• Decorated initial., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

vol. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Decorated initial John of Munkgate, clerk of York. John of Munkgate John of Abbeville, and others Fountains abbey England, N. (Fountains abbey)

• Inscriptions., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

1, vol. 2).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Inscriptions John of Munkgate, clerk of York. John of Munkgate John of Abbeville, and others Fountains abbey England, N. (Fountains abbey)

• Historiated initial 'I'(ohan) of John II the Good, king of France, with a shield bearing the royal arms of France in the margin, at the beginning of the collection of documents relating to the Peace of Brétigny., Collection of treaties

documents relating to the Peace of Brétigny in the name of John the Good, king of France, all bearing the date 24 October 1360, with the ratification by king John of the treaty in London in 1362, followed by the

• Decorated line-filler and initial., Miscellany of liturgical services and prayers, including Canons of the Palaeologue Emperors John V and Andronicus IV (ff. 53v-147), and Questions of Ionas, monk, and Answers of Neilos, metropolites (ff. 147v-156v)

and prayers, including Canons of the Palaeologue Emperors John V and Andronicus IV (ff. 53v-147), and Questions of Ionas, monk, and Answers of Neilos, metropolites (ff. 147v-156v) The Canons of the Emperors John V and Andronicus IV relate to the

• Line-filler with geometric decoration., Miscellany of liturgical services and prayers, including Canons of the Palaeologue Emperors John V and Andronicus IV (ff. 53v-147), and Questions of Ionas, monk, and Answers of Neilos, metropolites (ff. 147v-156v)

and prayers, including Canons of the Palaeologue Emperors John V and Andronicus IV (ff. 53v-147), and Questions of Ionas, monk, and Answers of Neilos, metropolites (ff. 147v-156v) The Canons of the Emperors John V and Andronicus IV relate to the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(ohan) of John II the Good, king of France, with a shield bearing the royal arms of France in the margin, at the beginning of the collection of documents relating to the Peace of Brétigny., Collection of treaties

documents relating to the Peace of Brétigny in the name of John the Good, king of France, all bearing the date 24 October 1360, with the ratification by king John of the treaty in London in 1362, followed by the

• Puzzle initial 'A(nno), with penwork decoration in the form of leaves., Polychronicon to the year 1352, with table

or blue. Diagrams in red or brown. Polychronicon to the year 1352, with table Added, near comtemporary text (ff. 238v-239v). John Macclesfield, in 1416-1417: inscription (f. 6v).John Hunt: 18th-century inscription (f. 2). W. Ford: his note about the manuscript pasted

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n), developing three-sided extensions, at the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels., New Testament in the later Wycliffe version (ends imperfect), including Oon of foure (ff. 19-86)

at the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with foliate pen-flourishing in purple and red, developing three-sided extensions in red and

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n), and part of the three-sided extensions, at the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels., New Testament in the later Wycliffe version (ends imperfect), including Oon of foure (ff. 19-86)

extensions, at the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with foliate pen-flourishing in purple and red, developing three-sided extensions in red

• Original foliate headpiece and decorated initial 'K' in John Chrysostom's Commentary in Matthaeum., Homilies on Matthew (index In Matthaeum), imperfect

decorated initial 'K' in John Chrysostom's Commentary in Matthaeum. ff. 1, 8, 137-138, and 180-187 are replacements in a 13th- (?) century hand. 3 pink foliate headpieces and large decorated pink initials (ff. 138v, 180v, and 187v) added in the

• Detail of a miniature of the capture of John de St John and others by the French., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

Detail of a miniature of the capture of John de St John and others by the French. Includes the series of nine miniatures illustrating the visit of the Emperor Charles IV to the King of France, Charles V, which occur

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lphica), at the beginning of the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

plain red or blue. Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Flourished initials, in the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

plain red or blue. Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Historiated and foliate initial 'L' of the Martyrdom of John the Baptist with the executioner holding up the saint’s severed head., Cutting from a choir book

'L' of the Martyrdom of John the Baptist with the executioner holding up the saint’s severed head. Italian cutting.The present cutting is boxed together with Add. 71119A-C and E-K (no f. I). To see this cutting in the Manuscripts Reading

• Historiated initial with the Visitation; heraldic arms and the letters 'Z' and 'G'., Missal, Use of Utrecht?

de Someren of Utrecht, for the Church of St John Baptist, Utrecht, 1510, four Latin verses stating that Gervasius de Someren presented the manuscript in 1510 to the Church of St John Baptist: inscribed 'Annis verbgene quingentis mille peractis. Et

• Inscription recording that the manuscript was given by John Whethamstede, abbot of St. Albans to the priory of Redburn, reading, 'Hunc librum providit venerabilis / pater dompnus Ioh[ann]es Wheth[a]mstede / abbas monasterii s[an]c[t]i Albani sacre theo/logie professor prioratui Redburne et / monachis ibidem cursum capientib[us]/ quem qui alienaverit anathema sit'; with the title 'Sacrilogiu[m] guidonis abb[at]is sive / speculu[m] leganda[rum].', Sanctilogium

manuscript was given by John Whethamstede, abbot of St. Albans to the priory of Redburn, reading, 'Hunc librum providit venerabilis / pater dompnus Ioh[ann]es Wheth[a]mstede / abbas monasterii s[an]c[t]i Albani sacre theo/logie professor prioratui Redburne et / monachis ibidem cursum

• Decorated initial 'R'(egistrum) with penwork decoration of leaves, at the beginning of the cartulary of John Blaunchard., Cartulary of John Blaunchard

6v, 7, 12v). Spaces for initials left blank from ff. 45-47 and f. 62 to the end. Cartulary of John Blaunchard John Blaunchard, archdeacon of Worcester (reigned 1371-1383), relating to the manor of Barford St Martin, Wiltshire.William George Richard Stanley

• Decorated initial 'R'(egistrum) with penwork decoration of leaves, at the beginning of the cartulary of John Blaunchard., Cartulary of John Blaunchard

6v, 7, 12v). Spaces for initials left blank from ff. 45-47 and f. 62 to the end. Cartulary of John Blaunchard John Blaunchard, archdeacon of Worcester (reigned 1371-1383), relating to the manor of Barford St Martin, Wiltshire.William George Richard Stanley

• Detail of a miniature of John., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

in gold and blue with blue and red pen-flourishing. Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good') John II (John the Good) (b. 1319, d. 1364), king of France (1350-1364), made for him and seized by the

• Detail of a miniature of John asleep, with a cup, and behind him, a lion-like beast with crowned horns., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

in gold and blue with blue and red pen-flourishing. Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good') John II (John the Good) (b. 1319, d. 1364), king of France (1350-1364), made for him and seized by the