• king John is brought to Winchester for burial, Roman de Brut, a verse epitome (begins imperfectly) with continuation to Edward III; Destruction de Rome; Fierabras

king John is brought to Winchester for burial The first quire misbound; the right order being ff. 2, 8, 3-7, 1, 9.French verse translation, in octosyllabic couplets, of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae.One of the first images of Stonehenge:

• Text page in the register for Northload [in Glastonbury]., Terrier of the Somersetshire estates of Glastonbury Abbey, with additional material relating to the abbey

Thomas Sutton, 'cellerarius forinsicus', assisted by John fitz James, steward of the abbey, William Lange, auditor, Thomas Gunwyn, a clerk with a special knowledge of the Glastonbury muniments and 'circa terrarium mensuratorem precipuum,' and John Horner, bailiff of Whitstone, who

• Text page in the register for Northload [in Glastonbury]., Terrier of the Somersetshire estates of Glastonbury Abbey, with additional material relating to the abbey

Thomas Sutton, 'cellerarius forinsicus', assisted by John fitz James, steward of the abbey, William Lange, auditor, Thomas Gunwyn, a clerk with a special knowledge of the Glastonbury muniments and 'circa terrarium mensuratorem precipuum,' and John Horner, bailiff of Whitstone, who

• Text page in the register for Northload [in Glastonbury]., Terrier of the Somersetshire estates of Glastonbury Abbey, with additional material relating to the abbey

Thomas Sutton, 'cellerarius forinsicus', assisted by John fitz James, steward of the abbey, William Lange, auditor, Thomas Gunwyn, a clerk with a special knowledge of the Glastonbury muniments and 'circa terrarium mensuratorem precipuum,' and John Horner, bailiff of Whitstone, who

• Miniature of John the Almoner kneeling before the Virgin, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'L'(aint) instead of 'S'., Legenda aurea

of John the Almoner kneeling before the Virgin, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'L'(aint) instead of 'S'. Contains the Golden legend by Iacobus de Voragine translated in c. 1333-1348 by Jean de Vignay as Legende doree, originally

• Miniature of John the Baptist with a partial border and two foliate initials 'I'(ehan)., Legenda aurea

of John the Baptist with a partial border and two foliate initials 'I'(ehan). Contains the Golden legend by Iacobus de Voragine translated in c. 1333-1348 by Jean de Vignay as Legende doree, originally for Jeanne de Bourgogne, queen of France

• Coloured drawing of the Trinity at the beginning of the text., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Trinity at the beginning of the text. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church

• Coloured drawing of the Original Sin, with Adam and Eve on either side of the tree., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Original Sin, with Adam and Eve on either side of the tree. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f.

• Coloured drawing of the Betrayal with Judas kissing Christ and soldiers standing by., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Betrayal with Judas kissing Christ and soldiers standing by. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem

• Coloured drawing of Christ before Pilate., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of Christ before Pilate. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought to have been

• Coloured drawing of the Carrying of the Cross., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Carrying of the Cross. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought to

• Miniature of John, with his symbol above., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

of John, with his symbol above. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the

• Pen-flourished initials 'I'(n) and 'R'(aptus) at the beginning of chapters 3 and 4 of Raymond of Peñafort's 'Summa de casibus penitentie'., Summa de casibus poenitentiae

(f. 52v). Added, 14th/15th century: texts and notes in Latin and Italian, one (f. 52v) mentioning Pope John XXII (1316-1334), (ff. 50v-51, 52v). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; acquired from him in 1726 for the Harley collection (see ~Diary~ 1966;

• Decorated initial 'F'(et)., Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England)

blue Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England) John Wodenothe of Shavington cum Gresty, Chester: memorandum relating to his marriage in 1534 to Margaret, daughter of John Rope of Stapeley, Chester (f. 190); his name inscribed (ff.

• Decorated initial 'D'(ist) with pen-flourishing including a hybrid creature., Vetera statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book)(ends imperfectly)

46v, 48v, 131v).John Batteley (b. c.1646, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary; bought in 1723 through his nephew, John Batteley, by Edward Harley, along with other manuscripts (see ~Diary~ 1966).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• 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)

Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Ode Symeon Metaphrastes, St Basil, St John Chrysostom, St John of Damascus and others Italy or Eastern Mediterranean

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam) with foliate decoration and pen-flourished initial 'D'(e) at the beginning of John of Wales's Breviloquium de quatuor virtutibus antiquorum, and inscription 'In Richardum Pyttcu(m) Bathon (iensem) testate d[omi]no Thoma Shakespare' in the upper margin., Breviloquium de quatuor virtutibus antiquorum

pen-flourished initial 'D'(e) at the beginning of John of Wales's Breviloquium de quatuor virtutibus antiquorum, and inscription 'In Richardum Pyttcu(m) Bathon (iensem) testate d[omi]no Thoma Shakespare' in the upper margin. f. 2v contains a table of contents.Medieval pagination in arabic

• Illuminated initial 'A'(ctum) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of book 10., Commentary on Unum ex quatuor

328-331v), and 2 foliate descenders of a human head and a fish (ff. 333, 420v). Commentary on Unum ex quatuor John Leyre, rector of Great Doddington, Northans (1377-81), presented to the church of Doddington, in the diocese of Lincoln in

• Detail of a miniature of Matthew with an angel, his symbol, holding a scroll inscribed 'evangeli[a] secu[n]du[m] matheu[m]., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

in gold and blue with blue and red pen-flourishing. Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good') John II (John the Good) (b. 1319, d. 1364), king of France (1350-1364), made for him and seized by the

• Detail of a miniature of Mark writing his Gospel, with the words 'secu[n]du[m] marcu[m]' on a scroll, with his symbol, the lion., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

in gold and blue with blue and red pen-flourishing. Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good') John II (John the Good) (b. 1319, d. 1364), king of France (1350-1364), made for him and seized by the