• Decorated letters 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of John's Gospel, with a bird-like head and claw., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, decorated initial 'E'(gressus) and scatter borders, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John. f. 1 is an added printed leaf of a title page for a book of hours, Paris 1600, signed by 'Iamet Mettayer Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roy'. 24 small miniatures,

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of yellow, pink, and brown, with penwork decoration (including of an animal head) at the beginning of Mark, Luke, and John (ff. 11, 34, 65). Small initials in brown. Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin Attributed to

• Headpiece and decorated initial., Acts of the Apostles, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles, and Revelation, with tables and associated material

foliate decoration. Initials in red. Acts of the Apostles, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles, and Revelation, with tables and associated material John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company at Constantinople 1670-1676: his anagram: 'Luceo', 1677, Constantinople (f.

• Decorated initials 'V'(ere) and 'B'(enedictus)., Lives of the Egyptian monks, Lives of various male and female saints (including Johannes Eleemosynarius), Paradisus, and a book on visions, with a table of contents (ff. 1v-2v), imperfect at the end

(including Johannes Eleemosynarius), Paradisus, and a book on visions, with a table of contents (ff. 1v-2v), imperfect at the end John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 22 June 1726(see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial 'C'(onticuere)., Opera (Works)

93v, 105v, 116v, 126v, 137v, 149v, 161v). Large plain initials in red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Opera (Works) John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): his sale, conducted by Daniel Browne,

• Added miniature of the Virgin Mary, her mother Anne, and the infant Christ., Missal

notation.Ruled in black ink.Marginal annotations. 1 full-page miniature in colours and gold of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, with a full border inhabited by birds and flowers, and, in the lower margin, a jewelled cross

• Detail of a historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with Augustine in a bishop's mitre holding a bishop's staff and a heart, Manuale (ff. 2-46v), Retractiones (extract), De beata vita (ff. 47-86v); and Psalms, Prayers, Litanies

Detail of a historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with Augustine in a bishop's mitre holding a bishop's staff and a heart The litany including saints Swithin, Dunstan, Edith, and Etheldreda.Watermark, f. 1, of a quartered coat of arms, similar to ~Monumenta

• Decorated initial., Historia Anglorum

Mary, Southwick, Hampshire, 13th century: ownership inscriptions (ff. 2v-3, 10v, 58v-59, 67, 69v, 84v-85, 161); borrowed from the priory by John Leland in c. 1533 (see discussion Carley 2001).Inscribed '95' (1st parchment flyleaf).Lord William Howard, 1589 (b. 1563, d. 1640),

• Decorated initial., Historia Anglorum

Mary, Southwick, Hampshire, 13th century: ownership inscriptions (ff. 2v-3, 10v, 58v-59, 67, 69v, 84v-85, 161); borrowed from the priory by John Leland in c. 1533 (see discussion Carley 2001).Inscribed '95' (1st parchment flyleaf).Lord William Howard, 1589 (b. 1563, d. 1640),

• Detail of coloured initial., Historia Anglorum

Mary, Southwick, Hampshire, 13th century: ownership inscriptions (ff. 2v-3, 10v, 58v-59, 67, 69v, 84v-85, 161); borrowed from the priory by John Leland in c. 1533 (see discussion Carley 2001).Inscribed '95' (1st parchment flyleaf).Lord William Howard, 1589 (b. 1563, d. 1640),

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ost) with an eagle holding a book (the symbol of John?), at the beginning of part 6., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ost) with an eagle holding a book (the symbol of John?), at the beginning of part 6. This manuscript is the second volume of a two-volume copy, containing Job and the 'Moralia in Job'

• Inhabited initial 'I'(acobi) with three dragons, a human head, and a devil's mask, at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of James., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

Inhabited initial 'I'(acobi) with three dragons, a human head, and a devil's mask, at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of James. Includes the Commentary on Catholic Epistles (ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95)

• Historiated initial 'F'(errum) of the Agnus Dei, at the beginning of the prologue to the Corrogationes Promethei of Alexander Nequam., Corrogationes Promethei; Hypomnesticon contra pelagianos et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius

et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius The Gilbertine priory of St. Mary, Sempringham (Lincolnshire), given by John of Glynton: inscribed, 'Lib[er] de domo de Semp[r]i[n]gh[a]m ex i[m]pet[ra]t[i]one Ioh[an]nis de Glynton / cano[n]ici d[ic]te dom[us] et si

• Inscription recording that the book was given in 1503 by Edmund Carter to the 'royal collegiate' probably to be identified with the collegiate church of St. Mary, Southwell, reading 'Ex dono mag[ist]ri Edmu[n]di Carter quonda[m] vicarii. / Et nu[n]c cano[ni]ci huius colegii regii xxviimo die oct[obris] / A[nn]o X[rist]i m d tercio et a[nn]o r[egni] r[egi]s Henrici VIImi xixº.', Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

Inscription recording that the book was given in 1503 by Edmund Carter to the 'royal collegiate' probably to be identified with the collegiate church of St. Mary, Southwell, reading 'Ex dono mag[ist]ri Edmu[n]di Carter quonda[m] vicarii. / Et nu[n]c

• Flyleaf with inscription confirming the deposit of the manuscript in the Roubery chest at Oxford., Metaphysica (with Averroes' Commentarium Magnum) (ff. 3-145), Ethica nova and Ethica vetus (ff. 145v-149) and Liber de Causis (ff. 150-157)

Flyleaf with inscription confirming the deposit of the manuscript in the Roubery chest at Oxford. The text and the commentary of Averroes (Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd) are written in alternate paragraphs and often separated by the words 'in

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnis) with a hybrid creature holding an axe., Metaphysica (with Averroes' Commentarium Magnum) (ff. 3-145), Ethica nova and Ethica vetus (ff. 145v-149) and Liber de Causis (ff. 150-157)

Decorated initial 'O'(mnis) with a hybrid creature holding an axe. The text and the commentary of Averroes (Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd) are written in alternate paragraphs and often separated by the words 'in Greco album' or 'Alb[um] in

• Decorated initial 'D'(ictum) with foliate decoration and pen flourishing with a peacock perched on top., Metaphysica (with Averroes' Commentarium Magnum) (ff. 3-145), Ethica nova and Ethica vetus (ff. 145v-149) and Liber de Causis (ff. 150-157)

Decorated initial 'D'(ictum) with foliate decoration and pen flourishing with a peacock perched on top. The text and the commentary of Averroes (Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd) are written in alternate paragraphs and often separated by the words 'in

• Historiated initial 'C'(onsideratio) with adjoining image of monks instructing pupils with a lion atop the frame and foliate decoration., Metaphysica (with Averroes' Commentarium Magnum) (ff. 3-145), Ethica nova and Ethica vetus (ff. 145v-149) and Liber de Causis (ff. 150-157)

Historiated initial 'C'(onsideratio) with adjoining image of monks instructing pupils with a lion atop the frame and foliate decoration. The text and the commentary of Averroes (Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd) are written in alternate paragraphs and often separated

• Decorated initial 'N'(ecesse) with pen-flourishing in foliate patterns with a parrot perched on top of the ascender., Metaphysica (with Averroes' Commentarium Magnum) (ff. 3-145), Ethica nova and Ethica vetus (ff. 145v-149) and Liber de Causis (ff. 150-157)

Decorated initial 'N'(ecesse) with pen-flourishing in foliate patterns with a parrot perched on top of the ascender. The text and the commentary of Averroes (Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd) are written in alternate paragraphs and often separated by the