• Decorated initials on the incipit page of John, 'In principio.', Four Gospels (the 'Golden Gospels', 'Harley Golden Gospels'; 'Codex Aureus'), with canon tables (ff. 6v-12), and capitulary (ff. 199-208v)

the incipit page of John, 'In principio.' One of 10 manuscripts of the so-called 'Ada group' that Koehler attributed to the 'court school' of Charlemagne. Canon tables in colours and gold, with symbols of the Evangelists, animals, and columns (ff.

• White vine historiated initial 'A'(dventus) with a man in bust with a wreath (Titus Livius) at the beginning of Livy's Ab urbe condita. White vine border with winged putti, deers, birds, rabbits, and a wreath enclosing the arms of Pope Pius II., Ab urbe condita (abbreviated) (ff. 1-60v); Epitoma de Tito Livio (index Epitome of Livy) (ff. 61-136)

White vine historiated initial 'A'(dventus) with a man in bust with a wreath (Titus Livius) at the beginning of Livy's Ab urbe condita. White vine border with winged putti, deers, birds, rabbits, and a wreath enclosing the arms of

• Full white vine border, inhabited by birds, with a roundel of Virgil, another of shepherds minding their sheep, a large initial 'T'(itire), and, in the lower margin, a wreath, intended for arms, supported by two putti., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-35); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 35-55v); Aeneis (index Aeneid) (ff. 55v-239v)

Rubrics in red or orange. Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-35); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 35-55v); Aeneis (index Aeneid) (ff. 55v-239v) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 17 June 1721 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Historiated initial 'E'(t si) with a man in profile, holding a book combined with a foliate bar border with ivy and acanthus at the beginning of the text. Unidentified arms with a griffin. 15th-century notarial inscription in the lower margin., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)

Historiated initial 'E'(t si) with a man in profile, holding a book combined with a foliate bar border with ivy and acanthus at the beginning of the text. Unidentified arms with a griffin. 15th-century notarial inscription in the lower

• White vine historiated initial 'O'(rigo) with the head of emperor Hadrian (inscribed 'ADRIANUS') combined with a partial white vine border, including a grasshopper, two birds and a wreath supported by two putti enclosing the arms of Ludovicus Petronius., Historia augusta

White vine historiated initial 'O'(rigo) with the head of emperor Hadrian (inscribed 'ADRIANUS') combined with a partial white vine border, including a grasshopper, two birds and a wreath supported by two putti enclosing the arms of Ludovicus Petronius. Catchwords

• White vine initial 'A'(nimadverti) at the beginning of Paradoxa stoicorum., De amicitia (ff. 1-26), De senectute (ff. 26-50), Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 50-62v), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 62v-68v)

White vine initial 'A'(nimadverti) at the beginning of Paradoxa stoicorum. Catchwords written horizontally.The initial on f. 1 is damaged.Musical notation (added, f. 35). 4 large white vine initials in gold and colours (ff. 1, 26, 50, 62v). Numerous coloured

• Partial white vine border with an historiated initial 'C'(iprianus) of Cyprian in his study., Works (index Opera)

white vine initials in colours and gold. Smaller plain intials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Works (index Opera) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 22 June 1726 (~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).Edward Harley (b. 1689,

• Illuminated white vine-stem border and illuminated initial 'A'(ntequam), with square capitals used as display script in an unfinished four-colour sequence; at the beginning of Cicero's Philippic orations., 14 Philippic orations (ff. 1-168); Somnium scipionis (ff. 168v-178v)

and 22; A. C. de la Mare also attributed Add. 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe; see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 248; II, 11-2.Unidentified

• Illuminated white vine-stem initial 'V'(ellem), and square capitals in a three-colour sequence; at the beginning of Cicero's ninth Philippic oration., 14 Philippic orations (ff. 1-168); Somnium scipionis (ff. 168v-178v)

and 22; A. C. de la Mare also attributed Add. 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe; see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 248; II, 11-2.Unidentified

• null, 14 Philippic orations (ff. 1-168); Somnium scipionis (ff. 168v-178v)

and 22; A. C. de la Mare also attributed Add. 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe; see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 248; II, 11-2.Unidentified

• null, 14 Philippic orations (ff. 1-168); Somnium scipionis (ff. 168v-178v)

and 22; A. C. de la Mare also attributed Add. 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe; see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 248; II, 11-2.Unidentified

• null, 14 Philippic orations (ff. 1-168); Somnium scipionis (ff. 168v-178v)

and 22; A. C. de la Mare also attributed Add. 16983 and Burney 292 to the same scribe; see also John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 248; II, 11-2.Unidentified

• Single column miniature of Daniel being placed into the lion's den., Chronique of Baudouin d'Avennes (L'histoire tripartite, Le trésor de sapience)

Master of the Soane Josephus (ff. 21, 54v, 80, 111, 137v, 158v, 199, 232, 263, 330v, 355v, 365v), named after John Soane's Museum 1, and the small miniatures attributed to the follower of Loyset Liedet who was also responsible for

• Detail of a single column miniature of Daniel being placed into the lion's den., Chronique of Baudouin d'Avennes (L'histoire tripartite, Le trésor de sapience)

Master of the Soane Josephus (ff. 21, 54v, 80, 111, 137v, 158v, 199, 232, 263, 330v, 355v, 365v), named after John Soane's Museum 1, and the small miniatures attributed to the follower of Loyset Liedet who was also responsible for

• White vine initial 'Q'(uintus) with decoration extending into the margins; unidentified coat of arms in a wreath in the lower margin., De amicitia (ff. 44-61); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 62-70); De senectute (ff. 71-87)' De officiis (ff. 90-163v)

White vine initial 'Q'(uintus) with decoration extending into the margins; unidentified coat of arms in a wreath in the lower margin. A composite volume: ff. 40 and 41 are the former end flyleaves of the first manuscript; ff. 42

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n) in gold and colours with foliate feathering, including acanthus leaves extending in the margins to form 2-3-sided partial borders., Various religious and moral treatises including The Clensing of Man's Soul (ff. 1-68v), a Passion poem (ff. 106-108v), Life of Catherine (ff. 115-123v), Life of Margaret (ff. 124-130), Life of Anne in verse (ff. 130v-139v), an excerpt from St Patrick's Purgatory (ff. 140-151v).

1500), daughter and heiress of Sir Robert Harling and Jane Gonvile, East Anglian resident, with connections to, among others, Sir John Fastolf and the Pastons: inscribed, 15th century, 'Thys ys the boke of dame Anne Wyngefeld of Har[l]yng' (f. 153,

• Miniature of Benedictine monks chanting at a lectern; another takes holy water on entering, and an initial 'K'. On the reverse one and a half four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text 'Kyrie /... leison'., Cuttings from a Gradual

Room order Add. 39636. An initial 'E' of Paul, introducing the Gradual to the Mass for the feast of Saints John and Paul Martyrs (26 June) ‘Ecce quam bonum et quam iucundum habitare fratres in unum’, formerly in the collection

• Historiated and zoomorphic initial 'B' of Benedict seated and holding a crozier, the body of the initial composed of horns sprouting foliage and a hedgehog. One the reverse two four-line red staves, musical notation and text 'co[mmunio] / …te om[n]es a[n]'., Cuttings from a Gradual

Room order Add. 39636. An initial 'E' of Paul, introducing the Gradual to the Mass for the feast of Saints John and Paul Martyrs (26 June) ‘Ecce quam bonum et quam iucundum habitare fratres in unum’, formerly in the collection

• Historiated and zoomorphic initial 'S' of Pentecost, the body of the initial composed of two intertwining dragons. On the reverse two four-line red staves, musical notation and text '...lleluia alle / …luia. Ps(almus)'., Cuttings from a Gradual

Room order Add. 39636. An initial 'E' of Paul, introducing the Gradual to the Mass for the feast of Saints John and Paul Martyrs (26 June) ‘Ecce quam bonum et quam iucundum habitare fratres in unum’, formerly in the collection

• Historiated initial 'S' of the Apostles praying. One the reverse one four-line red stave, musical notation and partial text '…eus all'., Cuttings from a Gradual

Room order Add. 39636. An initial 'E' of Paul, introducing the Gradual to the Mass for the feast of Saints John and Paul Martyrs (26 June) ‘Ecce quam bonum et quam iucundum habitare fratres in unum’, formerly in the collection