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Historiated initial of a man pointing to his mouth, the initial partly zoomorphic with a bird, at the beginning of Psalm 38. Damage done to the book by a Thames flood in the early 19th century (see S. C.
Historiated initial 'O' with a man, at the beginning of a commentary on a treatise on weights, with marginal diagrams. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial
Decorated initials and diagrams. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold
Historiated initial of a man looking at a lens or a mirror, with marginal diagrams. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large
Decorated initial in a text called 'On Weights', which discusses the principle of the lever, and marginal diagrams. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border
Decorated initials in a text called 'On Weights', which discusses the principle of the lever, and marginal diagrams. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border
Decorated initials and diagrams. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold
Diagrams of the sun and moon orbiting the earth, with the sun casting shadows upon the other two. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border
Decorated initial 'I'(tem). Horizontal catchwords, some in decorative frames.Ruled in red.Unfinished; spaces left for large initials.f. 1* is a former pastedown inscribed, 'Orate pro anima'.1 ruled leaf after f. 299. Genealogical diagrams in brown, yellow and/or red ink (ff.
coloured grounds. Rubrics in red. Devotional book (Hours of the Virgin) with a calendar, imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere John Brygandyn, clerk: sixteenth-century additions to the calendar (obit of his wife's death in 1536) (f. 3); and added prayers
Puzzle initial 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of Genesis. Catchwords. Pricking holes.Chapters start on a new line. The text is missing the beginning of II Chronicles. Includes the Psalms (ff. 162-180v) and the Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff.
of 17th-century engravings, one inscribed with 'G. ?Valet. sculp' (perhaps Guillaume Vallet, b. 1632, d. 1704?), (affixed to f. 1). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; acquired from him for the Harley collection. The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b.
Historiated initial 'E'(usebii) with a man reading (Georgius Trapezuntius?) combined with a full border with foliate decoration, flowers, besants, candelabras, birds, winged putti including two supporting a wreath enclosing the coat of arms of Cardinal Jorge da Costa, at
Decorated initial 'D'(arrano) and three-sided border with flowers and besants, including the arms of the Bardi family, of Florence, at the beginning of the prohemium. Jacopo di Poggio (b. 1442, d. 1478) edited and translated into Italian the Historia
treatises and other texts including Turpin's Chronicle (ff. 138-139v) Added ink drawing of a face in the margin (f. 91v). John Odlyn, magister, Cambridge University administrator 1470-71: inscription recording his gift to Johnson in 1503 (on a piece of parchment
end) Thomas Wolsey, royal minister, archbishop of York, cardinal (b. c. 1470, d. 1530): his arms and an encomium by John Voss dedicated to Wolsey (f. 402).Robert Hare of Bocking Hall and Bruisyard, county Suffolk (b. c. 1530, d. 1611);
2 initials are unfinished (ff. 12, 19v). Rubrics in red. Regola della Compagnia di S. Maria della piata di Firenze John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed
Puzzle initial 'P'(lecto genua mea) at the beginning of Bonaventure's Breviloquium. Different hands and different styles of initials are apparent in the various quires, although the two-column layout has been maintained throughout. The manuscript was compiled in the Middle
Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts. Part 2 John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 22 June 1726 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,
Decorated initial with 'C'(um cepissent monasteria) at the beginning of the Liber gestorum Barlaam et Josaphat. f. 1 is a single mutilated parchment leaf of the Life of Saint Alexis (Vita S. Alexis)f. 121v: approximately eight lines of text