• Detail of a miniature of Alexander battling the Mardi and Subagrae., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander giving gold to a priest., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of the hanging of the murderers of Darius, with their detached heads below the gallows., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander meeting the unclean people of Gog and Magog and enclosing them behind a mountain., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of a giant being burnt to death on Alexander's orders., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of the Sun and Moon trees prophesying Alexander's reign and death, with a phoenix in the dry tree., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of builders constructing a cage for Alexander to enable him to fly., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of elephants being presented to Alexander., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Ink diagram of a left hand, inscribed with suggestions for nightly meditations., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post conquestum'

• Detail of a miniature of a garden, a river, and mills, with inscriptions which read: 'le fonteine qui arouse les baumiers' (the fountain which waters the balm [plants]); 'li gardiins du baume' (the garden of balm); 'li fleuve du frate & les molins qui en sont' (the river Euphrates and the mills belonging to it)., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Miniatures of the coronation of Alexander and the wedding banquet of King Philip and Cleopatra., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander meeting the naked cave-dwelling Oxydraces., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Miniature of griffons bearing Alexander aloft in his cage., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander battling fire-breathing, horse-headed men., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Miniatures of Alexander the Great and his army fighting cyclopes (top) and blemmyae (bottom)., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Miniature of Queen Olympias and Aristotle receiving a letter from Alexander., Roman d'Alexandre (index Romance of Alexander), in prose, with lacunae

'John de Geneth francoy de Tornay, Johannis Derne Engl. de Noryc, Johannes allemein de Yarm.... Johannes of... Storwice mercer, Robert Hendry demorant En Franche en la villle de Rouen, John de Geneth Bourgenon demerant en lotel de mr. Catelyn,

• Historiated initial 'C'(um) of William of Nangis writing, with a partial bar border., Chronicle

Frames for chronological tables in red or blue. Chronicle The Benedictine abbey of St. Denis: probably produced there; borrowed to John, duke of Berry (see below).John of Valois, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d. 1416), probably to be identified with

• The ownership inscription of John Clerk, grocer and apocetharius of King Edward IV, and warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475. The apocetharius of the royal household was the official responsible for preserved fruits and condiments., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

in Latin with initials in red (ff. 204-212v). John Clerk, grocer and apothecary to Edward IV, warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475: inscribed 'Iste liber constat John Clerk grocero apocethario regis Edwarde quarti post conquestum'

• null, Breviloquium de quatuor virtutibus antiquorum

lot 8090, bought by Combe for 2s.Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. Detail John of Wales (index Johannes Guallensis) England

• Decorated initial 'A'(pocalypsis) with John the Evangelist and his symbol the eagle, at the beginning of the Apocalypse., Bible with prologues

'A'(pocalypsis) with John the Evangelist and his symbol the eagle, at the beginning of the Apocalypse. 32 large and smaller decorated foliate initials, mostly with partial foliate borders, many including figures or animals, in colours and gold, at the beginning