• Bas-de-page scene of Salome holding a shovel with John's head in the ground under a tree, and to the right, Herodias pointing to John's head., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')

at the news that I intended to sell my collection of 100 illuminated MSS. HYT' (2nd flyleaf). Bequeathed to the British Museum in 1941 by Mrs Henry Yates Thompson. Burial of John the Baptist's head London England, S. E.? (London?)

• Bas-de-page scene of John's body being placed in a tomb by two men with pointed hats., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')

at the news that I intended to sell my collection of 100 illuminated MSS. HYT' (2nd flyleaf). Bequeathed to the British Museum in 1941 by Mrs Henry Yates Thompson. Burial of John the Baptist's body London England, S. E.? (London?)

• Text page with initials with pen-flourishing., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Text page with initials with pen-flourishing. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de Rubruk (index William de Rubruque), Itinerarium ad partes orientalis

• Illuminated initials., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Sales catalogue of books belonging to Symonis Bozoun, Prior of Norwich, with prices in shillings., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Sales catalogue of books belonging to Symonis Bozoun, Prior of Norwich, with prices in shillings. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de

• Puzzle initial 'Q' (uinta)with zoomorphic decoration and pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 3 of the Polychronicon., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Puzzle initial 'Q' (uinta)with zoomorphic decoration and pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 3 of the Polychronicon. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff.

• Text page with initials, rubric and chronological dates in the margin., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Text page with initials, rubric and chronological dates in the margin. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de Rubruk (index William de

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the Polychronicon and ownership inscription of Symonis Bozoun., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the Polychronicon and ownership inscription of Symonis Bozoun. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff.

• Initial 'B'(onefacius) with decoration, small initials and rubric; chronological dates with numbering for the Polychronicon in the margin., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Initial 'B'(onefacius) with decoration, small initials and rubric; chronological dates with numbering for the Polychronicon in the margin. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xcellentissimo) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the 'Itinerarium ad partes orientalis'., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Puzzle initial 'E'(xcellentissimo) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the 'Itinerarium ad partes orientalis'. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff.

• Puzzle initial 'L'(ibrum) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the prologue of Marco Polo's travels., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Puzzle initial 'L'(ibrum) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the prologue of Marco Polo's travels. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with a Tree of Jesse, and historiated border with nine roundels with scenes from Genesis: Creation of the World; Creation of Adam and Eve; the Tree of Knowledge; Expulsion from the Garden;Toiling the earth; Cain and Abel; Building the Ark; the Great Flood; the Drunkenness of Noah; three busts appear in quatrefoil at the top of the border; animals, birds, laborers, and fantastic creatures inhabit the borders and margins; at the bottom border, a woman and a man in the arms of the St Omer family kneel in reverence, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit insipiens) of a seated king David with knights and a disputing fool, and historiated border with eight roundels of scenes from the lives of Moses and Samson, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Miniature of Jonah and the Whale, including a small initial 'S'(alvum), and a historiated border with eight roundels of scenes from the Old Testament, with cycles of the Battle of the Philistines and the building of Solomon's Temple, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Miniature of the anointing and crowning of David, and foliate borders painted over the 14th-century pattern, at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Last Judgement, and an historiated border with eight roundels narrating the Passion cycle from the Arrest of Christ to the Pentecost, at the beginning of Psalm 109., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Book-plates of Henry Yates Thompson noting the number of the Ashburnham Appendix, and below, Yates Thompson's own., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Bas-de-page scene of St Edwards giving a ring to John the Evangelist. The caption reads, 'Cy seint Edward dona un anel a iohan le ewangelist'., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')

Edwards giving a ring to John the Evangelist. The caption reads, 'Cy seint Edward dona un anel a iohan le ewangelist'. The style and subject, especially the many bas-de-page narratives ranging from romance and fabliau to biblical and hagiographic material,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with a Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,

• Detail of border illuminations containing scenes from Genesis, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

same hand (1st 3 parchment flyleaves [ff. v-vii verso]). Thomas Thorpe, bookseller: his 1828 catalogue, lot 2902, priced at £25. John Wilkes the Elder (d. 1894): his sale 12 March 1847, lot 442, bought by Rodd. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797,