• Miniature of the building of the Temple., Bible historiale, the early version

Temple. Bound In four volumes: vol. 1 (ff. 1-144), vol. 2 (ff. 145-284v), vol. 3 (ff. 285-412), vol. 4 (ff. 413-532), originally probably in two (ff. 1-284 and 285-532).Contains the early version of the Bible Historiale, a French adaptation of

• Detail of a miniature of the building of the Temple., Bible historiale, the early version

of the Temple. Bound In four volumes: vol. 1 (ff. 1-144), vol. 2 (ff. 145-284v), vol. 3 (ff. 285-412), vol. 4 (ff. 413-532), originally probably in two (ff. 1-284 and 285-532).Contains the early version of the Bible Historiale, a French

• Detail of a miniature of the Wheel of Fortune, at the beginning of book 2 of the De Consolatione Philosophiae., De Consolatione Philosophiae (Roman de Fortune et de Félicité; index Consolation of Philosophy); Le testament; Le traitie de parler et de taire

of Albertanus of Brescia (ff. 96-99v).Catchwords. 2 large and 4 one-column miniatures in colours, gold, and partially in grisaille (ff. 1, 13v, 34v, 47v, 57, 64). Puzzle initials in blue and red with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning

• Historiated initial ?'O' of Christ giving two books to a kneeling king. Below drolleries of two winged putti musicians., Cutting from a choir book

boxed with Add. 37472, ff. 1-3, 5-7. To see this initial in the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 37472.Musical notation 1 historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of Christ giving two books to a kneeling king. Below drolleries of

• Initial word ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning) inhabited by animals and human faces., ~Gan Elohim~ (The Garden of God): supracommentary on Rashi's commentary on the Pentateuch

Eliezer's Minhat Yehudah.ff. 131v-137: small pieces by different hands.Numerous marginal notes, additions, corrections by an Italian hand of 15th-16th century. 1 inhabited initial word in brown ink (f. 3v). ~Gan Elohim~ (The Garden of God): supracommentary on Rashi's commentary on

• Detail of a foliate initial 'D'(omine) with an instruction for illuminator 'oro' next to it, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin

in gold. Catchwords. 8 foliate initial with flowers in colours on gold grounds, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 7, 8v, 14, 17, 20v, 23, 31v). Large initials in blue with light purple pen-flourishing or in red with

• Decorated initials on a text page., Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin

in gold. Catchwords. 8 foliate initial with flowers in colours on gold grounds, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 7, 8v, 14, 17, 20v, 23, 31v). Large initials in blue with light purple pen-flourishing or in red with

• Decorated initials on a text page., Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin

in gold. Catchwords. 8 foliate initial with flowers in colours on gold grounds, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 7, 8v, 14, 17, 20v, 23, 31v). Large initials in blue with light purple pen-flourishing or in red with

• Illuminated initial 'A'(d) in colours on a gold ground., Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin

in gold. Catchwords. 8 foliate initial with flowers in colours on gold grounds, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 7, 8v, 14, 17, 20v, 23, 31v). Large initials in blue with light purple pen-flourishing or in red with

• Front binding., Book of Hours of the Sorrows of the Virgin

in gold. Catchwords. 8 foliate initial with flowers in colours on gold grounds, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 7, 8v, 14, 17, 20v, 23, 31v). Large initials in blue with light purple pen-flourishing or in red with

• Miniature of a Venetian nobleman, probably named Alvise, kneeling in prayer, being presented to the Virgin and Child by a male saint and Louis of Toulouse dressed as a bishop with a robe covered in fleur-de-lys, within a gold scroll-work border with an unidentified coat of arms., Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) to a Venetian nobleman, probably named Alvise

boxed with Add. 20916, ff. 18-24. To see this leaf in the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 20916, ff. 18-25. 1 full-page miniature in colours and gold, of a Venetian nobleman, probably named Alvise, kneeling in prayer, being presented to

• Illuminated initial with foliate penwork, and a foliate border with a peacock., Book of Hours

a foliate border with a peacock. 1 large full-page miniature of the Annunciation with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 14v). 4 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and

• Illuminated and decorated initials with penwork flourishing., Book of Hours

initials with penwork flourishing. 1 large full-page miniature of the Annunciation with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 14v). 4 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff.

• Illuminated and decorated initials with penwork flourishing., Book of Hours

initials with penwork flourishing. 1 large full-page miniature of the Annunciation with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 14v). 4 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff.

• Illuminated initial with foliate penwork, and a foliate border with birds and butterfly., Book of Hours

a foliate border with birds and butterfly. 1 large full-page miniature of the Annunciation with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (f. 14v). 4 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with three-sided foliate borders, in colours

• Decorated initial 'P'(oul) at the beginning of 1 Corinthians., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version with a table of lections (index tabulae lectionum, capitularia, list of pericopes) (ff. 1-8)

at the beginning of 1 Corinthians. Horizontal catchwords. Initials in gold on coloured grounds, with foliate extensions, at the beginning of each book. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Smaller initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in

• Illuminated bar border with foliate forms, and initial 'T'(erret) at the beginning of Anselm of Canterbury's Meditatio 1., Flos florum (a compendium of 22 devotional or didactic treatises), including list of contents

Illuminated bar border with foliate forms, and initial 'T'(erret) at the beginning of Anselm of Canterbury's Meditatio 1. f. 1 is a 18th century list of the contents of the manuscript.Synonyma attributed to Jerome, not Isidore in this manuscript (see

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um) at the beginning of the statutes of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), imperfect, and other texts, including a calendar (ff. 6-11v)

England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), imperfect, and other texts, including a calendar (ff. 6-11v) Former shelfmark ? 'MMc 496' (f. 1), with list of contents (ff. 1-2v).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard) at the beginning of statutes of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), imperfect, and other texts, including a calendar (ff. 6-11v)

England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), imperfect, and other texts, including a calendar (ff. 6-11v) Former shelfmark ? 'MMc 496' (f. 1), with list of contents (ff. 1-2v).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st

• Puzzle initial 'M'(edicina), at the beginning of Johannicius' Isagoge., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

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: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of