• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul preaching to a group of Corinthians, at the beginning of Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, glossed with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Pauline Epistles, glossed with the commentary of Peter Lombard Added chapter numbers, 15th century.Added 'Preface unto the Lord's Prayer' in English, 16th century (ff. 152-155v).John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: notes in his hand (f. 5); included in the

• Historiated initial 'V'(ir) of Job with his wife and two friends, at the beginning of Job., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David playing the harp, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) of Jerome writing the Bible, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the Days of Creation, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec sunt) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of Saul's suicide, at the beginning of Kings 2., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'I'(n anno) of Cyrus ordering the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, at the beginning of Ezra 1., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and his two wives, Hannah and Peninnah, before an altar, at the beginning of Kings 1 (Samuel 1)., Bible (including the Psalms)

Mich[ael]is in Crokedlane / civitate londonensi / constat iste liber a[nn]o / d[omi]ni m cccc xlix...' (f. 296).Added prayer in English, 15th century (f. 189v).Inscribed, 'Anno D[o]m[ini] M ccccc xxiiii' (1524) (f. 4).Several persons from the Ravenhill family, Mary Williams

• Models of flourished initials; drawings of flowers and a tree., Formulary containing dictaminal texts

of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 7).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Flourished initials

• Text page with ownership inscriptions., Formulary containing dictaminal texts

of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 7).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page

• Sketches of plants., Formulary containing dictaminal texts

of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 7).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Plants England

• Inscription recording that the book was purchased by Roger de Fulton, archdeacon of Lincoln, from Galfridus, in presence of Robert de Lee, John de Lirling, Richard de Luda, and Henry, vicar of North Elkington, Lincolnshire, brother of Galfridus, reading 'Iste liber sententia[rum] est liber mag[i]s[tr]i / Rog[er]I archid[iacon]i lincoln[ensis] quem emit / a Galfrido fr[atr]e henrici vicarii / de Northelkinton presentibus mag[ist]ro Rob[er]to / de Lee, mag[ist]ro Joh[an]e de Lirling, Ric[ardo] de / Luda cl[er]ico, Ric[ardo] clemosinario (?), d[i]c[t]o h. vicario / et dic[t]o suo, et aliis'; and another inscription stating that the book was given to the Benedictine abbey of St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Oswald, Bardney, Lincolnshire, by Roger de Fulton, reading 'p[re]dict[us] v[ero] archidiacon[us] p[re]dic[tu]m lib[rum] dedit d[e]o et s[anc]to Oswaldo / et abb[a]ti et conventui de Barden[ey].', Sententiarum libri IV

John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 5v (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 556' (f. 4), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initials in a leaf from a 13th-century Missal., Fragment of a leaf with readings for the feast for Laurence

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Detail of decorated initial., Fragment of a leaf of a Bible (Paralipomenon)

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Flourished initial., Leaf of an unidentified text

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Detail of flourished initial., Leaf of an unidentified text

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Decorated initials., Fragment of a Gospel Book (John 21:16)

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Puzzle initial 'A'(dventus), at the beginning of the Legendae sanctorum., Legendae sanctorum

red (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red. Legendae sanctorum Inscription in English (f. 166v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection