• Coloured initial 'O' and marginal inscription along the lower edge stating that it was written in 1272: 'Iste liber est scriptus anno 1272 . . .'., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany

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

• Diagram., 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. Diagram Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England

• Calendar page., 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. Calendar Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England

• Coloured initials at the beginning of Guillelmus Brito's Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae, with Edward Hoby's motto and name in the upper margin., Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

his signature and motto: 'Edw. Hoby' and 'Fato Quam voto.', f. 2; cf. Burney 354 and 361, and Additional 4898.? John Brand (b. 1744 d. 1807), antiquary and topographer: inscribed 'A Vocabulary to the Latin Bible, Wrote about A.D. 1380,

• Red and blue initials, and line fillers, in Guillelmus Brito's Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae., Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

his signature and motto: 'Edw. Hoby' and 'Fato Quam voto.', f. 2; cf. Burney 354 and 361, and Additional 4898.? John Brand (b. 1744 d. 1807), antiquary and topographer: inscribed 'A Vocabulary to the Latin Bible, Wrote about A.D. 1380,

• Initials with penwork decoration for the month of April in the liturgical calendar., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Initials with penwork decoration for the month of October in the liturgical calendar., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Puzzle initial 'R'(egulariter) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of Book 8 relating to the observances of the house., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Puzzle initial 'P'(er) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of the table of contents., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Puzzle initial 'R'(egnante) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of the prologue., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• 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

• null, Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• 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

• Initial 'D'(olor) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Sermons of Ephraim Syrus., Sermons, theological and historical works

Initial 'D'(olor) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Sermons of Ephraim Syrus. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum

• Coloured initial 'G'(loria) and rubric., Sermons, theological and historical works

Coloured initial 'G'(loria) and rubric. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum spiritualem' (ff. 63-76);Caesarius of Arles, ' Sermones' (ff. 76v-145);Jerome,

• Initial 'R'(ogo) with decoration extended with the outline of a man's head in profile., Sermons, theological and historical works

Initial 'R'(ogo) with decoration extended with the outline of a man's head in profile. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum

• 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

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

the Crucifixion with John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary. Horizontal catchwords.Miniature curtains, likely of silk, once protected the full-page minitures. These are no longer extant, but the holes and thread, by means of which these were attached, are still