• Decorated Initials 'L'(iber) and 'D'(eus) with penwork decoration, at the beginning of book 4 of Richard of St-Victor's In apocalypsim., In apocalypsim

Decorated Initials 'L'(iber) and 'D'(eus) with penwork decoration, at the beginning of book 4 ofRichardof St-Victor's In apocalypsim. 1 large initial in blue, with reserved designs, with foliate penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1). Smaller initials

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, and full foliate border, facing the historiated initial 'T'(e) with the Instruments of the Passion of Christ, at the beginning of the 'Te igitur' in a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

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

• Calendar page and historiated initial 'A'(d) with David, at the beginning of a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

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

• Historiated initial 'R'(esurrexi) with the Resurrection of Christ, in a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

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

• Miniature of the Visitation, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Single leaf of a Book of Hours

Miniature of the Visitation, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. 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 the

• Decorated initial 'E'(t)., The Historia Aseneth (ff. 53-64v) and Testamenta xii. Patriarcharum filiorum Jacob (ff. 65-96v)

British Museum, using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Decorated initial England

• null, Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The pictorial genealogy continues to Henry VIII in the same scribal and artistic hand, including Catherine of Aragon, Mary, and

• Decorated initial 'I'(n the name of God)., Statutes of the Hospital of Ewelme, Oxfordshire

contained the Statutes of the Hospital of Ewelme in the County of Oxford; founded by William de la Pole Duke of Suffolke & Alice his Wife, with the consent of King Henry VI for the maintenance of two Priests &

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion of Christ., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Crucifixion Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Detail of a miniature of Christ before Pilate., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Christ before Pilate Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a priest celebrating Mass, with a minor cleric in attendance holding two tapers, at the moment of the elevation of the host., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Priest celebrating mass Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Detail of a miniature of the Entombment of Christ, with foliate borders, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Passion., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Entombment of Christ Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Detail of a miniature of the Presentation in the Temple, decorated initial 'D'(eus) and foliate borders, at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

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. Presentation in the Temple Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniatures of the four Evangelists writing their Gospels, accompanied by their symbols, with a foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Evangelists Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including the Virgin spinning wool and an eagle, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Annunciation Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of the Nativity., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Nativity Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Decorated initials., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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 initials Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of the Adoration of the Magi., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

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. Adoration of the Magi Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, with a foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

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. Coronation of the Virgin Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniature of the Last Judgement., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Last Judgement Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John