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Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 96
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 38v
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 117v
Headpiece from BL Arundel 547, f. 291v
David playing the harp - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illuminated initial from BL Royal 2 A XVI, f. 68
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 99v
Kokumin saiken no konpon mondai : tairiku takudōsha no sakebi
De viris illustribus - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Table of the Ten Commandments from BL Arundel 83, f. 127v
Table of the Twelve Articles of Faith from BL Arundel 83, f. 128
Crucifixion from BL Arundel 83, f. 132
The Ascension from BL Arundel 83, f. 133v
The Coronation of the Virgin from BL Arundel 83, f. 134v
Table from BL Arundel 66, f. 284
Crucifixion from BL Arundel 83, f. 13
Crucifixion from BL Arundel 83, f. 116
The Coronation of the Virgin from BL Arundel 83, f. 134v
Table of the Seven Acts of the Passion from BL Arundel 83, f. 131
Summary
Miniature of the Table of the Seven Acts of the Passion, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II). At the centre of the table are seven medallions containing the seven acts of Christ's Passion; these are connected by inscriptions with the seven canonical hours on the left, and the seven gifts of remembrance on the right. This table is unfinished, with no additional images. Image taken from f. 131 of Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135). Written in Latin, with French and English.
The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arundel (1585-1646). Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Arundel, who was a prominent figure during the early 17th century in England. Thomas Howard enjoyed a close relationship with King Charles I, and this connection allowed him to expand his collection. The king was granting him privileges to purchase manuscripts and books, and the collection grew in size and importance.
The English Civil War and the execution of King Charles I had a significant impact on Thomas Howard's life. During the war and the Commonwealth period, his collection faced threats of dispersion and destruction. Howard managed to protect many of his books and manuscripts by sending them abroad for safekeeping. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the collection was returned to the Howard family.