• 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).

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Headpiece in colours and gold, with a large initial 'M' in colours and gold., Psalms and Odes, imperfect at the end

Headpiece in colours and gold, with a large initial 'M' in colours and gold. 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

• 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

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B' of the crowning and anointing of Foulques., 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 a miniature of the battle outside Antioch., 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 'C'(ez) of Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy lying in state with a mitre, a crozier, and a chalice on his breast, and a number of ecclesiastical figures about him., 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 'R' of Godfrey of Bouillon being placed in his coffin, and Baldwin being crowned king., 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

• Historiated initial 'R' of Godfrey of Bouillon being placed in his coffin, and Baldwin being crowned king., 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 'C'(ourars) of a battle between Imperial knights and Saracen cavalry., 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 'E'(stez) with Bohemund and Daimbert, Patriarch of Jerusalem, sailing for Apulia, in a ship flying the cross of St George., 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 'F' of the assault on Tyre, and Balac's severed head being held aloft., 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 'C'(ourars) of a battle between Imperial knights and Saracen cavalry., 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 'M'(ot) of a group of boys with bleeding arms; they include Baldwin IV, who was found to have leprosy., 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 'V'(erite) of soldiers undermining the walls of a Jerusalem during the siege., 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