• Badges of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elisabeth I., Book of royal arms and badges from Brute to James I

their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Tudor badges William Segar William Segar William Segar London England, S. E. (London)

• Arms and badge of James I., Book of royal arms and badges from Brute to James I

the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Arms and badge of James I William Segar William Segar William Segar London England, S. E. (London)

• Miniature of putti celebrating the name of Christ with the IHS monogram within an aureole flanked by musicians seated on clouds, and with a group of dancing figures below., Leaves from a liturgical manuscript

below. In f. B the figures are all female. Leaves from a liturgical manuscript Samuel Woodburn (b. 1785/6, d. 1853), London art dealer: his sale, 16 June 1854, lot 1635: purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• Miniature of female putti celebrating the name of the Virgin, with the MAR monogram within an aureole flanked by musicians seated on clouds, and below a group of dancing female figures., Leaves from a liturgical manuscript

below. In f. B the figures are all female. Leaves from a liturgical manuscript Samuel Woodburn (b. 1785/6, d. 1853), London art dealer: his sale, 16 June 1854, lot 1635: purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• Full-page frame with interlace, and words in gold and silver, before the beginning of John., Gospels of Luke and John, with prologue, table of chapters, and lections for the year (ff. 104v-111v)

for August and September starting imperfectly and ending incomplete, in 12th-century German hand.Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller, bought on 28 March 1840 by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by

• Display script by Petruccio Ubaldini, Prologue., Psalter and Canticles (the 'Psalter of the Earl of Arundel')

~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7743).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Display script Petruccio Ubaldini Petruccio Ubaldini London England, S. E. (London) and France

• Prefatory miniature of David praying with an angel holding a sword, scourge, and skull, in an oval frame., Psalter and Canticles (the 'Psalter of the Earl of Arundel')

(see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7743).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. David Petruccio Ubaldini Petruccio Ubaldini London England, S. E. (London) and France

• Display script by Petruccio Ubaldini, Psalm 1., Psalter and Canticles (the 'Psalter of the Earl of Arundel')

~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7743).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Display script Petruccio Ubaldini Petruccio Ubaldini London England, S. E. (London) and France

• Detail of the prefatory miniature of David praying with an angel holding a sword, scourge, and skull, in an oval frame., Psalter and Canticles (the 'Psalter of the Earl of Arundel')

(see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7743).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. David Petruccio Ubaldini Petruccio Ubaldini London England, S. E. (London) and France

• Prefatory miniature of the arms of Henry Fitzalan, earl of Arundel, with his motto, 'Virtutis laus actio', and his monogram., Psalter and Canticles (the 'Psalter of the Earl of Arundel')

Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7743).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Arms of Henry Fitzalan, earl of Arundel Petruccio Ubaldini Petruccio Ubaldini London England, S. E. (London) and France

• Detail of display script by Petruccio Ubaldini, Psalm 1., Psalter and Canticles (the 'Psalter of the Earl of Arundel')

~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7743).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Display script Petruccio Ubaldini Petruccio Ubaldini London England, S. E. (London) and France

• All' antica border, including roundels with heraldic devices, cameos and the coat of arms of Aragon., De evangelica praeparatione

of humanist Alamanno Rinuccini, see de la Mare 1984, pp. 262-63; de la Mare 1985.Vertical catch words.The Master of the London Pliny was active in Venice and Naples from 1472 to 1483 (see Bollati 2004). He derives his name from

• Detail of border with the device of three maces., De evangelica praeparatione

of humanist Alamanno Rinuccini, see de la Mare 1984, pp. 262-63; de la Mare 1985.Vertical catch words.The Master of the London Pliny was active in Venice and Naples from 1472 to 1483 (see Bollati 2004). He derives his name from

• Detail of border with device of 'Solomon's knot' supported by an eagle., De evangelica praeparatione

of humanist Alamanno Rinuccini, see de la Mare 1984, pp. 262-63; de la Mare 1985.Vertical catch words.The Master of the London Pliny was active in Venice and Naples from 1472 to 1483 (see Bollati 2004). He derives his name from

• Detail of faceted initial 'N'(unc)., De evangelica praeparatione

of humanist Alamanno Rinuccini, see de la Mare 1984, pp. 262-63; de la Mare 1985.Vertical catch words.The Master of the London Pliny was active in Venice and Naples from 1472 to 1483 (see Bollati 2004). He derives his name from

• Detail of faceted initial 'N'(unc) with Hercules and serpents., De evangelica praeparatione

of humanist Alamanno Rinuccini, see de la Mare 1984, pp. 262-63; de la Mare 1985.Vertical catch words.The Master of the London Pliny was active in Venice and Naples from 1472 to 1483 (see Bollati 2004). He derives his name from

• Detail of the colophon with the motto of the 'Omnium rerum' scribe: 'Omnium rerum vicissitudo est'., De evangelica praeparatione

of humanist Alamanno Rinuccini, see de la Mare 1984, pp. 262-63; de la Mare 1985.Vertical catch words.The Master of the London Pliny was active in Venice and Naples from 1472 to 1483 (see Bollati 2004). He derives his name from

• Miniature in colours and gold, of the martyrdom of Bartholomew with the saint being flayed alive., Leaf from a Collectar, Use of Rome

intercessione salvemus. Amen'. Leaf from a Collectar, Use of Rome Inscribed on verso 'No. 2'.Samuel Woodburn (b. 1785/6, d. 1853), London art dealer: his sale, 16 June 1854, lot 1635; purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the

• Miniature of a map., Liber insularum archipelagi

and politician.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 / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the

• Miniatures of maps, including of the islands of Podia., Liber insularum archipelagi

and politician.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 / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the