• A montage (now dismembered) of a full-page historiated border, with the text removed, of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil fruit, and medallions containing figures in gold monochrome of the four Doctors of the Church (clockwise from top) Gregory the Great, Augustine, Ambrose and Jerome (f. 89a; 325 x 240 mm) and a section of border (f. 89b; 10 x 25 mm); an historiated initial 'P' of Christ Disputing with the Doctors in gold monochrome, a winged putto and banner inscribed 'Apparvit / gratia dei / salvatoris / nostri / omnibus / homi / nibus' from Titus 2:11 (f. 89c; 80 x 80 mm); a historiated initial 'T' of the Ascension in gold monochrome and a banner inscribed 'Euntes in / mundum uni / versum predi / cate evange / lium omni / creature' from Mark 16:15 (f. 89e; 80 x 80 mm); an historiated initial 'T' of the Holy Women at the Tomb in gold monochrome and a banner inscribed 'Non est hic / surrexit / enim si / cut dixit' from Matthew 28:6 (f. 89j; 85 x 85 mm); a historiated initial 'N' of the Supper at Emmaus in gold monochrome and a banner inscribed 'Pax / vobis ego / sum / no / lite time / re ' from Luke 24:36 (f. 89l; 85 x 85 mm); a historiated initial 'T' of the ?Last Judgment in gold monochrome and a banner inscribed 'Ascendit / ad celeos sedet / ad dextram dei /patris omnipotent / is' (f. 89o; 95 x 80 mm); a historiated faceted initial 'T' held by a putto and entwined with a scroll inscribed 'Memento / nostri / Domine / in bene / placito / populi / tui' from Matthew 28:6 (f. 89q; 95 x 90mm); and 9 strips of gold parchment (ff. 89d, f-i, k, m, n and p). On the reverse of the border and initials are lines of partial text ‘E…’ (f. 89a verso); '…cut erat in /… et n[u]nc et se/...cula seculo /e[n]. Iteru[m] re' (f. 89c verso); '…ferimus pro / sancta catho /…acificare: cu /…nare: et regi' (f. 89j verso); '…erat in prin / e et semper: / eculoru[m]. Am /…epetit[ur] introi' (f. 89l verso ); '…ius pro ec / …catholica q / …ustodire ad /…ere digner /…erraru[m] una (f. 89o verso); and '…i offerimus /… tua sancta /…m pacificar /…dunare, et i/…is toto orb' (f. 89q verso)., Cuttings from service books of Pius IV

trompe l'oeil fruit, and medallions containing figures in gold monochrome of the four Doctors of the Church (clockwise from top) Gregory the Great, Augustine, Ambrose and Jerome (f. 89a; 325 x 240 mm) and a section of border (f. 89b;

• A montage (now dismembered) of four sections of historiated border of cartouches, scrolls, trompe l’oeil pearls, cherubs, arabesques, and figures in monochrome of John, the Resurrection, Mark and two medallions inscribed 'De / dit / illi no / men' and 'Quod / est su / per omne / nome[n]' (f. 83a; 35 x 240 mm); of Augustine, Gregory, a scene with many figures and two plaques inscribed 'MDLXIIII' and 'Iulio' (f. 83e; 270 x 35 mm); of Matthew, the Ascension, Luke and two medallions inscribed 'Ut / in nomi / ne / Iesu' and 'Om / ne genus flecta / tur' (f. 83h; 35 x 240 mm); of Jerome, Ambrose, and a scene with many figures and two plaques inscribed 'Anno V' and 'Mense' (f. 83d; 270 x 35); four plaques inscribed 'Apollonius / de / Bonfratellis / de / Capranica' (f. 83b; 35 x 35 mm), 'Capellae / et / Sacrestiae / Apostolicae / Minaiator / Fecit' (f. 83c; 35 x 35 mm), 'Anno / Domini / MDLXIV / Mense Iulio' (f. 83f; 35 x 35 mm), and 'Sedente / Pio Iv / Pont. Opt. Max. / De Medicis / Mediolanense / Anno V' (f. 83g; 35 x 35 mm); and two strips of gold parchment (ff. 83i and j; 50 x 80 mm each)., Cuttings from service books of Pius IV

annotated Western Manuscripts departmental copy of the sale catalogue.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased from him on the same day by the British Museum. Resurrection, Ascension, Evangelists and Doctors of the Church Apollonio de' Bonfratelli Rome Italy, Central (Rome)

• The acts of Thomas Chyllyndene, prior of Christ Church who died in 1411, with a space for an initial., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis

Chyllyndene, prior of Christ Church who died in 1411, with a space for an initial. 1 large decorated initial, incorporating arms, developing a three-sided foliate border (f. 61). 1 large decorated initial, incorporating arms (f. 4). 1 smaller decorated initial,

• Decorated initial with the heraldic arms of a 'gold stone' of Thomas Goldstone and partial border at the beginning of his acts, with a bishop's mitre in the margin. Goldstone was a prior of Christ Church in the early sixteenth century., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis

a prior of Christ Church in the early sixteenth century. 1 large decorated initial, incorporating arms, and a partial foliate border with scrolls (f. 65). Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard

• Drawing of a standing Father of the Greek church, and decorated initials., Hymns and prayers, preceded by extracts from the Fathers, and followed by other prayers, imperfect

Father of the Greek church, and decorated initials. 4 drawings in pen with colour washes of standing Fathers, three holding scrolls (ff. 13, 18v, 20, 21v). 7 simple headpieces in brown, with some penwork decoration, one with a cross (f.

