• Coloured initials in a poem in Irish concerning the appearance of Christ and the Twelve Apostles, and the manner of their deaths; it begins 'Becca na delba . . .'., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Interlace initial with an abbreviated form of Christ's name: 'Xpi' at the beginning of Matthew, with animal heads., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial 'P'(ater) with an animal head at the beginning of the Pater Noster or Lord's Prayer., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured initials., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Following the end of the Gospel of Matthew is a three-line note providing the scribe's name and suggesting the date: 'Or(ait) do Maelbrigte q(u)i scribsit h(un)c libru(m) . . .' (Pray for Maelbrigte, who wrote this book. Great is the deed the Cormac mac Carthaig should have been slain by Tairdelbah O Briain.) Cormac MacCarthy was killed in 1138., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Miniature of a lion, the Evangelist symbol of Mark, at the beginning of his Gospel., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial and letter 'In'(itium) with animal heads at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Miniature of a calf, the Evangelist symbol of Luke before the beginning of Luke. Holes in the parchment towards the lower left-hand corner show where another piece of parchment was threaded through to make a place-marker., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Interlace initial and letter 'Qu'(oniam) with animal heads at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial 'M'(agnificant) in Luke chapter 1., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured initials in the ancestry of Christ in Luke 3., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured initials., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in 1707 by Aymon.Jean Aymon (b. 1661, d. 1720), priest and writer: taken to Holland where it was examined by John Toland, who advised Robert Harley to purchase it (see Henry and Marsh-Micheli 1962 p. 149).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Miniature of Christ in Majesty with John the Baptist and Mary (the Deesis)., Psalter (The 'Melisende Psalter') with canticles, prayers, and litany

in Majesty with John the Baptist and Mary (the Deesis). The calendar is a pre-Sarum Winchester diocese secular calendar, according to Morgan 1981.The Psalter conforms to the standards of the Holy Sepulchre, and the office of the dead is the

• Text page with the end of Jerome's Commentary on Ecclesiastes and an ownership inscription in display script, divided by a geometric line filler., Commentary on Proverbs (ff. 3-43); Commentary on Ecclesiastes (ff. 43v-71); Commentary on Acts of the Apostles (ff. 72-91v); Nomina regionum et locorum de Actibus Apostolorum (ff. 91v-93v)

St.-Martin, Leuven (index Louvain): recorded in two inscriptions (ff. 2, 2v); his gift to the priory: inscriptions (ff. 2, 93v). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): his sale of his library conducted

• Detail of a miniature of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist., Psalter and Canticles

Detail of a miniature of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. Includes a calendar (ff. 2-7v).According to Morgan (1982), illuminated by the artist close in style to Matthew Paris, who perhaps later illustrated two Apocalypses, Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig

• Decorated initials., Collection of alchemical secrets

alchemical symbols (ff. 17v-20; 30-37; 50v-51v; 65-66, 72v-75v; 89v).John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: inscribed 'John Somers' (f. 76v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Text page showing layout of gloss, and with the name of John Stout in the lower margin., Glossed Gospel of Mark

gloss, and with the name of John Stout in the lower margin. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue foliate decoration (f. 1). 2 large initials in red or blue, with red and blue foliate

• Decorated initials in a 12th-century fragment of the Psalms., Bifolium of a Psalter, including Psalms 77 and 71

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Detail of decorated initials in a 12th-century fragment of the Psalms., Bifolium of a Psalter, including Psalms 77 and 71

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Decorated initial 'L' in red and green, in a 11th-century copy of Isidore's Etymology., 2 leaves of the Etymology

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)