• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75): '… to take the worde of trewethe utterlye oute of youre mouthe howe styll to dye that by deathe you maye purchase eternall life and remembre…' (continued on f. 76)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75): '… to take the worde of trewethe utterlye oute of youre mouthe howe styll to dye that by

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… Precher sayethe there is a tyme to be borne and a tyme to dye and the daye of deathe is better than the daye of oure birthe…' (continued on f. 77)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… Precher sayethe there is a tyme to be borne and a tyme to dye and the daye

• Detail of a drawing of an author portrait of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'D'(omine): the birth of John the Baptist., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

and historiated initials 'D'(omine): the birth of John the Baptist. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalms 38, 68,

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'I'(ubilate): John the Baptist reproves Herod; historiated initial 'D'(eus) the Baptism of Christ., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

border and historiated initials 'I'(ubilate): John the Baptist reproves Herod; historiated initial 'D'(eus) the Baptism of Christ. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold

• Text page with a bar border and an historiated initial 'D'(eus): John the Baptist is put into prison., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

border and an historiated initial 'D'(eus): John the Baptist is put into prison. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at the beginning of

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'D'(eus): Michael; historiated initial 'P'(erpetuis): John the Baptist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Peter and Paul., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

historiated initials 'D'(eus): Michael; historiated initial 'P'(erpetuis): John the Baptist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Peter and Paul. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'E'(cclesiam): John the Evagelist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Noli me tangere., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

border and historiated initials 'E'(cclesiam): John the Evagelist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Noli me tangere. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at the beginning

• Historated initial 'D'(omini) at the Penitential Psalms: the priests give Judas money (Luke 22:5), Christ sends Peter and John to prepare the passover (Luke 22:8), the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, and the Last Judgement in the border., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

give Judas money (Luke 22:5), Christ sends Peter and John to prepare the passover (Luke 22:8), the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, and the Last Judgement in the border. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'D'(eus): Paul holding a sword; historiated initial 'T'(uere): John the Evangelist holding a chalice and palm branch; historiated initial 'M'(aiestatem): Andrew holds a saltire., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

initials 'D'(eus): Paul holding a sword; historiated initial 'T'(uere): John the Evangelist holding a chalice and palm branch; historiated initial 'M'(aiestatem): Andrew holds a saltire. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials

• Text page with a bar border and an historiated initial 'I'(n) of Saint John the Evangelist, and an eagle standing before the lectern., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

and an historiated initial 'I'(n) of Saint John the Evangelist, and an eagle standing before the lectern. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold

• Calendar page for January, with marginal scenes, including the water carrier, Aquarius., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

Calendar page for January, with marginal scenes, including the water carrier, Aquarius. The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts

• Double-page with a historiated initial 'A'(d) with a monkey standing on a dog, and full borders, in the Book of Hours., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

Double-page with a historiated initial 'A'(d) with a monkey standing on a dog, and full borders, in the Book of Hours. The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution

• Puzzle initial 'E'(t) with pen-flourished decoration and marginal diagram at the beginning of book 3 of Geber's 'De astronomia'., A collection of astronomical and mathematical treatises and tables, including Abd-al-Rahman al-Sufi's catalogue of stars (ff. 1v-6v), Geber's 'De astronomia', in the Latin translation by Gerard of Cremona (ff. 8-84v) and commentary on Ptolemy's Almagesta (ff. 85-123), Jordanus's 'Liber phylotegni de triangulis' (ff. 123-130), Wallingford's 'Tractatus Albionis' (ff. 140-157), astrological tables (ff. 157-164), Al-Zarkali's 'Opus astrolabii' (index Saphea), in Latin translation possibly by William the Englishman (ff. 165-173), and Boethius's 'De institutione musica', extract (ff. 175r-v)

(b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton: acquired by him from the library of John Dee in 1625 (see Watson 1966; Wright 1972). Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the

• Miniature of the Flight into Egypt, with an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of a mourner, and a bas-de-page scene of the Entombment of Christ, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

Miniature of the Flight into Egypt, with an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of a mourner, and a bas-de-page scene of the Entombment of Christ, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin. The manuscript was severely damaged

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in