• Detail of ownership inscription., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine ff. 270-285v is an unilluminated text in English.

• Detail of ownership inscription., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine ff. 270-285v is an unilluminated text in English.

• Detail of puzzle initial., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine ff. 270-285v is an unilluminated text in English.

• Decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of Matthew., Four Gospels, with added lectional directions

decoration, one anthropomorphic with a blessing hand (f. 164). Rubrics and notes in red. Four Gospels, with added lectional directions John William Burgon (b. 1813, d. 1888), dean of Chichester and biblical scholar inscription 'Liber Johannis Guil^mi^ Burgon S. T.

• Decorated headpiece and initial 'A'(rche) at the beginning of Matthew., Four Gospels, with prologues, tables, lectional directions and apparatus, a commentary by Eulogius of Alexandria; the diagnosis of Hesychius (ff. 175-176v)

Greek dated 25 August 1720 (f. ii).James Woodhouse (d. 1866), Treasurer-General of the Ionian Islands: no. 37 in his collection. John William Burgon (b. 1813, d. 1888), dean of Chichester and biblical scholar: inscription 'Liber Johannis Guilielmi Burgon S. T.

• Decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of Matthew., Four Gospels, with prologues, tables, lectional directions and apparatus, a commentary by Eulogius of Alexandria; the diagnosis of Hesychius (ff. 175-176v)

Greek dated 25 August 1720 (f. ii).James Woodhouse (d. 1866), Treasurer-General of the Ionian Islands: no. 37 in his collection. John William Burgon (b. 1813, d. 1888), dean of Chichester and biblical scholar: inscription 'Liber Johannis Guilielmi Burgon S. T.

• Decorated initials., Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord

initials in red or blue. Musical notation on red 4-line staves. Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initials 'I'(n principio) and 'N'(uptiae factae sunt)., Glossed Pauline Epistles, table of Psalms, excerpts from John, excerpts from Kings with allegorical and moral exposition (imperfect at the end)

light green. Smaller plain initials in red. Headers and rubrics in red. Glossed Pauline Epistles, table of Psalms, excerpts from John, excerpts from Kings with allegorical and moral exposition (imperfect at the end) The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ic est johannes) with acanthus motifs., Gospel of John with gloss

1). Small initials in blue or green with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Gospel of John with gloss The Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Val-St-Lambert, near Liège, Belgium, founded in 1202: inscribed in the 14th

• Headpiece with geometric forms, people and birds, display script in colours, and decorated initials., Letters, extracts, scholia

Headpiece with geometric forms, people and birds, display script in colours, and decorated initials. Letters, extracts, scholia ? Cardinal Giovanni Salviati: probably no. 99 in his 1546 catalogue (see Cataldi Palau 1995 no. 77).Charles Townley (b. 1737, d. 1805),

• Decorated initial 'P'(astoralis) at the beginning of Gregory the Great's Liber pastoralis., Regula pastorali

green, some with penwork decoration. Regula pastorali A copy of a letter of 1209 from pope Innocent III to King John added c. 1200-1225 (f. 61v-62).Inscribed: 'Br. Stapleton (f. 1), possibly Sir Brian Stapleton of Suffolk, d. 519.Various 14th-century and

• Decorated initials 'D'(e) in a theological miscellany., Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v)

or blue. Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v) John Wessington (c.1371-1451), prior of Durham cathedral priory, prior 1416-1446: 15th-century inscription 'Liber domini Johannis Wessyngton prioris Dunelmensis' cut out

• Diagram., Theological miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie'

miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie' Compiled by John Segbruck, monk of the Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham (see Friedman 1995 p. 245).? Thomas Howard (b.

• Diagram., Theological miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie'

miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie' Compiled by John Segbruck, monk of the Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham (see Friedman 1995 p. 245).? Thomas Howard (b.

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with king David (?) praying, from a fragment of Psalm 101 in a glossed Psalter., Fragment from a glossed Psalter, with Psalm 100: 8-101:1-8

washes, of David kneeling. Small initials in red or blue. Ampersands. Fragment from a glossed Psalter, with Psalm 100: 8-101:1-8 John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ater) of Christ blessing and holding a book, at the beginning of the Pater Noster., Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria

Pater Noster. First volume of a set of Glossed Gospels; other manuscripts are Royal 4 D II-III (Mark and John). The third volume containing Luke is missing.Nota signs and pointing hands (maniculae). 2 historiated initial of the Tree of Jesse

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul preaching to a group of Corinthians, at the beginning of Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, glossed with the commentary of Peter Lombard

but 1698?), II, no. 6513 or 6523.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 294.Charles

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul preaching., Pauline Epistles, glossed with the commentary of Peter Lombard

but 1698?), II, no. 6513 or 6523.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 294.Charles

• Historiated initial ‘P’(aulus) of Paul preaching., Pauline Epistles, glossed with the commentary of Peter Lombard

but 1698?), II, no. 6513 or 6523.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 294.Charles

• Text page., Pauline Epistles, glossed with the commentary of Peter Lombard

but 1698?), II, no. 6513 or 6523.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 294.Charles