The nine conjoined parchment roundels. Two depict agate jewels showing St George and the Dragon within the Garter and a cameo of Queen Elizabeth I. Seven of the roundels feature texts in Latin and French on the properties of agate.
Valued at £9840, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has issued the block with a deadline of December 1 for an institution to commit to raise the money.
The Archbishop Matthew Parker (1504-75) gave the manuscript, made up of nine conjoined roundels…
