• 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

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Inscription recording the pledge of the book with three other manuscripts by John Kyrkby in the Guildford chest, Oxford, on 8 July 1468, for 30 shillings, reading 'Cau[ci]o m[agistr]i Joh. Kyrkby expo[si]ta i[n] cista de gilford An[n]o do[min]i m° cccc° lxviii° die m[en]sis julii / lib[er] Aug[ustin]i de t[r]initate 2° fo[lio] sine proemnis habent et h[abe]t 3 suppra 2°fo[lio] p[ro] d[om]i[n]o mune[r]e / 2° fo[lio] q[u]i malefac[er]e 2° fo[lio] 3 d[is]ti[n]ctio p[er] arti[cu]los et iacet p[ro] xxx s.'; and another inscription recording the plegde of the book on 11 February 1469, for 28 shillings, reading 'Cauci[o] Kyrkby ex[posi]ta a[nn]o d[omi]ni m° lxix ix die me[n]s[is] februarii et iacet p[ro] xxviii s.'; with an information added by the same hand, reading, 'in q[uod] p[ro] suppra[scrip]to s° folio distinct[i]o p[er] artic[u]los ... 2° fo[lio] et post pauca et d[omi]n[u]s W. Chycheley h[abe]t.', De Trinitate

post pauca et d[omi]n[u]s W. Chycheley h[abe]t' (f. 182v).Reynold Goldston, inscribed with his name, 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 82' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

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

of eye-sight, added in his hand, dated 1590 (ff. 302v-303). Added Latin medical terms translated into English: later hand (f. 303v).Possible traces of old ownership notes: under a parchment fragment with Latin text pasted onto the lower margin (f. 3)

• Decorated initial 'L' in red and green, in a 11th-century copy of Isidore's Etymology., 2 leaves of the Etymology

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Coloured letters in a late 12th or early 13th century glossed Matthew, chapter 2., 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians., Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians., Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Drawing of Mark's symbol of the lion, before the beginning of his Gospel., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Decorated letters 'In'(itium) with an animal head, a clawed foot, and a heart-shaped 'tail' at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. A later reader has added a title at the top of the page ('Marcus') and numbered the chapters ('.1.' in the right-hand margin)., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Decorated initial 'Q'([uonia]m) with an animal head at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Below the end of the prologue to John is a drawing of his evangelist symbol, the eagle. A later medieval reader has added John's name above the eagle's head: 'Ioh(ann)es'., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Decorated letters 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of John's Gospel, with a bird-like head and claw., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Text page at the end of John., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

'The Gospels of Mael Brigte' (Harley 1802), which was written in Armagh in 1138.Corrections in an English 12th-century hand in the margins.Additions in an English 15th-century hand of page headings to the first two Gospels and chapter numeration.Edward Stillingfleet (b.

• Detail of illuminated initial., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

brown. Spaces for coloured initials left blank after f. 90. Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v) Unidentified English owner, 13th century: with annotations in leadpoint throughout.The benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, 14th century: its characteristic title

• Detail of decorated initial., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

brown. Spaces for coloured initials left blank after f. 90. Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v) Unidentified English owner, 13th century: with annotations in leadpoint throughout.The benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, 14th century: its characteristic title

• Historiated initial 'H'(omo) with a physician bleeding a man, and a full foliate border including a grotesque, a bird, and heraldic arms, at the beginning of Bernard de Gordon's Liber de Flora., Medical treatises, including works of Bernard de Gordon

marks in plain red or blue. Medical treatises, including works of Bernard de Gordon Unidentified owner: arms (f. 270).Inscription in English, 16th-century(?) (f. 372v).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed 'Bern. 113.' (f. 1*).Sir Hans Sloane (b.

• Historiated initial 'D'(ilexi) with a lecturer holding a urine flask before students, and a full foliate border with animals, at the beginning of Bernard de Gordon's Liber urinarum., Medical treatises, including works of Bernard de Gordon

marks in plain red or blue. Medical treatises, including works of Bernard de Gordon Unidentified owner: arms (f. 270).Inscription in English, 16th-century(?) (f. 372v).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed 'Bern. 113.' (f. 1*).Sir Hans Sloane (b.