• Text page with manumissions in Old English and Latin., Bodmin Gospels (St Petroc Gospels); records of grants of manumission in Old English and Latin added on blank leaves and in margins (ff. 1, 8, 13, 141)

St Petroc, Bodmin by the end of the 10th century: records of public manumissions at the high altar of the church were added in Anglo-Saxon minuscule in the 2nd half of the 10th and the 11th centuries. They include the

• Decorated initial 'M'(illesimo), at the beginning of Book 6 of Henry of Huntingdon's Historia Anglorum; in the lower margin the beginning of an ownership and anathema inscription (which finishes on the facing page), stating that the manuscript belongs to the church of St Mary's, Southwick., Historia Anglorum

beginning of an ownership and anathema inscription (which finishes on the facing page), stating that the manuscript belongs to the church of St Mary's, Southwick. Sketch of a human figure (recto of first medieval parchment flyleaf). Sketches of heraldic arms

• Miniature of Dante and Virgil in the area devoted to the punishment of robbers, and Dante and Virgil speaking to Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, and three others tormented by serpents, in illustration of Canto XXIV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

robbers, and Dante and Virgil speaking to Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, and three others tormented by serpents, in illustration of Canto XXIV. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of

• Miniature of Dante and Virgil witnessing Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, being attacked by the monster Cacus, who is half-centaur and half-dragon, and Dante and Virgil speaking to three other souls, tormented by snakes and lizards, in illustration of Canto XXV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, being attacked by the monster Cacus, who is half-centaur and half-dragon, and Dante and Virgil speaking to three other souls, tormented by snakes and lizards, in illustration of Canto XXV. Pope-Hennessy

• Miniature of Dante and Beatrice in the sphere of the sun being greeted by Aquinas and Albertus Magnus, while ten other great intellectural authorities (the Doctors of the Church) are seated below, including Bede, Ambrose, Isidore, and Boethius., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Aquinas and Albertus Magnus, while ten other great intellectural authorities (the Doctors of the Church) are seated below, including Bede, Ambrose, Isidore, and Boethius. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and

• Miniature of Dante and Beatrice, on the left, and Bonaventure, on the right, hovering over the Twelve Doctors of the Church (Paradiso XII)., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

on the right, hovering over the Twelve Doctors of the Church (Paradiso XII). Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence Cathedral, in building during these years. 3 large

• Decorated initial 'H'(unc) with the John Beaver's initials, 'IB', in gold, at the start of the inscription, stating that Lord John Beaver, monk of St. Albans, had the manuscript made, and that with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440), he has given it to God, the Virgin Mary, and the church of St. Alban. This is followed by an anathema and a list of the contents., Liber de exemplis sacre scripture; Commentary on Wisdom; Commentary on Proverbs; Commentary on Ecclesiasticus

with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440), he has given it to God, the Virgin Mary, and the church of St. Alban. This is followed by an anathema and a list of the contents. Catchwords, some in decorated

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'E'(cce) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Temporale in the Breviary., Breviary, Use of Ste Genevieve, Paris

pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Breviary, Use of Ste Genevieve, Paris Made for use in the abbey church of Sainte-Genevieve, at the southern edge of medieval Paris, as indicated by the calendar (Genevieve on 3 January, 28

• Miniature in two compartments with David fighting a lion and a bear, decorated initial 'B'(eatus) and foliate borders, at the beginnign of the Psalter in the Missal., Breviary, Use of Ste Genevieve, Paris

pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Breviary, Use of Ste Genevieve, Paris Made for use in the abbey church of Sainte-Genevieve, at the southern edge of medieval Paris, as indicated by the calendar (Genevieve on 3 January, 28

• White vine initials at the beginning of the text., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

wheat, etc.), lists of purchases, of letters written to various persons, mention of a donation towards the restauration of a church ( 'la donatione di m^a^ Maria di bast[ian]o minorbetti fu fatta addi 12 di maggio 1565' (f. 2v)), etc.

