• Decorated initials., Mainly scientific and grammatic miscellany, including the Summa Chiromantiae (ff. 100-108v; 109-34), the Mirror of Light (ff. 155-168); Cistercian statuta and ordinationes (ff. 200-220); De sphaera (ff. 59-75); algorismus with commentary (ff. 26-43)

Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Initials Richard Dove of Buckfast, John Metham, and others England

• Pen-flourished initials 'O'(r' and 'M'(ost)., Roman de Tristan, imperfect at the beginning, with an index (ff. 149-154v) (index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais)

(index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais) Richard III, king of England (b. 1450, d. 1485): inscribed, as duke of Gloucester from 1461 to 1483) 'Iste Liber constat Ricardo Duci Gloucestre' (f. 155).Elizabeth ofYork (b. 1466,

• Text page with decorated initials., Roman de Tristan, imperfect at the beginning, with an index (ff. 149-154v) (index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais)

(index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais) Richard III, king of England (b. 1450, d. 1485): inscribed, as duke of Gloucester from 1461 to 1483) 'Iste Liber constat Ricardo Duci Gloucestre' (f. 155).Elizabeth ofYork (b. 1466,

• Decorated and coloured initials., Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect

Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect The latest document is dated 1393 and Richard II is described as 'rex ultimus', suggesting a terminus ante quem of 1413 (f. 92v). Burton 2004 p. xxvii argues that the absence of

• Pen-flourished initials 'C'(hrist) and 'P'(ride)., An explication of the ten commandments (imperfect at the beginning) (ff. 1-8v), Lavynham's Little Treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins (De septem mortalibus peccatis), a tract on the Pater Noster (ff. 28v-48v), and various other religious works (imperfect at the end)

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. Pen-flourished initials Richard Lavenham and various other authors (index Richard Lavynham,

• Marginal image of king Lucius in a baptismal font, with a caption reading 'Rex luci[us] p[ri]mu[s] in Anglia', next to a fragment referring to the origins of the christianity in England during the reign of Lucius, with a marginal note by Matthew Paris beginning 'Luciu[s] rex britannie p[ri]m[us] fuit in anglia/ baptizat[us]'., Series causae inter Henricum regem et Thomam archiepiscopum, Abbreviationes chronicorum, and Imagines historiarum

of the christianity in England during the reign of Lucius, with a marginal note by Matthew Paris beginning 'Luciu[s] rex britannie p[ri]m[us] fuit in anglia/ baptizat[us]'. Includes 3 works of Ralph de Diceto (d. 1199/1200), chronicler and ecclesiastic, dean

• Historiated initial 'H'(ere) of the author presenting the book to an enthroned king, with a full border containing white and red roses, at the beginning of the list of contents., The Master of Game

beginning of the list of contents. Contains the Master of Game of Edward, 3nd duke ofYork (b. c.1373, d. 1415), dedicated to the prince of Wales, a translation of the Livre du chasse of Gaston Phébus, count of Foix,

• Calendar page for November., Calendar, diagrams; medical texts

initials in red or blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Diagrams in brown and red. Calendar, diagrams; medical texts The Guild of the Barber Surgeons ofYork, made in 1486: inscription, a later copy of an earlier colophon (f. 5);

• Calendar page for December., Calendar, diagrams; medical texts

initials in red or blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Diagrams in brown and red. Calendar, diagrams; medical texts The Guild of the Barber Surgeons ofYork, made in 1486: inscription, a later copy of an earlier colophon (f. 5);

• Allegorical designs: the demolition of a house, etc., Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

demolition of a house, etc. Allegorical designs, in colours and gold (1-2v). Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of

• Frontispiece at the beginning of the order of services for weekdays. Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with full floral border inhabited by birds and insects and with medallions inhabited by birds and animals., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial words decorated with an embellished horizontal band and a sleeping panther in the lower margin., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Decorated initial-word panels at the customs of Shabbat., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Frontispiece at the beginning of the customs of New Moon. Decorated initial-word panels accompanied by two miniatures of birds and a full border., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Decorated initial-word panel and initial words surrounded by foliate scrolls. The foliate scroll around the initial word on the lower portion of the page is inhabited by a monkey (or a wild man)., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Frontispiece at the beginning of the customs of Hanukkah. Decorated initial-word panels accompanied with full floral border inhabited by a peacock. Two medallions included into the border feature a stag and a flower., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Decorated initial-word panels at the beginning of the customs of Purim accompanied by a white stork holding a fish in its beak., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial-word panels decorated with foliate scrolls, and a caption framed by the curved tail of a dragon, at ~Shabbat Parah~., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial word surrounded by foliate scrolls and accompanied by a wolf, at ~Shabbat ha-Hodesh~., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial words surrounded by foliate scrolls and accompanied by a lion, at ~Shabbat ha-Gadol~., Festival prayer book, Italian rite

William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1611 (f. 286); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,