• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the marriage feast at Cana, at the beginning of John., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the marriage feast at Cana, at the beginning of John. Includes the Gospel of Nicodemus entitled 'Tractatus passionis Christi secundum Nichodemum' (ff. 282-286v), the Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 323-337v), and capitula

• The large blank space at the left of the page was meant to have a large, decorated letter 'C' to begin the name, Cornelius. Further down the page, the history itself begins with another blank space, this time for the first letter of the name of the Greek king, Peleus. In the lower margin, an inscription identifies the book as belonging to the library of the monastery of St Augustine in Canterbury., Dares's 'De bello troiano' (ff. 1-8), and Bever's 'Flores historiarum' (ff. 8v-115v)

the account of the trial for witchcraft of Lady Alice Kyteler and her son, Lord William Outlaw, in Ireland in 1324, by Richard Ledrede, Bishop of Ossary. Rubrics in red. Dedicated space for initials left blank. Sketch of initial 'A'

• Historiated initial 'V'(ir) of Job feasting in the upper register, and of Job and his wife in the lower register, with a full border, at the beginning of Job., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

1422), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text; ownership inscription in the lower margin., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1419)

the mediation of Francis Gastrell, bishop of Chester (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, and Edward Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and

• Detail of historiated initial 'I'(n anno) of Zachariah with a scroll 'quid sunt hec d[omi]ne my?' with four chariots with horses, and an angel with a scroll 'Iste sunt quattor venti celi', at the beginning of Zachariah., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

1422), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps