• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'D'(omine): the birth of John the Baptist., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

and historiated initials 'D'(omine): the birth of John the Baptist. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalms 38, 68,

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'I'(ubilate): John the Baptist reproves Herod; historiated initial 'D'(eus) the Baptism of Christ., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

border and historiated initials 'I'(ubilate): John the Baptist reproves Herod; historiated initial 'D'(eus) the Baptism of Christ. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold

• Text page with a bar border and an historiated initial 'D'(eus): John the Baptist is put into prison., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

border and an historiated initial 'D'(eus): John the Baptist is put into prison. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at the beginning of

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'D'(eus): Michael; historiated initial 'P'(erpetuis): John the Baptist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Peter and Paul., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

historiated initials 'D'(eus): Michael; historiated initial 'P'(erpetuis): John the Baptist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Peter and Paul. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'E'(cclesiam): John the Evagelist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Noli me tangere., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

border and historiated initials 'E'(cclesiam): John the Evagelist; historiated initial 'L'(argire): Noli me tangere. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold at the beginning

• Historated initial 'D'(omini) at the Penitential Psalms: the priests give Judas money (Luke 22:5), Christ sends Peter and John to prepare the passover (Luke 22:8), the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, and the Last Judgement in the border., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

give Judas money (Luke 22:5), Christ sends Peter and John to prepare the passover (Luke 22:8), the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, and the Last Judgement in the border. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton

• Text page with a bar border and historiated initials 'D'(eus): Paul holding a sword; historiated initial 'T'(uere): John the Evangelist holding a chalice and palm branch; historiated initial 'M'(aiestatem): Andrew holds a saltire., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

initials 'D'(eus): Paul holding a sword; historiated initial 'T'(uere): John the Evangelist holding a chalice and palm branch; historiated initial 'M'(aiestatem): Andrew holds a saltire. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials

• Text page with a bar border and an historiated initial 'I'(n) of Saint John the Evangelist, and an eagle standing before the lectern., Psalter, Use of Sarum ('The Bohun Psalter and Hours'), imperfect

and an historiated initial 'I'(n) of Saint John the Evangelist, and an eagle standing before the lectern. The former 18th-century binding now kept separately as Egerton 3277B. 15 very large historiated initials with three-sides bar borders in colours and gold

• Puzzle initial 'E'(t) with pen-flourished decoration and marginal diagram at the beginning of book 3 of Geber's 'De astronomia'., A collection of astronomical and mathematical treatises and tables, including Abd-al-Rahman al-Sufi's catalogue of stars (ff. 1v-6v), Geber's 'De astronomia', in the Latin translation by Gerard of Cremona (ff. 8-84v) and commentary on Ptolemy's Almagesta (ff. 85-123), Jordanus's 'Liber phylotegni de triangulis' (ff. 123-130), Wallingford's 'Tractatus Albionis' (ff. 140-157), astrological tables (ff. 157-164), Al-Zarkali's 'Opus astrolabii' (index Saphea), in Latin translation possibly by William the Englishman (ff. 165-173), and Boethius's 'De institutione musica', extract (ff. 175r-v)

(b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton: acquired by him from the library of John Dee in 1625 (see Watson 1966; Wright 1972). Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the

• Historiated initial 'M'(agnus) of the Agnus Dei with marginal extensions., Corrogationes Promethei; Hypomnesticon contra pelagianos et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius

et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius The Gilbertine priory of St. Mary, Sempringham (Lincolnshire), given by John of Glynton: inscribed, 'Lib[er] de domo de Semp[r]i[n]gh[a]m ex i[m]pet[ra]t[i]one Ioh[an]nis de Glynton / cano[n]ici d[ic]te dom[us] et si

• Text of the Lord's Prayer in English in a pre-Wycliffite version., Corrogationes Promethei; Hypomnesticon contra pelagianos et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius

et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius The Gilbertine priory of St. Mary, Sempringham (Lincolnshire), given by John of Glynton: inscribed, 'Lib[er] de domo de Semp[r]i[n]gh[a]m ex i[m]pet[ra]t[i]one Ioh[an]nis de Glynton / cano[n]ici d[ic]te dom[us] et si

• Illuminated initial 'D'(e)., Corrogationes Promethei; Hypomnesticon contra pelagianos et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius

et caelestianos; miscellaneous works of Augustine; sermons attributed to Caesarius The Gilbertine priory of St. Mary, Sempringham (Lincolnshire), given by John of Glynton: inscribed, 'Lib[er] de domo de Semp[r]i[n]gh[a]m ex i[m]pet[ra]t[i]one Ioh[an]nis de Glynton / cano[n]ici d[ic]te dom[us] et si

• Puzzle initial 'I' (n primordio) with pen-flourishing (including 'J-border') at the beginning of the text. Ownership inscription cut out in the lower margin (possibly of Lord William Howard)., Historical chronicle (until 1258)

be correpond to the size of his signature (f. 7), note possibly in his hand (f. 88v) (see Wright 1972). John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: sold to Edward

• Initial 'H' with interlaced and foliate decoration., Commentarium in Epistolas Paulini, imperfect

sketches (ff. 28, 95, 130, lower margins). Spaces left blank for initials (ff. 17, 17v). Commentarium in Epistolas Paulini, imperfect John Chamberlayne (b. 1668/9, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, and son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): bought

• White vine initial 'M'(agno) containing a putto with partial white vine border including birds and winged putti holding a wreath enclosing a blank space originally designed to receive a heraldic motif, at the beginning of Lactantius' Divinae institutiones., Divinae institutiones (ff. 1-162v), De ira Dei (ff. 163-179), De opificio Dei (ff. 179v-194), Epitome divinarum institutionum (ff. 194v-202v)

White vine initial 'M'(agno) containing a putto with partial white vine border including birds and winged putti holding a wreath enclosing a blank space originally designed to receive a heraldic motif, at the beginning of Lactantius' Divinae institutiones. Some

• Decorated initial 'V'(erus) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins in Aristotle's Physica., Various works including Physica (ff. 3-55v), De somno et vigilia (ff. 56-64v), De vita et morte (ff. 64v-68), imperfect

Decorated initial 'V'(erus) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins in Aristotle's Physica. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures.For a detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808.This manuscript is partially a palimpsest probably of a 14th-century unfinished choirbook,

• Headpiece with foliate decoration, surmonted by a Greek cross, and decorated initial., Patristic miscellany

established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated headpiece and initial St John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomos), Theodore of Stoudios, Ephraem the Syrian, Anastasius of Sinai, and others Eastern Mediterranean

• 'Champ' initial 'A'(aron) at the beginning of the alphabetical subject index to Petrus Comestor's Sermones., Tables of contents and indexes added to Petrus Comestor's (index Peter Comestor) Sermones

red ink. Tables of contents and indexes added to Petrus Comestor's (index Peter Comestor) Sermones The Augustinian abbey of St. John the Evangelist in Haughmond, Shropshire, 13th-14th century century: inscribed with ownership inscription 'Liber iste est monasterij s[an]c[t]I Joh[ann]is evangeliste

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Joshua, with attendants, to lead the Israelites over the river Jordan to the promised land. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) at beginning of the Book of Joshua. Decoration extends into a partial border. Instructional drawing at the lower part of the folio., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Miniature of King David playing the harp. Illuminated initial 'L'(ome) at beginning of Psalm One. Decoration extends into a partial border., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of