Old English Libraries / The Making, Collection, and Use of Books During the Middle Ages

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
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