• Miniature of John, holding a manuscript, seated at a lecturn., Gospels (the 'Cologne Gospels') with prologue, argumentum, and the Capitulare evangelorum

of John, holding a manuscript, seated at a lecturn. Manuscripts with similar decorative programme include Berlin, Kupferstich-Kabinett, 78.A.3 (147) and Stuttgart, Landesbibliothek, Cod. Bibl. Pal. 21 from St Gereon, Cologne.A miniature of Christ in Majesty originally may have faced f.

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uid) formed by two dragons biting each other's tails, at the beginning of homily 9 in the second book of Gregory the Great's Homilies on Ezekiel., Homilies on Ezekiel

Brander (b. 1719/20, d. 1787), merchant and antiquary: his sale, 8 February 1790, lot 1124, bought by Shaw for 10s. John Topham (b. 1746, d. 1803), antiquary, (bookplate with his arms and ‘John Topham Esq.’, f. 1v): his sale, 9

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uid) formed by two dragons biting each other's tails, at the beginning of homily 9 in the second book of Gregory the Great's Homilies on Ezekiel., Homilies on Ezekiel

Brander (b. 1719/20, d. 1787), merchant and antiquary: his sale, 8 February 1790, lot 1124, bought by Shaw for 10s. John Topham (b. 1746, d. 1803), antiquary, (bookplate with his arms and ‘John Topham Esq.’, f. 1v): his sale, 9

• Illuminated historiated initial 'I'(n) with scenes of the days of Creation and the Crucifixion, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v) Jean Chevrot de Polignac, Bishop of Tournai: given in 1458 to his godson John Falquerius: inscription 'Reverendus in Christo pater et dominus, dominus Johannes Chevroti de Polignaco oriundus miseracione divina Tornacensis Episcopus hanc

• Historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber) of a Tree of Jesse including Mary and Christ, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v) Jean Chevrot de Polignac, Bishop of Tournai: given in 1458 to his godson John Falquerius: inscription 'Reverendus in Christo pater et dominus, dominus Johannes Chevroti de Polignaco oriundus miseracione divina Tornacensis Episcopus hanc

• Historiated illuminated initials 'M'(archus) and 'I'(nitium) with Mark's symbol of a lion and Mark holding a book within a micro-architectural frame above a dragon, at the beginning of the preface to Mark., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v) Jean Chevrot de Polignac, Bishop of Tournai: given in 1458 to his godson John Falquerius: inscription 'Reverendus in Christo pater et dominus, dominus Johannes Chevroti de Polignaco oriundus miseracione divina Tornacensis Episcopus hanc

• Inhabited initial 'I'(nitium) at the beginning of Mark, with roundels representing the four evangelist symbols: the eagle of John, the winged man of Matthew, the winged bull of Luke, and the winged lion of Mark, with the the Lamb of God in the centre., Glossed Gospel of Mark

roundels representing the four evangelist symbols: the eagle of John, the winged man of Matthew, the winged bull of Luke, and the winged lion of Mark, with the the Lamb of God in the centre. 1 large historiated initial in

• Historiated illuminated initial 'E'(xultate) at the beginning of Psalm 80 of a man with a harp and perhaps a simple crown, and other musicians with a fiddle, a horn, and a psaltery, probably David and Asaph, Ethan, and Idithun, and two dogs, one with cymbols., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Decorated initial 'D'(omine) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Psalm 89., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated illuminated initial 'C'(antate) at the beginning of Psalm 97 of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with three angels in a cloud above, and bearded heads as the terminals of the letter., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Illuminated initial 'C'(onfitebor) and decorated initial 'E'(go), with a animal head run-over symbol in the lower margin., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 38, of the Judgement of Solomon with Solomon seated, two women, one holding a baby, and a man with a sword. In the ascender of the letter are a dragon and four hares., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Miniature of the birth of John the Baptist, and decorated initial 'D'(eus)., Collectar ('The Ottobeuren Collectar')

the birth of John the Baptist, and decorated initial 'D'(eus). 1 bifolium (ff. 19-22) has been misbound: f. 19 should follow f. 17, and f. 22 follows f. 23.ff. 146-147 and 151-153 contain added text.Decorative stitching of damaged parchment in

• Calendar page for May, with roundels of a mounted man hawking, and Gemini., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with Jonah and the whale, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with the Coronation of the Virgin, at the beginning of Psalm 109., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Inscription of a title reading, 'Expositio su[per] Reg[u]lam beati Benedicti. nova' with a reference sign repeated at the beginning of the text (f. 3), a shelfmark, 'D. III. g. XII, an ownership inscription of John Lumley, and an offset of a miniature from leaf 2v., Expositio in Regulam S. Benedicti

the beginning of the text (f. 3), a shelfmark, 'D. III. g. XII, an ownership inscription of John Lumley, and an offset of a miniature from leaf 2v. Includes Expositio in Regulam S. Benedicti of Smaragdus, abbot of St Mihiel

• Miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret, and a miniature of a regulus., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6557.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. 167.Charles

• Detail of a miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6557.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. 167.Charles

• Decorated initial 'B'(estiarum) and a miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6557.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. 167.Charles