• Historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of Jeremiah speaking with god, at the beginning of Kings 4, 39., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Jeremiah Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of David before Saul, at the beginning of Kings 2, with an instruction to an illuminator in the margin., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. David Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(revaricatus) of Ahaziah falling from a tower, at the beginning of Kings 4, with an instruction to an illuminator in the margin., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Ahaziah Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'L'(ibrum) of Ahasuerus and Esther banqueting, at the beginning of Esther., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Esther Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) of Manasses and his wife outside the temple, at the beginning of Esther 2., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Manasses Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'M'(ortuo) of the death of Simon, last of the Maccabee brothers, at the beginning of Maccabees 2, 2., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Death of Simon Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'A'(nno) of the Ascension, at the beginning of acts, with an instruction to an illuminator in the margin., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Ascension Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'R'(everendo) of Peter Comestor with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the preface., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Peter Comestor Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'R'(everendo) of Peter Comestor, at the beginning of the preface., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Peter Comestor Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of an angel and Zacharias censing the altar, with a full bar-border with foliate cornerpieces, marginal animals (including a squirrel, lion, rabbit, birds, dog, peacock and hybrids) and shields with the arms of Edward I, Edward of Caernarvon, Richard, King of the Romans (Edward's I uncle), and his son Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, at the beginning of Luke., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Annunciation to Zacharias Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(uit) of an angel and Zacharias censing the altar, at the beginning of Luke., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Annunciation to Zacharias Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Detail of a miniature of a lion, a rabbit with a trumpet,and a perching bird, from the border of the folio., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Lion and rabbit Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Detail of a border with a peacock and hybrid grotesques, at the beginning of Luke., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7979?).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Peacock and grotesques Petrus Comestor (index Peter Comestor, Pierre le Mangeur) London England, S. (London?)

• Detail of a historiated initial 'H'(enricus) enclosing the imperial falcon of Anne Boleyn against a background of the royal colours., Patents granted to Anne Boleyn as Marquess of Pembroke

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. Imperial falcon London England, S. E. (probably London)

• Initial 'A'(nti) with floral penwork decoration and decorated border., Historical and theological miscellany, including excerpts from the Granarium, part II, and a commentary on Sacrobosco's De sphaera (ff. 183-198)

(f. 9); black ink drawing of a lion rampant (f. 1v) and index. Note that he also purchased Whethamstede's chronicle, London, College of Arms, Arundel 3, in 1589 (see Howlett 1974).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Puzzle initial 'C' with foliate penwork decoration and pen-flourishing., Historical and theological miscellany, including excerpts from the Granarium, part II, and a commentary on Sacrobosco's De sphaera (ff. 183-198)

(f. 9); black ink drawing of a lion rampant (f. 1v) and index. Note that he also purchased Whethamstede's chronicle, London, College of Arms, Arundel 3, in 1589 (see Howlett 1974).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Miniature of six scenes from the Passion of Christ, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II): Christ before Pilate, the Mocking of Christ, Christ before Herod and a Jewish priest, the Blindfolding of Christ, the Flagellation of Christ, and Christ carrying the cross., 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)

London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Passion of Christ Master of the Madonna

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist on either side of the Crucified Christ. Above, a pelican nests with its young, flanked by two angels holding golden globes., 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)

Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Crucifixion Master of the Madonna London England,

• Table of the Ten Commandments from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II). The central column of medallions lists the Ten Commandments; on the right, offences against Mosaic law are listed, and on the left are the ten plagues of Egypt. In the upper left corner, Christ reaches out towads Moses, pictured opposite (with his hair twisted into horns), holding in his hand the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments. The bottom of the page shows the raising of the brazen calf., 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)

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. 2).Purchased by the British Museum

• Six scenes from the life of Christ from the Delisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II): the Nativity, the Annunciation to the Shepherds, the Circumcision, the Adoration of the Magi, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Flight into Egypt., 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)

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. 2).Purchased by the British Museum