• Medallion of Scorpio and the illuminated initial 'S'(corpio)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

unfoliated leaf and f. i are a late 16th-century paper codex in English. 3 medallions of Taurus, Libra, and Scorpio in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays

• Decorated initial with a leaf pattern., Collection of alchemical secrets

or pen-flourishing. Large initials in brown with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red. Collection of alchemical secrets Later additions in English and Latin, and alchemical symbols (ff. 17v-20; 30-37; 50v-51v; 65-66, 72v-75v; 89v).John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers,

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146) English annotations, 16th century (ff. 17, 23, 74v, 119v).William Reynolds, 17th century: (signature, ff. 60, 115, and partial copy of

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146) English annotations, 16th century (ff. 17, 23, 74v, 119v).William Reynolds, 17th century: (signature, ff. 60, 115, and partial copy of

• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Hill, M. D., 22 March 1803: note stating that on a leaf of paper pasted on the inside of the old cover was written 'Thys fayre Boke I have fro the Abbey of Saint Albons in thys yeare of our

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Hill, M. D., 22 March 1803: note stating that on a leaf of paper pasted on the inside of the old cover was written 'Thys fayre Boke I have fro the Abbey of Saint Albons in thys yeare of our

• Diagram., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Detail of historiated initial 'F'(uit) of the Anoiting of David., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Detail of historiated initial, with a king in bed, and pointing to a building., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Text page., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Detail of illluminated initial., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Illuminated white vine initial 'F'(also) and heraldic arms, at the beginning of Sallust's Bellum Jugurthinum., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Text page with colophon dated 1477: 'Finis Catalinarii in fabriano completi die xxii februarii MccccLxxvii. RR', and, in red: 'Hii duo libri in uno volumine compositi sunt [followed by an erasure]' at the end of Sallust's Bellum Catilinarum., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Illuminated white vine initial 'O'(mnis), at the beginning of Sallust's Bellum Catilinarum., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Detail of illluminated initial., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Detail of heraldry., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Detail of text., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Diagram., Jugurtha (ff. 1-54), Catilina (ff. 55-81v)

~argent~ (f. 1), with erasures to each side of the arms.Unidentified institutional? owner: an erased oval library stamp (f. 1).Unidentified English owner, 18th century: inscribed with a price ‘£1-5-0’ (f. 81v, top right) by the same hand as in Burney

• Front cover of brown leather with gold tooling, the arms of George II and the date, 1757., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Front cover England

• Text page., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page England