• Historiated initial of a scholar, with a partial border., Miscellany, including Patefit, Electiones laudabiles, Sermo de regulis compotistarum, Canones eclipsium, Ad habendam diversitatem aspectus lune pro situ in epiciclo

at Oxford (f. 150v).John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1).Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• Decorative headpiece and intials at the beginning of the first Ode., Psalter with odes, prayers, service of holy communion, and a short excerpt from Daniel (ff. 213v-214)

d. 1720), 2nd Earl of Stamford, conspirator and politician: inscribed, 'Stamford 1693' (f. 1*).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; sold to Edward Harley in the sale of the Earl of Stamford's books, 16 January 1720-21, lot 76.The Harley

• Initial 'P'(etrus), incorporating the head of the archbishop Petrus de Aspelt, at the beginning of Petrus de Aspelt's Statuta provincialia., Statuta provincialia

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) and words 'dixit in evangelio' in a collection of homilies., Homilies and other theological texts

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

• Decorated initials 'Q'(ui), 'D'(ominus), and 'Q'(uod), in a collection of homilies., Homilies and other theological texts

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

• Puzzle initial, at the beginning of Michel de Northgate's Ayenbite of Inwyt., Ayenbite of Inwyt

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. 13; its book-plate with the

• Flourished initial., Ayenbite of Inwyt

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. 13; its book-plate with the

• Flourished initials., Ayenbite of Inwyt

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. 13; its book-plate with the

• Decorated initials., Ayenbite of Inwyt

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. 13; its book-plate with the

• Decorated initial., Ayenbite of Inwyt

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. 13; its book-plate with the

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) of Jerome writing, with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(rater) of Jerome writing, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Detail of a border with a medallion of Descent into Limbo in the lower margin., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Detail of a miniature of Adam and Eve, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of Israelites offering sacrifice to God, at the beginning of Leviticus., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of Israelits offering sacrifice to God, at the beginning of Leviticus., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses and Christ, at the beginning of Numbers., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Detail of an historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses and Christ, at the beginning of Numbers., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Aaron as a bishop putting the tables of the Law into the ark, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Aaron as a bishop putting the tables of the Law into the ark, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Bible (Octateuch)

another supporter of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. See ~Henry VIII: Man and Monarch~, ed. by Susan Doran (London: British Library, 2009), no. 109 [exhibition catalogue]. 1 miniature in colours and gold next to the initial for Genesis