• Text page in Jeremiah., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829): inscription (f. [ii]). . Text page London England, S. (London)

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'T'(he) with an animal head, at the beginning of Hosea., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829): inscription (f. [ii]). . Illuminated initial London England, S. (London)

• Illuminated initial 'T'(he) and full border with foliate decoration and hybrid creature, at the beginning of Hosea., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829): inscription (f. [ii]). . Illuminated initial London England, S. (London)

• Illuminated initials in Hosea., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829): inscription (f. [ii]). . Illuminated initials London England, S. (London)

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n) and full border with hybrid creature at the beginning of Zechariah., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829): inscription (f. [ii]). . Illuminated initial London England, S. (London)

• Detail of illuminated initial 'A'(ud) in 1 Maccabees., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version; Proverbs to Maccabees

Notes).Bought on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829): inscription (f. [ii]). . Detail London England, S. (London)

• Illuminated initial 'F'(or) in Luke., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version: New Testament, with lessons (ff. 160-177)

'No.22' (f. [i] verso).Bought on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Illuminated initial London England, S. (London)

• Detail of illuminated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of John., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version: New Testament, with lessons (ff. 160-177)

inscribed 'No.22' (f. [i] verso).Bought on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Detail London England, S. (London)

• Illuminated initial 'F'(or) and full border with a mask in the lower margin, at the beginning of Acts., Bible, in the early Wycliffite version: New Testament, with lessons (ff. 160-177)

'No.22' (f. [i] verso).Bought on 1 February, 1837 from Straker by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Illuminated initial London England, S. (London)

• Text page with stitching., Homiliae X ad monachos, sermons and theological treatises

The same collection occurs in London, Lambeth Palace ms. 353 and Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 392.Homiliae X ad monachos is a group common in English manuscripts, comprising seven genuine sermons of Caesarius, a letter of Caesarius, a Eusebian sermon,

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominis at the beginning of the first homily of Cesarius)., Homiliae X ad monachos, sermons and theological treatises

first homily of Cesarius). The same collection occurs in London, Lambeth Palace ms. 353 and Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 392.Homiliae X ad monachos is a group common in English manuscripts, comprising seven genuine sermons of Caesarius, a letter of

• Initial 'E'(xhortatur) at the beginning of Eusebius' homily., Homiliae X ad monachos, sermons and theological treatises

Eusebius' homily. The same collection occurs in London, Lambeth Palace ms. 353 and Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 392.Homiliae X ad monachos is a group common in English manuscripts, comprising seven genuine sermons of Caesarius, a letter of Caesarius, a

• Text page with partially erased initial and inscription., Historia Scolastica

et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6530 or 6531.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uinta) and pen-flourished initials., Historia Scolastica

et Hiberniae~, 3 vols. (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6530 or 6531.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and

• Detail of decorated initial., Formula confessionum

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. 2; its book-plate with the

• Flourished initials in Boniface VIII's Liber Sextus Decretalium; the left-hand margin with a pecia note: 'cor. fini. Iij^a^ pec. p.'., Glossed Liber Sextus Decretalium

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

• The first annal on this page is for the year 1066, recording that William, duke of the Normans, obtained England and became king on Christmas day in London and that King Harold was killed in battle. The annal for the following year records the building of Battle Abbey by King William., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

William, duke of the Normans, obtained England and became king on Christmas day in London and that King Harold was killed in battle. The annal for the following year records the building of Battle Abbey by King William. Crossed tironian

• Coloured initials 'Imperator' and pen-flourished dragon in the lower margin., Codex in 9 books, with partial gloss (index Corpus Jurus Civilis)

Inscribed, 'Johannes merad (or meraud ?)' (f. [iv]) and 'Jehan merad (or meraud?) (f. 254r)Paul Vaillant (b. 1672, d. 1739), London bookseller: sold to Harley on 11 April 1720 (see Wright 1972 and ~Diary~ 1966). The Harley Collection, formed by

• Historiated initial 'S' with the Virgin holding the Christ child, at the beginning of Vincent of Beauvais's In laude beate Virginis., Liber de laudibus beatissime Virginis Marie (ff. 1-97) and De Johannis evangelio (ff. 97-111v)

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

• Large decorated word 'Ulpianus' at the beginning of Justinian's Infortiatum, or the third title of book 24 of the Digest, and below the arms and rebus of John Morton, archbishop of Canterbury., Infortiatum (ff. 1-278v), with Glossa ordinaria by Accursius, with Apostillae (f. 278v); fragment of Dynus de Mugello's De regulis iuris (f. 279r-v), and list of contents (f. 280)

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