Illuminated Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts 900-1066AD
The following list of manuscripts is based on the work of Elzbieta Temple who listed in chronological order every known illuminated manuscript from 900 – 1066AD [TEMPLE 1976]. Each manuscript below is shown with its corresponding Temple number to aid in referencing.
Two good sources for complete facsimiles are Ohlgren’s ‘Anglo-Saxon Textual Illustration’ and Budny’s ‘Insular, Anglo-Saxon, and Early Anglo-Norman Manuscript Art at Corpus Christi College Cambridge’. Ohlgren’s book includes 16 complete manuscripts along with a description of every illustration and a reference index. [OHLGREN 1992]. Budny’s two volume work does something similar but only for manuscripts from Cambridge [BUDNY 1997].
Manuscript dates are from Temple unless a revised date has been published. In this case Temple's date is in brakets after the newer more accurate date.
Contents
900 - 979AD
T3, Durham Cathedral, MS A IV 19
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 7 f.35b] [TEMPLE 1976: 7 f.2v; 8 f.57; 10 f.28v] [BROWN 2007: 81 f.84r] | |
T4, London, British Library, MS Royal 7 D XXIV
British Library - Illuminated Manuscripts [BROWN 1991: 22 f.85v, f.86] [TEMPLE 1976: 11 f.138; 12 f.147v; 13 104v; 14 f.86; 27 f.85v] [BROWN 2007: 69 f.85v] | |
T5a, London, British Library, MS Cotton Galba A XVIII
British Library - Digitised Manuscripts [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BROWN 1991: 25 f.2v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 4a f.120b, f.121] [CAMPBELL 1982: 149 f.2v; 154 f.21r] [TEMPLE 1976: 15 f.9v; 16 f.10; 17 f.14; 31 f.120v; 32 f.2v; 33 f.21] [BROWN 2007: 73 f.2v] T5b,Oxford Bod. Rawl B484
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 4b f.85] [TEMPLE 1976: 30 f.85] | |
T6, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183
Parker Library - on the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [BROWN 1991: 12 f.1v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 6 f.1b] [KENDRICK 1949: XXXIII.1 f.1b; XXVIII.3,4 f.? Details] [TEMPLE 1976: 18 f.6; 19 f.42v; 29 f.1v] [BROWN 2007: 79 f.1v] | |
T7, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Junius 27
Bodleian Library - Luna [KENDRICK 1949: XXVIII.6 f.20 detail] [TEMPLE 1976: 1 f.135v; 20 f.20; 21 f.27v; 22 f.136; 23 f.148v; 24 71v; 26 f.118] | |
T8, London, British Library, MS Add. 47967
[BROWN 1991: 52 f.1] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 2 f.5b] [TEMPLE 1976: 25 f.94; 28 fly iii] [BROWN 2007: p1 f1r; 71 f5v] | |
T9, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Tanner 10 (S.C. 27694)
Bodleian Library - Luna [KENDRICK 1949: XXVIII.1,2 f.12b, 54 details] [TEMPLE 1976: 34 f.131; 35 f.43; 36 f.54; 37 f.115v; 39 f.42v; 40 f.79] | |
T11, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Auct. F. 4. 32 (S.C. 2176)
Bodleian Library - Luna [BACKHOUSE 1984: 32 f.1] [CAMPBELL 1982: 163 f.1r] [TEMPLE 1976: 41 f.1] [BROWN 2007: 82 f.1r] | |
T12, Oxford, St. John’s College, MS 194
[TEMPLE 1976: 47 f.1v] | |
T13, Oxford, St. John’s College, MS 28
Early Manuscripts at Oxford University [BACKHOUSE 1984: 32 f.2] [CAMPBELL 1982: 156 f.2r] [TEMPLE 1976: 42 f.2; 43 f.81v] | |
T14, Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.16.3 (379)
[DODWELL 1993: 75] [TEMPLE 1976: 45 f.3; 46 f.30v; 48 f.1v] | |
T15, London, British Library, MS Add. 40618
[BROWN 1991: 69 f.22v,23] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 8 f.22b, 23] [TEMPLE 1976: 49 f.22v; 51 f.49v; 52 f.50] [BROWN 2007: 76 f.49v; 77 f.50r] | |
T16, London, British Library, MS Cotton Vespasian A VIII
[BROWN 1991: 14 f.2v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 26 f.2b] [CAMPBELL 1982: 164 f.2v] [TEMPLE 1976: 84 f.2v] [BROWN 2007: 84 f.2v] | |
T18, SalisBudnyry, Cathedral Library, Lib 150
