• Puzzle initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum., Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum (ends imperfectly)

initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum. 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1).1 smaller initial with reserved designs (f. 4). Small initials in plain

• Decorated initials 'D' and 'P' in red and green in the liturgy of Basil, each with foliate and geometric patterns., Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea

f. 1).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 'E Libri Caroli Parr Burney 1818', f. 1). Decorated initials Eastern Mediterranean

• Decorated initial 'A'(n) with pen-flourishing., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), for 1-38 Edward III (ff. 1-77), and other legal texts, imperfect

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours including foliate motifs extending into the borders on all sides (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing including foliate motifs and flowers (ff. 5v (with face), 9, 12, 14v,

• Detail of a drawing of a Zodiac man., Medical miscellany

zodiacical figures, 1 in brown ink, 2 with red, yellow and light pink (ff. 36v, 37, 46). 4 Diagrams including a diagram of the world (f. 36). Large and small initials in plain red, some with reserved designs. 1 large

• Detail of a drawing of a Zodiac man., Medical miscellany

zodiacical figures, 1 in brown ink, 2 with red, yellow and light pink (ff. 36v, 37, 46). 4 Diagrams including a diagram of the world (f. 36). Large and small initials in plain red, some with reserved designs. 1 large

• Detail of a drawing of a vein man., Medical miscellany

zodiacical figures, 1 in brown ink, 2 with red, yellow and light pink (ff. 36v, 37, 46). 4 Diagrams including a diagram of the world (f. 36). Large and small initials in plain red, some with reserved designs. 1 large

• Drawing of man with notes of body parts., Medical miscellany

zodiacical figures, 1 in brown ink, 2 with red, yellow and light pink (ff. 36v, 37, 46). 4 Diagrams including a diagram of the world (f. 36). Large and small initials in plain red, some with reserved designs. 1 large

• Decorated initial and border., Prayer book

Decorated initial and border. 2 large decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 47). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and green wash (f. 132). Smaller initials in

• Illuminated headpiece with foliate decoration and initial at the beginning of Mark., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Illuminated headpiece with foliate decoration and initial at the beginning of Mark. The volume of which this manuscript was originally a part also contained Metz, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 4 (destroyed in 1944), which comprised Acts, Catholic and Pauline Epistles,

• Illuminated headpiece with foliate decoration and initial at the beginning of John., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Illuminated headpiece with foliate decoration and initial at the beginning of John. The volume of which this manuscript was originally a part also contained Metz, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 4 (destroyed in 1944), which comprised Acts, Catholic and Pauline Epistles,

• Headpiece with foliate decoration on gold ground and gold initial 'E'(peideper) at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Headpiece with foliate decoration on gold ground and gold initial 'E'(peideper) at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke. The volume of which this manuscript was originally a part also contained Metz, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 4 (destroyed in 1944),

• Display script in three-colour capitals giving the title of the text as Tractatus Origenis de Balaham et Balac, with the twelfth-century ownership inscription of the abbey of Corbie above., Homiliae in numeri 15-19

transferred there in 1638, with a 18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance (f. ir-v), and 'No. 197' (f. 1, lower left corner).? The abbey of St-Laurence (18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance, f. ir-v).Charles Burney (b.

• Decorated coloured initials 'F'(undamenta), of geometric shapes, and zoomorphic initial 'A'(b) made up in part by a bird., Homiliae in numeri 15-19

transferred there in 1638, with a 18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance (f. ir-v), and 'No. 197' (f. 1, lower left corner).? The abbey of St-Laurence (18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance, f. ir-v).Charles Burney (b.

• Plaquette of the Adoration of the Shepherds., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Plaquette of the Adoration of the Shepherds. The volume of which this manuscript was originally a part also contained Metz, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 4 (destroyed in 1944), which comprised Acts, Catholic and Pauline Epistles, and Hebrews 1:1-12:16. Pink silk

• Plaquette of the Adoration of the Magi., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Plaquette of the Adoration of the Magi. The volume of which this manuscript was originally a part also contained Metz, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 4 (destroyed in 1944), which comprised Acts, Catholic and Pauline Epistles, and Hebrews 1:1-12:16. Pink silk

• Headpiece with foliate decoration on gold ground and illuminated initial 'E'(peideper) at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Four Gospels and Hebrews 12:17-13:25, imperfect (see notes), adapted for liturgical use

Headpiece with foliate decoration on gold ground and illuminated initial 'E'(peideper) at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke. The volume of which this manuscript was originally a part also contained Metz, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 4 (destroyed in 1944),

• Miniature of the dream of the lover., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of Oyseuse admitting the lover through the gate of the Garden of Pleasure., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of Narcissus looking into a fountain., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Miniature of Narcissus looking into a fountain., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in