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British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
or blue, some with penwork decoration in the other colour. Rubrics in red capitals. Paraphs in brown. Thebais (index Thebaid) John Russell, Bishop of Lincoln and Chancellor of Oxford University (b. c.1430, d. 1494): his inscription on f. 1.William Brygon:
these cuttings in the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 18196, ff. 2-90. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of John the Baptist (f. 46), a Benedictine monk (f. 47), God (ff. 48, 52), seated men (ff. 53, 62, 64),
Miniature of the map of the world, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon, including 39 towns, 14 of which are in England. Ranulph Higden (b. c. 1299, d. 1364), was a monk of the Benedictine abbey of St.
commentaries on the various books of the Bible, followed by Latin hexameters, in a 15th-century English hand (f. i verso). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed
- Miniature of the map of the world, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon., Polychronicon
Miniature of the map of the world, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon. Ranulph Higden (b. c. 1299, d. 1364), was a monk of the Benedictine abbey of St. Werburg, Chester. His 'Polychronicon' is a universal history, based
Map of the Mediterranean and adjoining countries. Ranulph Higden (b. c. 1299, d. 1364), was a monk of the Benedictine abbey of St. Werburg, Chester. His 'Polychronicon' is a universal history, based on earlier writers, but extended to his
Continuation of calendar for May with drawings of saints Dunstan, Urbanus, Augustinus and Petronilla. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted
Calendar for October with drawings of a man sowing (labour of the month), symbols of saints: a bishop's mitre (for Leger), a hand with stigmata ( Francis), joined hands (Fides), a church (Dionysus), an archbishop (Wilfrid). Contents very similar
Calendar for November with drawings of a man killing a pig (labour of the month), all saints and all souls, emblems of saints: a chain (for Leonard), a bishop's mitre (Martin), Archbishop Edmund. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue
Continuation of calendar for November with drawings of symbols representing saints Edmund (an arrow), Clement (an anchor) Katherine (a wheel) and Andrew (a saltire cross). Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King
Table of lunar eclipses with tinted drawings and symbols representing the labours of the months. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with
Continuation of table of eclipses with tinted drawings and symbols representing the labours of the months. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages
Table with tinted drawings representing the planets reigning on each day of the week. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted
Continuation of table with tinted drawings representing the planets reigning on each day of the week. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages
Table with tinted drawings of notable events with written above the number of years since their occurrence. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar
Tinted drawing of Zodiac man. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings in colours of the labours of the months
Table of dominical letters with tinted drawings representing prognostications according to each letter. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings
Table with tinted drawings representing prognostications from the dominical letters. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings in colours of
page from 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 of
to Luke and the incipit 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