• Diagram illustrating the principle that a monochord (a single-stringed instrument) produces notes which are related in tone to the length of the chord., Musical miscellany, including the Musica manualis cum tonale; Thomas Walsingham's treatise on mensural music (ff. 97v–104v)

(~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (f. [ii]); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts in 1807. Diagram John Wylde John Wylde England

• Miniature of John the Baptist, with Agnus Dei, faceing the text of a prayer to St John the Baptist., Added prayers to saints

of Anne of York.Part 2:Margaret Beauchamp (b. 1405/6, d. 1482), duchess of Somerset, daughter of John Beauchamp of Bletsoe, married to Sir Oliver St John,John Beaufort, and Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, probably made for her before 1443:

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne at a table receiving a letter, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'O'(r dist)., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Initial 'V' with filigree penwork decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Historiated initial 'V' of Michael weighing a soul., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Historiatd initial 'A' of the Presentation in the Temple., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Historiated initial 'S' of Saint Peter dressed as a pope and holding a book., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Historiated initial 'L' of Lucy holding eyes on a dish and a palm leaf., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Historiated initial 'B' of Longinus holding a spear., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Historiated initial 'D' with Simon and Andrew fishing on Lake Galilee., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Initial 'A' with filigree decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

order Add. 22310. 7 large historiated initials in colours and gold, of Michael, the Presentation in the Temple, Peter, Lucy, John the Baptist, Longinus, and Simon and Andrew (ff. 2, 3v, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and

• Miniature of a Venetian nobleman kneeling in prayer before a seated Virgin and Child with the infant John within an ornate border of scroll-work with putti, maidens, garlands, the lion of Mark and the Pasquaglio family arms., Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Pasquaglio family of Venice

before a seated Virgin and Child with the infant John within an ornate border of scroll-work with putti, maidens, garlands, the lion of Mark and the Pasquaglio family arms. Italian cutting.The present leaf is one of 33 leaves and cuttings

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne, on a pilgrimage, passing Montauban., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne enthroned consulting his barons, with a partial border, a foliate initial 'E'(n ceste), and an instruction to illuminator reading 'Icy soit fait ung palaiz ou le roy Charlemaine et plusieurs barons soient'., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Detail of a miniature of a statue of Opis, the wife of Saturn, with two Roman worshippers., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Detail of a miniature of Juno crowned in heaven, with priests with censers below, and women with an infant., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Detail of a miniature of Ceres enthroned, while a man drives a harrow with an oxen., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Detail of a miniature of Amalthea writing., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Detail of a miniature of Nicostrata or Carmenta teaching., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book

• Detail of a miniature of Venus, with Vulcan and Adonis, and a priest with a censor., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

manuscripts produced for John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Royal 15 E VI, a collection of romances presented to Margaret of Anjou in honour of her marriage to Henry VI in 1445; and Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 40.1950, the 'John Talbot Book