• Bar border and initial 'O' with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prioress's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Bar border and initial 'L'(istneth) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Initials with penwork decoration., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Bar border and initial 'A' with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Nun's Priest's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Decorated initial 'W'(ete) and space left blank for miniature at the beginning of the Prologue of the Manciple's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Bar border and initial 'W'(han) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Manciple's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Bar border and initial 'O' with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Parson's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Bar border and initial 'N'(ow) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of Chaucer's Retraction., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• A fragment of the original parchment flyleaf with ownership inscriptions., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

of Rochester, politician, and Jacobite conspirator: his inscription (f. 1*); presented by him to Robert Harley when dean of Christh Church, Oxford, i.e. sometime between September 1711 and July 1713, as recorded by Harley's librarian, Humfrey Wanley in his catalogue

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 26, with the Anointing of David by Samuel., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uem) with an animal drinking and decorated line-fillers in the form of heads and a bird., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uid) with David and Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) with white lions, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) at the beginning of Psalm 68, with Christ blessing and a man below with two demons., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfitebor) with a monk writing., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

'Edwardus' (f. 98). Inscribed, 17th-century ? 'Edwardus Rudde', 'Edmundus Riddall', 'Ambrose Cotterell' (f. [ii verso].John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Decorated initial 'C', in gold on a purple background., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Decorated initial 'D', in gold on a purple background., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Decorated initial 'C' and other lettering in gold., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Puzzle initial 'S'(umtyme) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the prologue., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen'

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former: in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'G'(audeamus)with acanthus leaves and foliate feathering., Masses

the 14th-15th-century, are written in many different English hands, and do not contain any illumination.John Batteley (b. c.1646, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary; bought in 1723 through his nephew, John Batteley, by Edward Harley, along with other