• Detail of inscription., Expositio symboli apostolorum (Expositio sancti Ieronimi in simbolum apostolorum ad papam laurentium)

Detail of inscription. Four dots before line four indicated where the compositor was to being the last page of the printed book. 1 full-page miniature (unfinished), with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 2v). Large white

• Miniature of Jerome., Expositio symboli apostolorum (Expositio sancti Ieronimi in simbolum apostolorum ad papam laurentium)

Miniature of Jerome. Four dots before line four indicated where the compositor was to being the last page of the printed book. 1 full-page miniature (unfinished), with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 2v). Large white

• Illuminated initial and heraldy in the lower border., Expositio symboli apostolorum (Expositio sancti Ieronimi in simbolum apostolorum ad papam laurentium)

Illuminated initial and heraldy in the lower border. Four dots before line four indicated where the compositor was to being the last page of the printed book. 1 full-page miniature (unfinished), with a full foliate border, in colours and

• Detail of diagram., Theological miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie'

miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie' Compiled by John Segbruck, monk of the Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham (see Friedman 1995 p. 245).? Thomas Howard (b.

• Text page with supernatural words inscribed., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Mistres Trygg for yt by hers' (f. 1).John Bird, by 1517: inscribed 'Of your charyte pray for the sole of John Byrd gentylman the wych departyd the ii dey of august in thys ix yere + rayne of kyng herry

• Calendar page and text in various hands and inks., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Mistres Trygg for yt by hers' (f. 1).John Bird, by 1517: inscribed 'Of your charyte pray for the sole of John Byrd gentylman the wych departyd the ii dey of august in thys ix yere + rayne of kyng herry

• Miniature of Christopher carrying the Christ child across a stream., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Mistres Trygg for yt by hers' (f. 1).John Bird, by 1517: inscribed 'Of your charyte pray for the sole of John Byrd gentylman the wych departyd the ii dey of august in thys ix yere + rayne of kyng herry

• Miniature of Mary Magdalene kneeling in prayer, with the hand of God above., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Mistres Trygg for yt by hers' (f. 1).John Bird, by 1517: inscribed 'Of your charyte pray for the sole of John Byrd gentylman the wych departyd the ii dey of august in thys ix yere + rayne of kyng herry

• Miniature of Nebuchadnezzar, lying in bed, telling Daniel his dream, while Moses, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist sit enclosed in a circle of seraphs, and the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel and Michael stand below, in illustration of Paradiso, Canto IV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Miniature of Nebuchadnezzar, lying in bed, telling Daniel his dream, while Moses, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist sit enclosed in a circle of seraphs, and the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel and Michael stand below, in illustration of Paradiso, Canto

• Miniature of Dante being examined by James and John, with Christ and angels looking on., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

examined by James and John, with Christ and angels looking on. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence Cathedral, in building during these years. 3 large historiated initials,

• Miniature of Beatrice watching as Dante is examined by John the Evangelist, who stands within a circle of golden stars with five naked souls., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

as Dante is examined by John the Evangelist, who stands within a circle of golden stars with five naked souls. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence Cathedral,

• Full, historiated border with the text excised, of trompe l'oeil flowers and insects, doves and olive branches and roundels with scenes from the Passion (clockwise from top left; the Betrayal, the Agony in the Garden, the Crowning with Thorns, the Road to Calvary, and the Flagellation), and portraits of the Evangelists John (lower left) and Matthew (lower right) in monochrome. In the lower border, flanked by two winged putti, are the arms of pope Innocent X. The border frames miniatures of Christ's Entry into Jerusalem and an initial letter 'D', and Pentecost., Cuttings from Missals of Innocent X

Agony in the Garden, the Crowning with Thorns, the Road to Calvary, and the Flagellation), and portraits of the Evangelists John (lower left) and Matthew (lower right) in monochrome. In the lower border, flanked by two winged putti, are the

• Miniature of Raymond de Peñafort presenting the Decretales to Gregory IX, with an illuminated initial 'G'(regorius), at the beginning of Gregory IX letter to the university of Bologna., Decretales, with the glossa ordinaria

inscribed 'Lib[er] Caroli Theyer' (f. 296v).Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: perhaps included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 289.Charles

• Cruciform text of the Greek Gospels., Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special services (Covel Gospel)

Gospel) Written by presbyter Constantine: his colophon dated 27 May 995 (f. 376v).Manolakes Kastorianos of Constantinople: presented by him to John Covel (see Additional 22911, f. 180).John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676,

• Illuminated initial F'(idelium), with a coloured line-filler on a fragment from a Book of Hours., Fragment from a Book of Hours, on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). During the 19th century, the drawings and printed book fragments from the volume were

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) with a three-sided foliate border., Leaf with Psalm 1, on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). Originally trained and employed as a shoemaker, Bagford became a bookseller and antiquary, and

• Decorated initials with pen-flourished decoration, and staves of music., Leaf from a Breviary with the Office for St Agatha, St Vedastus and Amand (f. 3), St. Juliana (f. 3v).

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). Originally trained and employed as a shoemaker, Bagford became a bookseller and antiquary, and

• Coloured initial 'A' with foliate decoration., 2 leaves with omelies translated from Origen, cropped

of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716) for historical purposes. Drawings and printed book fragments from the volume were transferred to

• Coloured initials with penwork decoration., Leaf from Richard's 'De Trinitate', Book 2, chapters 16-20

of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716) for historical purposes. Drawings and printed book fragments from the volume were transferred to

• Added prayer and miniature of Sebastian sewn to the parchment., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Mistres Trygg for yt by hers' (f. 1).John Bird, by 1517: inscribed 'Of your charyte pray for the sole of John Byrd gentylman the wych departyd the ii dey of august in thys ix yere + rayne of kyng herry