps given by an unidentified countess: inscription on the 18th-century binding, probably copied from a note on the original binding, 'COMITISSAE / TOM III' and 'OLIM. CONVENT./ PRAED. LONDON'; see also Royal

• Text page with a decorated initial, now largely illegible., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

the nation for £10,000 (a 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. Text page London England, S. (London)

• Text page., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

the nation for £10,000 (a 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. Text page London England, S. (London)

• Text page., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

the nation for £10,000 (a 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. Text page London England, S. (London)

• Text page., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

the nation for £10,000 (a 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. Text page London England, S. (London)