• Miniature in three parts, including scenes of battle, with an illuminated initial in Livy's Ab urbe condita., 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)

Miniature in three parts, including scenes of battle, with an illuminated initial in Livy's Ab urbe condita. 29 miniatures, in green and yellow camaïeu with red, mostly divided into two or more compartments, accompanied by 29 large initials in

• Detail of miniature in three parts, including scenes of battle, with an illuminated initial in Livy's Ab urbe condita., 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)

Detail of miniature in three parts, including scenes of battle, with an illuminated initial in Livy's Ab urbe condita. 29 miniatures, in green and yellow camaïeu with red, mostly divided into two or more compartments, accompanied by 29 large

• Flourished initials, decorated catchword, and scribal colophon., In primam partem digesti veteris

Flourished initials, decorated catchword, and scribal colophon. Ff. 1-2 and ff. 266-267 are added parchment flyleaves inscribed 'Lectura Domini Bartoli super prima partis ff. Veteris mei Leonis de Lazera Legum doctoris civis padue' (f. 266), but apparently originally a

• Ink drawing of a hunting scene with a boar, a stag, hunters, dogs and a hare (continued on the opposite page)., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘24 die Junij, A.D. 1723’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 3 Henry V (c.1387 - 1422)

3 large and 1 smaller decorated foliate initials, the first accompanied by a full, the others by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 100v, 166v, 202). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in

• Illuminated initial 'H'(agelylaus) in Cornelius Nepos's Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium., Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

Illuminated initial 'H'(agelylaus) in Cornelius Nepos's Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium. 1 large historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

1 large historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?)

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

1 large historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?)

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

1 large historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?)

• Decorated initial and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Nova Statuta., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 3 Henry V (c.1387 - 1422)

beginning of the Nova Statuta. 3 large and 1 smaller decorated foliate initials, the first accompanied by a full, the others by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 100v, 166v, 202). Smaller initials in blue with

• null, Legendae sanctorum

1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red. Legendae sanctorum Inscription in English (f. 166v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• Text page with small decorated initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 37,

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 37,

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 37,

• Text page with coloured initials., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

99. 1 presentation miniature in colours and gold (f. 37). 1 marginal drawing of the head of the royal figure in leadpoint (f. 37). 14 three-sided borders and large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 37,

• null, Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• null, Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• null, Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• null, Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Initial B(ENIST) with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic features and interlace decoration, and coloured drawings of a cock and a plant., A collection of French 'airs de cour'

century: his inscription dated 1664 (f. 62v).Louis Villette, 17th century: his inscription (f. 1).Robert Rougeolle, 17th century: his inscriptions (ff. 1, 62v) and list of previous owners (f. 63v).Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681, d. c. 1753), bookseller, employed by Edward Harley