• Puzzle initial 'N'(umquid) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of 'Ordinarium sive Alphabetum vitae religiosae'., Opera (index Works), imperfect at the end

of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Puzzle initial 'I.M.' and other scribes I.M. John of Wales (index John of Waleys, Johannes Gualensis, Ioannes Gallensis) England

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnipotens) with pen-flourishing, and 15th-century ownership inscription added in the margin stating that the manuscript once belonged to the chapel of St Giles near Brompton-on-Swale, but now belongs to the chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

chapel of St Giles near Brompton-on-Swale, but now belongs to the chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle. Musical notation, on four-line red staves (ff. 89-136). Including a calendar (ff. 4-9v), the

• Historiated initial 'C'(um) depicting a layman in profile (Priscian?) holding a book, at the beginning of Priscian's Grammatica maior., Grammatica maior

Historiated initial 'C'(um) depicting a layman in profile (Priscian?) holding a book, at the beginning of Priscian's Grammatica maior. The outlines of the initials on ff. 4, 4v, 150v, and perhaps elsewhere, have been pricked as if for pouncing.

• Decorated intial 'T'(aberna)., Expositio vocabulorum bibliae; De esu carnium

lot 1567; bought by Chapman for 12s. 6d.? King & Chapman, booksellers; their catalogue 15 November 1790, lot 2746. ? John Brand (b. 1744, d. 1806), antiquary and topographer: inscribed in pencil ‘A Dictionary of the Bible [Wrote] About Anno,

• Initial 'D' with pen-flourishing, in Priscian's Grammatica maior., Grammatica maior

Initial 'D' with pen-flourishing, in Priscian's Grammatica maior. The outlines of the initials on ff. 4, 4v, 150v, and perhaps elsewhere, have been pricked as if for pouncing. 1 large historiated initial, with partial border, in colours (f. 4).

• Detail of historiated initial., Grammatica maior

Detail of historiated initial. The outlines of the initials on ff. 4, 4v, 150v, and perhaps elsewhere, have been pricked as if for pouncing. 1 large historiated initial, with partial border, in colours (f. 4). Large and small initials

• Detail of decorated initial., Grammatica maior

Detail of decorated initial. The outlines of the initials on ff. 4, 4v, 150v, and perhaps elsewhere, have been pricked as if for pouncing. 1 large historiated initial, with partial border, in colours (f. 4). Large and small initials

• Miniature of the Creation of Eve, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of an extract from the Old Testament., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Trinity, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the suffrages., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Annunciation, full foliate borders including prophets and heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Nativity., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Trinity., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Crucifixion., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Resurrection., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of the Trinity, with Christ on a crucifix., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of a woman in prayer before the Virgin and Child., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of Peter., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Miniature of Stephen., Book of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Hours ('The Entwisle Hours'), Use of Sarum ? Sir Bertin Entwisle (d. 1455), and his wife Lucy, daughter of John Ashtan, whom Bertin married in 1437: arms (f. 41), and portrait of a lady (f. 125).Inscribed 'Baronstad' (f. 153).Sir

• Ink drawing of a hunting scene with a boar, a stag, hunters, dogs and a hare (continued on the opposite page)., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

Ink drawing of a hunting scene with a boar, a stag, hunters, dogs and a hare (continued on the opposite page). Watermark visible on f. [ii] (similar to C. M. Briquet, ~Les Filigranes: Dictionnaire historique des marques du papier

• Decorated initial 'H'(unc) with the John Beaver's initials, 'IB', in gold, at the start of the inscription, stating that Lord John Beaver, monk of St. Albans, had the manuscript made, and that with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440), he has given it to God, the Virgin Mary, and the church of St. Alban. This is followed by an anathema and a list of the contents., Liber de exemplis sacre scripture; Commentary on Wisdom; Commentary on Proverbs; Commentary on Ecclesiasticus

initial 'H'(unc) with the John Beaver's initials, 'IB', in gold, at the start of the inscription, stating that Lord John Beaver, monk of St. Albans, had the manuscript made, and that with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440),