• Historiated initial 'I' of the eagle symbol of John, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from John 1:1-14., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'I' of the lion symbol of Mark, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Mark 16:14-20., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'D' probably of David in the Wilderness, with a red eagle, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Bifolium of a Book of Hours, containing the Penitential Psalms

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 historiated initial

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Annunciation, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia of a Book of Hours, containing text from the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated

• Historiated initial 'I' of the angel symbol of Luke, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Luke 6:36-42., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of king Edward III, crowned with a scepter on a throne, and a full border with a dragon, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard), with a bar and foliate extensions, at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n dei nomine amen)., The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church, London

Church, London. 5 large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 2, 9, 10v, 11v). Marginal notations and rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church, London

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of king Edward III, crowned with a scepter on a throne, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard), at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Text page with small decorated initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Detail of a drawing of the skyline of the city of London., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), prologue to the Prophecies of Merlin, and the epistle to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln

Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. London Geoffrey of Monmouth (index Galfridus Monumetensis) London England, S. E. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'C' of the Vision of Ezechiel. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and text '...ue sub ipso /…le bant'., Cuttings from an Antiphoner (index antiphonar, antiphonal)

1800; Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Marlay Cuttings It 19; Lille, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. PL 708; London, Victoria and Albert Museum, ms. 1005 n. 4145; London, Wallace Collection, M330; Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, inv. no. 19796; Paris, Musée Marmottan, Wildenstein Collection,

• Historiated initial 'C' of Helen praying before the Cross. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and text '...cut docuit /…lo'., Cuttings from an Antiphoner (index antiphonar, antiphonal)

1800; Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Marlay Cuttings It 19; Lille, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. PL 708; London, Victoria and Albert Museum, ms. 1005 n. 4145; London, Wallace Collection, M330; Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, inv. no. 19796; Paris, Musée Marmottan, Wildenstein Collection,

• Historiated initial 'O' of a funeral with a saint burying a man. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and text '…meoru[m] neq[ue] /…as de pecca'., Cuttings from an Antiphoner (index antiphonar, antiphonal)

1800; Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Marlay Cuttings It 19; Lille, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. PL 708; London, Victoria and Albert Museum, ms. 1005 n. 4145; London, Wallace Collection, M330; Munich, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, inv. no. 19796; Paris, Musée Marmottan, Wildenstein Collection,

• Drawing of the skyline of the city of London., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), prologue to the Prophecies of Merlin, and the epistle to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln

Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. London Geoffrey of Monmouth (index Galfridus Monumetensis) London England, S. E. (London?)