• Woodcut of the Annunciation., Collection of Scottish poetry

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Prayers., Collection of Scottish poetry

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Prayers., Collection of Scottish poetry

the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in

• Musical notation., Various lunar and astronomical tables and tracts, including Computus, a calendar and diagrams

Royal Society, London: its ink stamp 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.' (f. 2); its book-plate with the pencil inscription ‘XIII.9.34’ (inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Text page., Fragments of a philosophical work

his collection, no. 377 (see ~The Lumley Library: The Catalogue of 1609~, ed. by Sears Jayne and Francis R. Johnson (London: British Museum, 1956), p. 71; passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612),

• Detail of a text page., Fragments of a philosophical work

his collection, no. 377 (see ~The Lumley Library: The Catalogue of 1609~, ed. by Sears Jayne and Francis R. Johnson (London: British Museum, 1956), p. 71; passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612),

• Detail of illuminated initial., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

Britain: A List of Surviving Books~, ed. by N. R. Ker, 2nd edn, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, 3 (London: Royal Historical Society, 1964), p. 41.Unidentified reader, 17th century(?), who has written a title and a ten-line note (f.

• Detail of decorated initial., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

Britain: A List of Surviving Books~, ed. by N. R. Ker, 2nd edn, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, 3 (London: Royal Historical Society, 1964), p. 41.Unidentified reader, 17th century(?), who has written a title and a ten-line note (f.

• 'Historical' annals of the six ages of the world, up to 1099 in English, added as a final leaf to the manuscript., The Six Ages of the World (recto), and a list of the bishops of Winchester from Birinus to Walkelin (verso) 1070-1090

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• List of the names of the bishops of the west Saxons, in both Latin and Old English, added as the last leaf of the manuscript., The Six Ages of the World (recto), and a list of the bishops of Winchester from Birinus to Walkelin (verso) 1070-1090

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Illuminated foliate patterned headpiece and initial at the beginning of John Chrysostom's homily De diabolo tentatore., Various theological works

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Illuminated foliate patterned headpiece and initial 'T' at the beginning of Severianus Gabalensis's De legislatore., Various theological works

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Decorated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of Guitmundus's De corpore et sanguine Domini., De corpore et sanguine Domini (ff. 1-16v); Sermon De sacramento altaris (sermon 52) (ff. 16v-17)

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Decorated initial 'P'(aucorum) at the beginning of Maximus of Turin's Homily hiemales de tempore, II (attributed to Ambrose)., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Decorated initials 'N'(atalis) and 'H'(esterno) with foliate forms., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Decorated initial 'A'(udi) at the beginning of the Pseudo-Basil's Monita ad monachos., De corpore et sanguine Domini (ff. 18-28v); Monita ad monachos (Admonitio ad filium) (incomplete) (ff. 29-33v)

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.', ff. 18, 26).Purchased by the British

• Decorated initial 'H'(esterno) with foliate forms., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Decorated initial 'P'(aucorum) at the beginning of Maximus of Turin's Homily hiemales de tempore, II (attributed to Ambrose)., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

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).Purchased by the British Museum

• Historiated initial 'H'(enricus) enclosing the imperial falcon of Anne Boleyn against a background of the royal colours., Patents granted to Anne Boleyn as Marquess of Pembroke

for £10,000 (a fraction of 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. Imperial falcon London England, S. E. (probably London)

• Three coloured initials 'D'(um) and inscription 'Cirencestrie'., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

end of each quire.An inscription, now lost, of the 2nd half of the twelfth century (similar to the one in London, British Library Royal 3 A. xii, f. 1) stated that the manuscript was written by Walter, canon and deacon