• Decorated initial 'N'(ecesse) and border, at the beginning of Richard Rotheram's De pluralitate beneficiorum; heraldic arms., De pluralitate beneficiorum (ends imperfectly)

at the beginning of Richard Rotheram's De pluralitate beneficiorum; heraldic arms. 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. De pluralitate beneficiorum (ends

• Decorative headpiece and intials at the beginning of the first Ode., Psalter with odes, prayers, service of holy communion, and a short excerpt from Daniel (ff. 213v-214)

Decorative headpiece and intials at the beginning of the first Ode. Damage from mold (ff. 1-4)Fragment of an early 12th century Latin missal, with musical notation, from northern Italy (f. 232). Decorative headpieces in red. Initials in red. Rubrics

• Miniature with a dead landscape, at the beginning of Philippus Albericus's De mortis effectibus, on the facing page a brief prose letter addressed to Joachim Bretoner., Tabula Cebetis, De mortis effectibus and other poems

in colours, gold and silver (ff. 1, 3). 5 large foliate initials, in colours, gold and silver (ff. 7, 11, 14, 19, 25v). 1 smaller initial in gold on a red ground (f. 21). 1 small initial in gold on

• Decorated initial., Lives of saints, and an Irish translation of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi

initial. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Unfoliated paper leaves after ff. 7, 13, 21, 33, 41, 56, 57).Detailed descrition of the manuscript in Flower. Large initials in brown with penwork decoration, many with interlace. Small initials in brown. Spaces left

• Initial with foliate decoration., Psalter, imperfect, including Odes (ff. 219v-232v)

chaplain to the Levant Company at Constantinople, 1670-1676, and later Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: his manuscript no. 49 (f. 1; see Wright 1972); his notes (ff. Ii, iii); sold, together with Covel's other manuscripts, to Edward Harley for £300

• Miniature with Cebes and an Old Man pointing to the Tabula Cebetis, facing a decorated initial with a full border, at the beginning of Philippus Albericus's Tabula Cebetis. A foreigner, Cebes, enters the temple of Saturn. He sees a painted tablet, now worn by withering age, the meaning of which he was not at all able to make out. An Old Man, who was a native of the place, saw that he and his companions were uncertain about the picture. When asked by Cebes, he uncovered the meanings veiled in the figures and, taking up a pointer, he explained the whole thing in order (see Carlson 1993)., Tabula Cebetis, De mortis effectibus and other poems

in colours, gold and silver (ff. 1, 3). 5 large foliate initials, in colours, gold and silver (ff. 7, 11, 14, 19, 25v). 1 smaller initial in gold on a red ground (f. 21). 1 small initial in gold on

• Miniature with allegories failed by Fortune, facing a decorated initial 'A'(lter), at the beginning of the second circle of Philippus Albericus's Tabula Cebetis. Those whom Fortune has enriched beforehand lead a congenial life. Vainglory, Gluttony, and Pleasure embrace them. But when Fortune's gifts fail them, these people are immediately driven away; in order to recover their previous way of life, some take to murder, others to theft, and many to swearing falsely by the gods, for little reward. But some are shut up in a dark building, and these Sorrow, Lament, and Punishment afflict with sufferings. Whence they are lead to a glittering hall; when they have been purged of their crimes there, they are able to return to a better life. Penance batters the door with her rod and continually excites their hearts to honest deeds (see Carlson 1993)., Tabula Cebetis, De mortis effectibus and other poems

in colours, gold and silver (ff. 1, 3). 5 large foliate initials, in colours, gold and silver (ff. 7, 11, 14, 19, 25v). 1 smaller initial in gold on a red ground (f. 21). 1 small initial in gold on

• Decorated initial 'A' with a dragon and foliage., Gradual (the Temporale and Sanctorale combined)

neumes. Large initial in colours with a dragon and foliage (f. 1). Large initial in red with green penwork decoration (f. 33). Large initials in red, green, or brown. Small initials in red or brown. Highlighting of letters in red