• Decorated initial 'A'(d honorem) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs at the beginning of the text., Office book of the Cathedral church of Trier ('Liber officiarius ecclesiae treverensis collegii')

in red (ff. 1, 37). Capitals marked in red. Office book of the Cathedral church of Trier ('Liber officiarius ecclesiae treverensis collegii') Made for the cathedral church of Skt. Peter in Trier, 14th century (f. 1). Effaced inscriptions (ff. 27,

• Obits for several days in the month of January, written in several 15th-century hands in different periods., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis

for illuminated initials left empty (ff. 58, 59, 72). Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

• Lists of the dead (the 'necrology') for the month of September, with the names of bishops, clergy, noble patrons, and members of the community., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis

for illuminated initials left empty (ff. 58, 59, 72). Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

• Calendar page for May, with an early addition to this calendar is the dedication of the church of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, on 17 May, suggesting that the manuscript was owned in the parish fairly soon after it was made., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers

brown (f. 174). Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers The parish church of Hitchin, Herfordshire: dedication of the church in the calendar for 17 May (f. 3).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• Illuminated initial and three-sided border with the heraldic arms of Johanna de Mohun, a benefactor of Christ Church who died in 1405(?), at the beginning of the account of her life., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis

arms of Johanna de Mohun, a benefactor of Christ Church who died in 1405(?), at the beginning of the account of her life. 1 large decorated initial, incorporating arms, developing a three-sided foliate border (f. 61). 1 large decorated initial,

• Historiated initial 'G'(loriosissimam) with Augustine as a bishop, with stigmata, combined with a three-sided white vine border including the coats of arms of the Hungarian humanists Janus Vitez (index John Vitez) and Petrus Garazda (index Peter Garazda), medallions with saints (probably the Fathers of the Church: three of them are bishops and the fourth one is probably Peter), a wolf and hen, winged putti, a dog, birds and flowers., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)

humanists Janus Vitez (index John Vitez) and Petrus Garazda (index Peter Garazda), medallions with saints (probably the Fathers of the Church: three of them are bishops and the fourth one is probably Peter), a wolf and hen, winged putti, a

• Drawing of John Chrysostom, a fFather of the Greek church, and decorated initials., Hymns and prayers, preceded by extracts from the Fathers, and followed by other prayers, imperfect

a fFather of the Greek church, and decorated initials. 4 drawings in pen with colour washes of standing Fathers, three holding scrolls (ff. 13, 18v, 20, 21v). 7 simple headpieces in brown, with some penwork decoration, one with a cross

• Decorated initial, 'Ce sunt les rentes de lesglise S. Norrice de Reins' (register of tithes, rents, and other dues of the church of St Nourrice, otherwise St Balsamia, Nurse of St Remigius, at Reims)

10). 'Ce sunt les rentes de lesglise S. Norrice de Reins' (register of tithes, rents, and other dues of the church of St Nourrice, otherwise St Balsamia, Nurse of St Remigius, at Reims) Bought by the British Museum from Tross

• Decorated line and initial 'E'., Speeches, including 'Olynthiaca' 1-3 (ff. 1-15) and 'Philippica' 1, 2, 3-4 (ff. 15v-23, 27v-32v, 48v-70)

and Harlfinger 1981.The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid at Ripon: owned in the 17th century; its inscription 'Liber Ecclesiae Collegiatae de Ripon' (ff. 1, 304v; see Wright 1972).Thomas Mangey (b. 1683/4, d. 1755), Church of England clergyman

• Calendar page for March, with several red-letter feast-days in this calendar relate to Ely, such as that of Withburga about half-way down this page (17 March)., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers

brown (f. 174). Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers The parish church of Hitchin, Herfordshire: dedication of the church in the calendar for 17 May (f. 3).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of the Psalms., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers

brown (f. 174). Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers The parish church of Hitchin, Herfordshire: dedication of the church in the calendar for 17 May (f. 3).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• Decorated initial 'D'(eus), with English explanation that the prayer can be used to deliver a woman safely from the dangers of childbirth; that it was composed by St. Peter; and that he granted to everyone that says it a year's pardon. The Latin of the prayer is written with feminine forms of words, indicating that it was intended to be read by a woman., Prayer book, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 31-32v), starting imperfectly

Some prayers in the feminine form, e.g., (f. peccatrice (f. 71v).The parish church of South Molton, in Devon: addition in the calendar of the dedication of the church (f. 5v).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724),

• Decorated initials in the calendar page for January., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers

brown (f. 174). Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers The parish church of Hitchin, Herfordshire: dedication of the church in the calendar for 17 May (f. 3).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• Decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) at the beginning of Psalm 115., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers

brown (f. 174). Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers The parish church of Hitchin, Herfordshire: dedication of the church in the calendar for 17 May (f. 3).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• Illuminated initial 'S'(alvum) at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers

brown (f. 174). Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), litany (ff. 145-146v), and prayers The parish church of Hitchin, Herfordshire: dedication of the church in the calendar for 17 May (f. 3).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,