Appendix D. List of the Principal Reference Works 286

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

PAGE WRITING IN THE BOOK OF KELLS 14 From THOMPSON’S Greek and Latin Palæography

WRITING IN BOOK OF ARMAGH 15 From THOMPSON’S Greek and Latin Palæography

WRITING IN GRÆCO-LATIN ACTS, PROBABLY USED BY BEDE 27 From MS. Bodl. Laud. Gr. 35, f. 63

WRITING IN BENEDICTIONAL OF ST. ETHELWOLD 43 From Archæologia, xxiv.

PLAN OF SCRIPTORIUM, BIRKENHEAD PRIORY 74 Redrawn from Trans. of the Lancashire and Cheshire Historic Society

ANCIENT STALL, OR CARRELL, IN BISHOP’S CANNINGS CHURCH, WILTS 77 From COX AND HARVEY’S English Church Furniture

TABLET CASE AND WAXED TABLET 84 From COFFEY’S Celtic Antiquities in the Museum of the R.I.A.

PLAN SHOWING DISPOSITION OF BOOKS IN CISTERCIAN HOUSES 93 Redrawn from GASQUET’S English Monastic Life

PLAN SHOWING PROBABLE SITUATION OF LIBRARY OF WELLS CATHEDRAL IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY 122 Redrawn from Canon CHURCH’S Chapters in the History of Wells Cathedral

BEREBLOCK VIEW OF DUKE HUMFREY’S LIBRARY 140 From MS. Bodl. 13

AUTOGRAPH OF DUKE HUMFREY OF GLOUCESTER 191 From MS. Harl. 1705. f. 96a

RECORD OF SALE OF BOOK CAPTURED AT POITIERS 234 From MS. Reg. 19, D ii. opposite f. 1

LIST OF PLATES

ABBOT WHETHAMSTEDE Frontispiece From MS. Cott. Nero, D vii. f. 27a

PLATE FACING PAGE

I. (a) ANCIENT SATCHEL OF IRISH MISSAL, CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD 12 By permission of the Governing Body

(b) COVER OF STOWE MISSAL 12 Museum of Royal Irish Academy, Dublin (A.D. 1023-1052)

II. ILLUMINATED PAGE OF BOOK OF KELLS 14 From WESTWOOD’S Facsimiles

III. THE SHRINE OF THE CATHACH PSALTER, ELEVENTH CENTURY 16 From The Connoisseur, by permission of the Editor

IV. CUMDACH OF ST. MOLAISE’S GOSPELS: FRONT AND BOTTOM 20 From COFFEY’S Celtic Antiquities in Museum of Royal Irish Academy, by permission of the Council

V. BENEDICTIONAL OF ST. ETHELWOLD: NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 42 From Archæologia, xxiv.

VI. BENEDICTIONAL OF ST. ETHELWOLD: THE ASCENSION 44 From Archæologia, xxiv.

VII. (a) ABBOT ROGER DE NORTHONE WITH HIS BOOKS 48 From MS. Cott. Nero, D vii. f. 18b

(b) ABBOT GARIN WITH HIS BOOKS 48 From MS. Cott. Claud., E iv. pt. i., f. 125a

VIII. ABBOT SIMON OF ST. ALBANS AT HIS BOOK-CHEST 50 From MS. Cott. Claud., E iv. pt. i. f. 124

IX. GREY FRIARS, LONDON (CHRIST’S HOSPITAL): OLD HALL AND WHITTINGTON’S LIBRARY 54 From Trollope’s History of Christ’s Hospital

X. GREY FRIARS CATALOGUE OF CONVENTUAL LIBRARIES 58 From MS. Bodl. Tanner, 165, f. 119

XI. TWELFTH CENTURY ILLUMINATION FROM BURY ST. EDMUND’S ABBEY 64 From MS. 2, f. 281b, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, by permission of the Master and Fellows

XII. WESTMINSTER ILLUMINATION, THIRTEENTH CENTURY 68 From MS. Reg. 2 A xii. f. 14, Brit. Mus.

XIII. THE CLOISTERS, GLOUCESTER, SHOWING CARRELLS 76 From MURRAY’S Cathedrals

XIV. A SCRIBE AND HIS TOOLS, FROM A VERY ANCIENT MS. 82 From MS. Harl. 2820, f. 120

XV. FURNESS ABBEY: CLOISTERS AND CHAPTER HOUSE 94

XVI. FACSIMILE OF LIBRARY CATALOGUE OF SYON MONASTERY 104 From BATESON’S Catalogue of Syon Monastery

XVII. MEDIEVAL BINDING: MR. YATES THOMPSON’S HEGESIPPUS 108 From BATESON’S Mediæval England

XVIII. ANCIENT BOOK-BOX IN EXETER CATHEDRAL 110 Photo by HEATH & BRADNEE, Exeter

XIX. CHAINED BOOKS, HEREFORD CATHEDRAL LIBRARY 116 By permission of the Dean of Hereford

XX. OLD LIBRARY, LINCOLN CATHEDRAL 118 Photo by G. HADLEIGH, Lincoln. By permission of the Dean of Lincoln

XXI. WELLS CATHEDRAL: LIBRARY OVER CLOISTER 122 Photo by T. W. PHILLIPS, Wells

XXII. ST. MARY’S CHURCH, OXFORD: FIRST HOME OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 132

Photo by H. W. TAUNT, Oxford

XXIII. (a) ILLUMINATOR OF ST. ALBANS 134

From MS. Cott. Nero, D iii. f. 105

(b) DOCUMENT BEARING THE NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE BOOK-TRADE, c. 1180 134

From BARNARD’S Companion to English History

XXIV. (a) DUKE HUMFREY AND ELEANOR OF GLOUCESTER JOINING THE CONFRATERNITY OF ST. ALBANS 138

From MS. Cott. Nero, D vii. f. 154a

(b) ANCIENT ROOF OF DUKE HUMFREY’S LIBRARY 138

Photo by JAS. HUTT, M.A.

XXV. DUKE HUMFREY’S LIBRARY, OXFORD 142

Photo by H. W. TAUNT

XXVI. LIBRARY OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD 144

Photo by H. W. TAUNT

XXVII. MERTON COLLEGE LIBRARY, OXFORD 152

Photo by H. W. TAUNT

XXVIII. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE 156

From LOGGAN’S Cantab. Illus.

XXIX. LIBRARY OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD, FROM MASTER’S GARDEN 170

Photo by H. W. TAUNT

XXX. CARMELITE IN HIS STUDY 184

From MS. Reg. 14 E i. f. 3, Brit. Mus.

XXXI. A SCRIBE (ST. MARK WRITING HIS GOSPEL), FROM THE BEDFORD HOURS 196

From Add. MS. 18850, f. 24, Brit. Mus.

XXXII. A SCRIBE AT WORK, FROM EADWINE’S PSALTER, c. 1150 202

From BATESON’S Mediæval England

XXXIII. ENGLISH ILLUMINATED WORK UNDER FRENCH INFLUENCE, FROM TENISON PSALTER 214

From MS. Add. 24686, f. 12, Brit. Mus.

XXXIV. FRESCO OF THE SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS, BY T. GADDI, CHURCH OF S. M. NOVELLA, FLORENCE 222

Photo by ALINARI

XXXV. ANCIENT VELLUM BOOK-MARKER 230

From MS. 49, Corpus Christi College, Camb., by permission of the Master and Fellows

OLD ENGLISH LIBRARIES