Chapter II: 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. 96_a_

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. 27_a_

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. 18_b_

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

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. 281_b_, 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. 154_a_

(_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