• Detail of a miniature of John writing and sending a letter of 1 John., Bible historiale complétée (Maccabees to Revelation)

Detail of a miniature of John writing and sending a letter of 1 John. Contains the Bible historiale, a French adaptation of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica by Guyart des Moulins (c. 1291-95), classified as the bible historiale complétée by Berger

• Detail of a miniature of John being inspired by the Holy Ghost, at the beginning of 2 John., Bible historiale complétée (Maccabees to Revelation)

Detail of a miniature of John being inspired by the Holy Ghost, at the beginning of 2 John. Contains the Bible historiale, a French adaptation of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica by Guyart des Moulins (c. 1291-95), classified as the bible

• Miniature of a spear shaft, and Mounts Olyumpus and Athos., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a drawing of Adrianus, labelled 'Adrianus Imperator.', Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a drawing of two hares, one playing a trumpet, while the other plays bagpipes., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a marginal miniature of a mount Syria, with an inscription reading, 'mount syry', and a miniature of the Virgin and Child, with an inscription reading, 'ymage of our lady'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a marginal miniature of a man, labelled 'A philosophere.', Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a marginal miniature of a fox disappearing into his hole, labelled 'a ffox'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a marginal miniature of a popin jay, labelled 'a popyn iaye'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Detail of a marginal miniature of a giraffe with an inscription reading, 'a girsaunt'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

of a vessel, 15th-16th century (ff. 14v, 17v).Inscribed names of some members of the Osborne family: Harry, William, Anthony, Raff, John, and Thomas, 16th century? (f. 2).Edward Banister, recusant and patron of the arts, inscribed with his name (f. 1).John

• Foliate initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the text., Commentary on Matthew

iii libri claudii p[re]sbiterii sup[er] Math[eum], 13th century (f. i).The Augustinian priory of St. Mary and St. John the Baptist, Llanthony: noted by John Leland c. 1533-36 ( (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione

• Decorated initial 'E'(t cum)., Commentary on Matthew

iii libri claudii p[re]sbiterii sup[er] Math[eum], 13th century (f. i).The Augustinian priory of St. Mary and St. John the Baptist, Llanthony: noted by John Leland c. 1533-36 ( (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ntuentes) formed of a dragon, with the Lamb of God in a medallion, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in

• Decorated initial 'I'(n quattuor)., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Virgin and Child, with the donor, Thomas Besforde, in a Benedictine habit with a scroll reading 'In te confidit a[n]i[m]a / mea', in the margin, with a full border containing a dragon and two shields with arms of the Reading abbey (three escallops) and of the donor (a fesse between six pears)., Commentary on Wisdom

manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7746).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Virgin and Thomas Besforde John Lutton John Lutton Reading England, S. E. (Reading?)

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of the Dominican friar, John of Freiburg, teaching a group of pupils., Summa confessorum

no. 7976.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. John of Freiburg teaching Written by more than one scribe John of Freiburg (Johannes de Friburgo) East Anglia England, S. (East Anglia)

• Coloured initials, rubrics, and paraphs in red., Leaf from Augustine's commentary on John

Initials, rubrics and paraphs in red. This is a detached leaf from Harley 1916. Leaf from Augustine's commentary on JohnJohn Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716), bookseller and antiquary: part of the Bagford fragments sold to Edward Harley after his

• Decorated initial 'T'(enebrosa) with foliate patterns and highlighted display script at the beginning of Homily VI., In Ezechielem

Decorated initial 'T'(enebrosa) with foliate patterns and highlighted display script at the beginning of Homily VI. From f. 103v onwards the decorated initials are unfinished.An excerpt from Quaestiones in vetus testamentum by Isidore of Seville is on the last

• Initial 'M'(emoratis with zoomorphic and foliate decoration at the beginning of Homily V of the last ten homilies., In Ezechielem

Initial 'M'(emoratis with zoomorphic and foliate decoration at the beginning of Homily V of the last ten homilies. From f. 103v onwards the decorated initials are unfinished.An excerpt from Quaestiones in vetus testamentum by Isidore of Seville is on

• Decorated initials 'd'(ilectissimo) and 'D'(ei omnipotentis) at the beginning of Gregory's epistle to Marinium and Homily I., In Ezechielem

Decorated initials 'd'(ilectissimo) and 'D'(ei omnipotentis) at the beginning of Gregory's epistle to Marinium and Homily I. From f. 103v onwards the decorated initials are unfinished.An excerpt from Quaestiones in vetus testamentum by Isidore of Seville is on the