• White vine initial 'I(nter) at the beginning of Aristotle's Politica., Politica (ff. 1-122v), Economica (ff. 123-130v), various letters by Leonardus Brunus Aretinus, etc.

White vine initial 'I(nter) at the beginning of Aristotle's Politica. Catchwords written horizontally. The whole manuscript is in the same hand, with the exception of f. 75 which appears to be a singleton (possibly added in the late 15th

• Detail of a white-vine initial 'Q'(uot igitur)., Politica (ff. 1-122v), Economica (ff. 123-130v), various letters by Leonardus Brunus Aretinus, etc.

Detail of a white-vine initial 'Q'(uot igitur). Catchwords written horizontally. The whole manuscript is in the same hand, with the exception of f. 75 which appears to be a singleton (possibly added in the late 15th century to replace

• Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)(ff. 3-177v); De trinitate (ff. 179-244v)

Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin. ff. 1-[2a] are medieval parchment flyleaves.Text divided into sections designated by

• Detail of Illuminated initial 'O'., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

Detail of Illuminated initial 'O'. Vertical catchwords.Ruled in crayon.ff. [i], [197] are parchment leaves pasted to marbled paper flyleaves.ff. [ii-iv], [195-196] are ruled parchment leaves.A large triangular section has been trimmed off the upper half of f. [iii]. Vestiges

• Miniature of the entombment of Christ, with Joseph, Nicodemus, the Virgin and two Maries, John the Evangelist, and another man standing near the tomb, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline of the Passion., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

Joseph, Nicodemus, the Virgin and two Maries, John the Evangelist, and another man standing near the tomb, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline of the Passion. A bond by Jean, Bastard d'Orléans, Comte de Dunois et

• Miniature of the Deposition of Christ, with the Virgin Mary and others, Mary Magdalene, and John the Evangelist, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers of the Passion., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

the Virgin Mary and others, Mary Magdalene, and John the Evangelist, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers of the Passion. A bond by Jean, Bastard d'Orléans, Comte de Dunois et de Longueville, to Bertrand de Beauvais,

• Miniature of the Crucifixion of Christ between the two thieves, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist at his feet, with a full foliate border including two weeping angels and two dead people rising from their graves, at the beginning of None of the Passion., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

the two thieves, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist at his feet, with a full foliate border including two weeping angels and two dead people rising from their graves, at the beginning of None of the Passion. A bond

• Miniature of Christ presiding over the Last Judgement, with souls being raised to heaven and others consigned to hell, at the beginning of the Deus propicius; to the left, John the Evangelist holds a cup and palm, standing behind a kneeling Dunois; at the bottom is an angel, holding a skull, kneeling in a churchyard., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

and others consigned to hell, at the beginning of the Deus propicius; to the left, John the Evangelist holds a cup and palm, standing behind a kneeling Dunois; at the bottom is an angel, holding a skull, kneeling in a

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with animal heads and figures at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with litany and additional prayers and canticles

Xixti (6 August and 20 September); Afra (7 August); Willibrord (7 November).Ampersands.f. 8-8v contains the beginning of the Gospel of John (the Easter reading), with decoration consonant with the rest of the manuscript.Multi-coloured stitching in the margin of ff. 95,

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion of Christ between the two thieves, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist at his feet, at the beginning of None of the Passion., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours')

Christ between the two thieves, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist at his feet, at the beginning of None of the Passion. A bond by Jean, Bastard d'Orléans, Comte de Dunois et de Longueville, to Bertrand de Beauvais, for

• A montage (now dismembered) of four sections of historiated border of cartouches, scrolls, trompe l’oeil pearls, cherubs, arabesques, and figures in monochrome of John, the Resurrection, Mark and two medallions inscribed 'De / dit / illi no / men' and 'Quod / est su / per omne / nome[n]' (f. 83a; 35 x 240 mm); of Augustine, Gregory, a scene with many figures and two plaques inscribed 'MDLXIIII' and 'Iulio' (f. 83e; 270 x 35 mm); of Matthew, the Ascension, Luke and two medallions inscribed 'Ut / in nomi / ne / Iesu' and 'Om / ne genus flecta / tur' (f. 83h; 35 x 240 mm); of Jerome, Ambrose, and a scene with many figures and two plaques inscribed 'Anno V' and 'Mense' (f. 83d; 270 x 35); four plaques inscribed 'Apollonius / de / Bonfratellis / de / Capranica' (f. 83b; 35 x 35 mm), 'Capellae / et / Sacrestiae / Apostolicae / Minaiator / Fecit' (f. 83c; 35 x 35 mm), 'Anno / Domini / MDLXIV / Mense Iulio' (f. 83f; 35 x 35 mm), and 'Sedente / Pio Iv / Pont. Opt. Max. / De Medicis / Mediolanense / Anno V' (f. 83g; 35 x 35 mm); and two strips of gold parchment (ff. 83i and j; 50 x 80 mm each)., Cuttings from service books of Pius IV

cartouches, scrolls, trompe l’oeil pearls, cherubs, arabesques, and figures in monochrome of John, the Resurrection, Mark and two medallions inscribed 'De / dit / illi no / men' and 'Quod / est su / per omne / nome[n]' (f. 83a;