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 29 f.122] [KENDRICK 1949: XXIX f.122, f32b detail] [TEMPLE 1976: 57 f.122; 58 f.64v; 59 f.60v; 60 f.3; 61 f.5] |
980 - 999AD
T20, Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.3.7 (1179)
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 33 f.1] [TEMPLE 1976: 44 f.1; 76 f.9; 77 f.31; 78 f.2] | |
T23, London, British Library, MS Add. 49598
London, British Library - Images Online ANU Rubens [CAMPBELL 1982: 158 f.70r; 166 f.15v] [BROWN 1991: 36 f.118v; 72 f.51v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 37 f.90b] [FUGLESANG 1980: 88a f.?] [DODWELL 1993: 91 f.118v; 92 f.56v] [TEMPLE 1976: 85 f.25; 86 f.56v; 88 f.19v; 90 f.15v; 91 f.118v] [BROWN 2007: 86 f.51v; 87 f.52r] | |
T24, Rouen, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS. Y.7 (369)
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 40 f.21b] [CAMPBELL 1982: 185 f.29v] [DODWELL 1993: 93 f.54v] [TEMPLE 1976: FP f.29v; 87 f.54v; 89 f.21v] | |
T32, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat 640I
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 44 f.158b] [CAMPBELL 1982: Pg170 f.159r] [TEMPLE 1976: 94 f.41; 93 f.43] | |
T35, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat 943
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 34 f.5b] [FUGLESANG 1980: 87a f.4v] [DODWELL 1993: 81 f.5v] [TEMPLE 1976: 134 f.4v; 135 f.5v; 136 f.6; 137 f.6v; 138 f.10] | |
T36, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 389
Parker Library - on the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 130 f.22v; 316 f.1v] | |
T39, London, Lanbeth Palace Library, MS 200
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 30 f.68b] [KENDRICK 1949: XXXII.2 f.17b; XXXIII.2 f.69 details] [TEMPLE 1976: 131 f.80v; 132 f.68v; 133 f.69] | |
T40, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 411
Parker Library - on the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 128 f.40; 129 f.1v] | |
T41, London, British Library, MS Harley 2904
British Library - Illuminated Manuscripts [BROWN 1991: 75 f.3v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 41 f.4] [CAMPBELL 1982: 180 f.3v] [DODWELL 1993: 85 f.3v, 98 f.4] [TEMPLE 1976: 140 f.125; 141 f.4; 142 f.3v] [BROWN 2007: p6 f.3v; 88 f.3v; 89 f.4r; 90 f.125r] | |
T42, London, British Library, MS Harley 2506
British Library - Illuminated Manuscripts [BROWN 1991: 26 f.41] [CAMPBELL 1982: Pg171 f.38v] [DODWELL 1993: 104 f.42v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 43 f.42] [TEMPLE 1976: 143 f.38v] [BROWN 2007: 92 f.38v; 93 f.41r] | |
T43, Orléans, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 175
[TEMPLE 1976: 144 f.5] | |
T44, Boulogne, MS11
[OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 42 f.11b, f.12] [TEMPLE 1976: 145 f.107; 147 f.11; 148 f.12; 149 f.55v; 150 f.56] [BROWN 2007: 91 f.12r] | |
T45, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 827
Pierpont Morgan Library [TEMPLE 1976: 146 f.98v | |
T47, Copenhagen, G.K.S 10,2
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 48 f.17b] [CAMPBELL 1982: 184 f.18r] [TEMPLE 1976: 151 f.2v; 152 f.18; 153 f.82v; 154 f.17v] [BROWN 2007: 118 f.17v] | |
T48, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
Parker Library - On the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 155 f.2; 156 f.37v; 157 f.23; 158 f.17v] | |
T49, London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
British Library - Online Gallery (Search for “Cotton MS Cleopatra C VIII”) [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 45 f.14] [TEMPLE 1976: 159 f.10v; 160 f.11; 161 f.28v; 162 f.29] [BROWN 2007: 108 f.11r] | |
T50, Munich, Staatsbibliothek, CLM 29031b
[TEMPLE 1976: 165 f.1v] | |
T51, London, British Library, MS Add. 24199
British Library - Online Gallery (Search for “Additional MS 24199”) [BROWN 1991: 28 f.18] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 46 f.18] [DODWELL 1993: 108 f.21v] [TEMPLE 1976: 163 f.17; 166 f.16v] [BROWN 2007: 109 f.18r] | |
T52, London, British Library, MS Cotton Vitellius A XV
Different Visions [MITTMAN and KIM 2010: f.99r, f.99v, f.101r, f.102v, f.104v, f.105v] [TEMPLE 1976: 185 f.101] [BROWN 2007: 106 f.133r; 107 f.102] |
1000 - 1041AD
T53, Damme, Belgium, Musee Van Maerlant
[TEMPLE 1976: 173-176 4 pages] | |
T54, London, British Library, MS Royal 6 B VIII
London, British Library - Illuminated Manuscripts [BROWN 1991: 71 f.1v] [TEMPLE 1976: 164 f.1v] [BROWN 2007: 94 f.1v] | |
T55, London, British Library, MS Royal 1 E VI
London, British Library - Illuminated Manuscripts [TEMPLE 1976:172 f.30v] [BROWN 2007: 117 f.30v] | |
T56, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 869
[OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 47 f.126b] [TEMPLE 1976: 167 f.11v; 168 f.13v; 169 f.17v; 170 f.83v; 171 f.9v] | |
T57, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 577
[TEMPLE 1976: 179 f.1; 180 f.1v] | |
T58, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Junius 11 (S.C. 5123)
The Bodleian Library Early Manuscripts at Oxford University [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 154 f.66] [CAMPBELL 1982: 187 f.57r, f.66r] [FUGLESANG 1980: 71 f.details] [TEMPLE 1976: 189 p61; 190 p.11; 191 p.41; 192 p.57; 193 p.58; 194 p.74; 195 p.84; 196 p.87] | |
T59, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 155
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 35 f.93b] [TEMPLE 1976: 177 f.93v; 178 f.146v] | |
T61, York Minster, Chapter Library, Ms Add. I
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 54 f.85b] [DODWELL 1993: 96 f.22v] [TEMPLE 1976: 181 f.22v; 182 f.23; 184 f.85v] | |
T62, London, British Library, MS Cotton Julius A VI
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 60 f.4] [BROWN 1991: 74 f.3] [DODWELL 1993: 101 f.3] [TEMPLE 1976: 197 f.4v; 198 f.5; 199 f.5v] [BROWN 2007: 115 f.3r] | |
T63, London, British Library, MS Cotton Vitellius C III
[BROWN 1991: 29 f.32v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 162 f.163] [CAMPBELL 1982: 179 f.56v] [TEMPLE 1976: 186 f.56v; 187 f.11v; 188 f.19] [BROWN 2007: 111 f.32v] | |
T64, London, British Library, MS Harley 603
British Library Catalogue [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BROWN 1991: 73 f.51v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 59 f.51b] [TEMPLE 1976: 200 f.2; 201 f.12; 202 f.13v; 203 f.15; 204 f.17v; 205 f.51v; 206 54v; 207 66v; 210 f1; Fig1 f.60v] [BROWN 2007: 124 f.54v; 125 f.55r] | |
T65, Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.10.4 (215)
[OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 49 f.16b] [FUGLESANG1980: 86a f.16v, f.13v] [DODWELL1993: 95 f.16v] [TEMPLE 1976: 212 f.16v; 214 f.17v; 219 f.60] | |
T66, London, British Library, MS Arundel 155
British Library Catalogue [FUGLESANG 1980: 87c f.12] [CAMPBELL 1982: 169 f.93r] [BROWN 1991: 24 f.133] [TEMPLE 1976: 213 f.133; 216 f.12 217 f.53; 220 f.93 Fig56 f.9v] [BROWN 2007: 120 f.133] | |
T67, Hanover, Kestner-Museum, WM XXIa 36
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 56 f.96b] [TEMPLE 1976: 224 f.9v; 225 f.10; 226 f.65v; 227 f.147v; 228 f.12; 229 f.14] [BROWN 2007: 121 f.65v, f.183v] | |
T68, London, British Library, MS Add. 34890
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 55 f.114b] [CAMPBELL 1982: 168 f.10v] [DODWELL 1993: 97 f.73v] [TEMPLE 1976: 215 f.10v; 218 f.115] [BROWN 2007: 122 f.114v; 123 f.115r] | |
T69, Florence, Biblioteca Mediceo Lauenziana, MS Plut XVII 20
[TEMPLE 1976: 232 f.1] | |
T70, London, British Library, MS Royal 1 D IX
British Library Catalogue [BACKHOUSE 1984: 52 f.45] [TEMPLE 1976: 222 f.111] | |
T71, London, British Library, MS Loan II
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 51 f.84] [TEMPLE 1976: 223 f.?] | |
T72, Rouen, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS. Y.6 (274)
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 50 f.32b] [FUGLESANG 1980: 87b f.33] [DODWELL 1993: 94 f.32v] [TEMPLE 1976: 237 f.36v; 238 f.72; 239 f.81v; 240 164v] [BROWN 2007: 129 f.72r] | |
T73, Cambridge, Pembroke College, MS 301 Gospels
[OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 53 f.10b] [TEMPLE 1976: 233 f.2v; 234 f.10v; 235 f.70v; 236 f.71] | |
T74, Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.34 (369)
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 63 f.65] [TEMPLE 1976: 241 f.1] | |
T75, London, British Library, MS Harley 76
British Library Catalogue [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 58 f.76, f.8] [TEMPLE 1976: 221 f.45; 230 f.8v; 231 f.10] [BROWN 2007: 119 f.8v] | |
T76, Besancon, MS14
[TEMPLE 1976: 242 f.58v] | |
T77a, London, British Library, MS Cotton Titus D XXVI
[TEMPLE 1976: 243 f.19v]
T77b, London, British Library, MS Cotton Titus D XXVII
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 61 f.75v] [BROWN 1991: 23 f.75v] [BROWN 2007: 95 f.75v] [DODWELL 1993: 106 f.75v] [TEMPLE 1976: 245 f.75v; 246 f.65v] | |
T78, London, British Library, MS Stowe 944
British Library Catalogue [BROWN 1991: 15 f.6] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 62 f.6] [CAMPBELL 1982: 183 f.6] [TEMPLE 1976: 244 f.6; 247 f.6v; 248 f.7] [BROWN 2007: 126 f.6r; 127 f.7r] | |
T79, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 296
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 68 f.40] [TEMPLE 1976: 259 f.40; 260 f.40v] | |
T80, Cambridge, University Library, MS ff.I.23
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 64 f.5] [FUGLESANG 1980: 70 f.?] [KENDRICK 1949: LXXIV f.5] [TEMPLE 1976: 249 f.4v; 250 f.5; 251 f.226; 252 f.169; 253 f.171] [BROWN 2007: 102 f.5r] | |
T81, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 41
Parker Library - On the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 255 p.484; 258 p.246; 261 p.410] | |
T82, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 421
Parker Library - On the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 254 p1] | |
T83, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat 8824
[TEMPLE 1976: 208-209 f.3v] [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [BROWN 2007: 101 f.3r, 4r] | |
T84, Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica, MS Reg. lat. 12
[TEMPLE 1976: 262 f.62; 263 f.63; 264 f.73v] [FUGLESANG 1980: 72a-b f.details] [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] | |
T85, London, British Library, MS Royal 15 A XVI
British Library Online Gallery [TEMPLE 1976: 211 f.84] | |
T86, London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV
British Library Manuscripts British Library Online Gallery Then search for “Cotton MS Claudius B IV [TEMPLE 1976: 265 f.2; 266 f.139v; 267 f.32; 268 f.36; 269 f.15v; 270 f.38; 271 f.110v; 272 f.111; Fig 34 f.139v] [FUGLESANG 1980: 68 f.14v; 69 f.15r, f.36r] [CAMPBELL 1982: 188 f.25r; 189 f.67r; 191 f.38r] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 157 f.14] [BROWN 1991: 54 f.144, f.92v, f.63v] [DODWELL 1993: 107 f.136v] [BROWN 2007: 98 f.2r; 99 f.63v] | |
T87, London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius B V
[BROWN 1991: 31 f.81; 33 f.56v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 164 f.56v, f.82b] [KENDRICK 1949: XXVI f.87b] [CAMPBELL 1982: 193 f.3v, 5r, 6v, 7r, 8r] [DODWELL 1993: 100 f.80; 102 f.3] [TEMPLE 1976: 273 f.5; 274 f.6v; 275 f.85v; 276 f.34] [BROWN 2007: 112 f.56v; 113 f.81r; 114 f.3] | |
T88, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 198
Parker Library - On the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: Fig.58 p1] | |
