• Initial 'H' with interlaced and foliate decoration., Commentarium in Epistolas Paulini, imperfect

sketches (ff. 28, 95, 130, lower margins). Spaces left blank for initials (ff. 17, 17v). Commentarium in Epistolas Paulini, imperfect John Chamberlayne (b. 1668/9, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, and son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): bought

• White vine initial 'M'(agno) containing a putto with partial white vine border including birds and winged putti holding a wreath enclosing a blank space originally designed to receive a heraldic motif, at the beginning of Lactantius' Divinae institutiones., Divinae institutiones (ff. 1-162v), De ira Dei (ff. 163-179), De opificio Dei (ff. 179v-194), Epitome divinarum institutionum (ff. 194v-202v)

White vine initial 'M'(agno) containing a putto with partial white vine border including birds and winged putti holding a wreath enclosing a blank space originally designed to receive a heraldic motif, at the beginning of Lactantius' Divinae institutiones. Some

• Decorated initial 'V'(erus) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins in Aristotle's Physica., Various works including Physica (ff. 3-55v), De somno et vigilia (ff. 56-64v), De vita et morte (ff. 64v-68), imperfect

Decorated initial 'V'(erus) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins in Aristotle's Physica. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures.For a detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808.This manuscript is partially a palimpsest probably of a 14th-century unfinished choirbook,

• Headpiece with foliate decoration, surmonted by a Greek cross, and decorated initial., Patristic miscellany

established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated headpiece and initial St John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomos), Theodore of Stoudios, Ephraem the Syrian, Anastasius of Sinai, and others Eastern Mediterranean

• 'Champ' initial 'A'(aron) at the beginning of the alphabetical subject index to Petrus Comestor's Sermones., Tables of contents and indexes added to Petrus Comestor's (index Peter Comestor) Sermones

red ink. Tables of contents and indexes added to Petrus Comestor's (index Peter Comestor) Sermones The Augustinian abbey of St. John the Evangelist in Haughmond, Shropshire, 13th-14th century century: inscribed with ownership inscription 'Liber iste est monasterij s[an]c[t]I Joh[ann]is evangeliste

• Miniature of the Visitation, with a decorated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Visitation, with a decorated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular frames, accompanied by

• Miniature of the Massacre of the innocents, with an illumianted initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Massacre of the innocents, with an illumianted initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross; added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling des Landes, in the lower margin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Crucifixion, with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross; added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling des Landes, in the lower margin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures

• Miniature of the Burial of the dead, with an illuminated initial 'D'(ilexi), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead; with added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling de Lévis in the lower margin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Burial of the dead, with an illuminated initial 'D'(ilexi), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead; with added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling de Lévis in the lower margin.

• Miniature of the Assumption of Mary, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of her suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Assumption of Mary, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of her suffrage. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular frames, accompanied by full foliate borders with dragons, in colours and

• Miniature of the Trinity (Gnadenstuhl), with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, from the Hours of the Holy Ghost; with erased heraldry in the lower margin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Trinity (Gnadenstuhl), with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, from the Hours of the Holy Ghost; with erased heraldry in the lower margin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within

• Miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular

• Miniature of the Agnus Dei, the lamb in glory, flanked by the symbols of the four Evangelists, with two groups of twelve Elders holding crowns below, illustrating Revelation 4:9-11., Apocalypse (Revelation)

'VI.H.d.12' (inside upper cover); his sale, 1 July 1844, lot 80; bought by Thomas Thorpe, bookseller, for Russell for £28,10. John Fuller Russell, F. S. A.: his book-plate (pasted in the centre over the Duke of Sussex book-plate, inside upper

• Miniature of an angel standing on the sun and calling all birds to eat the flesh of men (the birds include a peacock, a hawk, a raven, a dove, a cockerel, a pelican, and an owl), from Revelation 19:17-18; miniature of an angel casting the beast and the false prophet into the lake of fire, from Revelation 19:20-21., Apocalypse (Revelation)

'VI.H.d.12' (inside upper cover); his sale, 1 July 1844, lot 80; bought by Thomas Thorpe, bookseller, for Russell for £28,10. John Fuller Russell, F. S. A.: his book-plate (pasted in the centre over the Duke of Sussex book-plate, inside upper

• Miniature of angels holding the four winds (beasts' heads) at the four corners of the earth, from Revelation 7:1-2; miniature of an angel with red wings, holding a staff with a red cross, from Revelation 7:3., Apocalypse (Revelation)

'VI.H.d.12' (inside upper cover); his sale, 1 July 1844, lot 80; bought by Thomas Thorpe, bookseller, for Russell for £28,10. John Fuller Russell, F. S. A.: his book-plate (pasted in the centre over the Duke of Sussex book-plate, inside upper

• Detail of an illuminated white vine-stem initial 'Q'(uamquam), and display script in alternating colours in the style of Felice Feliciano of Verona, at the beginning of Cicero's De Imperio Cn. Pompei., Orations and letters (ff. 1-147); Invectivum in Ciceronem (ff. 147v-149)

20, and 22; A. C. de la Mare also attributed Additional 16983, and Burney 292 to the same scribe; cf. John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 248; II, 11-2.A

• Detail of an illuminated white vine-stem border and initial 'C'(redo) of strapwork, at the beginning of Cicero's Pro Roscio Amerino., Orations and letters (ff. 1-147); Invectivum in Ciceronem (ff. 147v-149)

20, and 22; A. C. de la Mare also attributed Additional 16983, and Burney 292 to the same scribe; cf. John W. Bradley, ~A Dictionary of Miniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraphers and Copyists~, 3 vols (London: Quaritch, 1887-1889), I, 248; II, 11-2.A

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Joshua, with attendants, to lead the Israelites over the river Jordan to the promised land. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) at beginning of the Book of Joshua. Decoration extends into a partial border. Instructional drawing at the lower part of the folio., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Miniature of King David playing the harp. Illuminated initial 'L'(ome) at beginning of Psalm One. Decoration extends into a partial border., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Moses (with horns), Aaron (a bishop with crozier and mitre), and an attendant, all standing before an altar, to instruct the Children of Israel in proper forms of sacrifice. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) begins Leviticus Chapter One., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of