• Decorated initials., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Puzzle initial., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initials., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Inscription recording the pledge of the book by William de Rokesle, a Dominican friar from London, to James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King Alfonso X of Castile, and nephew of Eleanor, wife of Edward I, on 8th September 1326, reading 'ved. q[uo]d die lune in festo nat[ivitatis] be[a]te Marie videlicet VIIIº die septembris anno d[omi]ni Mº / CCC VIº et anno r[egni] r[egis] E[duardi] fil[ii] r[egis] E[dmundi] XXº iste liber impignorat[ur] mag[ist]ro Jacobo de Sspania Canon[ic]o s[anc]ti pauli london[iensis] p[er] fra[tr]em Will[iamu]m de Rokesle de ordine et canon... p[re]dicatorum lond. / pro xx s. quos id[e]m f[rate]r Will[iamu]s recup[erat] a mano de p[re]dic[t]o Jacobo ad opus p[re]dicti co[n]ventus solvand[us] / in mandena (?) s[anc]ti Mich[ael]is p[ro]ximo venturo condonat[ur] quia paup[er].', Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Inscription recording the pledge of the book by William de Rokesle, a Dominican friar from London, to James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King Alfonso X of Castile, and nephew of Eleanor, wife of Edward

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Trinity, at the beginning of Psalm 109, and an illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) with a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary on Psalm 109., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of God and David in the water, at the beginning of Psalm 68, and a foliate initial 'S'(alvum) at the beginning of the commentary on Psalm 68., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uid) of king David with a sword and another man, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixi) of David pointing his mouth with the head of God above, at the beginning of Psalm 38, and a decorated initial 'D'(ixi) with an animal, at the beginning of the commentary on Psalm 38., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Foliate initial 'C'(um) with a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Historiated initial 'C'(antate) of three clerics singing, at the beginning of Psalm 97, and a foliate initial 'C'(antate) at the beginning of the commentary to Psalm 97., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Historiated initial 'E'(xultate) of David playing the bells, at the beginning of Psalm 80, and a foliate initial 'E'(xultate) at the beginning of the commentary on Psalm 80., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of God and David pointing his eyes, at the beginning of Psalm 26, and a foliate initial 'D'(ominus) with a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary on Psalm 26., Psalter with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Lombard A Dominican convent, London, founded after 1221: to be identified with one of the volumes of a set described in a 16th-century note in Royal 3 E I.James of Spain, canon of St. Paul's, London, illegitimate son of King

• Initial words decorated with pen-flourishing in brown ink, at a ~Hoshanah~ (poetical prayer) for ~Hoshanah Rabbah~ (the seventh day of Sukkot; for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1857)., Prayer book with Haggadah (ff. 71-88) and ~Pirqei Avot~ (ff. 88v-115), Ashkenazi rite

Gaster' (f. 161v); no. 582 in his collection [Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts in the Gaster Collection, the British Library, London(London: Hebrew Section. Oriental and India Office Collection, 1996]; purchased by the British Museum from him in 1925 together with

• Tituli of communities from London, with the inscription from the church of St Bartholomew in London at the end of the section, and that of St Mary's, Stratford at the top., Mortuary roll of Lucy, foundress and first prioress of the Benedictine nunnery of Castle Hedingham, tituli (responsive prayers)

Tituli of communities from London, with the inscription from the church of St Bartholomew in London at the end of the section, and that of St Mary's, Stratford at the top. Part II is stored separately.This is the fifth oldest

• Tinted pen-drawing of the Crucifixion.

in ~The Victoria History of the County of Worcester~, ed. by John William Willis-Bund and H. Arthur Doubleday, 5 vols (London: A. Constable, 1901-1926), vol. 4 (1924), pp. 180-184; available at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42876], accessed on 30 July 2009. Pen drawing of

• Full-page miniature of Luke, seated, with a open book in his left hand and a pen in his right, in front of a desk and book stand with writing implements, against a gold ground., Gospel Lectionary, imperfect

Porte, from the year 1621 to 1628 inclusive~ (London: Samuel Richardson, 1740), p. 500).Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London: its ink stamp 'Soc. Reg. Lond. /

• Puzzle initial 'F' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of I Kings., Bible with prologues (ff. 1-373), with the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 373v-405)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII…'(?), inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Puzzle initial 'F' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of I Kings., Bible with prologues (ff. 1-373), with the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 373v-405)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII…'(?), inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of the Psalms., Bible with prologues (ff. 1-373), with the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 373v-405)

Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII…'(?), inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Headpiece and initial with a hand., Gospel Lectionary, imperfect

Porte, from the year 1621 to 1628 inclusive~ (London: Samuel Richardson, 1740), p. 500).Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London: its ink stamp 'Soc. Reg. Lond. /