• Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark holding a book in the upper register and a lion, his symbol, holding a scroll, in the lower register, at the beginning of Mark., 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 with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… youres as the lorde knoweth as a frende Jane Duddeley'., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… youres as the lorde knoweth as a frende Jane Duddeley'. Contains prayers extracted from Richard Taverner's translation

• Ownership inscription of a Franciscan convent, Canterbury, reading 'Iste liber est de communitate fr[atru]m minorum Cantuarie', and a 16th-century note describing the manuscript as the first volume of a Bible in 8 volumes, and referring to the set of books, now Royal 3 E I-V, VII-VIII, reading 'In this Bible withe a glosse and Com[m]entairies are 8 volumes and / in them are contayned Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, / Deuteronomie, Esaye, Jeremye, Ezachiel, Daniel, Job, Psalmi / Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Cantica, Sapientia, Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad Colocess. 1, ad Thessal 2, ad Thimoth 2., /ad Titu[m] 1, ad Philemonem 1, ad Hebreos 1, Jacobi 1, Petri 2, Joh[ann]is 3, / Juda 1, Apocalipse. Mss these are bounde in redde lether prynted./ Memorandum that in an other sute of the same order bounde in white lether in / 7 volumes you maye supplye yor wante of these followinge Josue, Judic. / Esdras, Ruth, Tobias, Hester. (added) ved. 3 E I-VIII./ So you wante in bothe only the bookes of Kinges and Chronicles. / Wherefore I woulde wishe yt bothe these fortes be kepte whollye and entierely / togither, that the one maye supplie / the wante of the other.', Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites passing through the Red Sea, at the beginning of Exodus., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the Days of Creation, at the beginning of Genesis., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad

• Foliate initial 'C'(umque) at the beginning of the prologue., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 74v): '… as a frende desyre you and as a Christian requer [require] you to call uppon god to encline youre harte to his lawes to quicken you in his waye and not…' (continued on f. 75v)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 74v): '… as a frende desyre you and as a Christian requer [require] you to call uppon god to

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75v): '… howe the ende of Mathusael [Methuselah] whoe as we reade in the Scriptures was the longeste lived that was of a manne died at the laste for as the…' (continued on f. 76v)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75v): '… howe the ende of Mathusael [Methuselah] whoe as we reade in the Scriptures was the longeste lived

• Text page with a diagram of a wind rose in the upper margin., De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Illuminated initial 'D' in blue, red, and gold at the beginning of the book., De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Decorated initial 'D'(um)., De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Pen-flourished initial 'A'(rchitecti), De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Text page., Various texts relating to Scottish history, including the Chronicles of the Picts and Scots (index Scotichronicon)

of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Text page Various, including John of Fordun (index Johannes de Fordun) England

• Puzzle initial 'H'(eri) with penwork decoration., Eligantiae (with an alphabetical list of words, ff. 73-87) (index Elegantiolae)

Puzzle initial 'H'(eri) with penwork decoration. ff. 1* and 3* are parchment flyleaves with various inscriptions. 2 large initials in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 1, 7). Paraphs in blue. Capitals marked in yellow. Marginal notes in red.

• Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses speaking to the Israelites, with a sketch for an illuminator, at the beginning of Numbers., Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses speaking to the Israelites, with a sketch for an illuminator, at the beginning of Numbers. Second volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I, 3 E III-V and 3 E

• Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of Solomon teaching Rehoboam, at the beginning of Proverbs, with ownership signatures of Arundel and Lumley., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus

Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of Solomon teaching Rehoboam, at the beginning of Proverbs, with ownership signatures of Arundel and Lumley. Fourth volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-III, 3 E V and 3 E VIII.

• Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark standing on his symbol, the lion, with an extension in the form of a dragon and a bird, at the beginning of Mark., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark standing on his symbol, the lion, with an extension in the form of a dragon and a bird, at the beginning of Mark. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I(n diebus)' of Ahasuerus and Esther, with Haman hanging below, at the beginning of Esther., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Detail of an historiated initial 'I(n diebus)' of Ahasuerus and Esther, with Haman hanging below, at the beginning of Esther. Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3

• Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other

• End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript. Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-II, 3 E