• Magical table and symbols in the Magical Treatise of Solomon., Miscellany relating to divination and magic, including parts of two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18, 39v-41) and a magical treatise attributed to him (ff. 18v-39v)

two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18, 39v-41) and a magical treatise attributed to him (ff. 18v-39v) John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676, and later Master of Christ's College,

• Initials 'T'(he) and 'I'(f) in blue with red pen-decoration. Prologue in red with blue paraph marks., Boke of Marchalsi (treatise on horse breeding and veterinary medicine)

century, 'God that deyd fore vs all' (ff. 1*v, 59v).Inscribed 'IMS' on verso of first flyleaf. This may stand for John Murray of Sacombe. The same initials written on other Harley manuscripts (see Wright, p. 291).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial 'H'(ortaris)., Liber de viris illustribus, Chronica (index Greater Chronicle), and various other historical texts

lines. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue. Liber de viris illustribus, Chronica (index Greater Chronicle), and various other historical texts John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 22 June 1726 (~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Pen-flourished initial 'D' with floral motifs., Religious Poems, with an index of first lines (ff. 2-8) (index Poemata Varia Italice)

Pen-flourished initial 'D' with floral motifs. f. 1 is an unfoliated parchment flyleaf with an inscription in Italian that relates to authorship or ownership.f. 253 is a paper flyleaf with pen trials on the verso. Cross in red (f.

• Decorated headpiece at the beginning of Matthew's Gospel., Four Gospels, with Synaxarion and Menologion (ff. 294-329)

and/or brown. Decorated initials in red. Four Gospels, with Synaxarion and Menologion (ff. 294-329) Written by Gerardos: cryptograph (f. 329). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 February 1723/4 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Illuminated initial 'V'(enio) entwined with blue knotted strapwork, with the opening words of the text in square capitals, written in a three-colour sequence, at the beginning of Cicero's In verrem, book 4., Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium)

also attributed Additional 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe (unpublished notes at the Bodleian Library, Oxford); see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 247-8; II, 11-12).A

• Zoomorphic initial 'H'(esterno) [Hesternam] with interlace and a bird's head, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 25 on the Gospel of John., Tractatus in Evangelium Ioannis, imperfect, lacking tracts 18 and 19 and substituting Sermo 125 (ff. 66-70)

at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 25 on the Gospel of John. ff. 258-259 are an index on Burney lined notepaper. Large decorated initials in brown ink, some with a yellow wash and/or with orange or reddish-brown, mainly of interlace

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uales) with interlace and an animal's head, and a snake? forming the tail of the letter, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 103 on the Gospel of John., Sermon 7 in natale sanctae Mariae, imperfect

tail of the letter, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 103 on the Gospel of John. ff. 258-259 are an index on Burney lined notepaper. Large decorated initials in brown ink, some with a yellow wash and/or with orange or

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost), and three-sided border, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon; in the lower margin William Howard's owner-inscription, dated 1587, with his rampant lion in the margin on the right; in the lower margin also the ink-stamp of the Royal Society., Polychronicon

with three-sided borders (ff. 57, 72, 100v). Small initials and paraph marks in plain red or blue. Polychronicon Written by John Lutton, with his colophon; he also signed Cambridge St John's College, Ms. A.12 (another copy of the Polychronicon), and

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixi) with pen-flourishing, incorporating a human head, in the Psalms., Psalms, with commentary ('Rolle of Hampole's Psalter') (ends imperfectly), preceded by a calendar (ff. 1v-7) and a homily on patience and humility (ff. 8-9)

century.Unidentified owner, 15th century: inscription (f. 232).Foliated in red pencil, in the manner of Matthew Parker (b. 1504, d. 1575), John Parker (b. 1548, d. 1619), and others; annotated in English and Latin (e.g. ff. 113v, 159), and Greek (f.

• Illuminated initial and full border with a mask and a dragon., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Illuminated border Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Inscription after the end of the main text in which the scribe, Brother Thomas Grene, has written his name in red. Four lines lower down, a later hand has written 'Grenewich', which suggests that the manuscript may have belonged to the Franciscan convent at Greenwich., Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis

minister Thomas to Roger at Wynde and Isabella, and is dated 1467 (ff. 1v-2); the second is from Thomas to John Baly and Katherine, and dated 145-. (ff. 76v-77).The Franciscan convent at Southampton: inscription 'Ad usum fratrum minore In Suythamptona'

• Drawing of microcosmic man, bounded by the spheres of the four elements and the planets, taking the place of Earth in the centre., Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f. 72v)

brown of urine glasses (ff. 21v-30; 47v-48). Drawings of eclipses (ff. 15v-16v). Guide letters. Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f.

• Illuminated initial., Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f. 72v)

brown of urine glasses (ff. 21v-30; 47v-48). Drawings of eclipses (ff. 15v-16v). Guide letters. Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f.

• Illuminated initial with foliate decoration, knots, flowers, and hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Illuminated border Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Full border with hybrid creatures and foliate forms., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Opening page of text, with the beginning of a table of contents and the ownership inscription 'Lumley'., New Testament, the later Wycliffite version

Opening page of text, with the beginning of a table of contents and the ownership inscription 'Lumley'. Includes a table of liturgical lections (ff. 1-9), a treatise on the Ten Commandments (ff. 235v-238), and a fragment on the Seven