• Text page., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

and paraphs in red. Letters highlighted in red. Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673): his monogram (ff. 1, 32v) and included in the catalogue of his library left

• Beginning of the prologue to John., Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus')

the prologue to John. This is source Z in the studies of the Latin New Testament (Wordsworth and White; Bonifatius Fischer). Corrections in a contemporary hand in slanting uncial employ a Greek style of syllabification recalling the method of Victor

• Beginning of the text of John., Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus')

the text of John. This is source Z in the studies of the Latin New Testament (Wordsworth and White; Bonifatius Fischer). Corrections in a contemporary hand in slanting uncial employ a Greek style of syllabification recalling the method of Victor

• Illuminated initials and border at the beginning of the Mass for Trinity Sunday (the first Sunday after Pentecost, which itself occurs on the 50th day after Easter)., Missal, use of Sarum, with a Calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect at the end

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xemplum) at the beginning of the Gesta Romanorum., Tabula super methodo fulgentii, Gesta Romanorum (index Deeds of the Romans), Liber de vitiis, various sermons

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Arms of Robert Steward (d. 1557), prior and dean of the Benedictine cathedral priory of Ely; inscribed, 'Arma d[omi]ni Roberti Steward prioris Elien[sis]'., Philomela

d[omi]ni Roberti Steward prioris Elien[sis]'. ff. 1*-2*, 78-79 are parchment leaves from another manuscript.For the text, see Clemens Blume, 'John Hovedens Nachtigallenleid über die Liebe unseres Erlösers und Königs Christus' in ~Hymnologische Beiträge~, 4 vols, ed. by Clemens Blume and

• Decorated initial 'V'(erbum) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., Verbum abbreviatum

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Partial bar border with puzzle initial 'Q'(uod vides, scribe)., Commentary on Revelation, imperfect at the end

Commentary on Revelation, imperfect at the end John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection,

• Decorated line and initials., Letters, including a Commentary on Hosea (ff. 147-154)

initials. The manuscript includes:St John Chrysostom, 216 letters (ff. 1-102v);Gregorios Mammas, Patriarch of Constantinople, 'Responsio ad epistulam Marci Ephesii' (ff. 104-146v);Commentary on Hosea, including extracts from the Acts of the Third Council (ff. 147-154).Watermark of a cross-bow in circle with

• Headpiece with interlace decoration., Theological works

see Gamillscheg and Harlfinger 1981).Dionysios Spanos (index Dionysius), ex-Patriarch of Constantinople: owned before April 1677 and presented by him to John Covel while in retreat at the Great Lavra, Mount Athos, in April 1677, his inscriptions (ff. 1v, 380; see

• Binding with tracery decoration., Psalms in English verse (girdle book)

earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Binding John Croke (translator) London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the Emperor John enthroned, with a courtier and a messenger, who points to the lower part of the initial that extends into the margin, where John's knights are assaulting two men., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

initial 'A'(pres) of the Emperor John enthroned, with a courtier and a messenger, who points to the lower part of the initial that extends into the margin, where John's knights are assaulting two men. 25 historiated initials, with zoomorphic extensions

• Text page with the continuation of the text of the indenture., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Historiated initial 'T'(his) of the manuscript in use at a ceremony, and a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(his) of the manuscript in use at a ceremony., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster, with a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster, with a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) with a human head, at the beginning of the text., Epistolae

Decorated initial 'D'(omino) with a human head, at the beginning of the text. Quire signatures. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red and green, in green with penwork decoration in red, or in green with penwork decoration in

• Miniature of The Trinity., Breviary, Dominican use (imperfect)

Miniature of The Trinity. Medieval leaf signatures show that the first two quires were 'f' and 'g'; final versos of quires marked 'Corr.' 1 small miniature with a partial foliate border including bas-de-page scenes, in colours and gold (f.

• Historiated initial, Breviary, Dominican use (imperfect)

Historiated initial Medieval leaf signatures show that the first two quires were 'f' and 'g'; final versos of quires marked 'Corr.' 1 small miniature with a partial foliate border including bas-de-page scenes, in colours and gold (f. 1). 4