• null, Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• null, Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• null, Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Detail of the five seals in their cases., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Text page with the continuation of the text of the indenture., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• 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

• Illuminated headpiece and initial., Various theological works

stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Illuminated headpiece John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomus), Severianus Gabalensis Eastern Mediterranean

• Illuminated headpiece decorated with a foliate pattern on a gold ground, (the right hand portion replaced with a similar pattern in red) and illuminated initial 'E'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John, with a marginal inscription in Ottoman Turkish., Gospel Lectionary for the liturgical year starting from the lesson for Easter Sunday

with a similar pattern in red) and illuminated initial 'E'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John, with a marginal inscription in Ottoman Turkish. Marginal notes in Ottoman Turkish (ff. 1, 49, 149). Headpiece with vine scroll decoration in

• null, Law treatise called Britton

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

• Coloured initial 'I'(n) and decorated letters at the beginning of John., Maccabees and the New Testament (ff. 1-157v); Historia scholastica

letters at the beginning of John. Watermark of 'W', f. [ii]. Simple initials in red, a few with penwork decoration. Cadels. Spaces left for initials. Maccabees and the New Testament (ff. 1-157v); Historia scholastica inscribed 'i(c) z(u) (ieh?), f. 72v;

• null, Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v)

or blue. Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v) John Wessington (c.1371-1451), prior of Durham cathedral priory, prior 1416-1446: 15th-century inscription 'Liber domini Johannis Wessyngton prioris Dunelmensis' cut out

• Diagram showing the dignities of the planets., Astrological miscellany, including Messahala's Epistola (ff. 13v-15v); and De rebus occultis (ff. 84-88); Campanus's De dispositione aeris (f. 16r-v); Zael's Introductorium (ff. 31v-57)

Introductorium (ff. 31v-57) Crossed out inscription 'Edwardus Horichise (?) Johannus Godfalne (?) (f. 58v).Inscription 'Edwardus Blomebill de Gountone az' and 'John thapmman' (f. 91v).Added materials, one early 17th-century horoscope dated 1614 (ff. 73-79) and in a different hand 'Pro per

• 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

• Historiated initial 'I' with an eagle-headed John the Evangelist., Bible with interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 332-355)

with an eagle-headed John the Evangelist. f. 159 damaged and torn.ff. 1, 356 are paper flyleaves. 1 very large historiated initial in colours (f. 2). 80 smaller historiated initials in colours (ff. 1v, 15v, 25v, 32v, 43, 52, 58, 65,

• Puzzle initial 'E'(n) in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours., Various texts including secular and religious lyrics (also known as the 'Harley Lyrics'), including King Horn and the Follies of Fashion, and Psalms listed for recitation at certain times (imperfect)

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Decorated initial 'J'(ohannes), at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospel Book

beginning of the prologue to John. The manuscript contains a text of a manumission by King Athelstan, one of the earliest of the Anglo-Saxon examples of the practice of inserting records in sacred books. It was believed to be the

• Decorated initial 'In'(principio), at the beginning of John., Gospel Book

at the beginning of John. The manuscript contains a text of a manumission by King Athelstan, one of the earliest of the Anglo-Saxon examples of the practice of inserting records in sacred books. It was believed to be the book

• Detail of a drawing of the skyline of the city of London., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), prologue to the Prophecies of Merlin, and the epistle to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln

an abridgement of Geoffrey of Monmouth: inscribed with his name 'Ponticus Virunius' (f. 1).Added marginal annotations in a 16th-century hand. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 133) and notes in his hand (e.g., ff. 1, 132v-133);