• Illluminated initials in the Friar's tale., The Canterbury Tales

form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Opening Scribe of Egerton 1991 and Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MSS 67 and 198. Geoffrey Chaucer (b. c. 1340, d. 1400) London England, S. E. (probably London or East Anglia)

• Detail of a medallion with Jerome., Cutting from a Missal

His sale, Sotheby's 11 May 1838, lot 190; purchased by Sotheby for £4 1s. Samuel Sotheby (b. 1771, d. 1842), London auctioneer and book collector: ?his inscription with details of alleged origin, attribution, date and value added to text taken

• Detail of a monochrome angel., Cutting from a Missal

His sale, Sotheby's 11 May 1838, lot 190; purchased by Sotheby for £4 1s. Samuel Sotheby (b. 1771, d. 1842), London auctioneer and book collector: ?his inscription with details of alleged origin, attribution, date and value added to text taken

• Calendar page for March with a man trimming vines (labour of the month), a ram (Aries), David's harp, and saints Chad and Gregory., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Calendar page for March with tinted drawings of saints Edward, Cuthbert, a blessing hand (Benedict), and a fleur-de-lis (for the feast of the Annunciation)., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Calendar page for April with tinted drawings of saints Tiburtius and Valerianus, George, Wilfrid, and Mark., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Circular diagram with the symbols of the zodiac., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Tinted drawing of Zodiac Man., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Table of the days of the week with various tinted drawings, possibly relating to the labours of the year and auspicious and inauspicious days., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Table of the days of the week with various tinted drawings., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Table of significant events, including the Nativity and the murder of king Edward II in 1327., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Table of English kings with twelve portraits, including those of William the Conqueror and Richard II., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Table of weights and measures, possibly for calculating the prices of bread or wheat, with a drawing of a balance and weights., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

of Corne so ever that it be' ( ~A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum~, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), II (1808), no. 2332. 12 calendar pages, one opening for each month, with tinted drawings

• Coloured drawing with the death of Tristan's mother, Tristan is held in the arms of a maid as two knights approach., Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

two lions [argent]; a couronne de marquis surmounting the shield (inside the upper cover).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; his sale, 20 February 1720/21, lot 237, bought for Edward Harley through Nathaniel Noel. The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured drawing with the ship of 'Lamorat dirlande' approaching the palace of king Marc., Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

two lions [argent]; a couronne de marquis surmounting the shield (inside the upper cover).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; his sale, 20 February 1720/21, lot 237, bought for Edward Harley through Nathaniel Noel. The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured drawing with Tristan standing between king '?miliades' holding a vase, and his wife, Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

two lions [argent]; a couronne de marquis surmounting the shield (inside the upper cover).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; his sale, 20 February 1720/21, lot 237, bought for Edward Harley through Nathaniel Noel. The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured drawing with the ships of Cornwall and Ireland reaching a castle on the shores of Ireland., Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

two lions [argent]; a couronne de marquis surmounting the shield (inside the upper cover).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; his sale, 20 February 1720/21, lot 237, bought for Edward Harley through Nathaniel Noel. The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured drawing of men and a ship., Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

two lions [argent]; a couronne de marquis surmounting the shield (inside the upper cover).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; his sale, 20 February 1720/21, lot 237, bought for Edward Harley through Nathaniel Noel. The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured drawing of Tristan fighting 'Lamorlat' of Ireland, a ship to the left., Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

two lions [argent]; a couronne de marquis surmounting the shield (inside the upper cover).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; his sale, 20 February 1720/21, lot 237, bought for Edward Harley through Nathaniel Noel. The Harley Collection, formed by

• Coloured drawing with Tristan killing 'Lamorlat d'irlande', a ship to the right., Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

two lions [argent]; a couronne de marquis surmounting the shield (inside the upper cover).Thomas Ballard, bookseller and book auctioneer in London; his sale, 20 February 1720/21, lot 237, bought for Edward Harley through Nathaniel Noel. The Harley Collection, formed by