• Miniatures in roundels of biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Bible scenes and moralisations in a series of eight roundels., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Eight roundels with biblical scenes and moralisations., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Detail of a miniature of the priests of the temple wrongfully handing over their treasure to Heliodorus, illustrating 2 Maccabees 3., Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moralisée), containing 1 Maccabees 1:57-2 Maccabees 14:46

century, where it was the basis of a copy, now Additional 18719 (see discussion Lowden 2000 p 185).? John Thwayte: 16th-century inscription 'John Thwayte' (f. 2v, Harley 1527). ? Sir Christopher Heydon (b. 1561, d. 1623), soldier and writer on

• Illuminated initials 'P'(hebeo) and 'S'(epe) at the beginning of the first text, the lower margin with the ownership inscription and shelfmark of the reformed fathers of Conegliano., Works

1). Small initials in red, with simple penwork ornament. Works Unidentified owner: a prayer added in Italy(?), 14th century(?), mentions John and Paul and ‘in ista parochia’ (f. 88v).Unidentified owner, 1359(?): inscribed '1359' (f. 88v, lower edge).The reformed fathers of

• null, Works

simple penwork ornament. Works Unidentified owner: a prayer added in Italy(?), 14th century(?), mentions John and Paul and ‘in ista parochia’ (f. 88v).Unidentified owner, 1359(?): inscribed '1359' (f. 88v, lower edge).The reformed fathers of Conegliano, N.E. Italy, 16th century: 'Ste

• null, Works

simple penwork ornament. Works Unidentified owner: a prayer added in Italy(?), 14th century(?), mentions John and Paul and ‘in ista parochia’ (f. 88v).Unidentified owner, 1359(?): inscribed '1359' (f. 88v, lower edge).The reformed fathers of Conegliano, N.E. Italy, 16th century: 'Ste

• null, Works

simple penwork ornament. Works Unidentified owner: a prayer added in Italy(?), 14th century(?), mentions John and Paul and ‘in ista parochia’ (f. 88v).Unidentified owner, 1359(?): inscribed '1359' (f. 88v, lower edge).The reformed fathers of Conegliano, N.E. Italy, 16th century: 'Ste

• null, Works

simple penwork ornament. Works Unidentified owner: a prayer added in Italy(?), 14th century(?), mentions John and Paul and ‘in ista parochia’ (f. 88v).Unidentified owner, 1359(?): inscribed '1359' (f. 88v, lower edge).The reformed fathers of Conegliano, N.E. Italy, 16th century: 'Ste

• null, Works

simple penwork ornament. Works Unidentified owner: a prayer added in Italy(?), 14th century(?), mentions John and Paul and ‘in ista parochia’ (f. 88v).Unidentified owner, 1359(?): inscribed '1359' (f. 88v, lower edge).The reformed fathers of Conegliano, N.E. Italy, 16th century: 'Ste

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uia), in Johannes de Gaddesden's Rosa medicinae., Rosa medicinae

Rosa medicinae. The Rosa medicinae was written by John Gaddesden while he was at Oxford, probably between 1302 and 1317. This copy is one of 13 known surviving manuscripts. 4 large puzzle initials in red and blue with foliate pen-flourishing

• Detail of initial 'H'(ic est), at the beginning of the prologue to John., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

the beginning of the prologue to John. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D

• Detail of initial 'I'(n principio), at the beginning of John., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

principio), at the beginning of John. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I,

• Detail of initial 'Q'(uod), at the beginning of 1 John., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

at the beginning of 1 John. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I,

• Detail of initial 'S'(enior), at the beginning of 2 John., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

at the beginning of 2 John. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I,

• Detail of initial 'S'(enior), at the beginning of 3 John., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

at the beginning of 3 John. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I,

• Puzzle initial 'U'(erbum) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of Hosea., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6537.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. 30.Charles

• Decorated initial 'C'(unctis), at the beginning of Bede's Commentary to Ezra., Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

sc[r]ipt[us] / p[er] manu[m] D[omini] Fulconis can[oni]ci p[ost]ea / p[r]ioris D[omino] Alexand[r]o de Weleue t[un]c Can/tore' (f. 1); noted by John Leland c. 1536-40 (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis et indice ad

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

of Butterby, probably to be identified with Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley of Waterford (bap. 1589, d. 1661), to whom John Lumley had entailed the lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte