• Drawing with coloured wash of the baptism of Balan in a tub by Pope Milon with 4 archbishops present, illustrating section 351 of the Chanson d'Aspremont., Chanson d'Aspremont, imperfect

archbishops present, illustrating section 351 of the Chanson d'Aspremont. According to Hunt 1987, one of three thirteenth-century English manuscripts with secular romance illustrations. 45 pen drawings and fragments of 2 more, with a wash of green, and often red, or

• Detail of a drawing with coloured wash of Balan (Witikin) telling Charlemagne and the pope of an attack, illustrating section 352 of the Chanson d'Aspremont., Chanson d'Aspremont, imperfect

an attack, illustrating section 352 of the Chanson d'Aspremont. According to Hunt 1987, one of three thirteenth-century English manuscripts with secular romance illustrations. 45 pen drawings and fragments of 2 more, with a wash of green, and often red, or

• Drawing with coloured wash of men in boats from Reggio coming to attack Charlemagne, illustrating section 353 of the Chanson d'Aspremont., Chanson d'Aspremont, imperfect

illustrating section 353 of the Chanson d'Aspremont. According to Hunt 1987, one of three thirteenth-century English manuscripts with secular romance illustrations. 45 pen drawings and fragments of 2 more, with a wash of green, and often red, or sometimes yellow

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lphica), at the beginning of the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• Flourished initials, in the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• null, Commentary on Aristotle's Politica

red penwork, or red with brown penwork. Paraphs in blue or red. Commentary on Aristotle's Politica Unidentified English owner, second half of the 16th century or 17th century: 'Galterus Burleus sup(er) libru(m) politicoru(m).' (f. 1, upper margin).Charles Burney (b. 1757,

• Decorated initial 'A'., Medical miscellany, including the Liber Medicinarum (ff. 1-40v)

Decorated initial 'A'. Numerous additions in English.ff. 130-132 are former flyleaves, including a 15th-century charter (f. 133v). Large and small initials in red, brown, or blue, some with penwork decoration. Paraphs in red. Diagrams (e.g. ff. 39, 58). Medical

• Decorated initial 'C'(om[m]e hugh le despenser)., Various documents and legal texts including a list of English counts, a list of English knights, statutes of king Edward III from the 1st to the 50th year of his reign (1327-1377), and statutes of king Richard II up to the 14th year of his reign (1391)

initials in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Various documents and legal texts including a list of English counts, a list of English knights, statutes of king Edward III from the 1st to the 50th year of his reign (1327-1377),

• Decorated scribal formula at the end of Tractate Neziqim., Fragment of the commentary on Seder Nashim of the Mishnah

Decorated scribal formula at the end of Tractate Neziqim. Numerous drawings of geometric motifs at the end of the sections, in black ink. Decorated initial words at the beginning of chapters, in colours (ff. 6, 10). Fragment of the

• Decorated initial 'R'(everendo) at the beginning of Walter Burley's Commentary on Aristotle's Politica., Commentary on Aristotle's Politica

alternately blue with red penwork, or red with brown penwork. Paraphs in blue or red. Commentary on Aristotle's Politica Unidentified English owner, second half of the 16th century or 17th century: 'Galterus Burleus sup(er) libru(m) politicoru(m).' (f. 1, upper margin).Charles

• Drawings with coloured wash of a knight on horseback holding a sword before a king in a tent, possibly Gaudfroi and Charlemagne, on the left, and on the right, of a mounted knight being speared and falling off of his horse, with a king holding a sword and another knight behind, illustrating the Chanson d'Aspremont., Chanson d'Aspremont, imperfect

king holding a sword and another knight behind, illustrating the Chanson d'Aspremont. According to Hunt 1987, one of three thirteenth-century English manuscripts with secular romance illustrations. 45 pen drawings and fragments of 2 more, with a wash of green, and

• Drawing with coloured wash of the baptism of Balan in a tub by Pope Milon with 4 archbishops present, on the left, and on the right, Balan (Witikin) tells Charlemagne and the pope of an attack, with men in boats from Reggio at the far right, in the Chanson d'Aspremont., Chanson d'Aspremont, imperfect

in boats from Reggio at the far right, in the Chanson d'Aspremont. According to Hunt 1987, one of three thirteenth-century English manuscripts with secular romance illustrations. 45 pen drawings and fragments of 2 more, with a wash of green, and

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n), developing three-sided extensions, at the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels., New Testament in the later Wycliffe version (ends imperfect), including Oon of foure (ff. 19-86)

the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with foliate pen-flourishing in purple and red, developing three-sided extensions in red and blue

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n), and part of the three-sided extensions, at the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels., New Testament in the later Wycliffe version (ends imperfect), including Oon of foure (ff. 19-86)

at the beginning of Oon of foure, John Wycliffe's English translation of Clement of Llanthony's Harmony of the Gospels. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with foliate pen-flourishing in purple and red, developing three-sided extensions in red and

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) with a human head, at the beginning of the text., Epistolae

1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Augustine Bath England S. W. (Bath)

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit), at the beginning of Psalm 109., Old Testament

and small initials mostely in plain red, some in plain blue (e.g. ff. 180v-181). Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in red. Old Testament ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl

• Decorated initial 'D'(eus) with bar border with ivy at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

the Penitential Psalms and Litany, the Office of the Dead, the commendation of souls. The calendar and litany contain numerous English saints (Edward, Cuthbert, Kenelm, translatio of Cuthbert, Edmund, Swythune, etc.).Catchwords.Part 2 was written in different hands and is composite.

• Text page with coloured initial words., Guide of the Perplexed in Judeo-Arabic

Text page with coloured initial words. The earliest known complete copy of the work in Judeo-Arabic original. Parallel foliation in Hebrew characters. Blank leaves (ff. 61@, 115@). Numerous initial words in colours. Guide of the Perplexed in Judeo-Arabic Shalom

• Full-page miniature of the Temple implements., Bible (the 'King's Bible')

1); purchased in 1683.Latin account on the history of the manuscript, 16th century (f. 1v).Benjamin Kennicott (b. 1718, d. 1783), English biblical scholar: his translation of the Latin account on f. 1v, 1768 (a paper sheet affixed on f. [i

• Decorated initial-word panel with the title of the book, ~S[efer] Shemot~ (the Book of Exodus) at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (the 'King's Bible')

1); purchased in 1683.Latin account on the history of the manuscript, 16th century (f. 1v).Benjamin Kennicott (b. 1718, d. 1783), English biblical scholar: his translation of the Latin account on f. 1v, 1768 (a paper sheet affixed on f. [i