• Flourished initials, in Petrus de Riga's Aurora., Aurora

large (f. 2) and small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Aurora Franciscan convent, Cambridge: inscription (f. 1).Inscription in English, 15th- or 16th-century: 'Thomas …' (f. 117).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as

• Decorated initials., Collection of alchemical secrets

Large initials in brown with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red. Collection of alchemical secrets Later additions in English and Latin, and alchemical symbols (ff. 17v-20; 30-37; 50v-51v; 65-66, 72v-75v; 89v).John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and

• Drawing of Zodiac man., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 48-169), and a phlebotomy

man. Inscriptions in English (ff. 88v, 163). Drawings in pencil of zodiac men (ff. 25v-26). From f. 31, large and small blue initials, usually with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red, some with penwork decoration in red or brown.

• Decorated initial with pen-flourishing., Liber Uricrisiarum, imperfect

the following leaf are added with text in English (ff. 214-216v). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, sometimes extending into a 1-sided border (e.g., ff. 4, 74v, 130v, 137v, 158v, 164v, 194v). Paraphs in red or blue, some with

• Historiated initial 'D'(ei) of Gregory holding tablets and a stylus, at the beginning of Gregory's the Great's commentary on Ezekiel., Commentary on Ezekiel

22v, 32v, 40, 48, 66, 75v), at the beginning of chapters. Commentary on Ezekiel Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Gregory the Great Gregory the Great England, S. E.

• null, Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• null, Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• null, Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• Miniature of the Presentation, with Moses and Malachi below holding scrolls., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Illuminated initial 'F'(rater), at the beginning of the general prologue., Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• Flourished initial 'A'(ccesserunt) and puzzle initial 'H'(ec) at the beginning of Numbers 36 and the beginning of Deuteronomy., Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Genesis., Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• Calendar page for August arranged in two columns between pillars and capitals, with Virgo and a man harvesting wheat with a scythe in arches above., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Miniature in two registers, with the Annunciation above, and Moses and Gideon in armour with a shield below. Each figure holds a scroll, as do four prophets ? in the corners., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Miniature of the Crucifixion flanked by Mary and John holding a book, with Henry the Lion and Matilda below holding scrolls, and personifications of the sun and moon above., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Calendar page for January, with Aquarius and a monk., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Calendar page for March, with Aries the Ram and a worker digging grape vines., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Calendar page for April, with Taurus the Bull and a worker in the fields., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Calendar page for May, with Gemini the twins and a man working with vines., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts

• Calendar page for June, with Cancer the crab and a worker harvesting in the fields., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: inscribed 'L[ord] L[an]sd [owne] No. 62' in an English hand (f. 10), with a note in the same hand in English (f. 1); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts