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(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. Dragon Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)
(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. Palace Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)
d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed by him (f. 2) and with his pagination and his (?) notes (f. 1v).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him at the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6
d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed by him (f. 2) and with his pagination and his (?) notes (f. 1v).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him at the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6
a reading from the Gospel of John for the 6th Sunday after Easter. Ecphonetic notation in red. Decorated foliate heapieces in red, often with a yellow wash, one extending into the margin (f. 1), one with an animal head (f.
miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie' Compiled by John Segbruck, monk of the Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham (see Friedman 1995 p. 245).? Thomas Howard (b.
Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Ownership inscription John Capgrave, and others Campsey England, S. E. (Campsey)
or blue with red penwork decoration. Calendars and tables in red and brown. Physician's folding calendar, including the calendar of John Somer (ff. 3-10), Zodiac man, and tables of eclipses of the sun and moon Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,
or blue with red penwork decoration. Calendars and tables in red and brown. Physician's folding calendar, including the calendar of John Somer (ff. 3-10), Zodiac man, and tables of eclipses of the sun and moon Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,
Leaf of a Psalter, in the Gallican version, including Psalms 26-32, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans
the Gospels (ff. 2, 63). Chrysography. Initials in red or brown. Apparatus in brown and red. Gospels of Luke and John, with prologue, table of chapters, and lections for the year (ff. 104v-111v) ff. 112r-v contains added readings for August
the Gospels (ff. 2, 63). Chrysography. Initials in red or brown. Apparatus in brown and red. Gospels of Luke and John, with prologue, table of chapters, and lections for the year (ff. 104v-111v) ff. 112r-v contains added readings for August
Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6649.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. 150.Charles
of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). During the 19th century, the drawings and printed book fragments from the volume were
a humanistic hand by Giovanni da Stia. Ownership inscriptions of John Blaxton in the upper and lower margins. For a more detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808.List of contents (f. 177v).Two fragments from the Life of Sertorius found by
(f. 1, damaged). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' Pressmarks '96' and 'I7' (f. 1).Henry ?Brayne, 16th century: inscribed 'Thys whas wryttyn
106, 107v). ?Mark Frank (bapt. 1612, d. 1664), college head and theologian, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge, 1662-1664: inscribed by John Covel ''Bought this out of Dr ?Franckus his library. It is well worth 15 S.' (f. 1*).John Covel (b.
zoomorphic decoration. Notes added by John Covel (before 1715). The manuscript also includes:Table of contents for Aetius's Book 3 (ff. 2*-4*, 1);Recipe for the eyes (f. 1);Table of contents for Aetius's Book 4 (ff. 51v-53);Plant vocabulary in Greek and Syriac
with interlace patterns at the beginning of Matthew ('L'[iber], f. 10v), Mark ('I'[nitium], f. 46), Luke ('Q'[uoniam], f. 71v), and John ('I'[n], f. 112v). Initials with coloured highlights (ff. 8v, 11, 44, 68v-71, 110v-113). Some initials in red or red
with interlace patterns at the beginning of Matthew ('L'[iber], f. 10v), Mark ('I'[nitium], f. 46), Luke ('Q'[uoniam], f. 71v), and John ('I'[n], f. 112v). Initials with coloured highlights (ff. 8v, 11, 44, 68v-71, 110v-113). Some initials in red or red