• Decorated initial 'M'(illesimo), at the beginning of Book 6 of Henry of Huntingdon's Historia Anglorum; in the lower margin the beginning of an ownership and anathema inscription (which finishes on the facing page), stating that the manuscript belongs to the church of St Mary's, Southwick., Historia Anglorum

Mary, Southwick, Hampshire, 13th century: ownership inscriptions (ff. 2v-3, 10v, 58v-59, 67, 69v, 84v-85, 161); borrowed from the priory by John Leland in c. 1533 (see discussion Carley 2001).Inscribed '95' (1st parchment flyleaf).Lord William Howard, 1589 (b. 1563, d. 1640),

• Marginal drawing of the Battle of Lincoln, in Henry of Huntingdon's Historia Anglorum. Captions identify the man to the left as Baldwin FitzGilbert and the central crowned figure as King Stephen; the king is directing Baldwin to address the army of his behalf., Historia Anglorum

Mary, Southwick, Hampshire, 13th century: ownership inscriptions (ff. 2v-3, 10v, 58v-59, 67, 69v, 84v-85, 161); borrowed from the priory by John Leland in c. 1533 (see discussion Carley 2001).Inscribed '95' (1st parchment flyleaf).Lord William Howard, 1589 (b. 1563, d. 1640),

• Miniature of Saturn devouring his children, Pharoah's men drowning in the Red Sea, the plague of heat during Cecrop's reign in Athens, and Procne serving the head of his son to Theseus, possibly retouched, with calligraphic initial 'T(he), and illuminated initialls 'O'(f) and 'T'(his)., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Saturn Giovanni Boccaccio, translation by John Lydgate based on translation by Laurent de Premierfait England, S. (Bury St Edmunds?)

• Text page with small decorated initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Text page with small decorated initials. Numerous inscriptions on f. 99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Text page with coloured initials. Numerous inscriptions on f. 99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Text page with coloured initials. Numerous inscriptions on f. 99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Text page with coloured initials. Numerous inscriptions on f. 99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials

• Miniature of John the Evangelist writing on a scroll on the island of Patmos, with his symbol, the eagle, nearby; behind him a demon peeks around a rock and upsets John's inkwell, with full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Gospels., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

of John the Evangelist writing on a scroll on the island of Patmos, with his symbol, the eagle, nearby; behind him a demon peeks around a rock and upsets John's inkwell, with full foliate borders, at the beginning of the

• Miniature of John the Evangelist, holding a martyr's palm and a chalice in which a spider spins, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

of John the Evangelist, holding a martyr's palm and a chalice in which a spider spins, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his suffrage. A bond by Jean, Bastard d'Orléans, Comte de Dunois et de Longueville, to

• Miniature of the Trinity at the Resurrection of Christ, with John the Evangelist and the instruments of the Passion, with full foliate borders including a miniature of Gregory kneeling before an altar in a church, at the beginning of the Mass of St Gregory in the Passion according to John., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

John the Evangelist and the instruments of the Passion, with full foliate borders including a miniature of Gregory kneeling before an altar in a church, at the beginning of the Mass of St Gregory in the Passion according to

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'S'(atis) with a marginal extension forming a partial border containing hybrids, at the beginning of the De humanitate Verbi contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Text page., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated initial 'P'(auli) with a hybrid and a mask., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Ownership inscriptions of Humfrey, duke of Gloucester, reading 'Cest livre est a moy Homfrey duc de / Gloucestre le quel Jay fait translater / de grec en latyn par Antoyne de Becaria / Veroneys mon serviteur.', Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated Initial 'R'(erum) with a dragon, and hybrid holding a kettle and a sword, at the beginning of the Contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated initial 'S'(atis) with a marginal extension forming a partial border containing hybrids, at the beginning of the De humanitate Verbi contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um), with hybrids and human heads., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Detail of decorated initial 'I' (may) combined with a partial foliate bar border with acanthus leaves and feathering including the arms of the James family at the beginning of book 1., Speculum religiosorum or ecclesiae (ff. 1-6v); Confessio amantis, imperfect (ff. 8-215v), (also known as The Rede (Boarstall) Gower)

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. Heraldry Edmund of Abingdon (index Edmund de Pontigny; Edmund Rich; saint Edmund); John Gower England

• Decorated initial 'H'(ow) combined with a partial foliate bar border with acanthus leaves and feathering including the arms of the Haudlo family at the beginning of book 2., Speculum religiosorum or ecclesiae (ff. 1-6v); Confessio amantis, imperfect (ff. 8-215v), (also known as The Rede (Boarstall) Gower)

of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initial and bar border Edmund of Abingdon (index Edmund de Pontigny; Edmund Rich; saint Edmund); John Gower England

• Decorated initial 'F'(erste) combined with a partial foliate bar border with acanthus leaves and feathering including the arms of the De la Pole family at the beginning of book 5., Speculum religiosorum or ecclesiae (ff. 1-6v); Confessio amantis, imperfect (ff. 8-215v), (also known as The Rede (Boarstall) Gower)

of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initial and bar border Edmund of Abingdon (index Edmund de Pontigny; Edmund Rich; saint Edmund); John Gower England