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Historiated initial of a man praying, at the beginning of Psalm 101. Damage done to the book by a Thames flood in the early 19th century (see S. C. Cockerell, ~The Book of Hours of Yolande of Flanders: A
Detail of historiated initial 'U' with an angel holding a book. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral
by Halliwell-Phillipps, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). The world Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England
19th-century hand on verso, 'J. M. W. 1856 / I. Lwe / "School of Leonardo da Vinci/ Very fine miniature"'. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: ink stamp on verso 'Malcolm Collection / B.M'.;
Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts; purchased through John Gibson (fl. 1720-26); the manuscript probably arrived at the library in June 1726 (see Wright 1976, p. 468). Edward
in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley
in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley
in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley
in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley
in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley
Illuminated border with putti and a coat of arms, and the historiated initial 'M'(agna). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full borders in gold and
Architectural border with a reclining figure holding a heart, and the illuminated initial 'R'(everendissime). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full borders in gold and
Architectural border with a rose bush and the historiated initial: 'S'(aepe). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full borders in gold and colours with all'
Foliate border with a seated, armed woman, and an historiated initial of a figure holding a shield: 'P'(ersuasistis). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full
red or blue. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in red. Sermones in evangelium S. Johannis (Sermons on the Gospel of John) Colophon: inscribed, 'Explicit Liber Tractatuum Beati Augustini Episcopi in Evangelium Sancti Iohannis Evangeliste, 1477' (f. 226).Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681,
Historiated initial 'Q'(ui) of Christ carrying the cross. Horizontal catchwords.Ruled in hard point. 1 historiated initial in gold and colours of Christ carrying the cross at the beginning of the first book (f. 3v). 3 large initials in red
Headpiece and decorated initial at the beginning of the text. Watermark of an angel, see C. M. Briquet, ~Les Filigranes: Dictionnaire historique des marques du papier dès leur apparition vers 1282 jusqu'en 1600~, A Facsimile of the 1907 edition
Colophon of Johannes Jacobus de Balbis and ownership inscription of Cornelius Balbus. Vertical catchwords.f. 70 is a blank, ruled paper leaf with a 16th- or 17th- century(?) inscription. 1 large blue initial with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). 13 smaller
Initial 'N'(aso) and unidentified arms in the lower margin. A large piece of paper has been torn off at the top of f. 1. 1 large initial in gold on a blue ground with an unidentified coat of arms
for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Puzzle initial John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomus) England