• Puzzle initial and inhabited initial at the prologue and beginning of Judith., Bible (with Psalms) and Interpretation of Hebrew Names, imperfect

1659 'Joh[ann]es Covel xpti. Coll. Soc. 1659 mnemosunon [in Greek] Tho: Hu:’ (f. 1). No. XXVI (f. [ii]) corresponds to John Covel's numbering system in his catalogue (Add. 22911, ff. 180-183) where this manuscript is no. 26 in the Latin

• Two large decorated initials 'P' with reserved designs and penwork decoration; the display script following the initials ('Paulus et Timotheus' and 'Praemittens ergo salutationem ait: Paulus et Timotheus') as well as the rubrics have not been filled in., Collectanea in omnes Pauli apostoli Epistulas

mark 'v', f. 204v is blank and unruled (and one leaf is missing after f. 204).John Dryden: inscribed, 16th century 'John Drydens booke' (f. 1).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and

• Calendar with diagrams of lunar eclipses., Scientific miscellany, including a calendar (from 1387 to 1462) (ff. 2-14), Canon minoris calendarii and Canon majoris calendarii by John Somer (ff. 16-18), treatise on the use of the astrolabe attributed to Simon de Bredon (ff. 24v-28), various other astrological tables and treatises

red. Scientific miscellany, including a calendar (from 1387 to 1462) (ff. 2-14), Canon minoris calendarii and Canon majoris calendarii by John Somer (ff. 16-18), treatise on the use of the astrolabe attributed to Simon de Bredon (ff. 24v-28), various other

• Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial 'T'., 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,

• Historiated initial 'I' of John., Bible (the 'Worms Bible'), Psalms-Acts 16:17, imperfect

'I' of John. The first volume of this Bible is Harley 2803.There is an inscription 'anno M. C. XLVIII [the rest obscured]' which has been used as the date of the manuscript (see discussion Cahn). 2 large miniatures in colours

• Inhabited initial 'I'(nitium) at the beginning of Mark, with roundels representing the four evangelist symbols: the eagle of John, the winged man of Matthew, the winged bull of Luke, and the winged lion of Mark, with the the Lamb of God in the centre., Glossed Gospel of Mark

roundels representing the four evangelist symbols: the eagle of John, the winged man of Matthew, the winged bull of Luke, and the winged lion of Mark, with the the Lamb of God in the centre. 1 large historiated initial in

• Miniature of two episodes from a legend of the priest of Ulster and the wolf, in the lower margin; on the left, a priest talks to a wolf near a roaring fire; on the right, the priest follows the wolf., Topographia Hiberniae, Expugnatio Hibernica, Itinerarium Kambriae; De purgatorio sancti Patrici, Excerpts from the Chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea

c. 1375-c. 1420, no. 906 (see St Augustine's Abbey 2008). John Twyne (b. c.1505, d. 1581), schoolmaster and antiquary, perhaps owned by him: inscribed 'Twyne' in the hand of John Dee, antiquary (b. 1527, d.1609), in the entry of the

• The first inscription recording that the book was commissioned by Simon, abbot of St. Albans (1167-1183), 'Hunc librum fecit domnus Symon abbas s[an]c[t]o Albano, que[m] qui ei abstule/rit', aut frande[m] commiserit, aut titulu[m] deleverit vel corup[er]it; anathema sit'; with a list of contents reading 'Policraticon / Metalogicon / Enteticus Joh[ann]is Sarisbi[r]ens[is]', and second is note recording that in 1345 the manuscript was bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans, from the executors of Richard de Bury, bishop of Durham, reading 'Hu[n]c libru[m] venditu[m] d[omi]no Ric[ard]o de Biry ep[iscop]o Dunelm[ensi] emit / Michael abbas s[anct]i Albani ab executorib[us] p[re]d[ic]ti ep[iscop]i anno / d[omi]ni Mlill[esim]o CCCmoXLVto circa purificat[i]o[n]em b[eat]e V[ir]ginis.', Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

abbas s[anct]i Albani ab executorib[us] p[re]d[ic]ti ep[iscop]i anno / d[omi]ni Mlill[esim]o CCCmoXLVto circa purificat[i]o[n]em b[eat]e V[ir]ginis.' Contains three treatises by John of Salisbury (b. c. 1120, d. 1180), bishop of Chartres (1176-1180): the Policraticus, composed in c. 1159 (ff. 2-161),

• Coloured initials., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Detail of a circular diagram representing a map of the world (a so-called 'T-O' map)., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Historiated initial 'D'(omino) of Isidore, at the beginning of the prefatory letter from Isidore of Seville to Braulio, bishop of Saragossa., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Decorated initials 'M'(undus) and 'A'(thomos) at the beginning of sections concerning the physical world, starting with a passage on the world, and followed by one on atoms., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Decorated initial., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Coloured initials, and marginal diagram is next to passages concerning the course of the sun through the sky, and the light of the moon, Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Decorated initials., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Text page., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Zoomorphic initial, with a bird body., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Circular diagram representing a map of the world (a so-called 'T-O' map)., Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Alegoriae

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6389.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 80.Charles

• Coloured initials, and, in the right-hand column, an example of a corrected mistake. The scribe left a space for a coloured initial, and wrote the letters 'PM' with an abbreviation mark. The artist later painted a green initial 'S', because 'SPM' is a common abbreviation for 'Spiritum' (Spirit). In fact, the first word of the sentence should be 'Christum' (Christ), which can be represented by the letters 'XPM'. When the mistake was realised, the green 'S' was erased and replaced by a blue 'X'., Homiliary

Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh, Devon (1661-1668), antiquary and collector of manuscripts: partially effaced inscription ''Bought of Mr John Long of Dorchester . . . of which I gave . . . 18 of November 166[?] . .

• null, Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

Additional 53710 and Stowe 378--both also from St Augustine's--from Sadler).Unidentified owner: with his number '61.' (f. ii, upper right corner).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: his sale 6 April 1807, lot 1186, bought