• Christ in Majesty or God the Father seated in a mandorla on a rainbow, carrying a gold sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left, with 'Beati immaculati' in display text (top miniature)., Cutting from a Breviary, containing text from psalm 118

of verses 11 and 12 of the same Psalm. Cutting from a Breviary, containing text from psalm 118 Presented by John E. Leary, violin and pianoforte instructor, of 59 Hazelville Road, Hornsey Lane, [London] N, 1930: his business card attached

• Miniature of Matthew's symbol of a winged man holding a book., Four Gospels, with liturgical directions, tables, apparatus, lections, and, at the end, Synaxarion and Menologion, imperfect

Miniature of Matthew's symbol of a winged man holding a book. Silk curtains over some miniatures. 7 full-page miniatures in colours on gold grounds of the symbols of the Evangelists and Evangelist portraits (except Luke) (ff. 13, 13v, 106,

• Defaced miniature of Matthew, and decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of his Gospel., Four Gospels, with liturgical directions, tables, apparatus, lections, and, at the end, Synaxarion and Menologion, imperfect

Defaced miniature of Matthew, and decorated headpiece and initial 'B'(iblos) at the beginning of his Gospel. Silk curtains over some miniatures. 7 full-page miniatures in colours on gold grounds of the symbols of the Evangelists and Evangelist portraits (except

• Decorated initial 'V'(ide) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the list of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God)., List of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God)

red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Capitals marked in yellow. List of capitula to Augustine's De civitate dei (index City of God) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 17 June 1721 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• null, Metamorphoses (ff. 3-180); Commentary on the Metamorphoses (f. 181v-191); and other short texts

d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed by him (f. 2) and with his pagination and his (?) notes (f. 1v).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him at the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6

• null, Metamorphoses (ff. 3-180); Commentary on the Metamorphoses (f. 181v-191); and other short texts

d. 1672), 2nd baronet, antiquary: signed by him (f. 2) and with his pagination and his (?) notes (f. 1v).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: sold by him at the ‘Twysden’ sale, 6

• null, Dialogues, with alphabetical index

verso) and price ‘25 Gs' (f. 134). ? Price '3: 3: 0' inscribed in ink, f. 133v, lower left corner).? John Brand (b. 1744, d. 1806), antiquary and topographer (inscribed in pencil ‘Gregory the 1st Dialogues, Compleat, Wrote about/ Anno

• Historiated(?) initial excised, and full foliate border with heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of the Statutes of Henry VI., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

Historiated(?) initial excised, and full foliate border with heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of the Statutes of Henry VI. 6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Collection of Poems

Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister: his book-plate (4th flyleaf verso); purchased by the British Museum together with 1244 other Lansdowne manuscripts in 1807. Detail John Lydgate England

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 1 Richard III, with a table of contents

6 large historiated (?) initials excised, accompanied by full foliate borders with heraldic arms in the lower margins, in colours and gold (ff. 51, 106, 143, 163, 179, 237). Large decorated initials, mostly with foliate extensions into the margins,

• First page of the text, with the inscription of Thomas Cranmer (text bound with Royal 2 E. iii)., Breviarium on the Psalms

First page of the text, with the inscription of Thomas Cranmer (text bound with Royal 2 E. iii). Originally in 3 volumes, each containing the commentary to 50 Psalms, now in 2 volumes, Royal 2 E XIII and Royal

• Illuminated initial F'(idelium), with a coloured line-filler on a fragment from a Book of Hours., Fragment from a Book of Hours, on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). During the 19th century, the drawings and printed book fragments from the volume were

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) with a three-sided foliate border., Leaf with Psalm 1, on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). Originally trained and employed as a shoemaker, Bagford became a bookseller and antiquary, and