• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John, at the beginning of John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria (external link no longer available)

Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John, at the beginning of John. First page probably missing: inscribed 'prima pagina deficit' (f. 1).Catchwords and instruction for running titles. Indication of 'pecia'?: inscribed 'XVII pecia' (f. 44).Numerous pointing hands (maniculae).Some margins incised (ff.

• Historiated initial 'V' of the Poisoning of John the Evangelist, with four men kneeling before the saint who drinks from a chalice of poisoned wine., Cutting from a choir book (external link no longer available)

of the Poisoning of John the Evangelist, with four men kneeling before the saint who drinks from a chalice of poisoned wine. Italian cutting.This cutting is bound together with six other mounted cuttings and leaves as Add. 32058. To order

• Historiated initial 'E' of Christ in Majesty, his robes covered with the words 'Rex Regum', surrounded by the busts of twelve saints including John the Baptist, Jerome, and a Bishop (lower miniature)., Cutting from a choir book (external link no longer available)

'Rex Regum', surrounded by the busts of twelve saints including John the Baptist, Jerome, and a bishop, with foliate extension of acanthus leaves and bezants. Cutting from a choir book John Matthew Gutch (b. 1776, d. 1861), journalist and author:

• Detail of a drawing of the River Jordan., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a drawing of two kings., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Miniature of Pope John XXII (the caption, identifying the figure as Pope John XXIII, is erroneous)., Vaticinia de Pontificibus (index Prophecies of the Popes) (external link no longer available)

Miniature of Pope John XXII (the caption, identifying the figure as Pope John XXIII, is erroneous). f. [vi] is a paper flyleaf marked as f. 1. 30 three-quarter page miniatures in colours and gold with full borders. 30 initials in

• Historiated initial 'U' of John the Baptist, measuring 85 x 80 mm (upper left)., Cuttings from liturgical manuscripts (external link no longer available)

'U' of John the Baptist, measuring 85 x 80 mm (upper left). Italian cuttings.The present cuttings are bound in an album with Add. 18196, ff. 2-44, 49-51, 56-60, and 65-90. To see these cuttings in the Manuscripts Reading Room order

• Miniature of the Assumption of the Virgin, with a full border containing the arms of John Doone, and a foliate initial 'A'(pres)., Assumption of the Virgin and saints' Lives (external link no longer available)

with a full border containing the arms of John Doone, and a foliate initial 'A'(pres). Miniatures were attributed to the Master of the Dresden Prayerbook (Brinkmann 1997), who also illuminated Sir John Donne's Book of Hours (Louvain-la-Neuve, Université Catholique de

• Drawing of the Dry Tree, and a king., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Drawings of two kings., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Drawing of the River Jordan., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• null, Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Compass of the world., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a man., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• null, Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• null, Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Flourished 'KL' letters for February., Breviary, Use of York (fragment), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v) (external link no longer available)

Viscount Fauconberg (between 1718 and 1774: his heraldic book-plate (inside upper cover). John Jackson, 19th century: inscribed his name (1st flyleaf).Bought by the British Museum from Rev. John C. Jackson, 8 December 1866 (note on 1st flyleaf), using the Farnborough

• Miniature of a standing John Chrysostom., Leitourgikon (containing the texts needed by the celebrant at the Eucharist in the Orothodox church: Liturgies of John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, and the Presanctified) (external link no longer available)

a standing John Chrysostom. 2 full-page miniatures in colours and gold of standing saints (ff. 2v, 21v ). 3 large historiated headpieces in colours and gold (ff. 3, 22, 49). Large historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 3, 6,

• null, Indenture between Lady Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond, and John Islip, abbot of Westminster abbey (external link no longer available)

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

• Decorated initial 'I'(n)., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English (external link no longer available)

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John