• Miniature of the Universe as a diagram in various concentric circles, with Christ at the top, Hell in the centre, and symbols of the Four Evangelists in the corners., L'image du Monde

also found in other manuscripts, follows (f. 5). Five miniatures with colours and gold of a master with pupils (f. 1); the Creator with symbols of his power (f. 5v); the creation of the earth (f. 8); the Creator creating

• Drawings, including of king Saul, the priest Eli, who falls dead after being told that his two sons had been killed and the ark of God taken by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:17-18); and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem., Summary of the Liber Concordiae Novi ac Veteris Testamenti (Harmony of the Old and New Testaments), imperfect

his two sons had been killed and the ark of God taken by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:17-18); and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem. Folios missing after f. 74.Joachim of Fiore, Cistercian abbot and mystic (b. at Celico,

• Three-sided white vine border with a large initial 'E'(usebium), a butterfly, two birds, and unidentified arms in the lower margin., De evangelica praeparatione

collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘13 die Februarij, A.D. 1723/4’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Decorated initial O(paca) in blue, magenta, and green with floral sprays and bezants. Marginal hand and text hand by Gunthorpe., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

Decorated initial O(paca) in blue, magenta, and green with floral sprays and bezants. Marginal hand and text hand by Gunthorpe. Written by Gunthrope while he was in Ferrara attending Guarino da Verona's rhetoric lectures. Contains extensive marginal notations by

• Two coloured initials 'S'(ervo) and 'T'(am) at the beginning of Hugh of Saint-Victor's 'De laude caritatis'., Meditationes vitae Christi (ff. 2-156); De laude caritatis (ff. 156v-160v)

baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton (see Wright 1972): added title page, inscribed with his signature (f. 1); no. A897 in his catalogue (see Watson 1966). Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the

• Illuminated initial 'U'(rbis) and border, on the first page of the text., Facta et dicta memorabilia (ff. 2-179v), followed by a capitula list (ff. 180-181)

the first page of the text. 1 large foliate initial in colours on a gold ground, accompanied by a three-sided border (f. 2). Large initials in gold on grounds of red and blue. Small initials alternately red with blue flourishing,

• null, Facta et dicta memorabilia (ff. 2-179v), followed by a capitula list (ff. 180-181)

1 large foliate initial in colours on a gold ground, accompanied by a three-sided border (f. 2). Large initials in gold on grounds of red and blue. Small initials alternately red with blue flourishing, or blue with red flourishing.

• null, Facta et dicta memorabilia (ff. 2-179v), followed by a capitula list (ff. 180-181)

1 large foliate initial in colours on a gold ground, accompanied by a three-sided border (f. 2). Large initials in gold on grounds of red and blue. Small initials alternately red with blue flourishing, or blue with red flourishing.

• Text page with coloured initials and rubric., Thebais (index Thebaid)

been used as a paste-down as the text from f. 191v. has been re-written in the margin of f. 191.f. 1 has 2 inserted scraps of vellum with an introductory note and epitome in a 13th-century hand. Initials in gold

• Coloured initial and rubric., Thebais (index Thebaid)

been used as a paste-down as the text from f. 191v. has been re-written in the margin of f. 191.f. 1 has 2 inserted scraps of vellum with an introductory note and epitome in a 13th-century hand. Initials in gold

• Partial border with foliate motifs, gold besants, red and blue penstems, and illuminated initial 'V'(os)., Vita Terentii (ff. 1-3); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 5-130v)

Partial border with foliate motifs, gold besants, red and blue penstems, and illuminated initial 'V'(os). f. 4 is a ruled parchment leaf.The same scribe wrote Florence, Laurenziana Ashburnham 1117 and Vatican, MS Urb. lat. 460.Horizontal catchwords. Partial border and

• Illuminated initial 'P'(hilopolus)., Poems (index Poemata); Laphra (a comedy)

is also written in the Filelfo's hand. 1 large initial in gold on a pink and green ground, 'P'(hilopolus) (f. 36v). Initials alternating in red or blue. Rubrics and protagonists names in red. Poems (index Poemata); Laphra (a comedy) Written

• Decorated initial 'D'(eus) with acanthus leaves at the beginning of Terce of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Decorated initial 'D'(eus) with acanthus leaves at the beginning of Terce of the Virgin. Contains a calendar (ff. 4-9v; with English saints), the Hours of the Virgin (ff. 10-47v), the Penitential Psalms followed by the Litany and various prayers

• null, Alexandreis, and commentary

Ward): bought by Bondam at 1785 Gronovius sale.Pieter Bondam (signature: ‘Petri Bondam. 1785’ , inside upper cover); his sale, Utrecht, 1 October 1800. Inscribed ‘WS. 1803’ and with shelfmark or price? in pencil in a nineteenth century hand ‘3.3.0’ (f.

• Puzzle initial 'A'(t) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 3 of Valerius Maximus's Memorabilia., Facta et dicta memorabilia

9 large puzzle initials in red (and blue), with reserved designs, with brown pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 19v, 40, 60v, 82v, 105v, 125v, 142v, 162v). Smaller puzzle initials in red and blue with brown pen-flourishing or penwork decoration. Small initials in

• Puzzle initial and partial border, at the beginning of Bernard of Clairvaux's Sermons., Sermons

19s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 628-709), and a further 17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, developing a three-sided border (f. 3).

• Flourished initial, in Bernard of Clairvaux's Sermons., Sermons

19s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 628-709), and a further 17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, developing a three-sided border (f. 3).

• Coloured drawings, of Lot's wife, the Ark, and Egyptian soldiers being drowned in the Red Sea., Summary of the Liber Concordiae Novi ac Veteris Testamenti (Harmony of the Old and New Testaments), imperfect

which it appears that the library in question was that of the church of Barcelona [Cathedral of Santa Cruz?]. (f. 1). A 17th? century leaf with a genealogy of Abraham added (f. 74).Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Rodd

• Drawing of a dragon, with seven heads in its tail. In Joachim's thought, the seven heads correspond to Herod, Nero, Constantinus, Mohometh, Melsemothus, Saladin, the Antichrist, with Gog, the last Antichrist., Summary of the Liber Concordiae Novi ac Veteris Testamenti (Harmony of the Old and New Testaments), imperfect

which it appears that the library in question was that of the church of Barcelona [Cathedral of Santa Cruz?]. (f. 1). A 17th? century leaf with a genealogy of Abraham added (f. 74).Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Rodd

• Drawing of Adam and of sacrifices., Summary of the Liber Concordiae Novi ac Veteris Testamenti (Harmony of the Old and New Testaments), imperfect

which it appears that the library in question was that of the church of Barcelona [Cathedral of Santa Cruz?]. (f. 1). A 17th? century leaf with a genealogy of Abraham added (f. 74).Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Rodd