• Christ in Majesty or God the Father seated in a mandorla on a rainbow, carrying a gold sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left, with 'Beati immaculati' in display text (top miniature)., Cutting from a Breviary, containing text from psalm 118

of verses 11 and 12 of the same Psalm. Cutting from a Breviary, containing text from psalm 118 Presented by John E. Leary, violin and pianoforte instructor, of 59 Hazelville Road, Hornsey Lane, [London] N, 1930: his business card attached

• Miniature of Matthew's symbol of a winged man holding a book., Four Gospels, with liturgical directions, tables, apparatus, lections, and, at the end, Synaxarion and Menologion, imperfect

Miniature of Matthew's symbol of a winged man holding a book. Silk curtains over some miniatures. 7 full-page miniatures in colours on gold grounds of the symbols of the Evangelists and Evangelist portraits (except Luke) (ff. 13, 13v, 106,

• Defaced miniature of Matthew, and decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of his Gospel., Four Gospels, with liturgical directions, tables, apparatus, lections, and, at the end, Synaxarion and Menologion, imperfect

Defaced miniature of Matthew, and decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of his Gospel. Silk curtains over some miniatures. 7 full-page miniatures in colours on gold grounds of the symbols of the Evangelists and Evangelist portraits (except

• Coloured initials., Leaf of a glossed codex of Justinian, book 6.6.4-6.14.2, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso, formerly used as a pastedown

glossed codex of Justinian, book 6.6.4-6.14.2, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso, formerly used as a pastedown John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initials., Fragment of a Psalter, with part of Psalms 11-13, with the recto bound as the verso

alternately red or blue. Fragment of a Psalter, with part of Psalms 11-13, with the recto bound as the verso John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initials and musical notation., Fragment of a Missal, with part of the Mass for the 18th Sunday after Trinity

notation on red four-line staves. Fragment of a Missal, with part of the Mass for the 18th Sunday after Trinity John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Musical notation., Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord

initials in red or blue. Musical notation on red 4-line staves. Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initial 'V'(ide) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the list of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God)., List of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God)

red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Capitals marked in yellow. List of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 17 June 1721 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Historiated initial 'D' in colours and gold, of a young male martyr saint holding a sword, a palm frond and an arrow., Leaf of a Hymnal, containing portions of the hymns beginning 'Exultet celum laudibus' for the Vespers of the Commune Apostolorum, and 'Deus tuorum militum' for the Vespers of the Commune Unius Martyris.

tuorum militum' for the Vespers of the Commune Unius Martyris. Foliated (?) lower right '25' (struck out) and '154'.Presented by John E. Leary, violin and pianoforte instructor, of 59 Hazelville Road, Hornsey Lane, [London] N, 1930: his business card attached

• Initial 'S'(alve me) with acanthus leaf decoration, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

Reynolds' , f. 116, and 'Anthony Harris of Cheston in the county of Suff', f. 92v, in the same hand). John Reynolds, 17th century: (inscription, f. 282v). ? Price: 'ei/r', f. i verso. Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.

• Illuminated initial 'N'(ec) at the beginning of Persius's Satires., Satires

Illuminated initial 'N'(ec) at the beginning of Persius's Satires. 1 full foliate border, heraldic arms, putti, unicorn, and profile heads (f. 2). 2 large initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 79). Small initials in plain blue (or absent).

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1 full foliate border, heraldic arms, putti, unicorn, and profile heads (f. 2). 2 large initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 79). Small initials in plain blue (or absent). Satires A member of the Tedaldi family of Florence:

• null, Metamorphoses (ff. 3-180); Commentary on the Metamorphoses (f. 181v-191); and other short texts

d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed by him (f. 2) and with his pagination and his (?) notes (f. 1v).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him at the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6

• null, Metamorphoses (ff. 3-180); Commentary on the Metamorphoses (f. 181v-191); and other short texts

d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed by him (f. 2) and with his pagination and his (?) notes (f. 1v).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him at the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6

• null, Dialogues, with alphabetical index

verso) and price ‘25 Gs' (f. 134). ? Price '3: 3: 0' inscribed in ink, f. 133v, lower left corner).? John Brand (b. 1744, d. 1806), antiquary and topographer (inscribed in pencil ‘Gregory the 1st Dialogues, Compleat, Wrote about/ Anno

• Historiated(?) initial excised, and full foliate border with heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of the Statutes of Henry VI., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

Historiated(?) initial excised, and full foliate border with heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of the Statutes of Henry VI. 6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Collection of Poems

Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (4th flyleaf verso); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts in 1807. Detail John Lydgate England

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,