• null, De fide orthodoxa

17.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. Detail John of Damascus (translated by Burgundio of Pisa) England, Central England, Central? (Oxford?)

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of an angel and Zacharias censing the altar, with a full bar-border with foliate cornerpieces, marginal animals (including a squirrel, lion, rabbit, birds, dog, peacock and hybrids) and shields with the arms of Edward I, Edward of Caernarvon, Richard, King of the Romans (Edward's I uncle), and his son Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, at the beginning of Luke., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

hybrids) and shields with the arms of Edward I, Edward of Caernarvon, Richard, King of the Romans (Edward's I uncle), and his son Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, at the beginning of Luke. Includes table of contents (ff. 1r-v).The manuscript is

• Decorated initial 'O'(mne)., Miscellany of devotional and theological texts, including De statu interioris hominis post lapsum, a treatise relating to penance, and the Summula confessionis (imperfect)

fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initial Written by more than one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor,

• Decorated initials 'D'(omine) and 'V'(enite)., Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v)

46v, 122, 122v). Book of Hours (Use ofYork) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v) Henry Worsley (b. 1675, d. 1747), scholar and manuscript collector, envoy at the court of Portugal (1714-21) and governor of Barbados (1721-31); donated

• Decorated initials 'M'(enedemus), 'B'(asilius), 'B'(ias)., Collectio Sententiarum aurearum (index Collection of Golden Sentences), vol. 2, imperfect

administrator and archbishop ofYork: presented to him by George Hermonymus of Sparta during his visit to England probably in 1476 (prologue with dedication (in Harley 3346, ff. 5-6v)); Neville arms erroneously quartered with the See of Canterbury (Harley 3346,

• Text page., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Detail of a bird from the border., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Detail of a bird from the border, at the beginning of Judges., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Detail of a bird from the marginal decoration., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Text page with partially erased initial and inscription., Historia Scolastica

deacon of Crantock, Cornwall (1309-11) and rector of St Gerrans (1311); given by him to the Franciscan convent of Bodmin, Cornwall through the agency of Brother Richardof St. Columb and Brother Geoffrey Werdour, who were to have use of

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uinta) and pen-flourished initials., Historia Scolastica

deacon of Crantock, Cornwall (1309-11) and rector of St Gerrans (1311); given by him to the Franciscan convent of Bodmin, Cornwall through the agency of Brother Richardof St. Columb and Brother Geoffrey Werdour, who were to have use of

• null, Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• null, Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Text page., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Illuminated initial 'D'(Ixi) with foliate decoration., Psalter, use of Sarum, with a Calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect

in 1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Illuminated initial England

• Detail of a pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uinto)., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elcanah and his two wives, Hannah and Peninnah, at the beginning of Kings 1., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Historiated initial 'S'(equitur) of the Israelites, at the beginning of the preface to Exodus., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uarta) of a group of Israelites, at the beginning of Numbers, with an instruction to an illuminator in the margin., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uinta) of Synagogue and Ecclesia, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

Earl of Cornwall, (d. 1300) probably made for him, and presented by him to Ashridge College, Bucks, founded by him in 1283: his arms together with those of Edward I, king of England, Edward of Caernarvon, and Richard, king of