• 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

• Inscription of a title reading, 'Expositio su[per] Reg[u]lam beati Benedicti. nova' with a reference sign repeated at the beginning of the text (f. 3), a shelfmark, 'D. III. g. XII, an ownership inscription of John Lumley, and an offset of a miniature from leaf 2v., Expositio in Regulam S. Benedicti

the beginning of the text (f. 3), a shelfmark, 'D. III. g. XII, an ownership inscription of John Lumley, and an offset of a miniature from leaf 2v. Includes Expositio in Regulam S. Benedicti of Smaragdus, abbot of St Mihiel

• 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

• Chronological tables., Chronica

subsequently superseded by a 'second version', continued to 1182.John Pyk, schoolmaster of St Martin le Grand, London, sometimes confused with John Pike (fl. c. 1310, c. 1330), annalist: inscribed 'Iste liber constat Iohanni Pyke magistro scolarum sancti Martini magni Londoniarum',

• Decorated initials 'A'(b) and 'I'(gitur)., Chronica

subsequently superseded by a 'second version', continued to 1182.John Pyk, schoolmaster of St Martin le Grand, London, sometimes confused with John Pike (fl. c. 1310, c. 1330), annalist: inscribed 'Iste liber constat Iohanni Pyke magistro scolarum sancti Martini magni Londoniarum',

• Decorated initial 'T'(heodosius)., Chronica

subsequently superseded by a 'second version', continued to 1182.John Pyk, schoolmaster of St Martin le Grand, London, sometimes confused with John Pike (fl. c. 1310, c. 1330), annalist: inscribed 'Iste liber constat Iohanni Pyke magistro scolarum sancti Martini magni Londoniarum',

• Decorated initial 'I'(eronimus) at the beginning of the prologue, with the Henrician title 'Cronica ab Abraham usque ad annum domini 1168 Eusebii, Hieronimi, Prosperi, Sigisberti', and the Westminster inventory number 'no. 1033' added in the upper margin., Chronica

subsequently superseded by a 'second version', continued to 1182.John Pyk, schoolmaster of St Martin le Grand, London, sometimes confused with John Pike (fl. c. 1310, c. 1330), annalist: inscribed 'Iste liber constat Iohanni Pyke magistro scolarum sancti Martini magni Londoniarum',

• Decorated initial 'P'(rimus) with the chronological tables of the life of Abraham., Chronica

subsequently superseded by a 'second version', continued to 1182.John Pyk, schoolmaster of St Martin le Grand, London, sometimes confused with John Pike (fl. c. 1310, c. 1330), annalist: inscribed 'Iste liber constat Iohanni Pyke magistro scolarum sancti Martini magni Londoniarum',

• Text page with note on Johannes de Grenborough, purchaser and compiler of this manuscript., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6594.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix 70, no. 28.Charles

• Puzzle initial 'A' at the beginning of the Compendium, initials and inscriptions., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6594.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix 70, no. 28.Charles

• Astrological tables concerning the moon and a diagram of four wheels, Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6594.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix 70, no. 28.Charles

• Text page with recipes in English compiled by Ricardus, prior of Coventry., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6594.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix 70, no. 28.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