• White vine initials at the beginning of the text., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

Ingrillani,...) including Alberto Contalberti (?= the vicar of San Miniato, near Florence, in 1619), dated 1610-12, Tuscany (ff. 1v-2v, 107-10). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: sold to Edward Harley on 13 February 1723/4 (~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Historiated initial 'P'(receptis) with a man holding a book (Augustine or Orosius), with acanthus extending into the margins, and roundel enclosing arms in the lower margin at the beginning of the text., Historia adversus paganos (index Historiarum adversum paganos)(ff. 1-68v); Epitoma de Tito Livio (index Epitome of Livy)(ff. 69-111v); Ab urbe condita [periochae](ff. 112-147v); C. Julii Caesaris Epistulae (ff. 147v-148v); Zenobius de Florencia's Oratio (added; ff. 149-155v)

Historiated initial 'P'(receptis) with a man holding a book (Augustine or Orosius), with acanthus extending into the margins, and roundel enclosing arms in the lower margin at the beginning of the text. Beginning with a table of capitula and

• Puzzle initial 'P'(oule) at the beginning of I Corinthians., Wycliffite Bible, New Testament (Later Version)

Puzzle initial 'P'(oule) at the beginning of I Corinthians. Catchwords.Red paper star stuck on f. 135v, in Acts.ff. 1* and 1** are paper flyleaves. Puzzle initials in red and blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 2, 22, 59, 75, 82v,

• Puzzle initial 'I' (n primordio) with pen-flourishing (including 'J-border') at the beginning of the text. Ownership inscription cut out in the lower margin (possibly of Lord William Howard)., Historical chronicle (until 1258)

be correpond to the size of his signature (f. 7), note possibly in his hand (f. 88v) (see Wright 1972). John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: sold to Edward

• Initial 'H' with interlaced and foliate decoration., Commentarium in Epistolas Paulini, imperfect

sketches (ff. 28, 95, 130, lower margins). Spaces left blank for initials (ff. 17, 17v). Commentarium in Epistolas Paulini, imperfect John Chamberlayne (b. 1668/9, d. 1723), translator and literary editor, and son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): bought

• White vine initial 'M'(agno) containing a putto with partial white vine border including birds and winged putti holding a wreath enclosing a blank space originally designed to receive a heraldic motif, at the beginning of Lactantius' Divinae institutiones., Divinae institutiones (ff. 1-162v), De ira Dei (ff. 163-179), De opificio Dei (ff. 179v-194), Epitome divinarum institutionum (ff. 194v-202v)

White vine initial 'M'(agno) containing a putto with partial white vine border including birds and winged putti holding a wreath enclosing a blank space originally designed to receive a heraldic motif, at the beginning of Lactantius' Divinae institutiones. Some

• Decorated initial 'V'(erus) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins in Aristotle's Physica., Various works including Physica (ff. 3-55v), De somno et vigilia (ff. 56-64v), De vita et morte (ff. 64v-68), imperfect

Decorated initial 'V'(erus) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins in Aristotle's Physica. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures.For a detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808.This manuscript is partially a palimpsest probably of a 14th-century unfinished choirbook,

• Interlace initial 'H'(ow) with zoo-anthropomorphic decoration, display capitals with foliate or zoomorphic features, and a sketch of the Virgin and Child, at the beginning of a grammatical treatise., A collection of grammatical, rhetorical and moral texts

(see Thomson 1979), which suggests that the manuscript was made in Southern England.Notes added by later readers on ff. 47v-48v.? John Ouerindon de Multon: his inscription (f. 48v).Johannes She<...>: his inscription (f. 48v)Henry Worsley (b.1675, d. 1741), scholar and manuscript

• Initial 'E'(sdra) with pen-flourished decoration., Nicolaus's 'Antidotarium' (ff. 63-110), followed by glossaries of simple medicines and herbs (ff. 110v-113, 113-117), alchemical and culinary recipes (ff. 117-118) and charms relating to bloodletting (ff. 118-118v)

Initial 'E'(sdra) with pen-flourished decoration. The manuscript is part of a composite miscellany of medical, culinary and alchemical texts and recipes, datable to the 15th century, including astrological diagrams in black ink (ff. 7v-11), but otherwise with no significant

• Decorated initial 'I'(mpaciens), with pen-flourishing and decorated extensions, at the beginning of Marchesinus's Mammotrectus., Mammotrectus super Bibliam, with an alphabetical index (ff. 153-194v) and a calendar (ff. 195-197v)

Decorated initial 'I'(mpaciens), with pen-flourishing and decorated extensions, at the beginning of Marchesinus's Mammotrectus. ff. [v] and [198] are former pastedowns. On f. 1, the beginning of the text to the end of chapter 1 is written in a

• Headpiece with foliate decoration, surmonted by a Greek cross, and decorated initial., Patristic miscellany

established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated headpiece and initial St John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomos), Theodore of Stoudios, Ephraem the Syrian, Anastasius of Sinai, and others Eastern Mediterranean

• Initial 'P'(andere) with penwork decoration., Doctrinale (ff. 3- 62) with a commentary

Initial 'P'(andere) with penwork decoration. Extensive gloss.The text on ff. 1-2v begins, 'Quoniam generalis notitia viam animam aperit, ingenium acuit ad quae secuntur specialia facilius...' The incipit on f. 2v reads: 'Incipit ordo puntandi editus a ser Coluccio Pieri

• 'Champ' initial 'A'(aron) at the beginning of the alphabetical subject index to Petrus Comestor's Sermones., Tables of contents and indexes added to Petrus Comestor's (index Peter Comestor) Sermones

red ink. Tables of contents and indexes added to Petrus Comestor's (index Peter Comestor) Sermones The Augustinian abbey of St. John the Evangelist in Haughmond, Shropshire, 13th-14th century century: inscribed with ownership inscription 'Liber iste est monasterij s[an]c[t]I Joh[ann]is evangeliste

• Miniature of the Visitation, with a decorated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Visitation, with a decorated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular frames, accompanied by

• Miniature of the Massacre of the innocents, with an illumianted initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Massacre of the innocents, with an illumianted initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross; added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling des Landes, in the lower margin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Crucifixion, with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross; added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling des Landes, in the lower margin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures

• Miniature of the Burial of the dead, with an illuminated initial 'D'(ilexi), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead; with added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling de Lévis in the lower margin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Burial of the dead, with an illuminated initial 'D'(ilexi), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead; with added heraldic arms of Rolin impaling de Lévis in the lower margin.

• Miniature of the Assumption of Mary, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of her suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Assumption of Mary, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of her suffrage. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular frames, accompanied by full foliate borders with dragons, in colours and

• Miniature of the Trinity (Gnadenstuhl), with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, from the Hours of the Holy Ghost; with erased heraldry in the lower margin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Trinity (Gnadenstuhl), with an illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a full foliate border, from the Hours of the Holy Ghost; with erased heraldry in the lower margin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within

• Miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris (The 'Hours of Nicolas Rolin')

Miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds, with an illuminated initial 'D'(eus), and a full foliate border, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin. Calendar missing. 38 miniatures in semi-grisaille, in quadrilobed compartments within rectangular