• Detail of a miniature of the verdict of King Solomon about to be executed, at the beginning of the book of Solomon., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Detail of a decorated initial 'L'(a), from Isaiah., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Detail of a miniature of Ezekiel, and his vision of the four beasts (an angel, an eagle, a lion, and an ox, the symbols of the four evangelists), and a decorated initial 'I'(l), at the beginning of the book of Ezekiel., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Detail of a miniature of Matthias and the idolatrous Jew, at the beginning of the book of Maccabees., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Detail of a marginal bust of Christ added to conceal the heraldry visible from the verso., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Detail of a miniature of Matthias and the idolatrous Jew, and a decorated initial 'A'(pres), at the beginning of the book of Maccabees, with a marginal bust of Christ added to conceal heraldry visible from the verso., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Detail of a miniature of the Tree of Jesse, a decorated initial 'L'(i), and part of the partial border, at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Detail of a miniature of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew., Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Drawing in lead point of Christ enthroned, with his right hand raised in blessing and his left holding a closed book., Added drawing of Christ

earl of Arundel (b. 1512, d. 1580): inscribed 'Arundel' (f. 2); the Arundel collection bequeathed to Lord Lumley, his son-in-law. John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c.1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 2). ? Perhaps

• Diagram., Various theological and mathematical tracts, including the prose life of Cuthbert, incomplete (ff. 74-101v), 22 miracles of Cuthbert, the Brevis relatio

f. 2; its book-plate, f. [iii], with the pencil inscription 'XIII 1.28').Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Diagram Robert Grosseteste, John Holywood, Bede, and others Durham England, N. (Durham?)

• Historiated initial 'O'(mnia) of a man writing numbers, with a tendril extending into the margin., Various astronomical and calendrical texts including Grosseteste's Computus correctorius (index Computus correctorius) (ff. 4-15), Sacro Bosco's Algorismus (ff. 15v-25v), Nemore's De plana sphaera (index Demonstratio de plana spera; Planispherium)(ff. 30-36v), Albumasar's De floribus astrorum (ff. 43v-67v), and a glossed Computus with calendar (ff. 68-119v)

Library. Man writing numbers Written by different scribes Various authors including Robert Grosseteste (index Lincolniensis), Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco), Jordanus de Nemore, Albumasar France and England (ff. 114-119v only)

• Drawing of an Astrolabe, in Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville)., Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables for 1292-95 (ff. 61-62v); 'Theorica Planetarum' (ff. 81-88); canons for Toledan tables (ff. 97v-119v) and Toledan tables (ff. 120-194v).

Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville). One diagram is unfinished (f. 225).The full contents are listed in Pedersen 2002, p. 128. 6 historiated initials in colours and gold with a bar border sprouting with foliage and including

• Text page in a section of the manuscript which contains prayers of Irish origin, including an incantation against weak eyesight: '...give light of the eyes to me.' Near its end, it calls upon the body parts and qualities of saints and Old Testament figures ('the tongue of Solomon, neck of Timothy, mind of Benjamin ...') and ends with the 'Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus.' Below it is a late 9th- or early 10th-century inscription in Old English concerning the gift of property by its founder, Ealhswith., Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster')

Text page in a section of the manuscript which contains prayers of Irish origin, including an incantation against weak eyesight: '...give light of the eyes to me.' Near its end, it calls upon the body parts and qualities of

• Historiated initial 'S'(cito) with a man teaching and pointing up to sun and moon, a bar-border sprouting with foliage, and a hybrid creature, at the beginning of Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (translated by John of Seville)., Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables for 1292-95 (ff. 61-62v); 'Theorica Planetarum' (ff. 81-88); canons for Toledan tables (ff. 97v-119v) and Toledan tables (ff. 120-194v).

bar-border sprouting with foliage, and a hybrid creature, at the beginning of Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (translated by John of Seville). One diagram is unfinished (f. 225).The full contents are listed in Pedersen 2002, p. 128. 6 historiated initials in colours and

• Detail of a historiated initial 'S'(cito) with a man teaching and pointing up to sun and moon, at the beginning of Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (translated by John of Seville)., Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables for 1292-95 (ff. 61-62v); 'Theorica Planetarum' (ff. 81-88); canons for Toledan tables (ff. 97v-119v) and Toledan tables (ff. 120-194v).

up to sun and moon, at the beginning of Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (translated by John of Seville). One diagram is unfinished (f. 225).The full contents are listed in Pedersen 2002, p. 128. 6 historiated initials in colours and gold with a

• Drawing of an Astrolabe, in Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville)., Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables for 1292-95 (ff. 61-62v); 'Theorica Planetarum' (ff. 81-88); canons for Toledan tables (ff. 97v-119v) and Toledan tables (ff. 120-194v).

Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville). One diagram is unfinished (f. 225).The full contents are listed in Pedersen 2002, p. 128. 6 historiated initials in colours and gold with a bar border sprouting with foliage and including

• Initials with pen-flourishing, in Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville)., Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables for 1292-95 (ff. 61-62v); 'Theorica Planetarum' (ff. 81-88); canons for Toledan tables (ff. 97v-119v) and Toledan tables (ff. 120-194v).

'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville). One diagram is unfinished (f. 225).The full contents are listed in Pedersen 2002, p. 128. 6 historiated initials in colours and gold with a bar border sprouting with foliage and including hybrid

• Initials with pen-flourishing, in Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville)., Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables for 1292-95 (ff. 61-62v); 'Theorica Planetarum' (ff. 81-88); canons for Toledan tables (ff. 97v-119v) and Toledan tables (ff. 120-194v).

'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville). One diagram is unfinished (f. 225).The full contents are listed in Pedersen 2002, p. 128. 6 historiated initials in colours and gold with a bar border sprouting with foliage and including hybrid

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'Q'(uadrantis) with foliage, a hybrid creature and a hare, in Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville)., Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables for 1292-95 (ff. 61-62v); 'Theorica Planetarum' (ff. 81-88); canons for Toledan tables (ff. 97v-119v) and Toledan tables (ff. 120-194v).

creature and a hare, in Messahala, 'Astrolabium' (in the translation of John of Seville). One diagram is unfinished (f. 225).The full contents are listed in Pedersen 2002, p. 128. 6 historiated initials in colours and gold with a bar border

• Historiated initial 'I'(ntentio) of a man holding an orb at the beginning of Grosseteste's Computus correctorius, astronomical diagram at the bottom of the page., Various astronomical and calendrical texts including Grosseteste's Computus correctorius (index Computus correctorius) (ff. 4-15), Sacro Bosco's Algorismus (ff. 15v-25v), Nemore's De plana sphaera (index Demonstratio de plana spera; Planispherium)(ff. 30-36v), Albumasar's De floribus astrorum (ff. 43v-67v), and a glossed Computus with calendar (ff. 68-119v)

Man holding an orb Written by different scribes Various authors including Robert Grosseteste (index Lincolniensis), Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco), Jordanus de Nemore, Albumasar France and England (ff. 114-119v only)