• Foliate initial 'T'(ertia) at the beginning of Leviticus., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Historia scholastica of Peter Comestor (ff. 9-160v), the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles (ff. 160v-181v), with added tables of content of both texts, in a later hand (ff. 3-8), and the Liber exceptionum ofRichardof Saint-Victor (ff.

• Text page with pen-flourished initials., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Historia scholastica of Peter Comestor (ff. 9-160v), the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles (ff. 160v-181v), with added tables of content of both texts, in a later hand (ff. 3-8), and the Liber exceptionum ofRichardof Saint-Victor (ff.

• Foliate initial 'I'(ncipit) at the beginning of 3 Kings., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Historia scholastica of Peter Comestor (ff. 9-160v), the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles (ff. 160v-181v), with added tables of content of both texts, in a later hand (ff. 3-8), and the Liber exceptionum ofRichardof Saint-Victor (ff.

• Foliate initial 'S'(equitur) at the beginning of Exodus., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Historia scholastica of Peter Comestor (ff. 9-160v), the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles (ff. 160v-181v), with added tables of content of both texts, in a later hand (ff. 3-8), and the Liber exceptionum ofRichardof Saint-Victor (ff.

• 3 foliate initials 'R'(everentissimo), 'I'(meratorie) and 'I'(n principio), at the beginning of the Historia scolastica and the prologue to the Historia scolastica., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Historia scholastica of Peter Comestor (ff. 9-160v), the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles (ff. 160v-181v), with added tables of content of both texts, in a later hand (ff. 3-8), and the Liber exceptionum ofRichardof Saint-Victor (ff.

• Inhabited initial 'I'(gitur) with an animal mask., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Historia scholastica of Peter Comestor (ff. 9-160v), the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles (ff. 160v-181v), with added tables of content of both texts, in a later hand (ff. 3-8), and the Liber exceptionum ofRichardof Saint-Victor (ff.

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rimi) at the beginning of book 10 of the Liber exceptionum., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Historia scholastica of Peter Comestor (ff. 9-160v), the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles (ff. 160v-181v), with added tables of content of both texts, in a later hand (ff. 3-8), and the Liber exceptionum ofRichardof Saint-Victor (ff.

• Puzzle-initial 'T'(ranscriptum) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Robert Grosseteste's translation of Tertullian, 'Testamentum XII patriarcharum'., Testamentum XII patriarcharum (ff. 1-15); Beniamin minor, in verse (ff. 15-20); Elucidarius (ff. 20v-34v)

fraction of 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. Text page Tertullian, translated by Robert Grosseteste (ff. 1-15); Richardof

• Alchemical recipe, added in the ? 15th century., Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary

in 1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of 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. Alchemical recipe England

• Zoomorphic initial 'U' at the beginning of Luke 24 in the form of a frontal creature or human with large eyes. Running diagonally across the page from upper left to lower right is a line which marks where one piece of parchment has been stuck to another, to compensate for the uneven edge of the smaller piece., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Colophon at the end of the Gospel of Luke, giving the name and age of the scribe: 'Or(ait) do Maelbrigte q(u)i scr(i)bsit h(unc) l(ibrum) in xx viii anno aetatis suae . . .' (Pray for Maelbrigte, who wrote this book in his 28th year . . .)., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Following the end of the Gospel of John on the last page of the manuscript is a detailed note, beginning 'Or(ait) do Maelbrigte hua Maeluanaig q(u)i scribsit h(un)c librum . . .' (Pray for Maelbrigte hua Maeluanaig, who wrote this book . . .). The note mentions various people, places, and events, which allow the dating of the manuscript to 1138., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initials 'IN' and 'P'(rincipio) at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Coloured initial 'P'(rimus) at the beginning of notes on the compotus, and below, an added list of the archbishops of Canterbury., Treatise on the compotus, 'Ratio Gai cesaris de ordine anni', instructions for the discovery of the age of the moon, a table of moveable feasts, and other texts

margin, f. 1).Addition of an 11th-12th century list of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Augustine- Anselm (consecrated 1093), with additions down to Richardof Dover (consecrated 1174) (f. 34).Mid-12th century addition of twelve lines of verses (f. 18).Note of a flood

• Decorated initial and letters 'Bea'(tissimo) with animal heads at the beginning of Jerome's prologue., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'M'(atheus) at the beginning of a prologue to the Gospel of Matthew., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of the genealogy of Christ at the start of Matthew., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'B'(artolomeus) at the beginning of the interpretations of the Syriac and Hebrew names that occur in the Gospels following the conclusion of the genealogy of Christ (Matthew 1:1-17)., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initials in a poem in Irish on the Three Magi, concerning their names, appearance, dress, and gifts; it begins 'Aurilius humilis ard . . .'., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial 'M'(arcus) with interlace and animal heads at the beginning of the common prologue to the Gospel of Mark., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,