of an historiated initial 'D'(ominica) of a portrait of a man, perhaps John the Evangelist, at the beginning of a reading for Rogation Sunday, with the text of John 16:23. 46 large historiated initials, with three-sided or partial foliate borders,
of an historiated initial 'D'(ominica) of a portrait of a man, perhaps John the Evangelist, at the beginning of a reading for Rogation Sunday, with the text of John 16:23. 46 large historiated initials, with three-sided or partial foliate borders,
initial 'D'(ominica) of a portrait of a man, perhaps John the Evangelist, with a partial bar border, at the beginning of a reading for Rogation Sunday, with the text of John 16:23. 46 large historiated initials, with three-sided or partial
historiated initial 'V'(alde) of John writing on a scroll ('S. Iohannes') with an eagle, his symbol, at his feet, with a partial bar border including a grotesque hybrid, at the reading for 27 December. 46 large historiated initials, with three-sided
historiated initial 'D' of John the Baptist, holding the Agnus Dei. 46 large historiated initials, with three-sided or partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 16v, 20v, 23v, 25v, 27v, 40, 87, 109, 121, 125v, 128, 130, 131, 136,
181, and single leaves after ff. 67, 83, 96, 135, 142, 164, 192. Unknown Fifteenth/sixteenth century: John Barns - f. 21, 61v, 106v - John (Ihon, Yon, Yan) Barns. Nineteenth century: Robert Higgins - f. 1r 'From the library of
holes which the scribe has avoided. No owner known before John Batteley , archdeacon of Canterbury (d. 1708). The manuscript passed on to his nephew, John Batteley . Acquired from John Batteley for the Harleian Library in 1723. Catalogued and
isacar was bi olte dawe'. 'to deþe come'. English Horstmann 1875, p. 65. f. 30r-v Story of the birth of John the Baptist ( IMEV 574 ) 'Bi eroudes dai þe king a prest was of god lif'. 'Telle we
of St. Barnabas (IMEV 2856 ) English Cf. Horstmann 1887, pp. 26-29. ff. 87r-88v South English Legendary: Life of St. John the Baptist (IMEV 2945 ) English ff. 88v-95r South English Legendary: Life of St. Peter (IMEV 3046 ) English