• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit dominus domino meo), with foliate and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 109., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

of Ramsey abbey, bishop of Worcester, and archbishop ofYork from 972 to 992: mentioned in Ramsey's 14th-century catalouge as a 'Psalter of St Oswald' (see Gameson 1996).Thomas Powell: his name inscribed in a 16th-century hand on a fragment

• Illuminated initial 'A'(d dominum cum tribularer), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 119., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

of Ramsey abbey, bishop of Worcester, and archbishop ofYork from 972 to 992: mentioned in Ramsey's 14th-century catalouge as a 'Psalter of St Oswald' (see Gameson 1996).Thomas Powell: his name inscribed in a 16th-century hand on a fragment

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'B'(enedicite)., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

of Ramsey abbey, bishop of Worcester, and archbishop ofYork from 972 to 992: mentioned in Ramsey's 14th-century catalouge as a 'Psalter of St Oswald' (see Gameson 1996).Thomas Powell: his name inscribed in a 16th-century hand on a fragment

• Detail of a miniature of David pointing to his mouth, and illuminated initial 'D'(ixi), at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter, in the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria'), Use of Rome (index Breviary of Jean sans Peur)

Detail of a miniature of David pointing to his mouth, and illuminated initial 'D'(ixi), at the beginning of Psalm 38. The manuscript bears references to the work of the Limbourg brothers, e.g., the Martyrdom of Mark (f. 282v) copies the

• Decorated initial 'R'(icardus) combined with a three-sided foliate border including acanthus leaves, at the beginning of the text., Registrum brevium for the reign of Richard II (r. 1377-1399)

or blue. Registrum brevium for the reign ofRichard II (r. 1377-1399) Added list of contents, 15th century (ff. 1-11v).Added texts, 15th century (ff. 336v and 337v).John Killingworth, (possibly the John Killingworth of Queen's College, Cambridge), 1566: inscribed 'John Killingworth.

• null, Ab urbe condita; each Decade preceded by the tables attributed to Donato degli Albanzani (ff. 1-3v, 103-105v, 195-196v) (index History of Rome from its foundation)

cardinal (added to ff. 4, 106, 197).? Iacopo Piccolomini (b. 1422, d. 1479), member of the household of Pope Pius II (d. 1464), and bishop of Lucca from 1470: with an eight-line inscription including ‘Dum vixi Iacobus Piccolomini domus papa

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initials., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnipotens) with pen-flourishing, and 15th-century ownership inscription added in the margin stating that the manuscript once belonged to the chapel of St Giles near Brompton-on-Swale, but now belongs to the chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

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 and ownership

• Miniature of Alexander's army on the march; miniature of Alexander's army at sea., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of the building of Alexandria; miniature of the destruction of Tyre., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Miniature of the building of Alexandria; miniature of the destruction of Tyre. Includes 8 works forming a compendium of the wonders of the East combined with crusading texts: Historia de proeliis translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon

• Miniature of Alexander in Jerusalem, being met by chief priests and others., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of Darius, king of Persia ordering the chiselling of a marble slab in order to make a portrait of Alexander; miniature of Darius corresponding with Alexander., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Miniature of Darius, king of Persia ordering the chiselling of a marble slab in order to make a portrait of Alexander; miniature of Darius corresponding with Alexander. Includes 8 works forming a compendium of the wonders of the East combined

• Miniatures of the correspondence between Alexander and Darius., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of Darius at a dining table; miniature of the meeting between Alexander and Olympias., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of the meeting between Alexander and Darius; miniature of Alexander speaking to his army., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of the battle between Alexander and the Persians., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of Darius receiving a letter from India., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France