• Decorated initial 'P'(revaricatus) at the beginning of IV Kings (II Samuel)., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• 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

• Drawings of foetal presentations., A gynecological text , imperfect, including the Sekenesse of Wymmen

Drawings of foetal presentations. The remainder of the volume is an unilluminated medical miscellany. Unilluminated, except for illustrations of fetal positions within the womb in ink and colours in red wash medallions (ff. 196v-197v). A gynecological text , imperfect,

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

to have depicted a person kneeling at the foot of an enthroned figure. 1 full-page miniature divided into two registers in colours and gold (f. 10v). 1 full-page miniature excised (an offset visible, f. 9v). 9 historiated initials on gold

• Decorated initials, and line-endings in the form of animals and hybrids at the beginning of a litany., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

to have depicted a person kneeling at the foot of an enthroned figure. 1 full-page miniature divided into two registers in colours and gold (f. 10v). 1 full-page miniature excised (an offset visible, f. 9v). 9 historiated initials on gold

• 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

• Miniature of Francis with a decorated initial 'L'., Miscellaneous theological works, including the Life of Saint Francis (ff. 152-295); Encontre Tribulation (ff. 84-127); L'abbaye de saint esperit (ff. 132v-139v); Le cloistre espirituel (ff. 148-52)

'L' with foliate decoration in colours and gold (f. 152). Large initial with foliate decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with fine penwork decoration (ff. 38, 40v, 41, 42v, 43). Numerous large

• 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.