• Two sections of historiated border of cartouches and medallions containing full-length figures of apostles including John, Andrew and Philip in gold monochrome, and the inscriptions: 'Manifestum / eum fecit / non omni / populo' and 'sed …/ …./ prae ordi / natis' (f. 86; 40 x 245 mm); and cartouches and medallions containing a full-length figures of apostles including Philip and Thomas five in gold monochrome, and the inscriptions: 'Nobis qui / dem qui / manduca / vimu' and 'bibimus / cum illo / …/ surrexit' (f. 87; 40 x 240 mm)., Cuttings from service books of Pius IV

and medallions containing full-length figures of apostles including John, Andrew and Philip in gold monochrome, and the inscriptions: 'Manifestum / eum fecit / non omni / populo' and 'sed …/ …./ prae ordi / natis' (f. 86; 40 x 245

• A montage (now dismembered) of a full-page miniature of the Lamentation with Christ laid on a bier covered with cloths beneath the cross, the Virgin and the Holy Women surrounding him, a historiated border of cartouches and medallions containing scenes and figures painted in gold monochrome: the Coronation of the Virgin, the Resurrection, Christ before Pilate, the Harrowing of Hell, and the four Evangelists, and the inscription 'Sic oportuit / pati Christum/ et ita intrare / in gloriam suam’ from Luke 24:26, reclining prophets bearing texts from Amos 9:6 'qui edificat ascensionem suam'; Ezekiel 37:12 'educam vos de sepulchris vestris popule [sic; populus] meus'; Hosea 13:14 'O mors ero mors tua morsus tuus ero inferne' and John 19:37 'Viderunt [sic; Videbunt] in quem transfixerunt', and the inscription 'Dux vitae / mortuus / regnat / vivus' divided among the four corners, measuring 335 x 245 mm (f. 91a); a section of scroll, measuring 15 x 40 mm (f. 91b) and a strip of parchment, measuring 15 x 40 mm (f. 91c). On the reverse is text of the Sanctus from the Palm Sunday procession liturgy 'Sanctus, Sanctus, / Sanctus d[omi]n[u]s deus / sabaoth. Pleni sunt c[a]eli et terra gloria tua, / Osa[n]na in excelsis. Be / nedictus qui venit in / nomine domini Osa[n] / na in excelsis' (f. 91a verso) and the letters ‘h’ and ‘u’ (91b verso)., Cuttings from service books of Pius IV

vos de sepulchris vestris popule [sic; populus] meus'; Hosea 13:14 'O mors ero mors tua morsus tuus ero inferne' and John 19:37 'Viderunt [sic; Videbunt] in quem transfixerunt', and the inscription 'Dux vitae / mortuus / regnat / vivus' divided

• Decorated initial 'P'(rincipia), and plain red initial 'P'(aulus); the upper margin with an ownership inscription of Sir John Prise., Commentaria in Epistolas beati Pauli

that most of John Prise's religious manuscripts came from such houses.Sir John Prise (alias Sion ap Rhys, b. 1502 or 1503, d. 1555): 'John Prise: is Owner of this booke' (f. 2); cf. N. R. Ker, 'Sir John Prise', ~The

• Illuminated initial 'P' and border., New Testament, in the later Wycliffe version (index Bible), with prologues, table of lessons, and a table of arguments of the various books

the various books John Harefinch, in 1708: inscriptions 'John Harefinch His Booke 1708', twice, and 'John Harefinch' (f. 274v); 'John Harefinch His Book' (ff. 19v, 20, 47); 'John Harefinch is owner of this book' (f. 74); John Harefinch is the

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins at the beginning of the text., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (common version to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' (imperfect)

to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' (imperfect) John Awdeley: inscribed, 15th century, 'Jho John Awdeley squier' (f. 152). perhaps the younger brother of James Tuchet, 7th baron Audley (c. 1463- 1497); this John married an illegitemate

• Historiated initial 'F' of John the Baptist., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

'F' of John the Baptist. Italian cuttings.Add. 18161 is also attributed to the Master of the Donato Commission (see Minazzato).These leaves are bound together with other mounted cuttings as Add. 22310. To see these leaves in the Manuscripts Reading Room

• Coloured initial 'P'(aulus) and other plain red and green initials., Commentaria in Epistolas beati Pauli

that most of John Prise's religious manuscripts came from such houses.Sir John Prise (alias Sion ap Rhys, b. 1502 or 1503, d. 1555): 'John Prise: is Owner of this booke' (f. 2); cf. N. R. Ker, 'Sir John Prise', ~The

• Decorated initial 'A'(s) with pen-flourishing., Poems, imperfect

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 Multon John Multon John Lydgate London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of added marginal annotation (in the hand of Humfrey Wanley?)., Poems, imperfect

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. Added marginal annotation John Multon John Multon John Lydgate London England, S. E. (London)