• Decorated initial 'R'(edditus) in Ovid's Epistolae ex Ponto., Epistolae ex Ponto

Twysden, (b. 1597, d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed (ff. 2, 3; dated ‘1630’, f. 2), and with his pagination.Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him in the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6

• Full-page illuminated miniature in two registers of the Annunciation above, and the Visitation below, with figures of Gabriel, Mary, and Elisabeth holding scrolls., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Calendar page for December with illuminated 'KL' initials, and in the margin, roundels of a man killing a pig and of Capricorn, both on gold grounds., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Full-page illuminated miniature of David playing a harp, and a standing musician playing a fiddle., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Full-page illuminated miniature in two registers of the Betrayal above with Peter with a sword and five men, some with weapons, behind Judas; and below, Christ being mocked by two men., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Miniature in two registers, of the Nativity above and the Annunciation to the Shepherds below., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Miniature in two registers, of the Adoration of the Magi, and the Dream of the Magi below., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Miniature in two registers, of the death of Herod who stabs himself in the throat, with two devils, and the crowning of Archelaus above, and below, Joseph's Dream and the Flight into Egypt below., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Miniature in two registers of Christ teaching and the Dream of Joseph to return from Egypt, and below, the Return from Egypt, with people seated at table., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Miniature in two registers, of the Raising of Lazarus above the Entry into Jerusalem., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Miniature in two registers of Christ washing the disciples' feet, and the Last Supper below., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Historiated initial 'M'(iserere) with a standing figure, a line-filler of a fish, and a marginal drawing of a face., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Detail of a drawing of a face., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Decorated initial 'R'(edditus) in Ovid's Epistolae ex Ponto., Epistolae ex Ponto

Twysden, (b. 1597, d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed (ff. 2, 3; dated ‘1630’, f. 2), and with his pagination.Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him in the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6

• null, Works: In Rufinum (ff. 3-17v), De bello Gildonico (ff. 17v-25v), De bello Getico (ff. 25v-35v), Gigantomachia (ff. 36-37v), De consulatu Stilochonis (ff. 38-57), etc.

British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. Inscribed with notes initialled by John Holmes ? (between 1800 and 1854) (f. 2v) and Frederic Madden (between 1828 and 1866) (f. 1v). Detail Claudian

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uae) in Ovid's Epistolae ex Ponto., Epistolae ex Ponto

Twysden, (b. 1597, d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed (ff. 2, 3; dated ‘1630’, f. 2), and with his pagination.Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him in the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6

• null, Odes (ff. 1-43), Carmen saeculare (ff. 43-44), Epodes (ff. 44-52v), Ars poetica (ff. 53-59), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 59v-87), Epistolae (ff. 87-107v)

ff. 6, 17, 19-20, 23-4, 31, 38-9, 41, 55-8, 70, 86-7 have been replaced by leaves written in bastard secretary script, and ff. 83, 99-100, 102-3, and 106 in humanistic book script, 15th century, perhaps by Jean Lebègue. 2

• null, Odes (ff. 1-43), Carmen saeculare (ff. 43-44), Epodes (ff. 44-52v), Ars poetica (ff. 53-59), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 59v-87), Epistolae (ff. 87-107v)

ff. 6, 17, 19-20, 23-4, 31, 38-9, 41, 55-8, 70, 86-7 have been replaced by leaves written in bastard secretary script, and ff. 83, 99-100, 102-3, and 106 in humanistic book script, 15th century, perhaps by Jean Lebègue. 2

• Ownership inscription of William Smart, written at right-angles to the page, stating that it previously belonged to the Augustinian abbey of St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Osyth, at St. Osyth (Essex): 'Hic liber quondam sancte Osithe nunc Willelmi Smarte'., Glossed Gospel of Mark

the Abbey of Chck in Essex which was dedicated to S. Osith (f. 1).William Smarte: above-cited ownership inscription (f. 100v).? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: 1738 note written by James West that it once

• Calendar page for December with illuminated 'KL' initials, roundels of a man killing a pig and of Capricorn on gold grounds, and on the right, a full-page illuminated miniature in two registers of the Annuciation above, and the Visitation below., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once