• Detail of miniature of John writing, with his symbol, the eagle, warding off a winged demon behind him., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

miniature of John writing, with his symbol, the eagle, warding off a winged demon behind him. The miniature on f. 17 includes a shield with the arms of France. 24 calendar roundels, in colours and gold, in the calendar (ff.

• Detail of a map of Scotland., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

after 1461 (f. 2v).Inscription 'Suis Guilick ? Bahyer 1500' (ff. 4, 5).William Bowyer, owned by him in 1566; used by John Stow (see Title 1997).? Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: see Kingsford

• Detail of a map of Scotland., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

after 1461 (f. 2v).Inscription 'Suis Guilick ? Bahyer 1500' (ff. 4, 5).William Bowyer, owned by him in 1566; used by John Stow (see Title 1997).? Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: see Kingsford

• Miniature of John on Patmos, decorated initial 'I'(n) and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Gospel Lessons., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

of John on Patmos, decorated initial 'I'(n) and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Gospel Lessons. 18 full-page miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 13, 14v, 16, 17v, 26, 46v,

• Miniature of John writing, with his symbol, the eagle, warding off a winged demon behind him, with an illuminated initial 'I'(n) and a full foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

of John writing, with his symbol, the eagle, warding off a winged demon behind him, with an illuminated initial 'I'(n) and a full foliate border. The miniature on f. 17 includes a shield with the arms of France. 24 calendar

• Miniature of John the Baptist pointing to the Lamb of God., Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse

of John the Baptist pointing to the Lamb of God. The Hours of the Virgin is misbound: after the calendar, the volume starts with Matins of the Hours of the Cross, followed by Terce to Compline, and then Matins of

• Detail of text at the beginning of Book XVI., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

or red ink. Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi Inscribed colophon: 'Explicit feliciter. Anno dominj m^o^cccc Lj die vij Septembris' (f. 84). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold on 17 June 1721 to Edward Harley (~Diary~ 1966).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) and and bar border., Various religious texts, including a biblical concordance, Opus VII custodiarum super Nova Testamentum, the Liber Dictorum, Hexahemeron, and the Confessionum Liber

Hexahemeron, and the Confessionum Liber The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham: inscribed with the name of the prior John Wessington (see below).John Wessington (c.1371-1451), prior of Durham cathedral priory, prior 1416-1446: 15th-century ownership inscription with his name (3v).Thomas

• Table with explicit., Various religious texts, including a biblical concordance, Opus VII custodiarum super Nova Testamentum, the Liber Dictorum, Hexahemeron, and the Confessionum Liber

Hexahemeron, and the Confessionum Liber The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham: inscribed with the name of the prior John Wessington (see below).John Wessington (c.1371-1451), prior of Durham cathedral priory, prior 1416-1446: 15th-century ownership inscription with his name (3v).Thomas

• Text page., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

after 1461 (f. 2v).Inscription 'Suis Guilick ? Bahyer 1500' (ff. 4, 5).William Bowyer, owned by him in 1566; used by John Stow (see Title 1997).? Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: see Kingsford

• Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

after 1461 (f. 2v).Inscription 'Suis Guilick ? Bahyer 1500' (ff. 4, 5).William Bowyer, owned by him in 1566; used by John Stow (see Title 1997).? Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: see Kingsford

• Miniature of a map of Scotland, with castles, and place names., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

after 1461 (f. 2v).Inscription 'Suis Guilick ? Bahyer 1500' (ff. 4, 5).William Bowyer, owned by him in 1566; used by John Stow (see Title 1997).? Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: see Kingsford

• Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

after 1461 (f. 2v).Inscription 'Suis Guilick ? Bahyer 1500' (ff. 4, 5).William Bowyer, owned by him in 1566; used by John Stow (see Title 1997).? Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: see Kingsford

• Coloured nitial 'S'(abbati) with a hybrid creature and a catchword 'precepto' with a decorated frame., Theological tracts

same hand (see Watson 1979). John Sewell, 16th century: inscribed 'ad Joannem Sewell spectat iste libellus vicariu(m) de tyburton baccalariu(m) artis' (f. 152). Added diagram (f. 152v) and texts (ff. 1, 4, 153-156v), 15th/16th century. John Batteley (b. c.1646, d.

• Miniature of a stag, a hare, a badger, a beaver, a weasel, two snail, and a mole., Topographia Hiberniae, Expugnatio Hibernica, Itinerarium Kambriae; De purgatorio sancti Patrici, Excerpts from the Chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea

c. 1375-c. 1420, no. 906 (see St Augustine's Abbey 2008). John Twyne (b. c.1505, d. 1581), schoolmaster and antiquary, perhaps owned by him: inscribed 'Twyne' in the hand of John Dee, antiquary (b. 1527, d.1609), in the entry of the

• Circular diagram against lightning; below, a diagram connected with solar and lunar cycles., Medical recipes and charms

Circular diagram against lightning; below, a diagram connected with solar and lunar cycles. ff. 23-27 are paper leaves from another manuscript containing recipes in a cursive script. Bound with British Library, Royal 17 B XLIX and Royal 17 B

• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh Tuthill, descendant of Tottyl

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh Tuthill, descendant of Tottyl

• null, De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons)

in red, or red and other colours (ff. 77v, 107v), at the beginning of the sermons based on Luke and John respectively. 3 small initials green or blue, and gold outlined in red, or silver (tarnished to metallic black) (ff.

• null, De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons)

in red, or red and other colours (ff. 77v, 107v), at the beginning of the sermons based on Luke and John respectively. 3 small initials green or blue, and gold outlined in red, or silver (tarnished to metallic black) (ff.