• Illuminated headpiece with a foliate pattern and decorated initial 'E'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Four Gospels, each preceded by a table of capitula (index New Testament, Bible)

initial 'E'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John. ff. 200-218 ruled for two columns but written in one. Canon tables in red decorated with coloured foliate and geometric patterns, some also with gold (ff. 1v-6). Diagram in red

• Decorated initial 'P'(astoralis) at the beginning of Gregory the Great's Liber pastoralis., Regula pastorali

green, some with penwork decoration. Regula pastorali A copy of a letter of 1209 from pope Innocent III to King John added c. 1200-1225 (f. 61v-62).Inscribed: 'Br. Stapleton (f. 1), possibly Sir Brian Stapleton of Suffolk, d. 519.Various 14th-century and

• Decorated initials 'D'(e) in a theological miscellany., Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v)

or blue. Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v) John Wessington (c.1371-1451), prior of Durham cathedral priory, prior 1416-1446: 15th-century inscription 'Liber domini Johannis Wessyngton prioris Dunelmensis' cut out

• Illuminated headpiece and initial 'Pi', both with foliate decoration at the beginning of Gregory of Nazianzus's sermon Or. 41., Sermons

knot (f. 62). Titles in gold. Sermons Written by Michael Patrikios (inscription, f. 245v).Note on the deeds of the Emperor John Ducas Batatzes in 6755 (A.D. 1247), f. 245v.Inscribed: 'No. '4'', lower margin upside down, f. 245v. ? Thomas Howard

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with king David (?) praying, from a fragment of Psalm 101 in a glossed Psalter., Fragment from a glossed Psalter, with Psalm 100: 8-101:1-8

washes, of David kneeling. Small initials in red or blue. Ampersands. Fragment from a glossed Psalter, with Psalm 100: 8-101:1-8 John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Coloured initials, line-filler and paraphs., Fragment from a Psalter (?), Psalm 103, on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). 159 fragments from printed books were transferred from this volume to the Department of

• Coloured initials with penwork decoration., Fragment from a Psalter, Psalms 43 and 44, on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). 159 fragments from printed books were transferred from this volume to the Department of

• Coloured initials with penwork decoration and music staves., Fragment from a Missal, with musical notation (Chants for the Masses of St Mary Magdalene and St Apollinaire), on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). 159 fragments from printed books were transferred from this volume to the Department of

• Text page with ink drawing and quire number 'X'., De officiis (ff. 1-58v); Paradoxa Stoicorum (ff. 59-66); De amicitia (ff. 66v-83); De senectute (ff. 84-98); De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff. 99-140)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6538.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 185Charles

• Two text pages with maniculae in the lower margins, one holding a thurible and one a branch., De officiis (ff. 1-58v); Paradoxa Stoicorum (ff. 59-66); De amicitia (ff. 66v-83); De senectute (ff. 84-98); De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff. 99-140)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6538.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 185Charles

• Text page with initial 'Q'(uamquam) with decoration., De officiis (ff. 1-58v); Paradoxa Stoicorum (ff. 59-66); De amicitia (ff. 66v-83); De senectute (ff. 84-98); De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff. 99-140)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6538.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 185Charles

• Large initial 'S'(epe) and display script at the beginning of Cicero's 'De Inventione'., De officiis (ff. 1-58v); Paradoxa Stoicorum (ff. 59-66); De amicitia (ff. 66v-83); De senectute (ff. 84-98); De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff. 99-140)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6538.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 185Charles

• Text page of ghost story from Byland, Yorkshire., De officiis (ff. 1-58v); Paradoxa Stoicorum (ff. 59-66); De amicitia (ff. 66v-83); De senectute (ff. 84-98); De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff. 99-140)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6538.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 185Charles

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'I'(nitium) at the beginning of Mark, with roundels representing the four evangelist symbols: the eagle of John, the winged man of Matthew, the winged bull of Luke, and the winged lion of Mark, with the the Lamb of God in the centre., Glossed Gospel of Mark

Mark, with roundels representing the four evangelist symbols: the eagle of John, the winged man of Matthew, the winged bull of Luke, and the winged lion of Mark, with the the Lamb of God in the centre. 1 large historiated

• Initial 'T'(alibus) with penwork decoration at the beginning of book 3 of John the Deacon's Vita S. Gregorii Papae., Vita S. Gregorii Papae; Versus S. Gregorii

the beginning of book 3 of John the Deacon's Vita S. Gregorii Papae. Musical notation: Anglo-Norman neumes, England, early 12th century (ff. 141-143) 1 large initial in blue, with penwork decoration (f. 52). Numerous large and smaller initials in green

• Incipit page to John., Gospels, with canon tables, chapter lists, and lections

page to John. There is a close connection between this manuscript and others from Echternach (see Boeckler 1933, pp. 44-45), e.g. British Library Egerton 608, and Paris, BN, lat. 10438, made for bishop Adalbero III of Metz (1047-1072).The scribe responsible

• Decorated initial 'I'(initum) with interlace patterns at the beginning of Mark., Gospels (ff. 1-139) and capitulare evangeliorum (ff. 139v-150)

with interlace patterns at the beginning of Matthew ('L'[iber], f. 10v), Mark ('I'[nitium], f. 46), Luke ('Q'[uoniam], f. 71v), and John ('I'[n], f. 112v). Initials with coloured highlights (ff. 8v, 11, 44, 68v-71, 110v-113). Some initials in red or red

• Two large decorated initials 'P' with reserved designs and penwork decoration; the display script following the initials ('Paulus et Timotheus' and 'Praemittens ergo salutationem ait: Paulus et Timotheus') as well as the rubrics have not been filled in., Collectanea in omnes Pauli apostoli Epistulas

mark 'v', f. 204v is blank and unruled (and one leaf is missing after f. 204).John Dryden: inscribed, 16th century 'John Drydens booke' (f. 1).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and

• Zoomorphic initial with interlace at the beginning of John 18., Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster')

at the beginning of John 18. One of a group of Southumbrian prayerbooks of the "Tiberius" group, the others being Harley 7653, and Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS Ll.1.10 (Book of Cerne). All, except Cerne, exhibit linguistic features which raise

• Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in display capitals, and illuminated initial 'T'., Gospel lectionary with Menologion and Gospels for special services (Covel Gospel)

Gospel) Written by presbyter Constantine: his colophon dated 27 May 995 (f. 376v).Manolakes Kastorianos of Constantinople: presented by him to John Covel (see Additional 22911, f. 180).John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676,