• Illuminated headpiece with foliate decoration and initial at the beginning of John., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Written by Ioasaph of the monastery of the Theotokos ton Hodegon in Constantinople, 4 June 1366 (colophon, f. 222v).James Edwards, London bookseller (b. 1757, d. 1816): his sale, 5 April 1815, lot 821, purchased by Burney for £210.Charles Burney (b.

• Headpiece with foliate decoration on gold ground and gold initial 'E'(peideper) at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Written by Ioasaph of the monastery of the Theotokos ton Hodegon in Constantinople, 4 June 1366 (colophon, f. 222v).James Edwards, London bookseller (b. 1757, d. 1816): his sale, 5 April 1815, lot 821, purchased by Burney for £210.Charles Burney (b.

• Plaquette of the Adoration of the Shepherds., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Written by Ioasaph of the monastery of the Theotokos ton Hodegon in Constantinople, 4 June 1366 (colophon, f. 222v).James Edwards, London bookseller (b. 1757, d. 1816): his sale, 5 April 1815, lot 821, purchased by Burney for £210.Charles Burney (b.

• Plaquette of the Adoration of the Magi., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Written by Ioasaph of the monastery of the Theotokos ton Hodegon in Constantinople, 4 June 1366 (colophon, f. 222v).James Edwards, London bookseller (b. 1757, d. 1816): his sale, 5 April 1815, lot 821, purchased by Burney for £210.Charles Burney (b.

• Headpiece with foliate decoration on gold ground and illuminated initial 'E'(peideper) at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Written by Ioasaph of the monastery of the Theotokos ton Hodegon in Constantinople, 4 June 1366 (colophon, f. 222v).James Edwards, London bookseller (b. 1757, d. 1816): his sale, 5 April 1815, lot 821, purchased by Burney for £210.Charles Burney (b.

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist, at the beginning of the Te igitur in a Missal., Missal

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: ‘XV.1.2’, f. [v]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

of the diocese of Liège (b. c.1466/1467, d. 1540) for John Colet (b. c.1456, d.1519), dean of St Paul Cathedral, London, and friend of Erasmus, as a memorial of his father Henry Colet (d. 1505): colophon 'Summe et Individue trinitiati...

• Historiated miniature of Agnes Enthroned flanked by two musician angels, below (left) the saint's statue holding out its finger to receive an emerald ring from Paulinus, a priest of the church of Saint Agnes who wished to be allowed to marry, and (right) Agnes appearing to relatives maintaining a vigil besides her tomb. Historiated full-page border in colours and gold, of foliage and birds with three medallions in the lower margin containing two scenes of Agnes surviving being thrown into flames at the order of Aspasius and a male and female member of the Compagnia di Sant'Agnese kneeling in prayer. Beneath the miniature is a single four-line red stave, musical notation and a single line of text in gold capitals 'Sancta Agnese da dio'., Leaf of a Hymnal (index laudario), containing part of the hymns to Agnes and Anthony

Esq. dispersed / in 1838' (f. i).Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1087; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £18;

• Historiated initial of a scholar, with a partial border., Miscellany, including Patefit, Electiones laudabiles, Sermo de regulis compotistarum, Canones eclipsium, Ad habendam diversitatem aspectus lune pro situ in epiciclo

at Oxford (f. 150v).John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1).Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• 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)

d. 1720), 2nd Earl of Stamford, conspirator and politician: inscribed, 'Stamford 1693' (f. 1*).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; sold to Edward Harley in the sale of the Earl of Stamford's books, 16 January 1720-21, lot 76.The Harley

• Puzzle initial 'A'(ppellationibus), in Bartolus de Saxoferrato's Commentary on the first and second part of the New Digest., Commentary on the first and second part of the Digestum novum

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal 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

• Initial 'P'(etrus), incorporating the head of the archbishop Petrus de Aspelt, at the beginning of Petrus de Aspelt's Statuta provincialia., Statuta provincialia

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1).Purchased by the British Museum

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) and words 'dixit in evangelio' in a collection of homilies., Homilies and other theological texts

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal 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

• Decorated initials 'Q'(ui), 'D'(ominus), and 'Q'(uod), in a collection of homilies., Homilies and other theological texts

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal 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

• Puzzle initial, at the beginning of Michel de Northgate's Ayenbite of Inwyt., Ayenbite of Inwyt

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 13; its book-plate with the

• Flourished initial., Ayenbite of Inwyt

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 13; its book-plate with the

• Flourished initials., Ayenbite of Inwyt

and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 13; its book-plate with the