Detail of initial 'M'(arcus) with interlace and bird's head decoration, a copy of a page from Cotton Otho C.V. The calligraphic copies include representations of a harp (f. 68) and a double flageolet (f. 101) (see Augustus Hughes-Hughes, ~Catalogue of
Detail of initial with bird's head decoration, a copy of a page from Cotton Otho C.V. The calligraphic copies include representations of a harp (f. 68) and a double flageolet (f. 101) (see Augustus Hughes-Hughes, ~Catalogue of Manuscript Music in
at the beginning of the Visions of Matilda. A 14th-century translation of the 13th-century Liber Spiritualis Gratiae by the German mystic Mechtild of Hackeborn, a Cistercian nun at Helfta, Saxony.One of thirteen known surviving books signed by Richard III: see
1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the
1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the
and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome J. L. Van de Walle, 1766: book-plate of arms (inside upper cover), and inscription (f. 1v).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near
and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome J. L. Van de Walle, 1766: book-plate of arms (inside upper cover), and inscription (f. 1v).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near
and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome J. L. Van de Walle, 1766: book-plate of arms (inside upper cover), and inscription (f. 1v).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near
and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome J. L. Van de Walle, 1766: book-plate of arms (inside upper cover), and inscription (f. 1v).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near
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
d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the
d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl
Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl
Paraphs in red or blue. Fragment used as flyleaves of portions of an index of contents of a work probably on canon law William Darell (d. in or after 1580), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: inscribed 'William Darell (f.
d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the
at an auction of the Books of P. C. Webb . . . March 1771 for uuue. J Lowes' (f. 1).J. Lowes: see inscription above.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near
in alternating colours of red, green and blue on each line. Portions of penwork decoration in colours and gold. De civitate Dei (index City of God), fragment ? William Flower (b. 1497/8, d. 1588), herald, Norroy King of Arms, and
Miniature of the Flight to Egypt, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate border, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin. The missing miniature before f. 52 at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the
Miniature of the Funeral service, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead. The missing miniature before f. 52 at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin is bound