• Puzzle initial 'F'(rater) with penwork decoration., Bible

a further paper flyleaf; f. [i] was once a paste-down.ff. 1-12 are added. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in brown, green, and light brown (f. 13). Numerous large puzzle initials in red and blue

• Decorated initials, the one on the left anthromorphic., Liturgy of John Chrysostom, imperfect

lot 337, possibly bought by Chapman for 2s.Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818 (inscription, f. 1). Decorated initials Eastern Mediterranean

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians. Bifolium signatures. 15 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles and of Peter Lombard's prologue (ff. 1, 1v, 43v, 73v, 89, 101v, 111v, 118v, 125,

• Decorated initial 'C'(unctis), at the beginning of Bede's Commentary to Ezra., Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

Abb[at]is s[e]c[un]di temp[o]re sc[r]ipt[us] / p[er] manu[m] D[omini] Fulconis can[oni]ci p[ost]ea / p[r]ioris D[omino] Alexand[r]o de Weleue t[un]c Can/tore' (f. 1); noted by John Leland c. 1536-40 (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominica) of a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent., Commentary on lections from the Epistles and Gospels from Advent to Easter

the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent. Quire signatures. 1 zoomorphic initial in colours at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Puzzle pen-flourished initials in red and blue, at the beginning of other major

• Initial words decorated with pen-flourishing in brown ink, at a ~Hoshanah~ (poetical prayer) for ~Hoshanah Rabbah~ (the seventh day of Sukkot; for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1857)., Prayer book with Haggadah (ff. 71-88) and ~Pirqei Avot~ (ff. 88v-115), Ashkenazi rite

159v).Illegible censor's signature (f. 1). Extensive amount of erasures (e.g., ff. 11, 24, 31v, 35v, 40, 41, 57, 57v, 82v).Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: inscribed with his name, 'M. Gaster 582' (f. 1) and 'M. Gaster'

• Catchword included into an armed hybrid., ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

of the manuscript but added later. 7 decorated catchwords (ff. 5v, 13v, 21v, 29v, 118v, 134v, 142v). 1 marginal drawing, in ink (f. 117v). ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280) Scribal

• Catchword included into a griffin-like creature., ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

of the manuscript but added later. 7 decorated catchwords (ff. 5v, 13v, 21v, 29v, 118v, 134v, 142v). 1 marginal drawing, in ink (f. 117v). ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280) Scribal

• Marginal drawing of a lion and a unicorn., ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

part of the manuscript but added later. 7 decorated catchwords (ff. 5v, 13v, 21v, 29v, 118v, 134v, 142v). 1 marginal drawing, in ink (f. 117v). ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

• Catchword included into a dragon., ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

of the manuscript but added later. 7 decorated catchwords (ff. 5v, 13v, 21v, 29v, 118v, 134v, 142v). 1 marginal drawing, in ink (f. 117v). ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280) Scribal

• Catchword included into an two-tailed mermaid. The facial features of the mermaid are erased., ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

originally not part of the manuscript but added later. 7 decorated catchwords (ff. 5v, 13v, 21v, 29v, 118v, 134v, 142v). 1 marginal drawing, in ink (f. 117v). ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises

• Catchword is decorated with a fish-human hybrid., ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

part of the manuscript but added later. 7 decorated catchwords (ff. 5v, 13v, 21v, 29v, 118v, 134v, 142v). 1 marginal drawing, in ink (f. 117v). ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 1-277); two short halakhical (legal) treatises (ff. 278-280)

• Miniatures showing the allegorical figures of (1) Haine and (2) Feloniye with Vilenie., Roman de la Rose

the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. 1 large miniature, followed by a small miniature and a large decorated initial, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 1). 85 small miniatures, partly coloured pen drawings (ff.

• Miniatures showing the allegorical figures of (1) Convoitise and (2) Avarice., Roman de la Rose

the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. 1 large miniature, followed by a small miniature and a large decorated initial, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 1). 85 small miniatures, partly coloured pen drawings (ff.

• Miniatures showing (1) a dance in the walled garden and (2) a kiss., Roman de la Rose

the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. 1 large miniature, followed by a small miniature and a large decorated initial, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 1). 85 small miniatures, partly coloured pen drawings (ff.

• Miniatures showing (1) Franchise and Pitie speaking with Dangier and (2) Franchise sending Bel-acueil to the Lover., Roman de la Rose

the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. 1 large miniature, followed by a small miniature and a large decorated initial, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 1). 85 small miniatures, partly coloured pen drawings (ff.

• Miniatures showing (1) Peur speaking to Honte and (2) Peur and Honte waking up Dangier., Roman de la Rose

the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. 1 large miniature, followed by a small miniature and a large decorated initial, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 1). 85 small miniatures, partly coloured pen drawings (ff.

• Two miniatures showing (1) La Vieille revealing good news to the Lover and (2) La Vieille showing the Lover how to get into the castle., Roman de la Rose

the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. 1 large miniature, followed by a small miniature and a large decorated initial, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 1). 85 small miniatures, partly coloured pen drawings (ff.

• Decorated initials, and quire signature., Missal (the 'Missal of Fontebuono')

'i'-'cci' (ff. 203-412).Musical notation on a two-line stave.Quire signatures in small Roman numerals. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold on a blue ground (f. 18v). Large initials in gold, mainly on blue grounds with red penwork decoration, and foliate

• Marginal drawing of the Annunciation., Missal (the 'Missal of Fontebuono')

'i'-'cci' (ff. 203-412).Musical notation on a two-line stave.Quire signatures in small Roman numerals. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold on a blue ground (f. 18v). Large initials in gold, mainly on blue grounds with red penwork decoration, and foliate