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British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
of a man's head in profile (f. 75). Bodmin Gospels (St Petroc Gospels); records of grants of manumission in OldEnglish and Latin added on blank leaves and in margins (ff. 1, 8, 13, 141) The Benedictine (later Augustinian) priory
of a man's head in profile (f. 75). Bodmin Gospels (St Petroc Gospels); records of grants of manumission in OldEnglish and Latin added on blank leaves and in margins (ff. 1, 8, 13, 141) The Benedictine (later Augustinian) priory
of a man's head in profile (f. 75). Bodmin Gospels (St Petroc Gospels); records of grants of manumission in OldEnglish and Latin added on blank leaves and in margins (ff. 1, 8, 13, 141) The Benedictine (later Augustinian) priory
of a man's head in profile (f. 75). Bodmin Gospels (St Petroc Gospels); records of grants of manumission in OldEnglish and Latin added on blank leaves and in margins (ff. 1, 8, 13, 141) The Benedictine (later Augustinian) priory
Smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. De Regimine Principis Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (ff. 1v, 90v, 91).Thomas More's 'Rueful Lamentation' on the death of Queen Elizabeth, 1503 (ff. 88v-89).Sir Hans Sloane
VIII, and the beginning of John Croke's English translation of Psalms. A very small girdle book, bound in gold.John Croke was one of the clerks in Chancery.Contents: ff. 2-5: Veni Creator; ff. 6-68v: seven Penitential Psalms followed by the Gloria
1533), queen of France, consort of Louis XII: binding with the English arms quartering France modern surrounded by a crown and flanked by the letters 'M' and 'R'.Inscriptions in English and Latin, dated 1511, 1513, and 1515 (ff. 2v-3).Inscription in
of a seated old man holding a round red object in his left hand, adjacent to Horace's account of the Seven Ages of Man. 3 large foliate initials in blue, red, and green (ff. 1, 9, 26v). Initials for the
English laws Part 1: Effaced inscription (f. 86).Mundeford family?, 1445: inscribed in the calendar 'hac die nata e[st] anna Mundeford. Anno d[omi]ni m cccc xl v^o^' (f. 6).Added prayer 'Obsecro te', 15th-century cursive hand (ff. 84-6). Added text in
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.Inscription in English: ‘This Book called Baal Lashon i.e. Master of Language is an Hebrew Dictionary composed by R. Joseph Zark in
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.Inscription in English: ‘This Book called Baal Lashon i.e. Master of Language is an Hebrew Dictionary composed by R. Joseph Zark in
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.Inscription in English: ‘This Book called Baal Lashon i.e. Master of Language is an Hebrew Dictionary composed by R. Joseph Zark in
red or blue. Book of Hours Added prayer in Dutch, 16th century (f. 113).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial and border Netherlands Netherlands, S., or France, N.
(ff. 1-125).Patristic compilation: 7 quires missing at the beginning and at least 5 at the end, as suggested by the old foliation '70-189, 193-196, 244' (ff. 1-125). Illuminated initials on coloured grounds with black or white tracery. Rubrics in light
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.Inscription in English: ‘This Book called Baal Lashon i.e. Master of Language is an Hebrew Dictionary composed by R. Joseph Zark in
Christ and to an image of the Virign. Including a calendar containing numerous English saints (ff. 1-6v), the Fifteen Oes of Saint Bridget (ff. 7-12), Suffrages (ff. 13-23v), the mixed Hours of the Virgin and of the Cross with Suffrages
that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.Inscription in English: ‘This Book called Baal Lashon i.e. Master of Language is an Hebrew Dictionary composed by R. Joseph Zark in
acanthus leaves. Contains a calendar including numerous English saints (ff. 1-6v). Starts in the middle of Psalm 3. Ends with the litany (including Dunstan, 'Ragenflede', Grumbald index Rumbald, Etheldrede, Wulfran, Cuthbert, etc.)Catchwords, leaf signatures. 6 large decorated initials combined with
8* should be foliated 1-8; f. 9 follows after this sequence.ff. 1, 2 are inscribed with an English account of the contents of the manuscript, giving a brief description of each one of the 22 chapters.ff. 3-9v are paper flyleaves
15th century and 16th century.Unidentified owner: inscribed with interlinear astrological symbols (f. 1, above the words 'officio', 'pietate', and 'meritorum').Unidentified English owner, 17th century: inscribed '£1-15-0' (f. 229v; cf. Burney 150, 168, 177, 208, 245; and see below).Charles Burney (b.