• 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),

• Puzzle initial 'V'(oluntas) and flourished border at the beginning of the Similitudines Anselmi., Similitudines Anselmi, with table of chapters

Similitudines Anselmi, with table of chapters Former shelfmark (?) ‘L.N.9’, ‘N° 3’ (f. i verso) and ‘B’ (f. 66). ? John Brand (b. 1744, d. 1806), antiquary and topographer (inscribed in pencil ‘Archbishop Anselm’s Similitudes, Compleat/Wrote about Anno Domini 1400

• Illuminated headpiece decorated with geometric patterns, and initial 'A'(ndres) at the beginning of Gregory Nazianzus' De pauperum amore (Oratio 14)., In patrem tacentem (ff. 1-3); De pauperum amore (ff. 3v-18v), both imperfect

Illuminated headpiece decorated with geometric patterns, and initial 'A'(ndres) at the beginning of Gregory Nazianzus' De pauperum amore (Oratio 14). f. 20r-v formerly used as a pastedown.Old pagination on ff. 1-18v of 481-516.ff. 1-18 were formerly gatherings 31-33 of

• Illuminated headpiece and initial 'Pi', both with foliate decoration at the beginning of Gregory of Nazianzus's sermon Or. 39., Sermons

knot (f. 62). Titles in gold. Sermons Written by Michael Patrikios (inscription, f. 245v).Note on the deeds of the Emperor John Ducas Batatzes in 6755 (A.D. 1247), f. 245v.Inscribed: 'No. '4'', lower margin upside down, f. 245v. ? Thomas Howard

• Illuminated foliate patterned headpiece and initial 'T' at the beginning of Severianus Gabalensis's De legislatore., Various theological works

Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. Illuminated headpiece and initial John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomus), Severianus Gabalensis Eastern Mediterranean

• Illuminated headpiece with a foliate pattern and decorated initial 'E'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Four Gospels, each preceded by a table of capitula (index New Testament, Bible)

initial 'E'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John. ff. 200-218 ruled for two columns but written in one. Canon tables in red decorated with coloured foliate and geometric patterns, some also with gold (ff. 1v-6). Diagram in red

• Decorated initial 'P'(astoralis) at the beginning of Gregory the Great's Liber pastoralis., Regula pastorali

green, some with penwork decoration. Regula pastorali A copy of a letter of 1209 from pope Innocent III to King John added c. 1200-1225 (f. 61v-62).Inscribed: 'Br. Stapleton (f. 1), possibly Sir Brian Stapleton of Suffolk, d. 519.Various 14th-century and

• Decorated initials 'D'(e) in a theological miscellany., Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v)

or blue. Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v) John Wessington (c.1371-1451), prior of Durham cathedral priory, prior 1416-1446: 15th-century inscription 'Liber domini Johannis Wessyngton prioris Dunelmensis' cut out

• Detail of headpiece., In patrem tacentem (ff. 1-3); De pauperum amore (ff. 3v-18v), both imperfect

Detail of headpiece. f. 20r-v formerly used as a pastedown.Old pagination on ff. 1-18v of 481-516.ff. 1-18 were formerly gatherings 31-33 of a larger volume. Headpiece decorated with geometric patterns in colours and gold. Large gold and blue initial

• Illuminated headpiece and initial 'Pi', both with foliate decoration at the beginning of Gregory of Nazianzus's sermon Or. 41., Sermons

knot (f. 62). Titles in gold. Sermons Written by Michael Patrikios (inscription, f. 245v).Note on the deeds of the Emperor John Ducas Batatzes in 6755 (A.D. 1247), f. 245v.Inscribed: 'No. '4'', lower margin upside down, f. 245v. ? Thomas Howard

• Diagram., Theological miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie'

miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie' Compiled by John Segbruck, monk of the Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham (see Friedman 1995 p. 245).? Thomas Howard (b.

• Diagram., Theological miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie'

miscellany, including provebial Latin poetry, and William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (f. 81r-v); the 'Speculum theologie' Compiled by John Segbruck, monk of the Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham (see Friedman 1995 p. 245).? Thomas Howard (b.

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with king David (?) praying, from a fragment of Psalm 101 in a glossed Psalter., Fragment from a glossed Psalter, with Psalm 100: 8-101:1-8

washes, of David kneeling. Small initials in red or blue. Ampersands. Fragment from a glossed Psalter, with Psalm 100: 8-101:1-8 John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initial 'M'(ultum) at the beginning of the 'De fide ad Donatum' of Fulgentius of Ruspe., De fide ad Donatum and De fide ad Petrum trinitatis; Sermo de utilitate agendi penitentiam, De disciplina christiana, and De decem cordis; Liber exhortationis; Liber ecclesiasticorum dogmatum

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6553.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. 44.Charles

• Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial., Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special services (Covel Gospel)

Gospel) Written by presbyter Constantine: his colophon dated 27 May 995 (f. 376v).Manolakes Kastorianos of Constantinople: presented by him to John Covel (see Additional 22911, f. 180).John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676,

• Drawing of Alexander the Great holding an orb and sceptre, with Philosophy holding a pot and brush, preceding the Historia Alexandri Magni., Historia Alexandri Magni; Epistola Alexandri ad Aristotelem de situ Indiae; Epistolae Alexandri; Recapitulatio

Aristotelem de situ Indiae; Epistolae Alexandri; Recapitulatio Inscribed 'Jo[h]n ap D[avi]d?', 16th century (f. 2).Philological notes in Latin, 16th/17th century (ff. 81-94v).Humphrey Lloyd (b. c.1527, d. 1568), Welsh antiquary, brother-in-law of John Lumley: inscribed 'Sum Humfredi Lloyd 155' (f. 5).John

• Decorated initial 'S'(emper) with display script, at the beginning of the Epistola Alexandri ad Aristotelem de situ Indiae., Historia Alexandri Magni; Epistola Alexandri ad Aristotelem de situ Indiae; Epistolae Alexandri; Recapitulatio

Aristotelem de situ Indiae; Epistolae Alexandri; Recapitulatio Inscribed 'Jo[h]n ap D[avi]d?', 16th century (f. 2).Philological notes in Latin, 16th/17th century (ff. 81-94v).Humphrey Lloyd (b. c.1527, d. 1568), Welsh antiquary, brother-in-law of John Lumley: inscribed 'Sum Humfredi Lloyd 155' (f. 5).John