• Decorated initials., Chronicle, imperfect; De gestis Ludouici imperatoris; Life of Charlemagne (ff. 94-105); Prophecy of the tenth sibyl (ff. 106-109v)

Decorated initials. ff. 1-2 are parchment flyleaves. Large initials in red, some with penwork decoration. Chronicle, imperfect; De gestis Ludouici imperatoris; Life of Charlemagne (ff. 94-105); Prophecy of the tenth sibyl (ff. 106-109v) The Fugger family: inscription 'Ex Bibliotheca

• Decorated initial 'V'(itam)., Chronicle, imperfect; De gestis Ludouici imperatoris; Life of Charlemagne (ff. 94-105); Prophecy of the tenth sibyl (ff. 106-109v)

Decorated initial 'V'(itam). ff. 1-2 are parchment flyleaves. Large initials in red, some with penwork decoration. Chronicle, imperfect; De gestis Ludouici imperatoris; Life of Charlemagne (ff. 94-105); Prophecy of the tenth sibyl (ff. 106-109v) The Fugger family: inscription 'Ex

• Decorated initial 'B'(Ritaiuua) [for Britannia] and coloured initial 'E'(Neas)., Historical miscellany, including an excerpt from Geoffrey's 'Historia regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) (ff. 1-11v), Bernard's 'De cognitione humanae conditionis' (ff. 12-15v), 'Catalogus Romanorum Pontificum' from Peter to Benedict XII (ff. 16-22), Innocent's 'De miseria humanæ conditionis' (ff. 23-32), and John's 'Turris Sapientiae, sive Speculum theologiae' (f. 32v)

initial 'E'(Neas). Decorated initials in red (ff. 1, 16). Initials, rubrics and paraphs in red. Small initials and cadels highlighted in red. Historical miscellany, including an excerpt from Geoffrey's 'Historia regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) (ff. 1-11v), Bernard's 'De cognitione

• Initial 'P'(etrus), incorporating the head of the archbishop Petrus de Aspelt, at the beginning of Petrus de Aspelt's Statuta provincialia., Statuta provincialia

the described part is illuminated.f. 28 is an inserted paper leaf of half size with text on recto, 15th century? 1 large initial in plain red, incorporating a human head (f. 10). Small initials in plain red. Statuta provincialia 'Expliciunt

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) and words 'dixit in evangelio' in a collection of homilies., Homilies and other theological texts

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London: its ink stamp 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.' (f. 1); its book-plate, with the pencil inscription 'XIV: 7.17 (f. ii).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together

• Decorated initials 'Q'(ui), 'D'(ominus), and 'Q'(uod), in a collection of homilies., Homilies and other theological texts

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London: its ink stamp 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.' (f. 1); its book-plate, with the pencil inscription 'XIV: 7.17 (f. ii).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together

• Coloured initials., Commonitorium directivum simplicium volentium

initials in plain red, 1 with a human face in brown ink (f. 28). Paraph marks in plain red. Commonitorium directivum simplicium volentium 'Explicit commonitorium ad honorem dei omnipotentis scriptum per Johannem Arfelt de Esschenew(ege) [Eschwege an der Werra] presbyterum

• Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration., Sabaitic typicon, imperfect, including a fragment of the 'Vision of Constantine' (ff. 1-1v)

Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration. The manuscript includes liturgical instructions and chants for Sundays. It is imperfect at the end.The leaf containing the fragment of the 'Vision of Constantine' comes from a larger manuscript and is bound at

• Decorated initial 'P'(er)., Cathemerinon (index The Daily Round)

Decorated initial 'P'(er). A fragment of the spine from a previous binding of gold-tooled brown leather is pasted inside the front cover. Initials in various colours with foliate decoration, some large, some mid-size. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing

• Partial border with decorated initials 'Y' and 'T'., New Testament: Romans to Jude

initials 'Y' and 'T'. f. 1 is a parchment leaf pasted to a paper one.Quire signatures in Latin letters. Partial gold foliate borders with 56 initials in gold on blue and red grounds (ff. 4 (x 2), 7, 41v, 74,

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8

• Flyleaf, verso side., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8 July 1882: