• Ownership inscription of the Franciscan convent, Canterbury, with a shelfmark, reading 'B. Luchas Joh[ann]es glossat[us]. De com[mun]itate fr[atru]m mi[n]o[rum] Cantuar[ie]', and referring to another manuscript, perhaps Royal 4 C I containing Luke and John with the Glossa Ordinaria., Proverbs, Ecclesistes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, with the Glossa Ordinaria

marginal glosses (ff. 119-311) and a theological note (f. 311v), 13th century.Added puzzle initials with foliate decoration in colours of English origin, 13th century (ff. 172, 190).Added sketches of human heads (ff. 129v, 152v, 261, 264).Robert de Chevreuse, Parisian 'libraire'

• Foliate initial 'D'(iligite) at the beginning of Wisdom., Proverbs, Ecclesistes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, with the Glossa Ordinaria

marginal glosses (ff. 119-311) and a theological note (f. 311v), 13th century.Added puzzle initials with foliate decoration in colours of English origin, 13th century (ff. 172, 190).Added sketches of human heads (ff. 129v, 152v, 261, 264).Robert de Chevreuse, Parisian 'libraire'

• Puzzle initial 'V'(erba) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to Ecclesiastes., Proverbs, Ecclesistes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, with the Glossa Ordinaria

marginal glosses (ff. 119-311) and a theological note (f. 311v), 13th century.Added puzzle initials with foliate decoration in colours of English origin, 13th century (ff. 172, 190).Added sketches of human heads (ff. 129v, 152v, 261, 264).Robert de Chevreuse, Parisian 'libraire'

• Decorated initials in a leaf from a 13th-century Missal., Fragment of a leaf with readings for the feast for Laurence

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Detail of decorated initial., Fragment of a leaf of a Bible (Paralipomenon)

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Flourished initial., Leaf of an unidentified text

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Detail of flourished initial., Leaf of an unidentified text

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Decorated initials., Fragment of a Gospel Book (John 21:16)

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Drawing of a bird., Religious miscellany, in prose and verse, including a metrical treatise on the vocation of a nun (ff. 59-64)

This one of four 13th-century English illustrated copies of Guillaume le Clerc's text, written in 1210-1211, according to Morgan 1988 p. 194. Large initial in red with green penwork decoration (f. 13v). Small initials in red or green, one with

• Miniature of a mermaid playing a harp lurking sailors in a boat., Bestiary

sailors in a boat. This one of four 13th-century English illustrated copies of Guillaume le Clerc's text, written in 1210-1211, according to Morgan 1988 p. 194. 36 drawings in ink of bestiary subjects, framed or marginal, a few with a

• Miniature of an animal., Bestiary

This one of four 13th-century English illustrated copies of Guillaume le Clerc's text, written in 1210-1211, according to Morgan 1988 p. 194. 36 drawings in ink of bestiary subjects, framed or marginal, a few with a light yellow wash (ff.

• Text page., Religious miscellany, in prose and verse, including a metrical treatise on the vocation of a nun (ff. 59-64)

one of four 13th-century English illustrated copies of Guillaume le Clerc's text, written in 1210-1211, according to Morgan 1988 p. 194. Large initial in red with green penwork decoration (f. 13v). Small initials in red or green, one with penwork

• Flourished initials, in Petrus de Riga's Aurora., Aurora

large (f. 2) and small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Aurora Franciscan convent, Cambridge: inscription (f. 1).Inscription in English, 15th- or 16th-century: 'Thomas …' (f. 117).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as

• Decorated initial 'R'(emedium), in the Liber de venenis., Miscellany, including the Liber de venenis (ff. 1- 32)

in blue or red, some decorated with human heads. Miscellany, including the Liber de venenis (ff. 1- 32) Inscription in English, 15th-century (f. 32v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Foliate initial 'V'(isio) with a dragon, at the beginning of Isaiah., Isaiah with the Glossa ordinaria

blue. Isaiah with the Glossa ordinaria Unidentified pressmark 'B 24', 15th century? (f. 136v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Foliate initial France, N. France, Central or N., or England

• Detail of a miniature of a phoenix biting a branch., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f.

• Detail of a miniature of a dragon attacking an elephant., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f.

• Detail of a miniature of hunters spearing a bonnacon, and protecting themselves from its burning dung with a shield., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

a shield. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a

• Detail of a miniature of a mother ape climbing a tree, attempting to escape from hunters, with one baby in front and a second on her back., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

second on her back. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

• Detail of a miniature of a unicorn being held by a woman and pursued by three men, one of whom spears it with a lance, and another with a sword., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

another with a sword. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial