• Detail of a miniature of Alban holding a Tau-cross, presenting kneeling duke Humfrey of Gloucester (or perhaps Henry VI), with a scroll reading 'Pietas tua domine operetur in me', to Christ as Man of Sorrows and figure of the Trinity, beneath the dove of the Holy Spirit and the Father, with two angels., Selection of Psalms, with calendar, prayers, and litanies ('The Psalter of Humfrey of Gloucester')

Selection of Psalms, with calendar, prayers, and litanies ('The Psalter of Humfrey of Gloucester') The calendar of Sarum use includes John of Beverley (7th May, added to the Sarum calendar in 1416, f. 3); Frideswide annotated 'non sarum' (f. 5v);

• Decorated initial at the beginning of John., Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus')

the beginning of John. This is source Z in the studies of the Latin New Testament (Wordsworth and White; Bonifatius Fischer). Corrections in a contemporary hand in slanting uncial employ a Greek style of syllabification recalling the method of Victor

• Text page in John., Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus')

page in John. This is source Z in the studies of the Latin New Testament (Wordsworth and White; Bonifatius Fischer). Corrections in a contemporary hand in slanting uncial employ a Greek style of syllabification recalling the method of Victor of

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'S'(atis) with a marginal extension forming a partial border containing hybrids, at the beginning of the De humanitate Verbi contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Text page., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated initial 'P'(auli) with a hybrid and a mask., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Ownership inscriptions of Humfrey, duke of Gloucester, reading 'Cest livre est a moy Homfrey duc de / Gloucestre le quel Jay fait translater / de grec en latyn par Antoyne de Becaria / Veroneys mon serviteur.', Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated Initial 'R'(erum) with a dragon, and hybrid holding a kettle and a sword, at the beginning of the Contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated initial 'S'(atis) with a marginal extension forming a partial border containing hybrids, at the beginning of the De humanitate Verbi contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um), with hybrids and human heads., Theological treatises

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6542.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 136.Charles

• Detail of the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border., Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De bello italico adversus Gotos (ff. 1-54); Elegies and funeral tributes to Leonardo Bruni by various authors (ff. 54v-74v)

Detail of the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border. Catchwords in the bottom left corner. Pricking holes.The same scribe wrote Harley 4883 in 1451-2. 2 large white vine initials in gold and colours, with the

• White vine initials 'R'(em) and 'L'(eonardus) at the beginning of the prefatory texts, with the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border., Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De bello italico adversus Gotos (ff. 1-54); Elegies and funeral tributes to Leonardo Bruni by various authors (ff. 54v-74v)

White vine initials 'R'(em) and 'L'(eonardus) at the beginning of the prefatory texts, with the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border. Catchwords in the bottom left corner. Pricking holes.The same scribe wrote Harley 4883 in

• Coloured drawing of an English king in armour and tabard (King John), presenting a plaque with verses. Unfinished., Anonymous verses on the kings of England, to Henry VI, unfinished (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry)

king in armour and tabard (King John), presenting a plaque with verses. Unfinished. This manuscript, together with two other manuscripts (London, British Library, Add. 45133 and London, Guildhall Library, Print Room (s.n.)) is known as 'Sir Thomas Holme's Book' because