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INDEX. 
 
 — > Plate i. 
 Nos. 
 
 i to 5 
 
 6 to 14 
 IS to 19 
 
 Plate 2. 
 i to 5 
 
 6 
 
 7 & 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 & 11 
 12 , 
 
 13 to 18 
 
 t — Plate 3. 
 
 I to 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 to 13 
 14 
 
 15 & 16 
 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 — Plate 
 I to 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6th CENTURY. 
 
 From the Cottonian Manuscripts, British 
 Museum. 
 
 7th CENTURY. 
 
 From St. Augustine’s Psalter, Cottonian 
 MS., British Museum. 
 
 From St. Cuthbert’s Gospels, Cottonian 
 MS., British Museum. 
 
 7th CENTURY. 
 
 From St. Cuthbert’s Gospels, Cottonian 
 MS., British Museum. 
 
 Saxon, Cottonian MS., B. Museum. 
 Roman Saxon, from the Gospels of St. 
 Matthew and St. Mark, Cottonian Lib. 
 
 8th CENTURY. 
 
 From Bodleian Library; Oxford. 
 
 From the Royal Library, Paris. 
 Lombardic, from Origen’s Homilies of St. 
 
 Luke, C. C. College, Cambridge. 
 
 From a MS., Imperial Library, Paris. 
 
 8th CENTURY. 
 
 From a MS., Imperial Library, Paris. 
 From a MS., C. C. College, Cambridge. 
 
 9th CENTURY. 
 
 Franco Saxon, from St. Denis’s Bible, 
 Royal Library, Paris. 
 
 From a MS., C. C. College, Cambridge. : 
 From a Latin Bible, British Museum. 
 From the Gospels of Mans. 
 
 From the Coronation Book of the Anglo- 
 Saxon Kings, Cottonian Lib., B. Mus. 
 
 lOth CENTURY. 
 
 From Charles the Bald’s Bible. 
 
 From Caedmon’s Paraphrase of Genesis 
 and Daniel, Bodleian Library, Oxford. 
 From Hibernian MS., Ilarleian Library, 
 . British Museum.- 
 
 . 6 
 7 
 
 8 to 1 1 
 
 12 & 13 
 
 14 
 
 U 
 
 16 & 17 
 18 
 
 <- Plate 5. 
 I & 2 
 
 3 & 4 
 5 & 6 
 7 to 11 
 
 12 & 13 
 
 14 to 17 
 
 18 
 
 19 & 20 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 (- Plate 6. 
 
 — Plate 7. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 5 
 
 6 
 
 7 & 8 
 
 From Prayer Book of Drogon, Archbishop 
 of Metz, grandson of Charlemagne. 
 Byzantine, from a Diptych, South Ken- 
 sington Museum. 
 
 From MS., Royal Library, B. Museum, 
 
 11th CENTURY. 
 
 From MS., Harleian Collection, B. Mus. 
 From the Tomb of Gundreda, Sister of 
 William the Conqueror, Southover 
 Church, Lewes. 
 
 From the Egerton MS., B. Museum. 
 
 From the Gospels of Canute, B. Museum. 
 From the Domesday Book, Record Office. 
 
 Uth CENTURY. 
 
 From MS., Harleian Collection, B. Mus. 
 From the Domesday Book, Record Office. 
 From Royal Bible, at Munich. 
 
 From a Norman MS., Cottonian Library - , 
 B. Museum. 
 
 From the Tomb of Gundreda, Southover 
 Church, Lewes. 
 
 From Sepulchral Inscriptions at Naples. 
 
 12th CENTURY. 
 
 From the Royal Libraiy, B. Museum. 
 From the Works of Josephus. ' 
 
 From a Harleian MS., B. Museum. 
 
 From Cardinal Mazarin’s Bible, Royal 
 Library, Paris. 
 
 From a MS., Royal Library, B. Museum.. 
 
 12th CENTURY. 
 
 From a Psalter, Arundel MS., B. Museum. 
 
 12th CENTURY. 
 
 From the Works of Josephus. 
 
 From a Psalter, Arundel MS., B. Museum. 
 From a Royal MS., B. Museum. 
 
 . Byzantine, from the Gospel of St. John, 
 British Museum. 
 
 F rom the Exchequer Accounts of . Henry 
 II., Record Office. 
 
 9 & 10 
 
 11 to 14 
 15 & 16 
 
 17 & 18 
 19 & 20 
 
 'Plate 8. 
 
