• Detail of a historiated initial with a portrait of a famous man, at the beginning of his biography., Lives

Detail of a historiated initial with a portrait of a famous man, at the beginning of his biography. Probably the second of two volumes; the first volume is likely Modena, Bibl. Estense MS lat. 429 (α J.1.4) (see de

• Text page., Lives

Text page. Probably the second of two volumes; the first volume is likely Modena, Bibl. Estense MS lat. 429 (α J.1.4) (see de la Mare 1984, p. 272).The scribe who copied this manuscript is known as the 'Omnium rerum'

• Decorated initial 'P'(eripoltas)., Lives

Decorated initial 'P'(eripoltas). Probably the second of two volumes; the first volume is likely Modena, Bibl. Estense MS lat. 429 (α J.1.4) (see de la Mare 1984, p. 272).The scribe who copied this manuscript is known as the 'Omnium

• Historiated initial 'L'(ucii), with a portrait of Lucullus, crowned with a garland, holding a book., Lives

Historiated initial 'L'(ucii), with a portrait of Lucullus, crowned with a garland, holding a book. Probably the second of two volumes; the first volume is likely Modena, Bibl. Estense MS lat. 429 (α J.1.4) (see de la Mare 1984,

• Illuminated intial 'A'(rma) and foliate bar border., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

Illuminated intial 'A'(rma) and foliate bar border. Vertical catchwords.Ruled in crayon.ff. [i], [197] are parchment leaves pasted to marbled paper flyleaves.ff. [ii-iv], [195-196] are ruled parchment leaves.A large triangular section has been trimmed off the upper half of f.

• Illuminated initial 'O'(ceanu)., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

Illuminated initial 'O'(ceanu). Vertical catchwords.Ruled in crayon.ff. [i], [197] are parchment leaves pasted to marbled paper flyleaves.ff. [ii-iv], [195-196] are ruled parchment leaves.A large triangular section has been trimmed off the upper half of f. [iii]. Vestiges of an

• Text page with colophon of Franciscus de Camuciis supplied by Bartolomeo Sanvito in epigraphic captials., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

Text page with colophon of Franciscus de Camuciis supplied by Bartolomeo Sanvito in epigraphic captials. Vertical catchwords.Ruled in crayon.ff. [i], [197] are parchment leaves pasted to marbled paper flyleaves.ff. [ii-iv], [195-196] are ruled parchment leaves.A large triangular section has

• White vine initial 'I(nter) at the beginning of Aristotle's Politica., Politica (ff. 1-122v), Economica (ff. 123-130v), various letters by Leonardus Brunus Aretinus, etc.

White vine initial 'I(nter) at the beginning of Aristotle's Politica. Catchwords written horizontally. The whole manuscript is in the same hand, with the exception of f. 75 which appears to be a singleton (possibly added in the late 15th

• Detail of a white-vine initial 'Q'(uot igitur)., Politica (ff. 1-122v), Economica (ff. 123-130v), various letters by Leonardus Brunus Aretinus, etc.

Detail of a white-vine initial 'Q'(uot igitur). Catchwords written horizontally. The whole manuscript is in the same hand, with the exception of f. 75 which appears to be a singleton (possibly added in the late 15th century to replace

• Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)(ff. 3-177v); De trinitate (ff. 179-244v)

Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin. ff. 1-[2a] are medieval parchment flyleaves.Text divided into sections designated by

• Detail of Illuminated initial 'O'., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

Detail of Illuminated initial 'O'. Vertical catchwords.Ruled in crayon.ff. [i], [197] are parchment leaves pasted to marbled paper flyleaves.ff. [ii-iv], [195-196] are ruled parchment leaves.A large triangular section has been trimmed off the upper half of f. [iii]. Vestiges

• Detail of the colophon: 'Anno dominicae incarnationis M^o^CCCC^o^LXX^o^ & vii^a^ decembris opus hoc consumatum est: die autum veneris summo mane. Laus & gloria sit omnipotenti yhu xpo per infinita secula'., Lives

Detail of the colophon: 'Anno dominicae incarnationis M^o^CCCC^o^LXX^o^ & vii^a^ decembris opus hoc consumatum est: die autum veneris summo mane. Laus & gloria sit omnipotenti yhu xpo per infinita secula'. Probably the second of two volumes; the first volume

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with animal heads and figures at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with litany and additional prayers and canticles

Xixti (6 August and 20 September); Afra (7 August); Willibrord (7 November).Ampersands.f. 8-8v contains the beginning of the Gospel of John (the Easter reading), with decoration consonant with the rest of the manuscript.Multi-coloured stitching in the margin of ff. 95,

• Miniature of John the Evangelist in Patmos, with a full border and a foliate initial 'S'(aint), at the beginning of the life of John., Assumption of the Virgin and saints' Lives

of John the Evangelist in Patmos, with a full border and a foliate initial 'S'(aint), at the beginning of the life of John. Miniatures were attributed to the Master of the Dresden Prayerbook (Brinkmann 1997), who also illuminated Sir John

• Decorated initials 'S'(hal) and 'S'(oules) in the fourth book of Sidrak and Bokkus, with inscriptions, possibly 'Thomas Walker Thomas Cowpland, John Bolton, Robert Spynk, Garry Jacson, James Loueden, Thomas Tomson, John Best, Richard Hilborn' in the margin below., Sidrak and Bokkus

(?) (f. 88v); 'I tell you plyn of John Hanum [. . . ] (f. 102v); 'William Wylkensone' (f. 111v); 'Thomas Cowpland, John Bolton, Robert Spynk, Garry Jacson, James Loueden, Thomas Tomson, John Best, Richard Hilborn (f. 172); Harry bramam'

• null, Commentaria in Epistolas beati Pauli

that most of John Prise's religious manuscripts came from such houses.Sir John Prise (alias Sion ap Rhys, b. 1502 or 1503, d. 1555): 'John Prise: is Owner of this booke' (f. 2); cf. N. R. Ker, 'Sir John Prise', ~The

• null, Commentaria in Epistolas beati Pauli

that most of John Prise's religious manuscripts came from such houses.Sir John Prise (alias Sion ap Rhys, b. 1502 or 1503, d. 1555): 'John Prise: is Owner of this booke' (f. 2); cf. N. R. Ker, 'Sir John Prise', ~The

• Decorated initial 'A'(s) with pen-flourishing., Poems, imperfect

their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initial John Multon John Multon John Lydgate London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of added marginal annotation (in the hand of Humfrey Wanley?)., Poems, imperfect

contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Added marginal annotation John Multon John Multon John Lydgate London England, S. E. (London)

• null, Liturgy of John Chrysostom, imperfect

decorated in red ink; large and small red initials, many decorated with foliate or geometric patterns. Liturgy of John Chrysostom, imperfect ? John Jackson (d. 1794), antiquary: his sale, 28 April, 1784, lot 337, possibly bought by Chapman for 2s.Charles