• Text page., Fragments of a philosophical work

M. R. James, ~On the Abbey of S. Edmund at Bury~ (Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 1895), p. 58 no. 119. John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: listed in the 1609 catalogue of his

• Detail of a text page., Fragments of a philosophical work

M. R. James, ~On the Abbey of S. Edmund at Bury~ (Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 1895), p. 58 no. 119. John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: listed in the 1609 catalogue of his

• Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uoniam quidem) at the beginning of Luke., Luke with Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, preceded by a prologue, beginning: 'Luchas Anthiocensis natione Syrus'

interlinear glosses, preceded by a prologue, beginning: 'Luchas Anthiocensis natione Syrus' The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, given by John de Glanvill inscribed, 'Iohanni de Glanvill quatuor evangelistarum glosatorum in tribus voluminibus. E iii. m' (f. 1v); 'Liber de

• The first canon table with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

to Zacharias, now lost;Luke, with the first page missing, beginning with 1:5, 'Fuit in diebus Herodis' (ff. 45-67v);The capitula of John (f. 68);John, with the first and the last leaf missing, beginning with 1:6, 'Fuit homo missus', and ending with

• Anthropomorphic initial 'S'(ancti), formed of two monks, at the beginning of the prologue to the De fide catholica of Isidore., De fide catholica

Anthropomorphic initial 'S'(ancti), formed of two monks, at the beginning of the prologue to the De fide catholica of Isidore. 1 anthropomorphic initial formed of two monks in outline drawing, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1v). 1

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(udei) with an animal head., De fide catholica

Zoomorphic initial 'I'(udei) with an animal head. 1 anthropomorphic initial formed of two monks in outline drawing, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1v). 1 initial with zoomorphic and interlace decoration in black ink, at the beginning of

• Detail of inscription at the bottom of the folio., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

Detail of inscription at the bottom of the folio. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of

• Detail of ownership inscription., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine ff. 270-285v is an unilluminated text in English.

• Detail of ownership inscription., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine ff. 270-285v is an unilluminated text in English.

• Detail of puzzle initial., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine ff. 270-285v is an unilluminated text in English.

• Decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of Matthew., Four Gospels, with added lectional directions

decoration, one anthropomorphic with a blessing hand (f. 164). Rubrics and notes in red. Four Gospels, with added lectional directions John William Burgon (b. 1813, d. 1888), dean of Chichester and biblical scholar inscription 'Liber Johannis Guil^mi^ Burgon S. T.

• Decorated headpiece and initial 'A'(rche) at the beginning of Matthew., Four Gospels, with prologues, tables, lectional directions and apparatus, a commentary by Eulogius of Alexandria; the diagnosis of Hesychius (ff. 175-176v)

Greek dated 25 August 1720 (f. ii).James Woodhouse (d. 1866), Treasurer-General of the Ionian Islands: no. 37 in his collection. John William Burgon (b. 1813, d. 1888), dean of Chichester and biblical scholar: inscription 'Liber Johannis Guilielmi Burgon S. T.

• Decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of Matthew., Four Gospels, with prologues, tables, lectional directions and apparatus, a commentary by Eulogius of Alexandria; the diagnosis of Hesychius (ff. 175-176v)

Greek dated 25 August 1720 (f. ii).James Woodhouse (d. 1866), Treasurer-General of the Ionian Islands: no. 37 in his collection. John William Burgon (b. 1813, d. 1888), dean of Chichester and biblical scholar: inscription 'Liber Johannis Guilielmi Burgon S. T.

• Puzzle initial 'S'(e)., Testament (ff. 1-33); Rossignol (ff. 34-38v)

flyleaf verso). Bought by the British Museum (note on 2nd flyleaf), using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Puzzle initial Jean de Meun; John Peckham? France, N.

• Cutting of an initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of Daniel, with penwork decoration., Fragment of a Bible with the beginning of the book of Daniel (recto) and part of the chapter list (verso)

Fragment of a Bible with the beginning of the book of Daniel (recto) and part of the chapter list (verso) John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initials., Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord

initials in red or blue. Musical notation on red 4-line staves. Fragment with Antiphons for the Nativity of the Lord John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initials 'I'(n principio) and 'N'(uptiae factae sunt)., Glossed Pauline Epistles, table of Psalms, excerpts from John, excerpts from Kings with allegorical and moral exposition (imperfect at the end)

light green. Smaller plain initials in red. Headers and rubrics in red. Glossed Pauline Epistles, table of Psalms, excerpts from John, excerpts from Kings with allegorical and moral exposition (imperfect at the end) The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ic est johannes) with acanthus motifs., Gospel of John with gloss

1). Small initials in blue or green with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Gospel of John with gloss The Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Val-St-Lambert, near Liège, Belgium, founded in 1202: inscribed in the 14th

• Illuminated initial 'E'(vangelium), at the beginning of the sermons based on Matthew., De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons)

in red, or red and other colours (ff. 77v, 107v), at the beginning of the sermons based on Luke and John respectively. 3 small initials green or blue, and gold outlined in red, or silver (tarnished to metallic black) (ff.

• Headpiece with geometric forms, people and birds, display script in colours, and decorated initials., Letters, extracts, scholia

Headpiece with geometric forms, people and birds, display script in colours, and decorated initials. Letters, extracts, scholia ? Cardinal Giovanni Salviati: probably no. 99 in his 1546 catalogue (see Cataldi Palau 1995 no. 77).Charles Townley (b. 1737, d. 1805),