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British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
1406) and his wife Alice Beauchamp (d. 1383), daughter of Thomas, earl of Warwick (d. 1369) and widow of Sir John Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp, perhaps belonged to them: the arms of Beauchamp, earl of Warwick (gules a fess between
1406) and his wife Alice Beauchamp (d. 1383), daughter of Thomas, earl of Warwick (d. 1369) and widow of Sir John Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp, perhaps belonged to them: the arms of Beauchamp, earl of Warwick (gules a fess between
1698?), no. 7976.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial 'Q' Written by more than one scribe John of Freiburg (Johannes de Friburgo) East Anglia England, S. (East Anglia)
7976.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Puzzle initial and pen-flourished initials Written by more than one scribe John of Freiburg (Johannes de Friburgo) East Anglia England, S. (East Anglia)
Puzzle initial 'D'(omino) with a partial border, at the beginning of the Secretum Secretorum. Includes the Secretum Secretorum, a didactic treatise believed to be a work of Aristotle composed for the guidance of Alexander the Great, in the second
sitting at the centre of the table, embracing John; on each side of Christ are seated five apostles; Judas is in the right foreground, shown from behind, in the left foreground is the inn keeper, pouring wine from a jug
Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uant). f. 1 is a parchment leaf with a list of accounts of farms at St. Hyllaire, near Falaise, Normandy, added in the 15th century.The text is similar to, but not derived from, Paris MS. Bibl. Nat.,
Crucifixion, with Mary and John flanking the cross, and personifications of the sun (Sol) and moon (Luna) above the arms of the cross, and half-length figures of Adam and Eve emerging from their graves below. This image faces one of
of the New Earth, and a miniature of John with an angel and the vision of the New Sea, illustrating Revelation 21:1. According to Sandler 1986, illuminated by three artists: The Queen Mary Master (ff. 1-16v), Hand II (ff. 17-24v,
curtain before John. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Crucifixion,
before the beginning of John. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the Nativity,
at the beginning of John, in a decorated frame. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite
notes on ff. 1v, 10v, 26v, 49r-49v). Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16/17th century: inscribed 'Liber collegij Buslidiani' (f. 1). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): his sale of his library conducted
Puzzle initial 'P'(eccator) with pen-flourishing. Catchwords. Numerous puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing and infill in red and some blue; infill frequently includes trifoliate leaf motifs; tendrils of pen-flourishing frequently end in heart-shaped leaf. Rubrics in red.
Initial 'C'(um) with foliate motifs and a grotesque. Erased inscription (f. 1).Catchwords.The manuscript forms part of a two- or multi-volume set together with Harley 3159. Harley 3160 is inscribed 'Explicit liber penthateuchus' (f. 235v). 2 large historiated initials in
Initial 'E'(zechiel) with pen-flourishing. Catchwords; quire marks; leaf marks.Erased inscription (f. 1).f. 137 is a medieval parchment flyleaf. 4 large puzzle initials with pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 3, 107, 107v). Small initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in
red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Facta et dicta memorabilia(index Memorable Deeds and Sayings),with an index (ff. 95, 96) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed
badly faded. Coloured initials with coloured pen decoration at the beginning of Mark ('I'[nitium], f. 29v) and John ('I'[n], f. 73v). Lettering in blue, red and green describing the contents of the text (f. 3v). Initials in red with pen
Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a portrait of Priscian. Horizontal catchwords.f. 104 is a parchment leaf with various inscriptions on the recto. 1 large initial in colours with a portrait of Priscian and a foliate extension (f. 1). Initials in
initials in colours and gold, of Gabriel and Zachariah (f. 14), the birth (f. 15) and naming (f. 18) of John the Baptist with two four-line red staves visible through the illumination. 18 historiated initials in colours and gold, of