• Illuminated initial 'V'(enio) entwined with blue knotted strapwork, with the opening words of the text in square capitals, written in a three-colour sequence, at the beginning of Cicero's In verrem, book 4., Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium)

also attributed Additional 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe (unpublished notes at the Bodleian Library, Oxford); see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 247-8; II, 11-12).A

• Zoomorphic initial 'H'(esterno) [Hesternam] with interlace and a bird's head, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 25 on the Gospel of John., Tractatus in Evangelium Ioannis, imperfect, lacking tracts 18 and 19 and substituting Sermo 125 (ff. 66-70)

at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 25 on the Gospel of John. ff. 258-259 are an index on Burney lined notepaper. Large decorated initials in brown ink, some with a yellow wash and/or with orange or reddish-brown, mainly of interlace

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uales) with interlace and an animal's head, and a snake? forming the tail of the letter, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 103 on the Gospel of John., Sermon 7 in natale sanctae Mariae, imperfect

tail of the letter, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 103 on the Gospel of John. ff. 258-259 are an index on Burney lined notepaper. Large decorated initials in brown ink, some with a yellow wash and/or with orange or

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost), and three-sided border, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon; in the lower margin William Howard's owner-inscription, dated 1587, with his rampant lion in the margin on the right; in the lower margin also the ink-stamp of the Royal Society., Polychronicon

with three-sided borders (ff. 57, 72, 100v). Small initials and paraph marks in plain red or blue. Polychronicon Written by John Lutton, with his colophon; he also signed Cambridge St John's College, Ms. A.12 (another copy of the Polychronicon), and

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixi) with pen-flourishing, incorporating a human head, in the Psalms., Psalms, with commentary ('Rolle of Hampole's Psalter') (ends imperfectly), preceded by a calendar (ff. 1v-7) and a homily on patience and humility (ff. 8-9)

century.Unidentified owner, 15th century: inscription (f. 232).Foliated in red pencil, in the manner of Matthew Parker (b. 1504, d. 1575), John Parker (b. 1548, d. 1619), and others; annotated in English and Latin (e.g. ff. 113v, 159), and Greek (f.

• Illuminated initial and full border with a mask and a dragon., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

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. Illuminated border Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Inscription after the end of the main text in which the scribe, Brother Thomas Grene, has written his name in red. Four lines lower down, a later hand has written 'Grenewich', which suggests that the manuscript may have belonged to the Franciscan convent at Greenwich., Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis

minister Thomas to Roger at Wynde and Isabella, and is dated 1467 (ff. 1v-2); the second is from Thomas to John Baly and Katherine, and dated 145-. (ff. 76v-77).The Franciscan convent at Southampton: inscription 'Ad usum fratrum minore In Suythamptona'

• Drawing of microcosmic man, bounded by the spheres of the four elements and the planets, taking the place of Earth in the centre., Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f. 72v)

brown of urine glasses (ff. 21v-30; 47v-48). Drawings of eclipses (ff. 15v-16v). Guide letters. Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f.

• Illuminated initial., Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f. 72v)

brown of urine glasses (ff. 21v-30; 47v-48). Drawings of eclipses (ff. 15v-16v). Guide letters. Astrological-medical miscellany, including a calendar of John Somer followed by tables of solar and lunar eclipses; the Secretum secretorum; a treatise by Rasis on complexions (f.

• Illuminated initial with foliate decoration, knots, flowers, and hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

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. Illuminated border Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Full border with hybrid creatures and foliate forms., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

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. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

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. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

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. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Illuminated initial and full border with hybrid creatures., Polychronicon (ff. 1-201v); Dialogus inter clericum et militem (ff. 202-205), and other texts

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. Hybrids Ranulf Higden (index Ranulph Higden), translated into English by John Trevisa England

• Opening page of text, with the beginning of a table of contents and the ownership inscription 'Lumley'., New Testament, the later Wycliffite version

Opening page of text, with the beginning of a table of contents and the ownership inscription 'Lumley'. Includes a table of liturgical lections (ff. 1-9), a treatise on the Ten Commandments (ff. 235v-238), and a fragment on the Seven

• Puzzle initials 'M'(atheu) and 'T'(he) at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew., New Testament, the later Wycliffite version

Puzzle initials 'M'(atheu) and 'T'(he) at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew. Includes a table of liturgical lections (ff. 1-9), a treatise on the Ten Commandments (ff. 235v-238), and a fragment on the Seven Deadly Sins (f. 238v).Bifolium

• Detail of a miniature of the Royal arms of England, at the end of the dedicatory letter addressed to Henry VIII., Poem on Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins, dedicated to Henry VIII

Detail of a miniature of the Royal arms of England, at the end of the dedicatory letter addressed to Henry VIII. 1 full border including a miniature of Ursula and eleven thousand virgins, in colours and gold, at the

• Detail of a miniature in the lower panel of a border of Ursula and eleventh thousend virgins, at the beginning of book 1., Poem on Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins, dedicated to Henry VIII

Detail of a miniature in the lower panel of a border of Ursula and eleventh thousend virgins, at the beginning of book 1. 1 full border including a miniature of Ursula and eleven thousand virgins, in colours and gold,

• Two quatrilobed miniatures: Evangelist portrait of John, and his symbol, the eagle., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou')

Evangelist portrait of John, and his symbol, the eagle. The suffrages are preceded by a rubric 'Cy apres sensuivent les memoires des sains et des saintes et de toutes les festes de l'an selonc lordenance du kallendier. Excepte que le

• Miniatures of Barnabas (left) and John the Baptist (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou')

Barnabas (left) and John the Baptist (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. The suffrages are preceded by a rubric 'Cy apres sensuivent les memoires des sains et des saintes et de toutes les festes de l'an selonc lordenance