• Decorated initials, the one on the left anthromorphic., Liturgy of John Chrysostom, imperfect

lot 337, possibly bought by Chapman for 2s.Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818 (inscription, f. 1). Decorated initials Eastern Mediterranean

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

(e.g., f. 2). 3 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles (ff. 3, 71, 121). 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's prologue (f. 2). Initials in red, some

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians. Bifolium signatures. 15 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles and of Peter Lombard's prologue (ff. 1, 1v, 43v, 73v, 89, 101v, 111v, 118v, 125,

• Initial 'S'(ecundum) with decoration in foliate and dot patterns at the beginning of book 2., Commentary on Jeremiah

7 initials in red, green or blue with penwork decoration in red and green (ff. 1, 1v, 20, 41, 60, 79v, 97v). Rubrics in red. Corrections and capitals highlighted in red. Commentary on Jeremiah The Benedictine cathedral priory of St

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominica) of a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent., Commentary on lections from the Epistles and Gospels from Advent to Easter

the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent. Quire signatures. 1 zoomorphic initial in colours at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Puzzle pen-flourished initials in red and blue, at the beginning of other major

• Text page with initials and rubrics., Historia Scolastica (Acts of the Apostles)

rubrics in red. Historia Scolastica (Acts of the Apostles) Part 1: John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, f. 84

• Initial 'A' with floral decoration., Retractatio, Confessions

with his name (f. 1); one of nine manuscripts from the Bath priory which he owned (see Ker 1964).John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the

• Decorated initial 'N'[ature] at the beginning of Periegesis., Periegesis (f. 2v); Collectanea rerum mirabilium (f. 12); De excidio Troiae historia (f. 57); Prophetia Sybillae (f. 67)

91-100). 3 large initials in yellow or red with penwork decoration in red, green and yellow (ff. 2v, 52, 57). 1 large initial in brown ink with foliate decoration on a yellow ground (f. 12). Initials in red, green or

• Decorated initial 'C'[um] at the beginning of Solinus' Collectanea., Periegesis (f. 2v); Collectanea rerum mirabilium (f. 12); De excidio Troiae historia (f. 57); Prophetia Sybillae (f. 67)

91-100). 3 large initials in yellow or red with penwork decoration in red, green and yellow (ff. 2v, 52, 57). 1 large initial in brown ink with foliate decoration on a yellow ground (f. 12). Initials in red, green or

• Text page from 'Collectanea rerum mirabilium' with initials., Periegesis (f. 2v); Collectanea rerum mirabilium (f. 12); De excidio Troiae historia (f. 57); Prophetia Sybillae (f. 67)

91-100). 3 large initials in yellow or red with penwork decoration in red, green and yellow (ff. 2v, 52, 57). 1 large initial in brown ink with foliate decoration on a yellow ground (f. 12). Initials in red, green or

• Puzzle initial 'A' with decoration., Periegesis (f. 2v); Collectanea rerum mirabilium (f. 12); De excidio Troiae historia (f. 57); Prophetia Sybillae (f. 67)

91-100). 3 large initials in yellow or red with penwork decoration in red, green and yellow (ff. 2v, 52, 57). 1 large initial in brown ink with foliate decoration on a yellow ground (f. 12). Initials in red, green or

• Decorated initials 'C'(ornelius) and 'P'(eleus) with foliate decoration from the beginning of 'De excidio Troiae historia'., Periegesis (f. 2v); Collectanea rerum mirabilium (f. 12); De excidio Troiae historia (f. 57); Prophetia Sybillae (f. 67)

91-100). 3 large initials in yellow or red with penwork decoration in red, green and yellow (ff. 2v, 52, 57). 1 large initial in brown ink with foliate decoration on a yellow ground (f. 12). Initials in red, green or

• Initial words decorated with pen-flourishing in brown ink, at a ~Hoshanah~ (poetical prayer) for ~Hoshanah Rabbah~ (the seventh day of Sukkot; for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1857)., Prayer book with Haggadah (ff. 71-88) and ~Pirqei Avot~ (ff. 88v-115), Ashkenazi rite

159v).Illegible censor's signature (f. 1). Extensive amount of erasures (e.g., ff. 11, 24, 31v, 35v, 40, 41, 57, 57v, 82v).Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: inscribed with his name, 'M. Gaster 582' (f. 1) and 'M. Gaster'

• Plain red initial 'E'(cclesiastica) at the beginning of the first theological tract, with the ownership inscription of the Augustinian Priory of Merton, Surrey, in the upper margin, and the monogram of Thomas Wolsey in the lower margin., Various theological tracts, beginning, 'Ecclesiastica corectio que fit per excomunionem', Sentences analogous to the work of Peter Lombard, various brief texts on religious topics (De excomunicatione etc.), Isidore of Seville's exposition on Genesis and Exodus, extracts from Jerome's Epistolas taken from the Florilegium Angelicum, Sic et Non, imperfect at the beginning and the end, Dialogus inter philosophum, Iudaeum et Christianum, imperfect at the beginning and the end, excerpts attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux

York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (f. 1) (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1080' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory

• Decorated initials, and quire signature., Missal (the 'Missal of Fontebuono')

'i'-'cci' (ff. 203-412).Musical notation on a two-line stave.Quire signatures in small Roman numerals. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold on a blue ground (f. 18v). Large initials in gold, mainly on blue grounds with red penwork decoration, and foliate

• Marginal drawing of the Annunciation., Missal (the 'Missal of Fontebuono')

'i'-'cci' (ff. 203-412).Musical notation on a two-line stave.Quire signatures in small Roman numerals. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold on a blue ground (f. 18v). Large initials in gold, mainly on blue grounds with red penwork decoration, and foliate

• Coloured initial., Fragment from a Bible with the start of the Prologue to Joshua (recto) and the end of Deuteronomy 34:1-6 (verso); from the same Bible as Sloane 1044, ff. 76-77

67-76, and 82 were printed fragments and have been removed.Musical notation (e.g., ff. 18v, 38, 40, 77r-v, 78r-v, 80r-v, 83r-v). 1 large interlace initial in brown, with birds and animal heads (f. 100). Large simple initial in yellow (f. 100v).

• Large initial 'L' and other small initials with penwork decoration extending into the margin., Two canon law repertories in alphabetical order, the second attributed here to Bartolus of Sassoferrato

Benedictine cathedral of Winchester: a parchment label with the note 'Tabula milis et tabula Bartholi magistri Johannis Morton. R.R.' (f. 1, pasted onto lower margin) seemengly in the same hand as the ownership inscription in Harley 328 (for which see

• Initial 'I'(n) with penwork decoration at the beginning of John. In the upper margin an inscription in the hand of Sir Simonds D'Ewes., Gospel of John, with gloss

recorded in his library catalogue (Watson 1966, A883), added his signature (f. 1), the title 'Glossa ordinaria et Interlinearia Nicholai de Lyra In Evangelium Sancti Johannis' (f. 1) and notes (ff. 2v, 61v). Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet

• Decorated initial 'A'(sperat) at the beginning of book 9 of Statius' Thebaid., Thebais (index Thebaid)

collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘18 die Maij, A.D. 1724’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime