• Puzzle initial 'V'(erba) at the beginning of Ecclesiastes., Bible (from Proverbs to the first Book of Maccabees), imperfect at the end

xxx^s^' (f. 1).John Batteley (b. c.1646, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary; bought in 1723 through his nephew, John Batteley, by Edward Harley, along with other manuscripts (see ~Diary~ 1966, and Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert

• Initials 'N'(ec) and 'O' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Auli Persii Satyrae sex; marginal sketch in the upper margin., Miscellany, including Eberhard's Graecismus (ff. 1-42); John of Garland's revision of Alexander of Villa Dei's Doctrinale (ff. 44-93v); Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium (ff. 94-113v)

empty (ff. 106v, 108v, 110, 111v, 116v, 118, 121, 122, 123v, 124, 125v, 128). Miscellany, including Eberhard's Graecismus (ff. 1-42); John of Garland's revision of Alexander of Villa Dei's Doctrinale (ff. 44-93v); Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium (ff. 94-113v) Unidentified owners,

• Initials 'N'(ec) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Auli Persii Satyrae sex; marginal sketch in the upper margin., Miscellany, including Eberhard's Graecismus (ff. 1-42); John of Garland's revision of Alexander of Villa Dei's Doctrinale (ff. 44-93v); Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium (ff. 94-113v)

empty (ff. 106v, 108v, 110, 111v, 116v, 118, 121, 122, 123v, 124, 125v, 128). Miscellany, including Eberhard's Graecismus (ff. 1-42); John of Garland's revision of Alexander of Villa Dei's Doctrinale (ff. 44-93v); Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium (ff. 94-113v) Unidentified owners,

• Miniature of John, with his symbol above., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

of John, with his symbol above. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the

• Text page with gloss., 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

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of the Annunciation to Zacharias, at the beginning of Luke., 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

• Text page in Jeremiah., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

? (f. 2); perhaps that of Eleanor de Bohun (see Sandler 1986).Dr. John Hunter: inscribed 'This Ms. was once in the Collection of Doctor John Hunter' (f. 1v).Dr. John Fell (d. 1797); his sale, purchased by Clarke: see ~Facsimiles of

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'T'(he) with an animal head, at the beginning of Hosea., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

? (f. 2); perhaps that of Eleanor de Bohun (see Sandler 1986).Dr. John Hunter: inscribed 'This Ms. was once in the Collection of Doctor John Hunter' (f. 1v).Dr. John Fell (d. 1797); his sale, purchased by Clarke: see ~Facsimiles of

• Illuminated initial 'T'(he) and full border with foliate decoration and hybrid creature, at the beginning of Hosea., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

? (f. 2); perhaps that of Eleanor de Bohun (see Sandler 1986).Dr. John Hunter: inscribed 'This Ms. was once in the Collection of Doctor John Hunter' (f. 1v).Dr. John Fell (d. 1797); his sale, purchased by Clarke: see ~Facsimiles of

• Illuminated initials in Hosea., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

? (f. 2); perhaps that of Eleanor de Bohun (see Sandler 1986).Dr. John Hunter: inscribed 'This Ms. was once in the Collection of Doctor John Hunter' (f. 1v).Dr. John Fell (d. 1797); his sale, purchased by Clarke: see ~Facsimiles of

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n) and full border with hybrid creature at the beginning of Zechariah., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

? (f. 2); perhaps that of Eleanor de Bohun (see Sandler 1986).Dr. John Hunter: inscribed 'This Ms. was once in the Collection of Doctor John Hunter' (f. 1v).Dr. John Fell (d. 1797); his sale, purchased by Clarke: see ~Facsimiles of

• Detail of illuminated initial 'A'(ud) in 1 Maccabees., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

? (f. 2); perhaps that of Eleanor de Bohun (see Sandler 1986).Dr. John Hunter: inscribed 'This Ms. was once in the Collection of Doctor John Hunter' (f. 1v).Dr. John Fell (d. 1797); his sale, purchased by Clarke: see ~Facsimiles of

• Detail of illuminated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of John., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version: New Testament, with lessons (ff. 160-177)

617, f. 2); suggested by Sandler that it could have been that of Eleanor de Bohun.Dr. John Hunter: inscription in Egerton 617, f. 1v.Dr. John Fell: see record for Egerton 617.Adam Clarke (b. 1762, d. 1832), Wesleyan Methodist minister and

• Text page., Letters

Text page. Rubric and numbers in red (f. 1v-2v). Numbers in red. Rubrics in uncial. Letters The Benedictine abbey of Saint-Vaast, Arras (?), France (according to Steigmann and Wemhoff 1999).Charter in a 10th-century hand whereby Megenhardus conveys land at

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ic) and 'I'(n) at the beginning of prologues and 'I'(n) at the beginning of John., Portion of a calendar

of prologues and 'I'(n) at the beginning of John. Imprint of metal studs of a medieval binding on f. 58 and final end leaf. KL letters in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small

• Text page from Numbers, with a flourished initial 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of Numbers 21. A cut in the lower margin has been mended with a patch cut from a similar (or perhaps the same?) manuscript., Bible with prologues

characters alternately red or blue. Bible with prologues Unidentified English owner: with numerous annotations, second half of the 15th century.Inscription: 'John', 18th century? (f. 153).Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n) formed of two dragons with linked necks, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible with prologues

characters alternately red or blue. Bible with prologues Unidentified English owner: with numerous annotations, second half of the 15th century.Inscription: 'John', 18th century? (f. 153).Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of

• Flourished initials and marginal drawing of a hand holding a fishing rod, line, and hook., De fide orthodoxa

by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. Flourished initials, and a marginal drawing of a fishing rod John of Damascus (translated by Burgundio of Pisa) England, Central England, Central? (Oxford?)

• Illuminated miniature of the Crucifixion with Christ on a green cross flanked by Mary and John., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

on a green cross flanked by Mary and John. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 166v). Large initials in red with blue (foliate) pen-flourishing or in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with John the Evangelist, at the beginning of De Johannis evangelio., Liber de laudibus beatissime Virginis Marie (ff. 1-97) and De Johannis evangelio (ff. 97-111v)

'B'(eatus) with John the Evangelist, at the beginning of De Johannis evangelio. The authorship is uncertain. The manuscript ascribes the first text to Petrus Comestor. 2 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 3v, 98). 2 large decorated initials,