• Text page with pen-flourished initials., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Ep[iscop]o / de Greco in Latinum. Item al[iu]d / ab eodem in quo probatur vir/ginitas sancte Marie', 14th century (f. 1). Added tables of content of the Historia scolastica and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles, 13th century

• Foliate initial 'I'(ncipit) at the beginning of 3 Kings., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Ep[iscop]o / de Greco in Latinum. Item al[iu]d / ab eodem in quo probatur vir/ginitas sancte Marie', 14th century (f. 1). Added tables of content of the Historia scolastica and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles, 13th century

• Foliate initial 'S'(equitur) at the beginning of Exodus., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Ep[iscop]o / de Greco in Latinum. Item al[iu]d / ab eodem in quo probatur vir/ginitas sancte Marie', 14th century (f. 1). Added tables of content of the Historia scolastica and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles, 13th century

• 3 foliate initials 'R'(everentissimo), 'I'(meratorie) and 'I'(n principio), at the beginning of the Historia scolastica and the prologue to the Historia scolastica., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Ep[iscop]o / de Greco in Latinum. Item al[iu]d / ab eodem in quo probatur vir/ginitas sancte Marie', 14th century (f. 1). Added tables of content of the Historia scolastica and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles, 13th century

• Inhabited initial 'I'(gitur) with an animal mask., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Ep[iscop]o / de Greco in Latinum. Item al[iu]d / ab eodem in quo probatur vir/ginitas sancte Marie', 14th century (f. 1). Added tables of content of the Historia scolastica and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles, 13th century

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rimi) at the beginning of book 10 of the Liber exceptionum., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

Ep[iscop]o / de Greco in Latinum. Item al[iu]d / ab eodem in quo probatur vir/ginitas sancte Marie', 14th century (f. 1). Added tables of content of the Historia scolastica and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles, 13th century

• Drawing of a diagram of the vision of Claudius Senator, and a drawing of a diagram of 'labarum Constantini.', Translation of Testamenta duodecim patriarcharum, and Suidas De probatione Virginitatis Beate Marie

Ep[iscop]o / de Greco in Latinum. Item al[iu]d / ab eodem in quo probatur vir/ginitas sancte Marie', 14th century (f. 1). Added tables of content of the Historia scolastica and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles, 13th century

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of the text., 'Breviarium Bartholomei', with glosses and recipes by John Dee

The work comprises 15 parts, or partes, relating to: - (1) fevers (ff. 6v-21v); - (2) illnesses of the entire body or its major parts (ff. 21v-45v); - (3) head, throat, and upper chest infections (ff. 45v-83v); - (4) lower

• Colophon in column 1., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

in column 1. f. 168 is a former pastedown. Full page tree of consanguinity with busts, in brown ink with red (f. 77). Genealogical tree starting with Adam in brown ink, with some red, blue, and yellow (ff. 39-42). Large

• Decorated initial 'M'(undus) with reserved designs and penwork decoration, at the beginning of the 7th tract of Augustine's 'In epistulam Johannis ad Parthos tractatus X'., Enchiridion (ff. 2-47); In epistulam Johannis ad Parthos tractatus X (ff. 47-121v)

28). Added text and green initial, 12th century (ff. 1-1v). Inscribed, ?12th century (inscription now cut and pasted on f. 1) Inscribed, ?13th century 'In hoc libro continentur (...) xij folia' (f. 122). Added list of contents, ?14th century (f.

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uedam) of an animal biting its back., Lives of the Egyptian monks, Lives of various male and female saints (including Johannes Eleemosynarius), Paradisus, and a book on visions, with a table of contents (ff. 1v-2v), imperfect at the end

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘22 die mensis Junij, A.D. 1726’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Text page with large decorated initial 'P'., De genesi (f. 3); Commentary on Titus (f. 91v) and Philemon (f. 114v)

3); Commentary on Titus (f. 91v) and Philemon (f. 114v) The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed on ff. 1, 1v, 2v) and included in the catalogues of 1122/3 (no. 23 ?) and 1202 (no. 80) (see Sharpe et

• Text page., De fide, De spiritu sanctu, De incarnationis dominicae sacramento

827. Large initials in red or green, some with foliate or penwork decoration in the same or both colours (f. 1). Incipits in red or green capitals in alternating lines. Numerous small initials in red or green. De fide, De

• Display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Royal 5 D IV.Quire signatures. Instructions for rubrics written vertically in extreme edges of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green,

• Inhabited initial with a display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101, and the ownership inscription of Thomas Cranmer, reading 'Thomas Cantuaren[sis]'., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Royal 5 D IV.Quire signatures. Instructions for rubrics written vertically in extreme edges of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green,

• Initials 'P'(salmos) and 'M'(agnus)., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Royal 5 D IV.Quire signatures. Instructions for rubrics written vertically in extreme edges of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green,

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) with geometric patterns, an animal head terminal, and marginal gesturing priest., Lives of Saints, imperfect (6 December to 17 January)

Decorated initial 'I'(n) with geometric patterns, an animal head terminal, and marginal gesturing priest. Musical notation (f. 52, added to the lower margin). Numerous large initials in brown with penwork decoration in brown and sometimes red, including interlace patterns,

• Decorated initial with bird and animal head., Lives of Saints, imperfect (6 December to 17 January)

Decorated initial with bird and animal head. Musical notation (f. 52, added to the lower margin). Numerous large initials in brown with penwork decoration in brown and sometimes red, including interlace patterns, animal or human heads, birds, and accompanying

• Diagrams of star signs., Treatise on the astrolabe

see Winstanley and Hunt.James Orchard Halliwell- [Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: his stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana' (f. 1); catalogued for sale, 27 June 1840, lot 39, but withdrawn, along with the other manuscripts, all but one of

• Coloured initials 'S'(i), 'C'(um), and 'E'(adem)., Treatise on the astrolabe

see Winstanley and Hunt.James Orchard Halliwell- [Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: his stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana' (f. 1); catalogued for sale, 27 June 1840, lot 39, but withdrawn, along with the other manuscripts, all but one of