• Decorated initials., Leaf of a Missal

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Historiated initial 'I' of the eagle symbol of John, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from John 1:1-14., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

Historiated initial 'I' of the eagle symbol of John, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from John 1:1-14. Italian cuttings. The present leaves and bifolia originally formed part of

• Decorated initial 'P' in gold on pink and blue with sprays in green and gold extending into the margins., Bartholomaeus Anglicus, 'De proprietatibus rerum' in the English translation by John Trevisa

Highlighting of initials in yellow. Bartholomaeus Anglicus, 'De proprietatibus rerum' in the English translation by John Trevisa Probably written not long after 1398, when John Trevisa completed his translation: Kathleen Scott identified the border artist in other manuscripts, including Oxford,

• Historiated initial 'F'(or) of Christopher carrying the Christ Child., Bartholomaeus Anglicus, 'De proprietatibus rerum' in the English translation by John Trevisa

Highlighting of initials in yellow. Bartholomaeus Anglicus, 'De proprietatibus rerum' in the English translation by John Trevisa Probably written not long after 1398, when John Trevisa completed his translation: Kathleen Scott identified the border artist in other manuscripts, including Oxford,

• Detail of historiated initial 'F'(or) of Christopher carrying the Christ Child., Bartholomaeus Anglicus, 'De proprietatibus rerum' in the English translation by John Trevisa

Highlighting of initials in yellow. Bartholomaeus Anglicus, 'De proprietatibus rerum' in the English translation by John Trevisa Probably written not long after 1398, when John Trevisa completed his translation: Kathleen Scott identified the border artist in other manuscripts, including Oxford,

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dward) and marginal drawing of a stag hunt., The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) (index Liber de Legibus Angliae; De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v)

established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Stag hunt Written by more than one scribe. John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Marginal drawing of a monkey on horseback playing the harp., The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) (index Liber de Legibus Angliae; De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v)

the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Monkey on horseback playing the harp Written by more than one scribe. John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Marginal drawing of a rabbit riding a dog., The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) (index Liber de Legibus Angliae; De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v)

British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Rabbit riding a dog Written by more than one scribe. John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Marginal drawing of a fox and a goose., The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) (index Liber de Legibus Angliae; De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v)

the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Fox and goose Written by more than one scribe. John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Marginal drawing of a hunt, with the hunter wielding a bow., The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) (index Liber de Legibus Angliae; De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v)

established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Hunting scene Written by more than one scribe. John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Pen-flourished initial 'D'(e) and mariginal drawing of a dog pursuing another animal., The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) (index Liber de Legibus Angliae; De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v)

British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Dog pursuing an animal Written by more than one scribe. John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Marginal drawing of a man playing a trumpet., The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) (index Liber de Legibus Angliae; De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v)

the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Man playing trumpet Written by more than one scribe. John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Miniature of the Nativity of John the Baptist, with Zacharias., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

Miniature of the Nativity of John the Baptist, with Zacharias. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron, Lord Lovell (f.

• Miniature of John the Evangelist writing, with his symbol, the eagle, before him, with a full border including grotesques, two angels holding a shield with the arms of Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London in the upper margin, and the arms of the Holand and Lovell families in the lower margin., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. John the Evangelist John Siferwas England, S. (probably Glastonbury)

• Detail of a miniature of John the Evangelist writing, with his symbol, the eagle, before him., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

Detail of a miniature of John the Evangelist writing, with his symbol, the eagle, before him. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours

• Detail of a miniature of the Nativity of John the Baptist, with Zacharias., Lectionary, imperfect (the 'Lovell Lectionary')

Detail of a miniature of the Nativity of John the Baptist, with Zacharias. ff. 1-3 are paper leaves.The name John Siferwas occurs in the Sherborne Missal with 'Illuminator': see Scoft 1996 p. 62. Large miniature in colours of the patron,

• Decorated initial 'W'(han) with pen-flourishing., The Consolation of Philosophy (index De consolatione philosophiae), in English verse with the Latin text in the margin (ending imperfectly) and other texts (see notes)

Oxford): inscribed 'Explicit primus liber. Quod Chawndelere' (f. 17) .Verses in English (imperfect), 15th century (f. 3) John Bunge, 15th century: inscribed 'John Bunge' (f. [iii]).Pen-trials in various 15th-16th-century hands (see ff. 2r-v, 45, 87r-v) including various names: 'Elizabeth', 'Richard

• Full-page miniatures of Sir John de Lisle, on the left, facing Sir John Beauchamp, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their Garter stalls at St. George's Chapel, Windsor., Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book')

Full-page miniatures of Sir John de Lisle, on the left, facing Sir John Beauchamp, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their Garter stalls

• Miniature of John the Baptist, with Agnus Dei, faceing the text of a prayer to St John the Baptist., Added prayers to saints

of Anne of York.Part 2:Margaret Beauchamp (b. 1405/6, d. 1482), duchess of Somerset, daughter of John Beauchamp of Bletsoe, married to Sir Oliver St John,John Beaufort, and Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, probably made for her before 1443:

• Miniature of a Venetian nobleman kneeling in prayer before a seated Virgin and Child with the infant John within an ornate border of scroll-work with putti, maidens, garlands, the lion of Mark and the Pasquaglio family arms., Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a member of the Pasquaglio family of Venice

before a seated Virgin and Child with the infant John within an ornate border of scroll-work with putti, maidens, garlands, the lion of Mark and the Pasquaglio family arms. Italian cutting.The present leaf is one of 33 leaves and cuttings