• Text page with intial and large paraph with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the Chronicle of Popes and Emperors., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum to 1277; a miscellany of theological treatises and monastic legal documents

fratris Martini' in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 5v (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal

• Decorated initial 'S'(enior) at the beginning of the commentary on chapter 2 of a letter of John., In epistolas catholicas

commentary on chapter 2 of a letter of John. ff. 1, 2 and 94 are parchment flyleaves; ff. 2v and 94 have 12th-century text from a missal, f. 2v with simple red, blue, or green initials; f. 93 is a

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of the Letters of John, with the beginnings of paragraphs marked in yellow and a 'q' in the margin, and a marginal marking of 'C1'., In epistolas catholicas

beginning of the Letters of John, with the beginnings of paragraphs marked in yellow and a 'q' in the margin, and a marginal marking of 'C1'. ff. 1, 2 and 94 are parchment flyleaves; ff. 2v and 94 have 12th-century

• Initial 'D'(ie) with penwork decoration at the beginning of Julian of Toledo's Prognosticon futuri saeculi., De virtutibus et vitiis (ff. 1-9v); Prognosticon futuri saeculi (ff. 10-46v)

collat(us) a d(omi)no theoderico morelli' (f. 46v).The Augustinian priory of Val St.-Martin, Leuven (index Louvain): see the inscription cited above. John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): his sale of his library conducted

• Initial 'U'(num) with foliate and knotwork motifs., Epistulae

Initial 'U'(num) with foliate and knotwork motifs. Table of contents in hand of scribe (ff. 1-2v). Quire marks. Guide script for rubricator preserved on f. 99v (written alongside outer margin).Some initials are probably unfinished, as they lack contour lines.

• Added miniature of the Virgin Mary, her mother Anne, and the infant Christ., Missal

notation.Ruled in black ink.Marginal annotations. 1 full-page miniature in colours and gold of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, with a full border inhabited by birds and flowers, and, in the lower margin, a jewelled cross

• Diagram of the division of philosophy., Theological miscellany

Diagram of the division of philosophy. Includes:'Liber de philosophia Salomonis' (ff. 3-9v);An extract from Isidore, Etymologiae, book 1, chapter 27, beginning 'Ortographia Grece recta scriptura interpretatur Latine' (ff. 10-11v);Fulgentius Mythographus, Expositio sermonum antiquorum (Liber de Abstrusis Sermonibus) (ff.11v-18v);An incomplete

• Miniature of Isaiah, holding a scroll containing text from Isaiah 11, against a blue and gold background., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Miniature of the tree of Jesse, with seven roundels containing doves, representing the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Puzzle initial 'K'(i) and rubric at the beginning of the Brut., The Scheme of the Heptarchy (f. 40), the Roman de Brut (ff. 40-113), the Estoire des Engles (ff. 113-150) (index Estoire des Engleis)

14); included in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).Part 4 (ff.

• Decorated initial 'C'(um)., Theological miscellany

Decorated initial 'C'(um). Includes:'Liber de philosophia Salomonis' (ff. 3-9v);An extract from Isidore, Etymologiae, book 1, chapter 27, beginning 'Ortographia Grece recta scriptura interpretatur Latine' (ff. 10-11v);Fulgentius Mythographus, Expositio sermonum antiquorum (Liber de Abstrusis Sermonibus) (ff.11v-18v);An incomplete glossary (A to

• Portraits of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob., Theological miscellany

Portraits of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Includes:'Liber de philosophia Salomonis' (ff. 3-9v);An extract from Isidore, Etymologiae, book 1, chapter 27, beginning 'Ortographia Grece recta scriptura interpretatur Latine' (ff. 10-11v);Fulgentius Mythographus, Expositio sermonum antiquorum (Liber de Abstrusis Sermonibus) (ff.11v-18v);An incomplete

• Decorated initial., Theological miscellany

Decorated initial. Includes:'Liber de philosophia Salomonis' (ff. 3-9v);An extract from Isidore, Etymologiae, book 1, chapter 27, beginning 'Ortographia Grece recta scriptura interpretatur Latine' (ff. 10-11v);Fulgentius Mythographus, Expositio sermonum antiquorum (Liber de Abstrusis Sermonibus) (ff.11v-18v);An incomplete glossary (A to C)

• Miniature of the the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (with Anne in bed, and Joachim at the bedside), or of the Nativity of Jesus Christ with the prologue to the Life of Our Lady on the facing page., Life of Our Lady

the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Nativity of the Virgin Master of the Eng. 1 manuscript John Lydgate England England, S. E. (London?)

• Decorated initial 'T'(his booke) with full border of acanthus motifs and floral sprays., Life of Our Lady

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. Decorated initial Master of the Eng. 1 manuscript John Lydgate England England, S. E. (London?)

• Decorated initial 'O' with acanthus motif and floral spray., Life of Our Lady

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. Decorated initial Master of the Eng. 1 manuscript John Lydgate England England, S. E. (London?)

• Miniature portrait of a standing Peter, holding a scroll, against a blue and gold background., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Miniature portrait of a standing Paul, holding a scroll, against a blue and gold background., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Miniature portrait of a standing Jacob, holding a scroll, against a blue and gold background., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(aulus), painted in silver and gold., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons