• Detail of a miniature of the angel speaking to John, and five men with golden vessels emerging from Babylon., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

of the angel speaking to John, and five men with golden vessels emerging from Babylon. 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

• Detail of a miniature of John and an angel pointing to God enthroned in a mandorla, with the water of life flowing from his throne., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

a miniature of John and an angel pointing to God enthroned in a mandorla, with the water of life flowing from his throne. Includes La lumiere as lais of Peter of Peckham (or Peter of Fetcham) in Anglo-French (ff. 1-103v),

• Miniature of a marriage., Cutting from a manuscript

twelfth-century owner: inscribed 'Ab Anno 1160' (f. 17v); this cutting and ff. 7-21 pasted onto parchment leaves from another manuscript.Manuel John Johnson (b. 1805, d. 1859), astronomer: his sale, 27 May 1862, lot 34; purchased by Boone.William Boone, London bookseller

• Detail of a roundel drawing of Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, with a female-headed serpent twined around it., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: listed in the 1609 catalogue of his

• Detail of a roundel with a miniature of Noah and his wife in the Ark with the animals., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: listed in the 1609 catalogue of his

• Miniature of John with an angel, God enthroned in a mandorla, and John with an Elder, with an historiated initial 'C'(eo.) of the head of a woman, with a partial bar border including dragons., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

Miniature of John with an angel, God enthroned in a mandorla, and John with an Elder, with an historiated initial 'C'(eo.) of the head of a woman, with a partial bar border including dragons. Includes La lumiere as lais of

• Detail of a miniature of John with an angel, God enthroned in a mandorla, and John with an Elder., La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse')

Detail of a miniature of John with an angel, God enthroned in a mandorla, and John with an Elder. Includes La lumiere as lais of Peter of Peckham (or Peter of Fetcham) in Anglo-French (ff. 1-103v), and the Apocalypse with

• Detail from the lower margin with diagram illustrating mathematical principles., Philosophical works and fragments, including Pars quarta compendii studii theologie, with works on mathematics, geography, and astrology (index Compendium studii theologiae)

(Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, 6375.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. 16.Charles

• Text page., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Text page., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Genealogical diagram tracing the descent of James II of Scotland from St Margaret., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Text page., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Initial 'B'(eatus) marking the beginning of a list of popes. Ownership inscription in upper margin., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Text page., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Initial 'Q'(uoniam) at the beginning of the 'Chronicon Rhythmicum'., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Initial 'D'(ebitor) marking the beginning of the prologue to the Scotichronicon itself. In the upper margin is an inscription identifying this as the book of the abbey of St James and St Mirrin, Paisley., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Text page., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• Initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of Book 8 of the Scotichronicon., Scotichronicon (f. 28) and other texts, many of which pertain to Scotland (the Black Book of Paisley)

John of Fordun and continued by Walter Bower (ff. 28-265);'Tractatus et composicio inter reges Scocie et Norwagie' (ff. 265v-267);prophecy (f. 267v);'Seneca ad Lucilium' (f. 268);Boethius, 'De fide Christiana' (ff. 268-269);Pseudo-Bernard, 'Tractatus de formula honeste vite' (ff. 269-270);letter of Prester

• null, Summa de vitiis et virtutibus (index Summa virtutum)

pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Summa de vitiis et virtutibus (index Summa virtutum) Inscriptions in English by William John, 15th century (ff. 7v, 56, 63v, 64, 99, 113v, 115, 155, 155v, 109v).Moses Lonman of Clapham: his armorial book-plate

• Text page with the life of Margaret., South English Legendary (Legends of the saints in verse, listed according to their feast days), imperfect at the beginning

the saints in verse, listed according to their feast days), imperfect at the beginning John Sanford of Comersley, Somerset: inscribed in the late 16th century, 'John Sanford' (ff. 21, 41, 43, 46, 49 etc.), and 'Dieu saulve nostre royne Elizabeth