• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ntuentes) formed of a dragon, with the Lamb of God in a medallion, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in

• Decorated initial 'I'(n quattuor)., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in

• Coloured initials, rubrics, and paraphs in red., Leaf from Augustine's commentary on John

Initials, rubrics and paraphs in red. This is a detached leaf from Harley 1916. Leaf from Augustine's commentary on JohnJohn Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716), bookseller and antiquary: part of the Bagford fragments sold to Edward Harley after his

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic) and historiated initial 'I'(n principio) featuring John standing with a book at the beginning of John's Gospel., Bible including the Psalms and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 600-644v)

Peter; f. 589: John seated for I John; f. 590v: John seated with martyr’s palm?, for II John; f. 591: John seated with book for III John, and Jude standing with book, for Jude; f. 592: John seated with book,

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of the text., 'Breviarium Bartholomei', with glosses and recipes by John Dee

glosses and recipes by John Dee Added alphabetical table of contents added by a later hand, with page references: later hand (ff. 4-5v, 302-302v, with additions on f. 3v) . Added prayer to Bartholomew by John Mirfield: late 14th -

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman on horseback dragging a man, who is lying on a hurdle., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

University of Paris (f. 4). John Batayle, a canon of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield, mentioned among other canons in a clerical subsidy roll of 1379 and named in a will of 1382, made by John Chyshull, another canon of St

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of five monks gazing at an image of the Virgin Mary., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

University of Paris (f. 4). John Batayle, a canon of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield, mentioned among other canons in a clerical subsidy roll of 1379 and named in a will of 1382, made by John Chyshull, another canon of St

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a monk and a nun in the stocks., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

University of Paris (f. 4). John Batayle, a canon of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield, mentioned among other canons in a clerical subsidy roll of 1379 and named in a will of 1382, made by John Chyshull, another canon of St

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of angels binding devils., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

University of Paris (f. 4). John Batayle, a canon of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield, mentioned among other canons in a clerical subsidy roll of 1379 and named in a will of 1382, made by John Chyshull, another canon of St

• Puzzle initial 'A' with decoration in the form of leaves., Historical and geographical works: Des Grantz Geanz (f.3); Mandeville's Travels (ff. 40-71v); Chronica maiora (index Historia Anglicana)(ff. 177-326v)

Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), nos. 8336, 8343, 8344, 8359, 8498.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Puzzle initial Sir John Mandeville (index Johannis Maundeville); Thomas Walsingham England, S.E.

• Inhabited initial 'D'(ici) with lions and dragons, at the beginning of the Enchiridion of Augustine., Enchiridion

scribe of Cambridge University Library, Kk.1.17 and Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 274 (ff. i-48).Part 3 includes 'De muliere Chananaea' of John Chrysostom (ff. 57-62) and 'Miracula S. Letardi' of Goscelin (ff. 62v-64v), each written by a different hand. 1 inhabited

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(illaba est) at the beginning of the second book., De octo partibus orationis, imperfect at the beginning (missing the preface and part of the table of contents)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6568.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 128.Charles

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the first Epistle of John., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

Bede's commentary on the first Epistle of John. Includes the Commentary on Catholic Epistles (ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the margins. 1 inhabited initial in colours at

• Text page., Leaf from Augustine's 'In Johannis ad epistolam ad Parthos', tractatus V

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

• Coloured initials., Leaf from 'Vita Sancte Marie Magdalene', cropped

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

• 'Reserve' initial 'E'(piphaniam) in brown with foliate decoration in green and red., Fragment of a leaf from a late 12th century English Sequentiary containing sequences for the Circumcision and the Epiphany

of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716) for historical purposes. 190 printed book fragments from the volume were transferred to the

• Text page., Commentary on Psalms 109-149, with a homily on Numbers 20:10

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6399.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. 84.Charles

• Text page of a charm against wens in Anglo-Saxon., Commentary on Psalms 109-149, with a homily on Numbers 20:10

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6399.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. 84.Charles

• Text page., Commentary on Psalms 109-149, with a homily on Numbers 20:10

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6399.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. 84.Charles

• Text page., Commentary on Psalms 109-149, with a homily on Numbers 20:10

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6399.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. 84.Charles