• Drawing of the Tree of Virtutes., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Tree of Virtutes John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Diagram of a Cherub holding sword and crown, standing on a wheel, with clouds, sun, and storm., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Cherub John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Drawing of Noah's ark., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Ark of Noah John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Drawing of the city of Rome with a diagram., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Rome John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Detail of a drawing of the city of Rome., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Rome John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Detail of a drawing of Judith holding a sword and the head of Holofernes., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Judith John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Detail of a drawing of Esdras., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Esdras John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Drawing of the city of Jerusalem., ~Speculum Theologiae~ diagrams, Peter of Poitiers,~ Genealogia historiarum~, and biblical tables

over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Jerusalem John Dygon John Dygon Peter of Poitiers London England, S. E. (London or Sheen Priory, Surrey?)

• Miniatures and text., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

of Sir John Radcliffe of Atteleborough (b. 1452, d. 1496), Norfolk: inscribed, adjacent to the shield ‘Thys boke gyften to my lady beaumoun be har lovftng moder margaret ffytz wauter w^t^ all my hart’ (f. 107 [p. 213]). John Stow

• null, Medical treatise

Book Collector and Cataloguer, 1682-1698', _British Library Journal_, 13 (1987), 52-89 (p. 64) (his manuscript no. 7).Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. John of Arderne England

• Decorated initial 'O' (Thoughtful) and border with acanthus leaves, foliate feathering, and the coat of arms of John de Vere., Life of Our Lady

arms of John de Vere. Catchwords decorated with scrolls; quire marks, pricking and ruling visible throughout. Decorated initial 'O' in blue with a full border of pink, green, and blue acanthus leaves with gold and foliate spray; John de Vere's

• Illuminated initial 'S'(uper), in a 15th-century copy of Psalm 135: 1-136:5., Leaf of a noted liturgical Psalter, with Psalm 135: 1-136:5 (verso); 136:5-137 (recto)

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'S'(uper), in a 15th-century copy of Psalm 136:1., Leaf of a noted liturgical Psalter, with Psalm 135: 1-136:5 (verso); 136:5-137 (recto)

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Miniature of Christ before Pilate or Herod., 4 leaves of a Book of Hours

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Miniature of the Crucifixion., 4 leaves of a Book of Hours

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of Judges, with Christ in a roundel blessing soldiers, the death of Joshua, a devil entwined in the letter form, and animal head terminals., fragments from the end of Joshua and the beginning of Judges; and the end of Judges to the beginning of Ruth

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Decorated initial 'O' (Thoughtful) and border with acanthus leaves, foliate feathering, and the coat of arms of John de Vere., Life of Our Lady

arms of John de Vere. Catchwords decorated with scrolls; quire marks, pricking and ruling visible throughout. Decorated initial 'O' in blue with a full border of pink, green, and blue acanthus leaves with gold and foliate spray; John de Vere's

• Marginal drawing in red ink of a fish and a stock in a tun, a rebus for the name 'Stoughton'., The Canterbury Tales (imperfect), and other works, including the Prose Brut Chronicle of England ('peculiar version' to 1419) (ff. 1-24v), extracts from Gower's Confessio Amantis, and Lydgate's Life of Edmund and Fremund (ff. 136-146v)

British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library: inscribed by Edward Harley, 'Oxford BH, Dec 1738' (f. 2). Rebus for the name 'Stoughton' John Shirley John Shirley Geoffrey Chaucer Leicester England, Central (Leicester)

• Decorated initial 'A'(t)., The Canterbury Tales (imperfect), and other works, including the Prose Brut Chronicle of England ('peculiar version' to 1419) (ff. 1-24v), extracts from Gower's Confessio Amantis, and Lydgate's Life of Edmund and Fremund (ff. 136-146v)

also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library: inscribed by Edward Harley, 'Oxford BH, Dec 1738' (f. 2). Decorated intial John Shirley John Shirley Geoffrey Chaucer Leicester England, Central (Leicester)

• Decorated initials at the knight's interruption of the Monk's Tale and the beginning of the of the Nun's Priest's Tale., The Canterbury Tales (imperfect), and other works, including the Prose Brut Chronicle of England ('peculiar version' to 1419) (ff. 1-24v), extracts from Gower's Confessio Amantis, and Lydgate's Life of Edmund and Fremund (ff. 136-146v)

also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library: inscribed by Edward Harley, 'Oxford BH, Dec 1738' (f. 2). Decorated initials John Shirley John Shirley Geoffrey Chaucer Leicester England, Central (Leicester)