• Marginal drawing of Henry III and Eleanor returning by sea from Gascony, with Nicholas de Molis is in a small boat alongside; and a drawing of three inverted shields with arms of Henry, king of the Romans, Thomas, earl of Warwick and Richard de Burgh., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of a mitre and crosier indicating the election of William de Raley as bishop of Norwich, a drawing of inverted arms with two attached mitres and a head of a crosier, referring to the death of William of Savoy, bishop elect of Valance-sur-Rhône; a drawing of two inverted shields indicating the deaths of Henry of Trubleville and Ralph de Thony; a mitre and a crosier referring to the election of Hugh de Pateshull as bishop of Coventry, and a drawing of the death of Isabella, countess of Cornwall., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Detail of a marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, referring to his death, and a pair of clasped hands above referring to the marriage of Richard, first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany, to Isabella of Gloucester., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Detail of a marginal drawing of six inverted shields alluding to the defeat of Christians, bearing the arms of William de Longespée with two hands above issuing from a cloud and holding a dove, William, castellain of Saint-Omer, castellain of Ghent, count of Boulogne, Robert, count of Artois, with a black bird symbolizing his soul, and Raul de Coucy, identified as Enguerrand., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Detail of a marginal drawing of five inverted shields with arms referring to the deaths of Roger Balliol, Alexander II, king of Scotland, Hugh le Brun, count of La Marche, Peter de Geneva, and an inverted arms of de Barres referring to deaths of French crusaders in Cyprus., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Text page with a diagram of a wind rose in the upper margin., De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Illuminated initial 'D' in blue, red, and gold at the beginning of the book., De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Marginal image of an inverted mitre with a crosier indicating the death of Symon, abbot of St. Albans, and the same insignia in an upright position referring to the accession of abbot Warin, and a drawing of an inverted shield with the royal Arms of England, referring to the death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of inverted shields with the arms of Saer de Quincy, his son Robert, and Henry de Bohun, referring to their deaths, and a drawing of the inverted shield of arms of Bytham (?), next to a rubric reading 'De obsidione cast. de Biham'., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of an inverted shield bearing the arms of William d'Aubigny, earl of Arundel, with a caption reading 'Obiit Will[iam]us de abineto comes harundelie'; a drawing of two small crosiers referring to the resignation of William, bishop of Lincoln, a drawing of a crown indicating the marriage of Johanna, sister of Henry III to Alexander II, king of Scotland, and a ring referring to the marriage of Hubert de Burgh to Margaret of Scotland., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the royal arms of France, with an inscription reading 'Obiit philippus rex francorum', and a drawing of a small crosier referring to the election of Walter Mauclerc, bishop of Carlisle., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of William de Mandeville, count of Essex, indicating his death, and drawings of two papal tiaras and crosses, one inverted and one upright, referring to the death of pope Gregory IX and the accession of Honorius III., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of Henry III on a boat with a caption reading 'Rex henri(cus) III / naviga(n)s in b(re)ta(n)ia(m)', and a drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of Raymond de Burgh referring to his death., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawings of a black bird emerging from the lips of the sultan of Babylon, referring to his death, and a drawing of an inverted bishop's mitre and crosier, referring to the death of Peter des Roches, bishop of Winchester., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Detail of marginal drawings of two bishops' mitres and crosiers in the upright position indicating the election of Lawrence of St Martin as bishop of Rochester, and a drawing of an inverted arms of Frederick II with five inverted crowns, referring to his death., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Framed initial 'D'(ivine) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the third book of the 'Sententiae'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Framed initial 'D'(ivine) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the third book of the 'Sententiae'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in

• Framed initial 'V'(eniente) with Isidore of Seville seated wearing a bishop's mitre and holding a crozier., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Framed initial 'V'(eniente) with Isidore of Seville seated wearing a bishop's mitre and holding a crozier. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in

• Framed initial 'S'(ummum) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the 'Sententiae'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Framed initial 'S'(ummum) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the 'Sententiae'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in three or more large

• Framed initial 'O'(mnis) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the second book of the 'Sententiae'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Framed initial 'O'(mnis) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the second book of the 'Sententiae'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically

• Puzzle initial 'R'(everentissimo) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the letter, 'Haimanno Adalbertus'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Puzzle initial 'R'(everentissimo) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the letter, 'Haimanno Adalbertus'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in