• Pen-flourished 'L'(audate) and musical notation., Ritual, Ambrosian use, including a prayer for the duke of Milan and count of Pavia (ff. 42r-v, 48v) and one for the congregation of St Innocent (f. 48v), imperfect

for a congregation in the diocese of Milan, possibly the Congregazione dei Raccomandati di S. Maria di Pavia at the Church of S. Innocenzo in Colleri (Pavia), as suggested by a prayer for 'i nostri fradeli de sancto Innocentio' (f.

• Puzzle initial 'C'(ome Hugh le dispenser) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Edward III's statutes., Various legal texts including Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III (r. 1327-1377) to 6 Henry VI (r. 1422-1461), imperfect

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'G'(audeamus)with acanthus leaves and foliate feathering., Masses

the 14th-15th-century, are written in many different English hands, and do not contain any illumination.John Batteley (b. c.1646, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary; bought in 1723 through his nephew, John Batteley, by Edward Harley, along with other

• Detail of a miniature of Dante and Virgil in the area devoted to the punishment of robbers, and Dante and Virgil speaking to Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, and three others tormented by serpents, in illustration of Canto XXIV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

punishment of robbers, and Dante and Virgil speaking to Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, and three others tormented by serpents, in illustration of Canto XXIV. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the

• Detail of a miniature of Dante and Virgil witnessing Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, being attacked by the monster Cacus, who is half-centaur and half-dragon, and Dante and Virgil speaking to three other souls, tormented by snakes and lizards, in illustration of Canto XXV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Virgil witnessing Vanno Fucci, the pillager of a church in Pistoia, being attacked by the monster Cacus, who is half-centaur and half-dragon, and Dante and Virgil speaking to three other souls, tormented by snakes and lizards, in illustration of Canto

• Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice in the sphere of the sun being greeted by Aquinas and Albertus Magnus, while ten other great intellectural authorities (the Doctors of the Church) are seated below, including Bede, Ambrose, Isidore, and Boethius., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

greeted by Aquinas and Albertus Magnus, while ten other great intellectural authorities (the Doctors of the Church) are seated below, including Bede, Ambrose, Isidore, and Boethius. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the

• Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice, on the left, and Bonaventure, on the right, hovering over the Twelve Doctors of the Church (Paradiso XII)., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

and Bonaventure, on the right, hovering over the Twelve Doctors of the Church (Paradiso XII). Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence Cathedral, in building during these years.

• Puzzle initial 'L'(a purveiance) with pen-flourishing forming a three-sided border including foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue to the Livre de Sydrac., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)(ff. 1-140); Edmund's 'Mireour de seinte eglise' (index Speculum ecclesiae; Miroir de sainte eglise; Mirror of the church)(ff. 141-156); a short text in Latin attributed to Ambrose (f. 156); La vie nostre dame seinte marie' (f. 156); Robert Grosseteste's Commencement du monde (ff. 156-168)

Puzzle initial 'L'(a purveiance) with pen-flourishing forming a three-sided border including foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue to the Livre de Sydrac. f. 1* is a parchment fragment, probably from a 14th-century charter, written

• Decorated initial 'C'(onverte) with acanthus leaves combined with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline of the Virgin., Book of Hours, for the use of Sarum, imperfect

or 16th century: inscribed with his name (ff. 108v, 120v, 129v).George Hickes (b. 1642, d. 1715), bishop of the nonjuring Church of England and antiquary: faint pencil inscription (f. 1). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d.

• Headpiece with geometric decoration., Liturgical miscellany, including Office for the dedication of a church (ff. 121-140v), and lists of bishoprics and archbishoprics (ff. 223-241), and of Jewish and Ellenistic kings, Roman Emperors and Christian Emperors to Leo VI (ff. 255-258)

137). Decorated and plain initials, titles, rubrics and line-fillers in red Liturgical miscellany, including Office for the dedication of a church (ff. 121-140v), and lists of bishoprics and archbishoprics (ff. 223-241), and of Jewish and Ellenistic kings, Roman Emperors and