• Puzzle initial 'P' with foliate decoration., Peter's 'Speculum iuris canonici' (index 'Distinctiones') (ff. 5-19), and Justinian's 'Institutiones', Books 1-4 with gloss (ff. 19-73v)

Puzzle initial 'P' with foliate decoration. Peter of Blois's 'Speculum iuris canonici' consists of 60 chapters, each devoted to a legal argument. Peter, who is not to be confused with his older and more famous namesake, the archdeacon of

• Initial with penwork decoration., Decretum, a collection of peciae

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Text page., Decretum, a collection of peciae

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Initial with penwork decoration., 'Liber poenitentialis', imperfect at the end (ff. 37-49v), preceded by a table of contents (ff. 36 r-v)

Initial with penwork decoration. The volume is a composite miscellany of five manuscripts of different date, origin and provenance, which also includes Pseudo-Albert the Great, 'Summa naturalium', 15th century, with initials and paraphs in red (ff. 1-8). Initials with

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of a bishop with a mitre and a pastoral staff., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Text page., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Initials with penwork decoration., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Initials with penwork decoration and marginal glossa with pen-flourished decoration, with the pecia number inscribed in the upper margin., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Text page., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Text page with indication of pecia number and inscription by the Parisian ~libraire~ and stationer Alain le Jeune., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Text page., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Decorated initials., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

and Rouse 2000).Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Ex bibliotheca Collegii Buslidiani Lovanij' (f. 1; see Wright 1972). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703), writer: purchased

• Historiated initial 'H'(ic est) formed by a dragon and a lion, of John writing on a tablet and the dove of the Holy Spirit approaching to his ear, at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospel of John, with the Glossa ordinaria

formed by a dragon and a lion, of John writing on a tablet and the dove of the Holy Spirit approaching to his ear, at the beginning of the prologue to John. Fourth volume of a set of Glossed Gospels;

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John holding a book, at the beginning of John., Gospels of Luke and John, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John holding a book, at the beginning of John. Catchwords and quire and bifolium signatures. 2 historiated initials in colours, at the beginning of the two Gospels (ff. 2, 121v), and 2 foliate initials with

• Drawing of John the Baptist with holding a disk depicted with a lamb, with Salome under his feet and two lions at his sides., Summa logicae et naturalis philosophiae, with an index

Drawing of John the Baptist with holding a disk depicted with a lamb, with Salome under his feet and two lions at his sides. Includes the Summa logicae et naturalis philosophiae of John Dumbleton (d. 1349?), fellow of Merton College,

• Two fifteenth-century inscriptions identifying the contents of the manuscript and recording (in verse) the gift of the book from John Whethamstede to the Benedictines at Oxford. John Lumley's ownership inscription underneath., Doctrinale fidei ecclesiae, Books 1 and 2

the book from John Whethamstede to the Benedictines at Oxford. John Lumley's ownership inscription underneath. Thomas Netter (c. 1375-1430) of [Saffron] Walden, prior provincial of the English Carmelites and confessor to Henry V, was an opponent of John Wyclif and

• Puzzle initial 'M'(ea) with pen-flourishing and a partial border with medallions containing the Lamb of God (the symbol of John the Baptist) and the eagle symbol of John the Evangelist., Doctrinale fidei ecclesiae, Books 1 and 2

(the symbol of John the Baptist) and the eagle symbol of John the Evangelist. Thomas Netter (c. 1375-1430) of [Saffron] Walden, prior provincial of the English Carmelites and confessor to Henry V, was an opponent of John Wyclif and the

• Decorated initials., Fragment of a Gospel Book (John 21:16)

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(?)

• Initial including heraldic arms, and a full border with roses and portcullises alternately placed, at the beginning of the indenture., Indenture between Lady Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond, and John Islip, abbot of Westminster abbey

and John Islip, abbot of Westminster abbey ? Lady Margaret Beaufort (b. 1443, d. 1509), countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509): arms of the earldom of Richmond (f. 3); ? or ? John

• Full-page frame with interlace, and illuminated initial 'I(n) with bird heads, at the beginning of John., Gospels of Luke and John, with prologue, table of chapters, and lections for the year (ff. 104v-111v)

'I(n) with bird heads, at the beginning of John. The shelfmark 'AII' and the title on the fore-edge in Latin in black ink and '3' on the top edge of the leaves. Matthew and Mark were presumably 'AI'. 4 full-page