• An inscription in Old English from the 2nd half of the 11th century referring to the former binding of the manuscript: '+Aelfric 7 wulfwine. Eadgife goldsmides geafen to broperraedenne twegen orn weghenes goldes daet is on pis ilce boc her foruten gewired' (Aelfric and Wulfwine, goldsmiths of Eadgifu, gave for the confraternity two oras of weighed gold which is wired without upon this same book)., Gospel Book (the 'Thorney Gospels') with Eusebian canon tables (ff. 4v-9v); added Liber Vitae (ff. 1v-4, 9v-11,12) and list of relics (f. 11v) of Thorney Abbey

foundation of the abbey in 973. The earlier names concur with those in the 12th-century lists and entries extend to John Ramsey, abbot from 1450 to 1457. Full page-length or large initials with geometric and foliate decoration in colours (f.

• White vine initial 'P'(lutarchus) combined with a three-sided white vine border with a wreath enclosing the arms of Lodovico Petroni, at the beginning of the text., Noctes atticae

White vine initial 'P'(lutarchus) combined with a three-sided white vine border with a wreath enclosing the arms of Lodovico Petroni, at the beginning of the text. Many books are preceded by a capitula list (ff. 59v-60v, 72v-73v, 86-87, 96v-97v,

• Evangelist portrait of Mark as a scribe, in colours and gold., Gospel Lectionary

colours and gold. Musical notation (ecphonetic).Contents:Daily readings in John (ff. 1-65v);Saturday-Sunday readings in Matthew (ff. 66v-103);Saturday-Sunday readings in Luke (ff. 104-143);Saturday-Sunday readings in Mark (ff. 143v-187);Holy Week readings (ff. 187v-245v);Synaxarion (ff. 246-359).f. 66 is a blank leaf.The portrait of Luke

• Evangelist portrait of Luke as a scribe, in colours and gold., Gospel Lectionary

colours and gold. Musical notation (ecphonetic).Contents:Daily readings in John (ff. 1-65v);Saturday-Sunday readings in Matthew (ff. 66v-103);Saturday-Sunday readings in Luke (ff. 104-143);Saturday-Sunday readings in Mark (ff. 143v-187);Holy Week readings (ff. 187v-245v);Synaxarion (ff. 246-359).f. 66 is a blank leaf.The portrait of Luke

• Miniature of Pentecost., Cuttings from Missals of Innocent X

Agony in the Garden, the Crowning with Thorns, the Road to Calvary, and the Flagellation), and portraits of the Evangelists John (lower left) and Matthew (lower right) in monochrome. In the lower border, flanked by two winged putti and doves,

• Miniature of Christ's Entry into Jerusalem and an initial letter 'D'., Cuttings from Missals of Innocent X

Agony in the Garden, the Crowning with Thorns, the Road to Calvary, and the Flagellation), and portraits of the Evangelists John (lower left) and Matthew (lower right) in monochrome. In the lower border, flanked by two winged putti and doves,

• Detail of a miniature of a bloodletting man with one foot in a bleeding pan and a spindle in his hand, with English captions., Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts

in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics, paraphs, and underlining in red. Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts John...: inscribed with his name in the 16th century (f. 229). Samuel Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh, Devon

• Historiated initial of a man pointing to his mouth, the initial partly zoomorphic with a bird, at the beginning of Psalm 38., Breviary, Use of Vallombrosa

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., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

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., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

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., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

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., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

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., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

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., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

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., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

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 initials on the incipit page of John, 'In principio.', Four Gospels (the 'Golden Gospels', 'Harley Golden Gospels'; 'Codex Aureus'), with canon tables (ff. 6v-12), and capitulary (ff. 199-208v)

the incipit page of John, 'In principio.' One of 10 manuscripts of the so-called 'Ada group' that Koehler attributed to the 'court school' of Charlemagne. Canon tables in colours and gold, with symbols of the Evangelists, animals, and columns (ff.

• White vine historiated initial 'A'(dventus) with a man in bust with a wreath (Titus Livius) at the beginning of Livy's Ab urbe condita. White vine border with winged putti, deers, birds, rabbits, and a wreath enclosing the arms of Pope Pius II., Ab urbe condita (abbreviated) (ff. 1-60v); Epitoma de Tito Livio (index Epitome of Livy) (ff. 61-136)

White vine historiated initial 'A'(dventus) with a man in bust with a wreath (Titus Livius) at the beginning of Livy's Ab urbe condita. White vine border with winged putti, deers, birds, rabbits, and a wreath enclosing the arms of

• Full white vine border, inhabited by birds, with a roundel of Virgil, another of shepherds minding their sheep, a large initial 'T'(itire), and, in the lower margin, a wreath, intended for arms, supported by two putti., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-35); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 35-55v); Aeneis (index Aeneid) (ff. 55v-239v)

Rubrics in red or orange. Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-35); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 35-55v); Aeneis (index Aeneid) (ff. 55v-239v) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 17 June 1721 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Historiated initial 'E'(t si) with a man in profile, holding a book combined with a foliate bar border with ivy and acanthus at the beginning of the text. Unidentified arms with a griffin. 15th-century notarial inscription in the lower margin., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)

Historiated initial 'E'(t si) with a man in profile, holding a book combined with a foliate bar border with ivy and acanthus at the beginning of the text. Unidentified arms with a griffin. 15th-century notarial inscription in the lower

• Detail of miniature of John the Baptist with the Lamb of God., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

miniature of John the Baptist with the Lamb of God. Text page with the suffrage to Thomas Becket cut out, except the upper and lower margins (f. 30).A shield-shape space left for the arms of a potential purchaser (f. 42)