• Detail of an illuminated initial 'M'(arcus) at the beginning of the prologue to Mark., 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

• Detail of decorated initial., Calendar (January to August only) and computistical table

added to the calendar.? A member of the Dygne family: inscribed 'Of yower charyte pray for the sowlys of Wylliam, John, Recharde & Elizabeth Dygne …' (f. 180v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl

• Detail of decorated initial., Calendar (January to August only) and computistical table

added to the calendar.? A member of the Dygne family: inscribed 'Of yower charyte pray for the sowlys of Wylliam, John, Recharde & Elizabeth Dygne …' (f. 180v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl

• Detail of illuminated initial., Psalms (ff. 7-146); Canticles (ff. 146-157v); Litany, Petitions and Collects (ff. 157v-161)

added to the calendar.? A member of the Dygne family: inscribed 'Of yower charyte pray for the sowlys of Wylliam, John, Recharde & Elizabeth Dygne …' (f. 180v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl

• Detail of illuminated initial., Psalms (ff. 7-146); Canticles (ff. 146-157v); Litany, Petitions and Collects (ff. 157v-161)

added to the calendar.? A member of the Dygne family: inscribed 'Of yower charyte pray for the sowlys of Wylliam, John, Recharde & Elizabeth Dygne …' (f. 180v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl

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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, 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, 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

• Historiated initial with Peter and Paul., Bible, with prologues and the interpretations of Hebrew names

Historiated initial with Peter and Paul. This manuscript is kept with the rest of the Henry Davis collection in the Rare Books and Music Department of the British Library. Applications to examine it may be made at the Reference

• Inhabited initial., Bible, with prologues and the interpretations of Hebrew names

Inhabited initial. This manuscript is kept with the rest of the Henry Davis collection in the Rare Books and Music Department of the British Library. Applications to examine it may be made at the Reference Enquiries desk in the

• Interlace initial 'P'(aulus)., The Pauline and Catholic Epistles (except III John and Jude), and Revelation, imperfect

on red or yellow backgrounds. Text in red, sometimes with a yellow wash. The Pauline and Catholic Epistles (except III John and Jude), and Revelation, imperfect Inscribed in runes 'Ego Iusueus Hac/si indignus diacon[us]/ [h]anc librum quem / ad opus

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Drawing of Mark's symbol of the lion, before the beginning of his Gospel., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Decorated letters 'In'(itium) with an animal head, a clawed foot, and a heart-shaped 'tail' at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. A later reader has added a title at the top of the page ('Marcus') and numbered the chapters ('.1.' in the right-hand margin)., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Decorated initial 'Q'([uonia]m) with an animal head at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Decorated letters 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of John's Gospel, with a bird-like head and claw., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, decorated initial 'E'(gressus) and scatter borders, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John. f. 1 is an added printed leaf of a title page for a book of hours, Paris 1600, signed by 'Iamet Mettayer Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roy'. 24 small miniatures,

• Decorated initial 'S'(enior) at the beginning of the commentary on chapter 2 of a letter of John., In epistolas catholicas

commentary on chapter 2 of a letter of John. ff. 1, 2 and 94 are parchment flyleaves; ff. 2v and 94 have 12th-century text from a missal, f. 2v with simple red, blue, or green initials; f. 93 is a

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of the Letters of John, with the beginnings of paragraphs marked in yellow and a 'q' in the margin, and a marginal marking of 'C1'., In epistolas catholicas

beginning of the Letters of John, with the beginnings of paragraphs marked in yellow and a 'q' in the margin, and a marginal marking of 'C1'. ff. 1, 2 and 94 are parchment flyleaves; ff. 2v and 94 have 12th-century