• Pen-flourished initial 'P'(ater)., Sermons on Matthew, imperfect at the beginning and at the end (index Opus imperfectum in Matthaeum)

been erased; only the decorated initials and partial border remain.The text was once attributed to John Chrysostom by Pope Nicholas I in the ninth century, but its authorship is now assigned to an Arian Christian influenced by the concepts of

• Initial with added penwork decoration., Medical Compendium, imperfect

(b. 1647, d. 1708), clergyman and antiquary: bought with other manuscripts from his collection by Edward Harley from Batteley's nephew John on 5 Nov. 1723 (Wright and Wright 1966, Wright 1972). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• 'Champ' initials with foliate spray decoration extending into the margin., Fragment from a Lectionary (?)

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled for historical purposes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). A number of drawings and printed book fragments were transferred from the volume to

• Decorated initial 'R'(everendissimo) with reserved designs and pen-flourishing at the beginning of Ludolfus de Suchem's Liber de terra sancta., Liber de terra sancta (ff. 1-73); Itinerarium (index Travels) (ff. 74-143v)

de terra sancta. Leaf signatures.Catchwords.The Liber de terra sancta ends with a capitula list (ff. 69-73) while John Mandeville's begins with it (f. 74r-v). 'Incipit itinerarius magistri Johannis de Mandevelt... ' (f. 74).Watermark visible on f. [144]. Large initials in

• Coloured decorated headpiece, title in display capitals, and decorated initial 'A'., Speeches, including 'Olynthiaca' 1-3 (ff. 1-15) and 'Philippica' 1, 2, 3-4 (ff. 15v-23, 27v-32v, 48v-70)

in light brown. Speeches, including 'Olynthiaca' 1-3 (ff. 1-15) and 'Philippica' 1, 2, 3-4 (ff. 15v-23, 27v-32v, 48v-70) Written by John Rhosos of Crete (d. 1498; ff. 1-73v, 75) ) and Michael Lygizos (ff. 75-184, 185-304v, marginal notes on ff.

• Miniature of the Pietà with Mary Magdalen, the Virgin Mary, and John the Evangelist., Prayer book (Fifteen Oes of St Bridget), imperfect

Mary Magdalen, the Virgin Mary, and John the Evangelist. Heavily trimmed.Lacking a bifolium after f. 112.A space was left blank for the last miniature (probably the Resurrection), but it was never painted (f. 122). 12 miniatures in colours and gold

• On the left, a drawing of zodiac man, with parts of the body linked to their governing zodiac symbols with labels and numerals. On the right is a volvelle, with movable pointer, with depictions of the signs of the zodiac and labours of the month within the wheel, with captions, markings and numeration crescent on the pointer, surrounded by figures of John the Baptist with Agnus Dei, top left, John the Evangelist with cup and dragon, top right, Cosmas with urine file, lower left, and Damian spooning medicine from box, lower right, all in ink, with scrolls bearing captions., Calendar, diagrams; medical texts

within the wheel, with captions, markings and numeration crescent on the pointer, surrounded by figures of John the Baptist with Agnus Dei, top left, John the Evangelist with cup and dragon, top right, Cosmas with urine file, lower left, and

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(ui), and full foliate border with putti holding heraldic arms, at the beginning of Ludovicus Lazarelli's Liber de apparatu Patavini Astiludii., Liber de apparatu Patavini Astiludii ad reverendum dominum D. Iohannem Chetvorth de Britannia, a description of the festivities organised by John Chedworth as rector of the Jurists at the University of Padua in 1467-68

D. Iohannem Chetvorth de Britannia, a description of the festivities organised by John Chedworth as rector of the Jurists at the University of Padua in 1467-68 Dedicated to John Chetworth, archdean of Lincoln 1464 to 1467, rector of jurists at

• Detail of a miniature of the presentation of the book to a king, at the beginning of the Romance of Sydrac and Boctus., Romance of Sydrac and Boctus, treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins

and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Romance of Sydrac and Boctus, treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms (f. 1).John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609),

• Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with a tromp l'oeil border containing birds, flowers and fruits, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

loss of miniatures: 'XX ymagys / XVI vynette / VI halfe vynett[is?]', 15th century (f. 188v).John Horley?: erased ownership inscription, 'John Horley? ownyth? thys booke', 16th century (f. 187).Inscribed a prayer in English, 16th century, (f. 168v).John Theyer (bap. 1598,

• An engraved historiated full-page border of medallions containing the four Evangelists and scenes from the life of the Virgin and the life and Passion of Christ: (anti-clockwise from top left) of the Annunciation, Luke, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, John, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, Matthew, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion, Mark, and the Resurrection., Cuttings from a printed Missal, containing text from the Masses for the feasts of Pentecost and Augustus

left) of the Annunciation, Luke, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, John, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, Matthew, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ

• An engraved historiated full-page border of medallions containing the four Evangelists and scenes from the life of the Virgin and the life and Passion of Christ: (anti-clockwise from top left) of the Annunciation, Luke, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, Matthew, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, John, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion, Mark, and the Resurrection., Cuttings from a printed Missal, containing text from the Masses for the feasts of Pentecost and Augustus

Egypt, Christ's Dispute with the Doctors, the Baptism of Christ, Matthew, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Last Supper, John, the Agony in the Garden, Christ before Caiaphas, Christ before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion, Mark, and the Resurrection. Italian

• Miniature of Catherine, with border, at the beginning of her suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

her suffrage. Includes a calender (ff. 1-6v); a prayer to Jesus Christ (ff. 7-13v); suffrages to the Trinity, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, Thomas, George, Christopher, Anne, Catherine, Barbara, Mary Magdalene, and Margaret (ff. 14-33v); the Hours of the

• Miniature of Catherine, with border, at the beginning of her suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

her suffrage. Includes a calender (ff. 1-6v); a prayer to Jesus Christ (ff. 7-13v); suffrages to the Trinity, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, Thomas, George, Christopher, Anne, Catherine, Barbara, Mary Magdalene, and Margaret (ff. 14-33v); the Hours of the

• Miniatures of a bust of Christ and of his hand., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

his hand. Includes a calender (ff. 1-6v); a prayer to Jesus Christ (ff. 7-13v); suffrages to the Trinity, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, Thomas, George, Christopher, Anne, Catherine, Barbara, Mary Magdalene, and Margaret (ff. 14-33v); the Hours of the

• Miniature of Abraham holding a soul, with a praying soul and angel and devil below., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

devil below. Includes a calender (ff. 1-6v); a prayer to Jesus Christ (ff. 7-13v); suffrages to the Trinity, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, Thomas, George, Christopher, Anne, Catherine, Barbara, Mary Magdalene, and Margaret (ff. 14-33v); the Hours of the

• Initial 'D'(omine) decorated with foliate forms on a gold ground with full border in gold and colours., Book of Hours

the Penitential Psalms, a Litany and prayers 'pro patre et matre' and 'pro cunctis fidelibus' (ff. 87-110); a Gospel reading, John 1, 1-14 (ff. 110v-112). Thomas Becket's name erased in the calendar (f. 12v). 3 large foliate initials on gold

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(d) of David in prayer, from the beginning of a Gradual., Leaf from a Gradual

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(d) of David in prayer, from the beginning of a Gradual. The leaf was taken out of Arundel 71 in 1947. 1 historiated initial, accompanied by a full trompe l'oeil border, in colours and

• Page of music on the verso of the folio., Leaf from a Gradual

Page of music on the verso of the folio. The leaf was taken out of Arundel 71 in 1947. 1 historiated initial, accompanied by a full trompe l'oeil border, in colours and gold (recto). Small initials in blue with

• Puzzle initial., Leaf of a Psalter, in the Gallican version, including Psalms 26-32, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso

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