• Initial 'A'(mici) with pen-flourishing (added in the ?16th/17th century) forming a partial foliate border including a bird., Epistulae and other works

1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary 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 Ambrose England

• Alchemical recipe, added in the ? 15th century., Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary

in 1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary 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. Alchemical recipe England

• Donor inscriptions and pressmark., Sermons (f. 2); Statutes of the Church of Hereford (f. 258v)

reign of Louis IX of France. There are nearly a hundred of his sermons in this manuscript, mostly for special occasions, with those at the end on the sacraments and commandments.A further 14th-century copy of the sermons of Gilbert of

• Text page with note on Johannes de Grenborough, purchaser and compiler of this manuscript., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms Johannes de Grenborough, infirmarer at the Benedictine priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coventry (?): his acquisition and completion of the work is noted in the

• Puzzle initial 'A' at the beginning of the Compendium, initials and inscriptions., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms Johannes de Grenborough, infirmarer at the Benedictine priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coventry (?): his acquisition and completion of the work is noted in the

• Astrological tables concerning the moon and a diagram of four wheels, Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms Johannes de Grenborough, infirmarer at the Benedictine priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coventry (?): his acquisition and completion of the work is noted in the

• Text page with recipes in English compiled by Ricardus, prior of Coventry., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms Johannes de Grenborough, infirmarer at the Benedictine priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coventry (?): his acquisition and completion of the work is noted in the

• Zoomorphic initial 'U' at the beginning of Luke 24 in the form of a frontal creature or human with large eyes. Running diagonally across the page from upper left to lower right is a line which marks where one piece of parchment has been stuck to another, to compensate for the uneven edge of the smaller piece., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Colophon at the end of the Gospel of Luke, giving the name and age of the scribe: 'Or(ait) do Maelbrigte q(u)i scr(i)bsit h(unc) l(ibrum) in xx viii anno aetatis suae . . .' (Pray for Maelbrigte, who wrote this book in his 28th year . . .)., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Following the end of the Gospel of John on the last page of the manuscript is a detailed note, beginning 'Or(ait) do Maelbrigte hua Maeluanaig q(u)i scribsit h(un)c librum . . .' (Pray for Maelbrigte hua Maeluanaig, who wrote this book . . .). The note mentions various people, places, and events, which allow the dating of the manuscript to 1138., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initials 'IN' and 'P'(rincipio) at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial and letters 'Bea'(tissimo) with animal heads at the beginning of Jerome's prologue., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'M'(atheus) at the beginning of a prologue to the Gospel of Matthew., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of the genealogy of Christ at the start of Matthew., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'B'(artolomeus) at the beginning of the interpretations of the Syriac and Hebrew names that occur in the Gospels following the conclusion of the genealogy of Christ (Matthew 1:1-17)., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initials in a poem in Irish on the Three Magi, concerning their names, appearance, dress, and gifts; it begins 'Aurilius humilis ard . . .'., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial 'M'(arcus) with interlace and animal heads at the beginning of the common prologue to the Gospel of Mark., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial 'L'(ucas) with an animal head at the beginning of the common prologue to the Gospel of Luke., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial 'H'(ic) with an animal head at the beginning of the common prologue to the Gospel of John., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Coloured initial 'E'(vangelia) at the beginning of a prologue to the Gospels, in which the Evangelists are compared to the Four Elements, the Four Seasons, etc., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,