 I 
 
 2 & 3 
 4 to 7 
 8 
 
 9 to 12 
 
 13 to 19 
 20 to 23 
 24 to 29 
 
 Plate 9. 
 I, 4 , S. 6 
 2 & 3 
 
 7 
 
 8 to 11 
 12 & 13 
 
 14 & U 
 
 16 & 17 
 18 & 19 
 20 & 21 
 
 <" Plate xo. 
 
 I 
 
 2 to 5 
 
 6 
 
 7 to 9 
 10 to 18 
 
 Plate ii. 
 
 From • Cardinal Mazarin’s Bible, . Royal 
 ‘Library, Paris. 
 
 From the Royal Library, B. Museum. ., 
 From “ Cartulaire de la Basse Nor- 
 mandie,” Record Office, 
 
 From MS., Royal Library, Munich. _ 
 
 From MS. “ Arnstein,” Harleian Col- 
 lection, British Museum. 
 
 18th CENTURY. 
 
 From a MS., British Museum. 
 
 From MS., Arundel Collection, ditto. 
 From Exchequer Accounts, Record Office. 
 From a Latin Bible, British Museum. 
 
 From the Monument of Henry III., 
 Westminster Abbey. 
 
 From a MS., British Museum. 
 
 From Arundel MS., British Museum. 
 From Italian Bible, Royal Library, Paris. 
 
 14th CENTURY. 
 
 From Italian MS., S. Kensington Mus. 
 From the Chronicles of Thomas de Wal- 
 singham, South Kensington Museum. 
 From the Harleian Collection, B. Museum. 
 From Cottonian and other MSS., B. Mus. 
 From Lubeek Cathedral. 
 
 From the Church of St. Mary,, at Soest, 
 
 ' Westphalia. 
 
 From a MS. , British Museum. 
 
 From a German Bible, at Munich. 
 
 From a MS., Hunterian Museum, Glasgow. 
 
 14th CENTURY. 
 
 From the Harleian Collection, B. Museum. 
 From Italian MS., South Kensington 
 Museum. 
 
 FroVn the Chronicles of Thomas de Wal- 
 singham, South Kensington Museum. 
 Fro mil. Spanish Charter, B. Museum. 
 From Sepulchral Inscriptions at Vienna. 
 
 loth CENTURY. 
 
 From a MS., South Kensington Museum. 
 
2 to 4 
 
 From the “ Furness Coucher,” Record 
 Office. 
 
 5 & 6 
 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Plenry VI., 
 Record Office. 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 & 11 
 
 12 to 14 
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 From Fust&Schoffer’s Psalter, B. Museum. ] 
 From the Lansdowne MS., B. Museum. 
 
 From Italian MS., British Museum. 
 
 From a MS., at Rouen. 
 
 From Lubeck Cathedral. 
 
 From a Deed, Record Office. 
 
 From Harleian Collection, B. Museum. 
 
 / Plate 12. 
 
 15 th CENTURY. 
 
 From a Deed of Henry, Duke of Lancas- 
 ter, Record Office. _ x 
 
 2 & 3 
 
 From the Monument of Richard II., 
 
 4 
 
 Westminster Abbey. 
 
 From the “Furness Coucher,” Record 
 Office. 
 
 5 7 
 
 8 
 
 From the Lansdowne MS., B. Museum. 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Henry VI. , 
 Record Office. 
 
 9 
 
 From a Pontificale of John II., Arch- 
 bishop of Treves. 
 
 10 & 11 
 
 12 & 13 
 
 From Lubeck Cathedral. 
 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Henry VII., 
 Record Office. 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 From a Spanish MS., British Museum. • 
 From the Mentz Psalter. 
 
 16 
 
 ■ From a MS., at Rouen. 
 
 ^ Plate 13. 
 I 
 
 15 th CENTURY. 
 
 From Fust & Schoeffer’s Bible, B. Museum. 
 From a Charter of Henry VII. , Record 
 Office. 
 
 3 & -4 
 
 ■ - 5 
 
 6 
 
 From the “ Furness Coucher,” ditto 
 
 Italian MS., British Museum. 
 
 From a Royal Grant of Edward VI., 
 Record Office. 
 
 7 & 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 & 12 
 13 
 
 From the Royal MS., British Museum. 
 
 From a German Printed Book, B. Museum. 
 From St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. 
 
 From MS. in private possession. 
 
 From a German Bible, at Venice. 
 
 14 & U 
 
 16 
 
 J Plate 14. 
 I & 2 
 
 5 , 4 , 8 . 9 
 5 & 6 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 11 to 14 
 15 & 16 
 
 17 & 18 
 19 & 20 
 21 to 23 
 
 \J Plate' 
 I & 
 
 4 
 
 6 & 7 
 8 
 
 9 & 10 
 
 11 & 12 
 13& 14 
 
 \/ Plate 16. 
 
 3 & 8 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 7 
 
 9 & 10 
 
 From a Pontificale of John II. , Arch- 
 bishop of Treves. 
 
 From a MS., at Rouen. 
 
 15 th CENTURY. 
 
 From the “Furness Coucher,” Record 
 \ Office. 
 
 From the Royal MS., British Museum. 
 From a German Printed Book, B. Museum. 
 From Early English Printing, B. Museum. 
 From a Spanish MS., British Museum. 
 From an Italian Bible, St. Marc, Venice. 
 From a Form of Prayer of St. Bartholo- 
 mew, of Pisani. 
 
 From Italian MS., British Museum. 
 
 From the Gqlden Bible, printed at Augsburg 
 From an Italian Inscription, at Turin. 
 
 16 th CENTURY. 
 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Henry 
 .VIII., Record Office. 
 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Edward VI., 
 Record Office. 
 
 From a Wood Engraving, B. Museum. 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Elizabeth, 
 Record, Office. 
 
 From a Psalter, British Museum. 
 
 From a Spanish Printed Book, B. Museum. 
 From a Deed of Philip and Mary, Record 
 Office... 
 
 From Early Printed Books, B. Museum. 
 Italian, by Tagliente. 
 
 16 th CENTURY. 
 
 From a MS. of Henry VIII., B. Museum. 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Henry VIII. , 
 Record Office. 
 
 From Exchequer Rolls of Edward VI. , ditto 
 From a Royal Grant of Queen Mary, ditto 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Philip and 
 Mary, Record Office. 
 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Elizabeth, 
 Record Office. 
 
 From Early Printed Books, B. Museum. 
 Elizabethan. 
 
 11 & 12 
 13 
 
 14 & 15 
 J Plate 37. 
 
 2& 7 
 
 3 to 6 
 8 
 
 . 9 
 10 
 
 11 & 17 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 IS & 16 
 
 18 & 19 
 
 Italian, from a Papal Bull. 
 
 From Early Wood Engravings, B. Museum 
 From Early Printed Ribbon Letters. 
 
 16 th CENTURY. 
 
 From a MS., 4th and 5th of Edward VI., 
 Record Office. 
 
 From Exchequer Accounts of Philip and 
 Mary, Record Office. 
 
 From a MS., 17th of Elizabeth, ditto 
 From a Bible, at St. Marc, Venice. 
 
 From the “ Romant de La Rose.” 
 
 From an Italian Missal. 
 
 From a Royal Bible, at Paris. 
 
 F rom the History of Percival de Galloys. 
 From a German Bible, Printed at Wit- 
 tenberg. 
 
 From a Royal Bible, at Munich. 
 
 From Early Wood Engravings. 
 
 From a Spanish Printed Book. 
 
 Plate 18. 
 1 & 2 
 
 3 to 6 
 7 
 
 
 8 & 9 
 10 & 11 
 
 17 th CENTURY. 
 
 From Exchequer Rolls of James I., Record 
 Office. 
 
 From a Royal Grant of Charles I., ditto 
 From a Royal Grant of Lands by Charles 
 II. to his Queen, Henrietta, ditto 
 From a Bible, at St. Marc, Venice. 
 
 V enetian, British Museum. 
 
 From German Initial Letters, by NeudorlTer. 
 Flemish Gothic, British Museum. 
 
 yl 
 
 17 th & 18 th CENTURY. 
 
 Plate 19. 
 
 i & 2 From an Engraving Printed on Parchment, 
 1st of James II., Record Office. 
 
 3 From a Deed, 3rd of James II., ditto 
 4 to 6 From a Missal of Cardinal Cornelius, Min- 
 erva Library, Rome. 
 
 7 From a Royal Bible, Paris. 
 
 8 From a Bible, at St. Marc, Venice. 
 
 9 German Gothic, British Museum. _ 
 
 10 From a German Manuscript, at Vienna. 
 
 II, 13, 14 English Floral Letters, British ^Museum. 
 
 12 French Gothic, British Museum. 
 
 15 From an Italian Bible, Bologna University. 
 
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