• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(este) of a bishop (probably saint Edmund) holding a mirror, at the beginning of the Speculum ecclesiae., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)(ff. 1-140); Edmund's 'Mireour de seinte eglise' (index Speculum ecclesiae; Miroir de sainte eglise; Mirror of the church)(ff. 141-156); a short text in Latin attributed to Ambrose (f. 156); La vie nostre dame seinte marie' (f. 156); Robert Grosseteste's Commencement du monde (ff. 156-168)

Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(este) of a bishop (probably saint Edmund) holding a mirror, at the beginning of the Speculum ecclesiae. f. 1* is a parchment fragment, probably from a 14th-century charter, written in an English cursive hand.

• Detail of a dog chasing a hare on the lower portion of a partial foliate bar border, at the beginning of the Speculum ecclesiae., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)(ff. 1-140); Edmund's 'Mireour de seinte eglise' (index Speculum ecclesiae; Miroir de sainte eglise; Mirror of the church)(ff. 141-156); a short text in Latin attributed to Ambrose (f. 156); La vie nostre dame seinte marie' (f. 156); Robert Grosseteste's Commencement du monde (ff. 156-168)

Detail of a dog chasing a hare on the lower portion of a partial foliate bar border, at the beginning of the Speculum ecclesiae. f. 1* is a parchment fragment, probably from a 14th-century charter, written in an English

• Miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, with a full border and a shield with cross, crown of thorns, and crossed lance and sponge, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

fideliter / et indilate. Scr[i]pt[um] manu mea p[ro]pria anno d[omi]ni mill[esi]mo cccc xxii mems[is] februarii die/ sexto' (f. 1v).The cathedral church of St. Mary, Lincoln: included in the 15th-century catalogue of the cathedral library (see Maddison 1896, and Wooley 1927);

• Decorated initials 'KL' with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the month of July in the calendar., Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect

f. 179v). Half-erased creature in brown ink in the lower margin (f. 63). Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect The parish church of All Saints in Maldon, Essex, late 14th-early 15th century: 'Dedicacio ecclesie omni sanctorum de maldone' (24 September; seems

• Excised decorated initial combined with a full foliate bar border., Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect

f. 179v). Half-erased creature in brown ink in the lower margin (f. 63). Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect The parish church of All Saints in Maldon, Essex, late 14th-early 15th century: 'Dedicacio ecclesie omni sanctorum de maldone' (24 September; seems

• Champ initials and decorated catchword written within the body of a hybrid creature., Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect

f. 179v). Half-erased creature in brown ink in the lower margin (f. 63). Missal, Use of Sarum, imperfect The parish church of All Saints in Maldon, Essex, late 14th-early 15th century: 'Dedicacio ecclesie omni sanctorum de maldone' (24 September; seems

• Detail of a miniature of the Saracens plundering and profaning the church of St James and the punishment of the Saracens, at the beginning of chapter 10 of 'Charlemagne' book 5., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

the Saracens plundering and profaning the church of St James and the punishment of the Saracens, at the beginning of chapter 10 of 'Charlemagne' book 5. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts

• Canon table with interlace., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Canon table with interlace., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Canon table with animal interlace., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Canon table with interlace., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Canon table with interlace., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Decorated canon table., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Decorated canon table., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Canon table., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

cathedral of St Cyr, Nevers, before 860: inscribed with six elegiac lines recording the donation of the volume to the church of St. Cry by Herimann, bishop of Nevers (c. 841-859): 'Me quicumque legis Herimanni sis memor oro/ Cuius me

• Initial 'A'(ftir) with and full border with interlace motif., The Orcherd of Syon

Middlemore (f. 192).'Thomas Poynes' (f. 192v).'Walter Standen' (f. 192).'Thomas Thornton' (f. 193).'Robert Wakeley' (f. 193).John Batteley (bap. 1646, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: his collection sold to Harley on 5 November 1723 (see Wright, 1966).The Harley Collection,

• Puzzle initial 'L'(a purveiance) with pen-flourishing forming a three-sided border including foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue to the Livre de Sydrac., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)(ff. 1-140); Edmund's 'Mireour de seinte eglise' (index Speculum ecclesiae; Miroir de sainte eglise; Mirror of the church)(ff. 141-156); a short text in Latin attributed to Ambrose (f. 156); La vie nostre dame seinte marie' (f. 156); Robert Grosseteste's Commencement du monde (ff. 156-168)

Puzzle initial 'L'(a purveiance) with pen-flourishing forming a three-sided border including foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue to the Livre de Sydrac. f. 1* is a parchment fragment, probably from a 14th-century charter, written

• Decorated initial 'C'(onverte) with acanthus leaves combined with a full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline of the Virgin., Book of Hours, for the use of Sarum, imperfect

or 16th century: inscribed with his name (ff. 108v, 120v, 129v).George Hickes (b. 1642, d. 1715), bishop of the nonjuring Church of England and antiquary: faint pencil inscription (f. 1). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d.

• Headpiece with geometric decoration., Liturgical miscellany, including Office for the dedication of a church (ff. 121-140v), and lists of bishoprics and archbishoprics (ff. 223-241), and of Jewish and Ellenistic kings, Roman Emperors and Christian Emperors to Leo VI (ff. 255-258)

137). Decorated and plain initials, titles, rubrics and line-fillers in red Liturgical miscellany, including Office for the dedication of a church (ff. 121-140v), and lists of bishoprics and archbishoprics (ff. 223-241), and of Jewish and Ellenistic kings, Roman Emperors and

• Initials with pen-flourishing., Various texts including Ashendon's Summa de accidentibus mundi (ff. 1-98v)

in red with dark blue pen-flourishing (almost black), and line-fillers in red and blue. John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: these three manuscripts were sold as a separate volumes to Edward Harley with the