• Decorated initial 'I'(n)., Sermons and excerpts

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

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uecumque) with a face., Patristic excerpts

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. 4; its book-stamp, inside upper

• Flourished initial 'Q'(ui), in Gregorius Magnus's Moralia in Job., Moralia in Job

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 with the

• Illuminated border and initial 'A'(nti) with floral penwork decoration, and the signature of Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d. 1572), 4th duke of Norfolk, with the date 1589, in the upper margin., 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

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Historiated miniature of Agnes Enthroned flanked by two musician angels, below (left) the saint's statue holding out its finger to receive an emerald ring from Paulinus, a priest of the church of Saint Agnes who wished to be allowed to marry, and (right) Agnes appearing to relatives maintaining a vigil besides her tomb. Historiated full-page border in colours and gold, of foliage and birds with three medallions in the lower margin containing two scenes of Agnes surviving being thrown into flames at the order of Aspasius and a male and female member of the Compagnia di Sant'Agnese kneeling in prayer. Beneath the miniature is a single four-line red stave, musical notation and a single line of text in gold capitals 'Sancta Agnese da dio'., Leaf of a Hymnal (index laudario), containing part of the hymns to Agnes and Anthony

Esq. dispersed / in 1838' (f. i).Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1087; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £18;

• Miniature of the Emperor Justinian with a sword, surrounded by several figures, a decorated initial 'I'(uri) developing a full border with angels, dragons, rabbits and dogs, at the beginning of Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Miniature of a dead man and the devil, accompanied by a historiated initial 'C'(um), in Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Miniature of the Emperor Justinian with a sword, surrounded by several figures, a decorated initial 'I'(uri) developing a full border with angels, dragons, rabbits and dogs, at the beginning of Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Miniature of the Emperor Justinian with a sword, surrounded by several figures, at the beginning of Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Part of the full border with angel and dragon, at the beginning of Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Part of the full border with rabbit and dog, at the beginning of Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Miniature of a dead man and the devil, in Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Historiated initial 'C'(um), in Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 4).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Decorated initial 'P'(ascalus) with interlace and foliate motifs at the beginning of Caelius Sedulius' Carmen paschale., Miscellany including excerpts from the Eclogues, Carmen paschale, Mirabilum divinorum, Paene alphabetico de Christo, letter to a Macedonian priest, De Actibus apostolorum (in two books with a preface), two sermons, a hymn, Institutiones grammaticae

Macedonian priest, De Actibus apostolorum (in two books with a preface), two sermons, a hymn, Institutiones grammaticae Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 233.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Historiated initial 'V'(enerabilibus) of Guido de Baysio presenting his book to the pope Boniface VIII, with a partial border, at the beginning of Guido de Baysio's Apparatus ad Sextum., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

Historiated initial 'V'(enerabilibus) of Guido de Baysio presenting his book to the pope Boniface VIII, with a partial border, at the beginning of Guido de Baysio's Apparatus ad Sextum. Includes: Guido de Baysio, Apparatus ad Sextum (ff. 1-136v); Dino

• Miniature of the pope Boniface VIII giving the book to two clerics, at the beginning of Liber sextus., Apparatus ad Sextum; De regulis iuris; Liber sextus Decretalium with the glossa ordinaria; Apparatus ad Sextum

Miniature of the pope Boniface VIII giving the book to two clerics, at the beginning of Liber sextus. Includes: Guido de Baysio, Apparatus ad Sextum (ff. 1-136v); Dino da Mugello, De regulis iuris (ff. 137-160v);The Liber sextus Decretalium with