• Carpet pages with verses from the Psalms in micrographic design., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Decorated and illuminated initials., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

Shatt' (f. 130).Thomazine Stourton, wife of William (d. 1523), 5th Baron Stourton: inscription 'Tomysin, Lady Stourton' (ff. 54, 78, 116).Inscription, 16th century: 'George Roceter' (f. 140). Members of the Worth family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564',

• Decorated and illuminated initials., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

Shatt' (f. 130).Thomazine Stourton, wife of William (d. 1523), 5th Baron Stourton: inscription 'Tomysin, Lady Stourton' (ff. 54, 78, 116).Inscription, 16th century: 'George Roceter' (f. 140). Members of the Worth family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564',

• Detail of a map of Scotland., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Detail of a map of Scotland. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16 copies of the second version (see Hiatt 2004 p. 130

• Detail of a map of Scotland., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Detail of a map of Scotland. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16 copies of the second version (see Hiatt 2004 p. 130

• Detail of inscription at the end of the main text in which the scribe, Brother Thomas Grene, has written his name in red. Four lines lower down, a later hand has written 'Grenewich', which suggests that the manuscript may have belonged to the Franciscan convent at Greenwich., Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis

with brown penwork decoration, often in the form of leaves. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis ff. 70-75v probably written by Brother Thomas

• Illuminated initial 'T'(he) at the beginning of Matthew., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues and a calendar and table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments

table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments Mrs. Atkins of Worcester: 18th-century inscription 'This N. Testament bought of M^rs.^ Atkins of Worcester cost me [p1:10s: 00d] (effaced) Hen: Jeffreyes' (f. 1v).Henry Jeffreyes; above-cited inscription.Mr. Bloote of

• Illuminated initial 'I' with foliate decoration., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues and a calendar and table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments

table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments Mrs. Atkins of Worcester: 18th-century inscription 'This N. Testament bought of M^rs.^ Atkins of Worcester cost me [p1:10s: 00d] (effaced) Hen: Jeffreyes' (f. 1v).Henry Jeffreyes; above-cited inscription.Mr. Bloote of

• Detail of historiated initial of the Presentation, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

Detail of historiated initial of the Presentation, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin. Recto: Hours of the Virgin, begining imperfectly at the end of Matins (ff. 1-6); O intemerata (f. 6); Penitential Psalms, followed by

• Detail of historiated initial of the Nativity, at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

Detail of historiated initial of the Nativity, at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Virgin. Recto: Hours of the Virgin, begining imperfectly at the end of Matins (ff. 1-6); O intemerata (f. 6); Penitential Psalms, followed by

• Detail of historiated initial of the Visitation, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

Detail of historiated initial of the Visitation, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Recto: Hours of the Virgin, begining imperfectly at the end of Matins (ff. 1-6); O intemerata (f. 6); Penitential Psalms, followed by

• Decorated initial in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

Shatt' (f. 130).Thomazine Stourton, wife of William (d. 1523), 5th Baron Stourton: inscription 'Tomysin, Lady Stourton' (ff. 54, 78, 116).Inscription, 16th century: 'George Roceter' (f. 140). Members of the Worth family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564',

• Drawing of an interior space., Stimulus Conscientiae (Prick of Conscience); The Abbey of the Holy Ghost, and other devotional texts.

initial in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in blue (ff. 198v-201). Highlighting of letters in red. Rubrics in red. Stimulus Conscientiae (Prick of Conscience); The Abbey of the Holy Ghost, and other devotional texts. 16th-century inscription 'Jhn John Danyell

• Puzzle initial 'M'., Stimulus Conscientiae (Prick of Conscience); The Abbey of the Holy Ghost, and other devotional texts.

initial in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in blue (ff. 198v-201). Highlighting of letters in red. Rubrics in red. Stimulus Conscientiae (Prick of Conscience); The Abbey of the Holy Ghost, and other devotional texts. 16th-century inscription 'Jhn John Danyell

• Decorated and illuminated initials., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

Shatt' (f. 130).Thomazine Stourton, wife of William (d. 1523), 5th Baron Stourton: inscription 'Tomysin, Lady Stourton' (ff. 54, 78, 116).Inscription, 16th century: 'George Roceter' (f. 140). Members of the Worth family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564',

• Detail of a historiated initial 'V'(erba) of Jerome in his study., Psalter with a calendar (ff. 2-5), a litany (ff. 143-146), and excerpts from the New Testament

1515), of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire; son of John Capell of Stoke Nayland, Suffolk; lord mayor of London from 1503-04, and from 1509-10: inscription recording the gift of a 'Valentyn' to him from the wife of Sir Richard Cholmondeley, Lieutenant of

• Portrait of St Matthew., Four Gospels (index New Testament, Bible) and Apostolos, including Eusebius's 'Letter to Carpianus' with canon tables (ff. 2-6v, imperfect), and extracts from Acts and Epistles (ff. 183-202v, imperfect at the end).

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. Evangelist portrait Eusebius of Caesarea Eastern Mediterranean

• Blue initial 'T'(his) with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of John's prologue. Explicit of Luke's gospel in red. A red star of David, affixed to the margin, marks the beginning of John. The star was used to mark display pages in an 1884 British Museum exhibition of Wycliffite writings., Gospels (Luke and John) in the later Wyclifitte version

beginning of John's prologue. Explicit of Luke's gospel in red. A red star of David, affixed to the margin, marks the beginning of John. The star was used to mark display pages in an 1884 British Museum exhibition of Wycliffite

• Blue initial 'A'(fter) with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of John, verse 5., Wycliffite Gospels in the later version, imperfect

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.Inscribed, 19th century: 'Agrees with

• Decorated initial 'T'(his) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text, and ownership inscription in the lower margin., Treatises on hawking

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. Decorated initial England