• Miniature of the Last Supper, with Christ sitting at the centre of the table, embracing John; on each side of Christ are seated five apostles; Judas is in the right foreground, shown from behind, in the left foreground is the inn keeper, pouring wine from a jug into a beaker., Two miniatures after woodcuts from the ~Large Passion~ series, by Albrecht Dürer, Germany, 1497-1510, printed by Hieronymus Höltzel, Nuremberg, 1511

sitting at the centre of the table, embracing John; on each side of Christ are seated five apostles; Judas is in the right foreground, shown from behind, in the left foreground is the inn keeper, pouring wine from a jug

• Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uant)., Li Livres dou Tresor (index Tresors)

Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uant). f. 1 is a parchment leaf with a list of accounts of farms at St. Hyllaire, near Falaise, Normandy, added in the 15th century.The text is similar to, but not derived from, Paris MS. Bibl. Nat.,

• Decorated initial 'E' before the first word 'Iste'., Charter, and Domesday book of the laws and usages of Ipswich

Library printed and on-line catalogue for a fuller description).Inscription with the date 18 March, 1731/2 and the names Edward Syer, John Marten, and R. Love (f. 55v). Bought from J. Bohn, 29 July 1893 by the British Museum, using the

• Historiated initial 'A'(d) with Aristotle and foliate border., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

Historiated initial 'A'(d) with Aristotle and foliate border. 3 historiated initials, the first with a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into

• Historiated initial 'D'(um) and foliate border., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

Historiated initial 'D'(um) and foliate border. 3 historiated initials, the first with a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins,

• Historiated initial of Giles of Rome blessing, holding a book., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

Historiated initial of Giles of Rome blessing, holding a book. 3 historiated initials, the first with a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate

• Decorated initial., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

Decorated initial. 3 historiated initials, the first with a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold

• Puzzle initial 'P'(eccator) with pen-flourishing., Orationes sive Meditationes

Puzzle initial 'P'(eccator) with pen-flourishing. Catchwords. Numerous puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing and infill in red and some blue; infill frequently includes trifoliate leaf motifs; tendrils of pen-flourishing frequently end in heart-shaped leaf. Rubrics in red.

• Initial 'C'(um) with foliate motifs and a grotesque., Genesis and Exodus, glossed

Initial 'C'(um) with foliate motifs and a grotesque. Erased inscription (f. 1).Catchwords.The manuscript forms part of a two- or multi-volume set together with Harley 3159. Harley 3160 is inscribed 'Explicit liber penthateuchus' (f. 235v). 2 large historiated initials in

• Initial 'E'(zechiel) with pen-flourishing., Ezechiel and Daniel, glossed

Initial 'E'(zechiel) with pen-flourishing. Catchwords; quire marks; leaf marks.Erased inscription (f. 1).f. 137 is a medieval parchment flyleaf. 4 large puzzle initials with pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 3, 107, 107v). Small initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in

• Historiated initial 'M'(aiores), with foliate extensions and besants, of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe., Facta et dicta memorabilia(index Memorable Deeds and Sayings),with an index (ff. 95, 96)

red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Facta et dicta memorabilia(index Memorable Deeds and Sayings),with an index (ff. 95, 96) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'I'(nitium) with a flower at the beginning of Mark., Gospelbook

badly faded. Coloured initials with coloured pen decoration at the beginning of Mark ('I'[nitium], f. 29v) and John ('I'[n], f. 73v). Lettering in blue, red and green describing the contents of the text (f. 3v). Initials in red with pen

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a portrait of Priscian., Institutiones grammaticae, Book 17 (the 'Priscianus minor')

Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a portrait of Priscian. Horizontal catchwords.f. 104 is a parchment leaf with various inscriptions on the recto. 1 large initial in colours with a portrait of Priscian and a foliate extension (f. 1). Initials in

• Blank folio., Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows:

• Blank folio., Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows:

• Later inscription, Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows:

• Blank folio., Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows:

• Blank folio., Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows:

• Text page with calligraphic initials., Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows:

• Text page with calligraphic initials 'V'(olat) and 'A'(lphidius)., Splendor Solis (an alchemical treatise) (index Splendor of the Sun)

of the Sun) Charles II, king of England (b. 1630, d. 1685): a manuscript answering to 3469 was seen by John Evelyn in the library of Charles II at Whitehall Palace, 2 Sept. 1680, being described by him as follows: