• Miniature of John with an angel and the vision of the White Horse, illustrating the opening of the First Seal (Revelation 6: 2), and a miniature of John with a symbol of Mark and the vision of the Red Horse, illustrating the opening of the Second Seal (Revelation 6: 3-4)., Apocalypse, with commentary (The 'Queen Mary Apocalypse'), with the prologue of Gilbert de la Porrée translated in French.

Miniature of John with an angel and the vision of the White Horse, illustrating the opening of the First Seal (Revelation 6: 2), and a miniature of John with a symbol of Mark and the vision of the Red Horse,

• Miniature of John asleep among rabbits, while an angel above speaks to him., Apocalypse, with commentary (The 'Queen Mary Apocalypse'), with the prologue of Gilbert de la Porrée translated in French.

of John asleep among rabbits, while an angel above speaks to him. According to Sandler 1986, illuminated by three artists: The Queen Mary Master (ff. 1-16v), Hand II (ff. 17-24v, 30, 34-45v), Hand III (25-29v, 31v-32v). The attribution to the

• Detail of a miniature of John asleep among rabbits, while an angel above speaks to him., Apocalypse, with commentary (The 'Queen Mary Apocalypse'), with the prologue of Gilbert de la Porrée translated in French.

a miniature of John asleep among rabbits, while an angel above speaks to him. According to Sandler 1986, illuminated by three artists: The Queen Mary Master (ff. 1-16v), Hand II (ff. 17-24v, 30, 34-45v), Hand III (25-29v, 31v-32v). The attribution

• Decorated initial 'P', with a rabbit., Statutes of Henry III and Edward I and law tracts

are a fragment of an indulgence from Clement [VI] to John [Arcber], rector of Ketlebergh [Kettleburgh, co. Suff.], Norwich diocese (see Warner and Gilson 1921).Formerly stitched to f. 8 but now attached to a paper leaf after f. 7 is

• Miniature of Mark, with his symbol, the lion, and a miniature of John, with his symbol, the eagle., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

the lion, and a miniature of John, with his symbol, the eagle. Includes the ~Somme le roi~, a manual of moral instruction, composed in 1279-80, at the request of King Philip III of France (1270-1285) by Laurent d'Orleans, the king's

• king John is brought to Winchester for burial, Roman de Brut, a verse epitome (begins imperfectly) with continuation to Edward III; Destruction de Rome; Fierabras

king John is brought to Winchester for burial The first quire misbound; the right order being ff. 2, 8, 3-7, 1, 9.French verse translation, in octosyllabic couplets, of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae.One of the first images of Stonehenge:

• Text page in the register for Northload [in Glastonbury]., Terrier of the Somersetshire estates of Glastonbury Abbey, with additional material relating to the abbey

Thomas Sutton, 'cellerarius forinsicus', assisted by John fitz James, steward of the abbey, William Lange, auditor, Thomas Gunwyn, a clerk with a special knowledge of the Glastonbury muniments and 'circa terrarium mensuratorem precipuum,' and John Horner, bailiff of Whitstone, who

• Text page in the register for Northload [in Glastonbury]., Terrier of the Somersetshire estates of Glastonbury Abbey, with additional material relating to the abbey

Thomas Sutton, 'cellerarius forinsicus', assisted by John fitz James, steward of the abbey, William Lange, auditor, Thomas Gunwyn, a clerk with a special knowledge of the Glastonbury muniments and 'circa terrarium mensuratorem precipuum,' and John Horner, bailiff of Whitstone, who

• Text page in the register for Northload [in Glastonbury]., Terrier of the Somersetshire estates of Glastonbury Abbey, with additional material relating to the abbey

Thomas Sutton, 'cellerarius forinsicus', assisted by John fitz James, steward of the abbey, William Lange, auditor, Thomas Gunwyn, a clerk with a special knowledge of the Glastonbury muniments and 'circa terrarium mensuratorem precipuum,' and John Horner, bailiff of Whitstone, who

• 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

• Pen-flourished initials 'I'(n) and 'R'(aptus) at the beginning of chapters 3 and 4 of Raymond of Peñafort's 'Summa de casibus penitentie'., Summa de casibus poenitentiae

(f. 52v). Added, 14th/15th century: texts and notes in Latin and Italian, one (f. 52v) mentioning Pope John XXII (1316-1334), (ff. 50v-51, 52v). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; acquired from him in 1726 for the Harley collection (see ~Diary~ 1966;

• Decorated initial 'F'(et)., Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England)

blue Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England) John Wodenothe of Shavington cum Gresty, Chester: memorandum relating to his marriage in 1534 to Margaret, daughter of John Rope of Stapeley, Chester (f. 190); his name inscribed (ff.

• Flyleaf with extract from Isidore and list of books borrowed by John de Haliwell from Ramsey Abbey., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

and list of books borrowed by John de Haliwell from Ramsey Abbey. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in three or more large volumes.

• Decorated initial 'A'(bsolucio) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs at the beginning of the alphabetical index., 'Veritas theologie', a theological treatise

on f. 190). Capitals marked in yellow. Coloured initials and paraphs in red or blue. 'Veritas theologie', a theological treatise John Blacman (index Joannes Blakman) (b. 1408, d. ?1485), biographer of Henry VI, fellow of Merton College Oxford c. 1437-1443,

• Decorated initial 'D'(ist) with pen-flourishing including a hybrid creature., Vetera statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book)(ends imperfectly)

46v, 48v, 131v).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).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• Decorative headpiece and intials at the beginning of the first Ode., Psalter with odes, prayers, service of holy communion, and a short excerpt from Daniel (ff. 213v-214)

Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Ode Symeon Metaphrastes, St Basil, St John Chrysostom, St John of Damascus and others Italy or Eastern Mediterranean

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam) with foliate decoration and pen-flourished initial 'D'(e) at the beginning of John of Wales's Breviloquium de quatuor virtutibus antiquorum, and inscription 'In Richardum Pyttcu(m) Bathon (iensem) testate d[omi]no Thoma Shakespare' in the upper margin., Breviloquium de quatuor virtutibus antiquorum

pen-flourished initial 'D'(e) at the beginning of John of Wales's Breviloquium de quatuor virtutibus antiquorum, and inscription 'In Richardum Pyttcu(m) Bathon (iensem) testate d[omi]no Thoma Shakespare' in the upper margin. f. 2v contains a table of contents.Medieval pagination in arabic

• Miniature of Christ crucified between the two thieves, with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, and Joseph of Arimathea collecting Christ's blood in a dish., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

two thieves, with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, and Joseph of Arimathea collecting Christ's blood in a dish. Includes: Estoire del Saint Graal, imperfect (ff. 1-88); La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 89-139); abridged version of the Morte

• Detail of a miniature of John witnessing the rider on a white horse, holding a bow and wearing a crown, illustrating Revelation 6:2., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

a miniature of John witnessing the rider on a white horse, holding a bow and wearing a crown, illustrating Revelation 6:2. Includes La lumiere as lais of Peter of Peckham (or Peter of Fetcham) in Anglo-French (ff. 1-103v), and the

• Miniature of John witnessing the rider on a red horse, holding large sword, illustrating Revelation 6:4., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

of John witnessing the rider on a red horse, holding large sword, illustrating Revelation 6:4. Includes La lumiere as lais of Peter of Peckham (or Peter of Fetcham) in Anglo-French (ff. 1-103v), and the Apocalypse with a commentary in the