• Miniature of a map of Scotland, with castles, and place names., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Miniature of a map of Scotland, with castles, and place names. 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

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• null, Facsimile of the Vatican Virgil (Rome, Vatican, Bibliotheca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. 3867) (index Virgilius; Vergilius; Vergil)

lot 419; bought by Lansdowne for twenty guineas.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (inside upper cover); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other

• Inscription after 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

• Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16

• Miniature of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. The Israelites are approaching towards the seashore following the fire column and a fire cloud. Moses is already at the sea and lifting his staff. They have the chasing Egyptian army at their heels. Above the scene, there is a foliate scroll inhabited by birds, and a haloed and winged angel., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Champ initials 'KL' at the beginning of the month of October in the calendar., 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. October England England, N.

• Decorated initial 'D'(omine) and full foliate bar border with knotwork at the beginning of Matins of the Passion., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

of Matins of the Passion. Musical notation, on four-line red staves (ff. 89-136). Including a calendar (ff. 4-9v), the Hours of the Passion (ff. 10-29), the Penitential Psalms followed by a litany and various prayers (ff. 29v-44v), the Office

• Decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) and full foliate bar border with knotwork at the beginning of the office of the Dead. Musical notation., 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 full

• Champ initial 'D'(eus) and initials with pen-flourishing., 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. Opening England England, N.

• Decorated initial 'C'(onverte nos) and full foliate bar border at the beginning of Compline of the Passion., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

of Compline of the Passion. Musical notation, on four-line red staves (ff. 89-136). Including a calendar (ff. 4-9v), the Hours of the Passion (ff. 10-29), the Penitential Psalms followed by a litany and various prayers (ff. 29v-44v), the Office

• Decorated initial 'B'(eati) and full foliate bar border with knotwork., 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 full

• Initial 'P'(ost) with reserved designs and penwork decoration at the beginning of Arnold of Bonneval's 'De sex verbis Domini in cruce'; the final design differs from the underdrawing in crayon., De operibus sex dierum (ff. 1-30); De sex verbis Domini in cruce (ff. 31-49v); Sermons (ff. 49v-53)

the beginning of Arnold of Bonneval's 'De sex verbis Domini in cruce'; the final design differs from the underdrawing in crayon. Quire marks (in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires)

• Two bands decorated with palmettes, at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32)., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

Two bands decorated with palmettes, at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32). The scribe's name is not mentioned in the colophon,on his identification, see Richard Ettinghausen, 1964, p. 33. 4 carpet pages in colours (ff. 38v, 39, 154v, 155), Micrographical

• Offset of the Trinity miniature, with an inscription reading '19 A XXII / p. 296'., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Miniature of the Trinity with a kneeling king, identified as Henry VII, and a full foliate border., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Miniature of the Trinity with a kneeling king, identified as Henry VII, and a full foliate border., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Miniature of the Resurrection of Christ, with a full foliate border., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king