• Miniature of a man baking, in the calendar for December., Psalter (for use in the diocese of Liège)

hand (f. 1r-1v).Thomas Jones: inscribed with his name, 16th century (f. 200v).Anderton?: inscribed with his name, 16th-17th century? (f. 204v). John Tratt: inscribed with his name, 16th-17th century? (f. 205v).Giles Brendt, 1633: inscribed with his name with added prayer (f.

• Prefatory miniature of the Annunciation., Psalter (for use in the diocese of Liège)

hand (f. 1r-1v).Thomas Jones: inscribed with his name, 16th century (f. 200v).Anderton?: inscribed with his name, 16th-17th century? (f. 204v). John Tratt: inscribed with his name, 16th-17th century? (f. 205v).Giles Brendt, 1633: inscribed with his name with added prayer (f.

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David playing the harp in the upper register and David killing Goliath in the lower register, with a lion in the margin, at the beginning of the Psalms., Psalter (for use in the diocese of Liège)

hand (f. 1r-1v).Thomas Jones: inscribed with his name, 16th century (f. 200v).Anderton?: inscribed with his name, 16th-17th century? (f. 204v). John Tratt: inscribed with his name, 16th-17th century? (f. 205v).Giles Brendt, 1633: inscribed with his name with added prayer (f.

• Miniature of an angel addressing Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, who kneels in front of an altar., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

addressing Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, who kneels in front of an altar. 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

• Puzzle initial 'O'(rdo) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs, dragon heads and masks, extending into a full border at the beginning of the text., Coronation order for the king of England

politician, owner of a library at Welbeck Abbey: his bookplate (f. iv). Henrietta Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755), daughter of John, married in 1713 Edward Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) of a king kneeling before Christ., Fragment of a Psalter

on coloured grounds. Fragment of a Psalter John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection,

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John, within the text on the mass of the Holy Cross., '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

with the Virgin and St John, within the text on the mass of the Holy Cross. The miniature of the Crucifixion (f. 2) is inserted in the text of a mass of the Holy Cross (ff. 1v-2v).An original table of

• Miniature of the Virgin and Child, at the beginning of Cantiques., La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698), II, no. 6543.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 115.Charles

• Miniature of Amos as a shepherd, at the beginning of Amos, with the instruction for an illuminator in the margin; 'I saint berger / garde de berbis et / vois d'ange'., La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698), II, no. 6543.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 115.Charles

• Text written in Insular minuscule with decorated initials, surrounded by 10th-century Benedictine liturgical annotations., Prayer book (the 'Royal Prayer Book'), including the apocryphal letter of Christ to Abgar, and Gospel readings

Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Wigorniensis, Made in 1622-1623~, ed. by Ivor Atkins and N. Ker (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1944), no. 309. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: inscribed with his name 'Ioannes Theyer', with a dated note of 1649 (f.

• Historiated initial 'S'(tabat) with in two compartments John the Baptist pointing his disciples to Christ, and the crucifixion of Andrew, full border and bas-de-page scene with Christ calling Andrew and Peter from their fishing-boat., Breviary, Use of Verdun, Winter portion ('The Breviary of Renaud de Bar' or 'The Breviary of Marguerite de Bar')

with in two compartments John the Baptist pointing his disciples to Christ, and the crucifixion of Andrew, full border and bas-de-page scene with Christ calling Andrew and Peter from their fishing-boat. Musical notation.For a large number of images of the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(tabat) with two compartments, of John the Baptist pointing his disciples towards Christ, and Andrew being tied upon his cross., Breviary, Use of Verdun, Winter portion ('The Breviary of Renaud de Bar' or 'The Breviary of Marguerite de Bar')

'S'(tabat) with two compartments, of John the Baptist pointing his disciples towards Christ, and Andrew being tied upon his cross. Musical notation.For a large number of images of the other part of the manuscript, Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, see

• Miniature of the Ascension, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), with the Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist, and eight other Apostles witnessing the figure of Christ disappearing behind a layer of clouds., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

Psalter (Arundel 83 II), with the Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist, and eight other Apostles witnessing the figure of Christ disappearing behind a layer of clouds. Musical notation (the Howard Psalter-Hours). 10 diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 123v, 125v,

• Miniature of Pentecost, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), with the dove of the Holy Spirit descending upon the Virgin Mary, Peter, and John the Evangelist, as well as the other Apostles., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

the dove of the Holy Spirit descending upon the Virgin Mary, Peter, and John the Evangelist, as well as the other Apostles. Musical notation (the Howard Psalter-Hours). 10 diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 123v, 125v, 126, 126v, 127v, 128,

• Miniature of Tower of Wisdom, from John of Metz, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), an allegorical representation and personification of Christian virtues., Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter'; 'Arundel 83 II'), including a Sarum calendar (ff. 117-122v), followed by 24 illustrations: 13 moral, devotional, and theological diagrams, 9 pages of images of the life of Christ, and two facing miniatures of the Madonna and child and the Crucifixion (ff. 123v-135)

of Wisdom, from John of Metz, from the De Lisle Psalter (Arundel 83 II), an allegorical representation and personification of Christian virtues. Musical notation (the Howard Psalter-Hours). 10 diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 123v, 125v, 126, 126v, 127v, 128,

• Bas-de-page scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302) and litany (ff. 302v-318).Catchwords and

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

bas-de-page scene of John standing naked in a cauldon of boiling whilst two men encourage the fire from either side. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302) and litany (ff. 302v-318).Catchwords

• Bas-de-page scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302) and

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

bas-de-page scene of John the Baptist leaning out of a building and being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with Salome alongside. Includes 150 Psalms (ff. 85-280) with a calendar of Sarum use (ff. 71v-83), canticles (ff. 280v-302)

• Miniature of four scenes in quatrefoils with (top left) Pilate giving Joseph of Arimathaea the order to have the body of Christ, (top right) the Deposition of Christ, Joseph supporting the body and Nicodemus drawing the nail from the feet with pincers, the Virgin on the left, John on the right; (bottom left) Pilate and the High Priest giving orders to the soldier, (bottom right) the Entombment, Joseph supporting Christ's head, Nicodemus holding a pot of spices, the Virgin, weeping, and John behind, with a bas-de-page scene of Christina being held by two men, one of whom stabs her., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

on the left, John on the right; (bottom left) Pilate and the High Priest giving orders to the soldier, (bottom right) the Entombment, Joseph supporting Christ's head, Nicodemus holding a pot of spices, the Virgin, weeping, and John behind, with