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61, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 1196, Longleat House 24, and Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. Auct. F. inf. 1. 1, associated with John Whetehamstede, abbot of St. Albans.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 miniature in colours and gold, of the author preaching, with
61, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 1196, Longleat House 24, and Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. Auct. F. inf. 1. 1, associated with John Whetehamstede, abbot of St. Albans.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 miniature in colours and gold, of the author preaching, with
by the British Museum from Baynes, 29 May 1838 (note on f. 1* verso), using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Puzzle initial Sir John Mandeville England
and brown. Astrological and medical treatises and recipes, including a zodiacal lunary (ff. 31-35v); 'The Nature of Wommen' (ff. 28v-30) John Smythe: 16th-century inscription (f. 28v). James Orchard Halliwell-[Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: inscription 'J. O.
Historiated initial with Jonah and the Whale. This manuscript is kept with the rest of the Henry Davis collection in the Rare Books and Music Department of the British Library. Applications to examine it may be made at the
with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist. 3 diptychs of full-page miniatures with foliate borders, in colours and gold, inserted as a separate quire after the calendar (ff. 18v-21). 37 full-page miniatures in semi-grisaille against coloured backgrounds, with large
with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist. 3 diptychs of full-page miniatures with foliate borders, in colours and gold, inserted as a separate quire after the calendar (ff. 18v-21). 37 full-page miniatures in semi-grisaille against coloured backgrounds, with large
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. Historiated initial Bartholomaeus Anglicus, translated by John Trevisa England, S. E. (?London)
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. Illuminated initial Bartholomaeus Anglicus, translated by John Trevisa England, S. E. (?London)
Challenge with partial border and heraldry. Shows signs of folding. Partial border of a green plant with white and red roses and pomegranates, representing Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon with 2 royal badges of a portcullis (badly rubbed)
Historiated initial 'O' (Tite) with the head of a man (?Cicero) and acanthus leaves extending into the margins. Part 1: original foliation. Ends with a table of contents (ff. 87v-89) Historiated initial with the head of a bearded man,
nation for £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. Illuminated initial John Wycliffe (attributed to) England
to the nation for £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. Decorated initial John Purvey England
Decorated initial 'E'(xquirenti) with foliate extensions. 11 large initials in red, pink, green, blue, and yellow, with foliate extensions (ff. 1, 1v, 17v, 32v, 48v, 65v, 80, 96, 109, 124v, 147v). Numerous intials in red with purple pen-flourishing or
in Pistoia: inscribed by one notary: Franciscus Luce, 15th-century, 'Ego franciscus luce notarius opere subscripsi' (f. 72v; see Wright 1972).? John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: possibly sold to Edward Harley on 23 June 1726 (see Wright 1976).The Harley Collection, formed
cancellarius Pistoriensis subscripsi' (f. 3) and Franciscus Luce, 15th-century, 'Ego franciscus luce notarius opere subscripsi' (f. 137v; see Wright 1972).? John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: possibly sold to Edward Harley on 23 June 1726 (see Wright 1976).The Harley Collection, formed
two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18, 39v-41) and a magical treatise attributed to him (ff. 18v-39v) John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676, and later Master of Christ's College,
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
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
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