T89, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Tanner 3
Bodley Library [CAMPBELL 1982: 199 f.4] [TEMPLE 1976: 298 f.1v] | |
T90, Rouen, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS A.27 (368)
[TEMPLE 1976: 256 f.1v] |
1042 - 1066AD
T91, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Lat Lit F5
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 69 f.13b] [TEMPLE 1976: 277 f.3v; 278 f.13v; 279 f.21v; 280 f.30v] [BROWN 2007: 128 f.21v] | |
T92, Warsaw, Bibliothèque Narodowa, MS I. 3311
[TEMPLE 1976: 281 f.83v; 282 f.69; 283 f.15; 284 f.55; Fig59 f.13] | |
T93, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 709
Pierpont Morgan Library [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [CAMPBELL 1982: 192 f.?] [FUGLESANG 1980: 88b f.?] [DODWELL 1993: 103 f.1v] [TEMPLE 1976: 285 f.2v; 289 f.1v] | |
T94, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 708
Pierpont Morgan Library [OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 286 f.2v]
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T95, Monte Cassino, Archivo della Badia, BB.437.439
[OHLGREN 1992: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 287 p126; 288 p127]
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T96, Cambridge, Pembroke College, MS 302
[TEMPLE 1976: 290 f.38v; 291 f.61; 292 f.38] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 70 f.60b] [OHLGREN 1992: Complete]
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T97, London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A XIV
[BROWN 1991: 77 f.20v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 71 f.22] [DODWELL 1993: 99 f.26] [TEMPLE 1976: 293 f.22; 294 f.26; 295 f.31] [BROWN 2007: 134 f.20v; 135 f.22r]
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T98, London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius C VI
[BROWN 1991: 32 f.6v; 76 f.14] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 66 f.14] [CAMPBELL 1982: 196 f.6v, 16r] [DODWELL 1993: 105 f.10v] [TEMPLE 1976: 297 f.72; 302 f.18v; 303 f.6v; 304 f.7; 305 f.17; 306 f.17v; 307 f.8v; 308 f.9; 309 f.11; 310 f.16; 311 f.13; Fig37 f.11v] [BROWN 2007: 136 f.14r; 137 f.17r]
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T99, London, British Library, MS Stowe 2
Wikipedia [TEMPLE 1976: 296 f.1]
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T100, London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius A III
[BROWN 1991: 13 f.2v] [BACKHOUSE 1984: 28 f.2b] [TEMPLE 1976: 313 f.2v; 314 f.117v] [BROWN 2007: 85 f.2v] | |
T101, Durham Cathedral, MS B III 32
[TEMPLE 1976: 315 f.56v] | |
T102, London, British Library, MS Royal 1 E VII [Part 2]
[TEMPLE 1976: 319 f.1v] | |
T103, London, British Library, MS Arundel 60
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 67 f.12b] [BROWN 2007: 88 f.12v] [TEMPLE 1976: 312 f.12v] | |
T104, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 422
Parker Library - on the Web [BUDNY 1997: Complete] [TEMPLE 1976: 300 p.51; 301 p.52] | |
T105, Rheims, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS9
[CAMPBELL 1982: Pg171 f.88r] [TEMPLE 1976: 299 f.88] | |
T106, London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A XV
[BACKHOUSE 1984: 65 f.123] [DODWELL 1993: 111 f.122v] [TEMPLE 1976: 317 f.122v; 318 f.123] [BROWN 2007: 140 f.122v] |
See Also
Manuscripts
List of Illuminated Carolingian Manuscripts
List of Illuminated Ottonian Manuscripts
List of Illuminated Romancesque Manuscripts
References
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External Links
Cambridge, Parker Library - on the Web
London, British Library - Illuminated Manuscripts
London, British Library - Online Gallery
London, British Library - Images Online
London, British Library - Digital Manuscripts
Oxford, Bodleian Library - Luna