• Detail of a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels')

collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Winchester border Eadwig [Eadui] Basan (fl. c.1020) (added confirmation of privileges) Eadui Basan Canterbury, Christ Church England,

• Initial 'I'(nitium) with interlace decoration and display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' foliate border with two medallions with saints holding books (Evangelists?), at the beginning of Mark., Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels')

collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Incipit page Eadwig [Eadui] Basan (fl. c.1020) (added confirmation of privileges) Eadui Basan Canterbury, Christ Church England,

• Note, in Anglo-Saxon, of the admission of Cnut (d. 1035), king of England, of Denmark, and of Norway, and his brother Harold into the confraternity, probably of Christ Church, Canterbury, certified by the names of brothers Ðorð, Kartoca, and Thuri., Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels')

collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Note in Anglo-Saxon Eadwig [Eadui] Basan (fl. c.1020) (added confirmation of privileges) Eadui Basan Canterbury, Christ Church

• Initial 'I'(n principio) with display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, and two medallions with saints holding books and a cross (Evangelists?), at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels')

collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Incipit page Eadwig [Eadui] Basan (fl. c.1020) (added confirmation of privileges) Eadui Basan Canterbury, Christ Church England,

• Initial 'L'(iber) with interlace decoration and display script in gold, framed by a 'Winchester style' border with foliage intertwined with gold bars, and four medallions with saints holding books and a cross (Evangelists?), at the beginning of Matthew. The name of the manuscript's owner, Lord Lumley, is inscribed in the lower margin., Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels')

collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Incipit page Eadwig [Eadui] Basan (fl. c.1020) (added confirmation of privileges) Eadui Basan Canterbury, Christ Church England,

• A charter of Cnut, in Anglo-Saxon (promulgated probably c. 1017, when Cnut became king of all England), addressed to Archbishop Lyfing (1013-1020), Godwin, bishop of Rochester, Ælmær, abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury (1006-1022), and others, confirming the privileges of the church., Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels')

collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Charter of Cnut Eadwig [Eadui] Basan (fl. c.1020) (added confirmation of privileges) Eadui Basan Canterbury, Christ Church

• Text page with Latin and Old English glosses., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect)

and OldEnglish glosses. This portion of a glossary contains Latin words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some OldEnglish glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some words having OldEnglish glosses

• Text pages of the beginning of chapter 4 of the De laudibus virginitatis of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis

laudibus virginitatis Added Latin and OldEnglish glosses, 1st quarter and middle of the 11th century (See Ker 1957).Added leaves (ff. 116-118); substituted for the original folios, 11th century.Added drawing of Aldhelm, 13th century?The English Royal Library: included in the

• Drawing of Aldhelm standing at a lectern with a book opened on the first words of his treatise 'Iam / dudu[m] / ad pon/tifica/le pro/ficisce[n]s', with an inscription 'S. ALDELM[US] EPC'., De laudibus virginitatis

laudibus virginitatis Added Latin and OldEnglish glosses, 1st quarter and middle of the 11th century (See Ker 1957).Added leaves (ff. 116-118); substituted for the original folios, 11th century.Added drawing of Aldhelm, 13th century?The English Royal Library: included in the

• Decorated initial 'R'(everentissimis) with animal heads and interlace decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to the De laudibus virginitatis of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis

laudibus virginitatis Added Latin and OldEnglish glosses, 1st quarter and middle of the 11th century (See Ker 1957).Added leaves (ff. 116-118); substituted for the original folios, 11th century.Added drawing of Aldhelm, 13th century?The English Royal Library: included in the

• Decorated initial 'I'(am) with animal heads and interlace decoration, at the beginning of the De laudibus virginitatis of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis

laudibus virginitatis Added Latin and OldEnglish glosses, 1st quarter and middle of the 11th century (See Ker 1957).Added leaves (ff. 116-118); substituted for the original folios, 11th century.Added drawing of Aldhelm, 13th century?The English Royal Library: included in the

• Text page with entries for the letter 'A'., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect)

words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some OldEnglish glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some words having OldEnglish glosses only. The contents are related to glossaries in Epinal, Bibliotheque Municipale

• Text page., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect)

words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some OldEnglish glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some words having OldEnglish glosses only. The contents are related to glossaries in Epinal, Bibliotheque Municipale

• Text pages of the Aenigmata of Aldhelm., Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• Decorated initials with the text of the Riddles of Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherbonne., Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• null, Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• null, Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• null, Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(rbiter), at the beginning of the Aenigmata of Aldhelm., Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• Decorated initial 'A'(ltrix) with display script., Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.