• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible; ownership inscription : '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

lot 336, bought by Quaritch for £250 (noted by Sydney Cockerell on note pasted to 1st flyleaf, 15 July 1912). John Ruskin, art critic (b. 1819, d. 1900): his collection (see J. S. Dearden, ~John Ruskin, the Collector, with a

• Miniature of the prophet Nathan before king David., Psalms and Odes, imperfect at the end

Miniature of the prophet Nathan before king David. Added miniature on a separate leaf, dating to the 2nd half of the twelfth century (f. 67).Musical notation (ff. 244v-247).f. 278 is a parchment flyleaf with an inscription on the verso.folio

• Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses speaking to the Israelites, with a sketch for an illuminator, at the beginning of Numbers., Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses speaking to the Israelites, with a sketch for an illuminator, at the beginning of Numbers. Second volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I, 3 E III-V and 3 E

• Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of Solomon teaching Rehoboam, at the beginning of Proverbs, with ownership signatures of Arundel and Lumley., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus

Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of Solomon teaching Rehoboam, at the beginning of Proverbs, with ownership signatures of Arundel and Lumley. Fourth volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-III, 3 E V and 3 E VIII.

• Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark standing on his symbol, the lion, with an extension in the form of a dragon and a bird, at the beginning of Mark., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark standing on his symbol, the lion, with an extension in the form of a dragon and a bird, at the beginning of Mark. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I(n diebus)' of Ahasuerus and Esther, with Haman hanging below, at the beginning of Esther., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Detail of an historiated initial 'I(n diebus)' of Ahasuerus and Esther, with Haman hanging below, at the beginning of Esther. Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3

• Historiated initial 'O' of archers assaulting a city, and text., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

later owned by Firmin-Didot; perhaps bound for him; annotated perhaps by him with several notes concerning the Hospitallers of St John, and '+ de moy patriarche de alexandrie +' and 'sera(?) de moy lyon(?) est' (f. 122).This is the earlier

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of archers assaulting a city, and text., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

later owned by Firmin-Didot; perhaps bound for him; annotated perhaps by him with several notes concerning the Hospitallers of St John, and '+ de moy patriarche de alexandrie +' and 'sera(?) de moy lyon(?) est' (f. 122).This is the earlier

• Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other

• End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript. Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-II, 3 E

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed in the same workshop.Quire signatures,

• Historiated initial 'M'(atheus) of the angel, the symbol of Mathew, at the beginning of the prologue to Mathew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'M'(atheus) of the angel, the symbol of Mathew, at the beginning of the prologue to Mathew. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed

• Marginal inscription stating the number of paraphs and pen-flourished initials, reading 'In isto volumine s[un]t p[ar]ve litt[er]e / et p[aragrafi] a.m / 3c et 49 [349?] it[em] litt[er]e / grosse 16c et 19 [1619].', Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Marginal inscription stating the number of paraphs and pen-flourished initials, reading 'In isto volumine s[un]t p[ar]ve litt[er]e / et p[aragrafi] a.m / 3c et 49 [349?] it[em] litt[er]e / grosse 16c et 19 [1619].' Part of a set. The

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Luke standing on his symbol, the ox, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Luke standing on his symbol, the ox, at the beginning of Luke. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed in the

• Historiated initial 'M'(arcus) of Mark and his symbol, the lion, at the beginning of the prologue Mark, and an illuminated initial 'P'(rimum) at the beginning of the commentary on the prologue to Mark., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'M'(arcus) of Mark and his symbol, the lion, at the beginning of the prologue Mark, and an illuminated initial 'P'(rimum) at the beginning of the commentary on the prologue to Mark. Part of a set. The other

• Diagrams of eclipses, with the earth in the centre and the sun in the outer orbit. In the upper diagram, labelled 'Eclipse of the moon', the earth casts its shadow on the moon, while in the diagram below, labelled 'Eclipse of the sun', the moon casts its shadow on the earth., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany

the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Eclipses Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England

• Headpiece in colours and gold, with a large initial 'M' in colours and gold., Psalms and Odes, imperfect at the end

Headpiece in colours and gold, with a large initial 'M' in colours and gold. Added miniature on a separate leaf, dating to the 2nd half of the twelfth century (f. 67).Musical notation (ff. 244v-247).f. 278 is a parchment flyleaf

• Diagrams of eclipses, with the earth in the centre and the sun in the outer orbit. In the upper diagram, labelled 'Eclipse of the moon', the earth casts its shadow on the moon, while in the diagram below, labelled 'Eclipse of the sun', the moon casts its shadow on the earth., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany

the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Eclipses Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B' of the crowning and anointing of Foulques., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

later owned by Firmin-Didot; perhaps bound for him; annotated perhaps by him with several notes concerning the Hospitallers of St John, and '+ de moy patriarche de alexandrie +' and 'sera(?) de moy lyon(?) est' (f. 122).This is the earlier

• Text page with a decorated initial, now largely illegible., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

of Henry Grey, duke of Suffolk, wife of Lord Guilford Dudley, proclaimed queen in 1553: given by her to Sir John Bridges, the Lieutenant of the Tower, moments before her execution on 12 February 1554. Marginal notes in her hand