• Detail of a miniature of an attack on Olivier de Clisson by followers of Pierre de Craon., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• null, Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Full border with Cupid in a large historiated initial 'V'(oi), medallions of leopard heads, and, in the lower margin, two crowned leopards salient ~or~ supporting a medallion with the arms of the Mussolini family of Treviso., Table of first lines (ff. 2-8v); Rime (ff. 12-138v); Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 140-171)

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘13 die mensis Septembris, A.D. 1722’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Historiated initial 'D' representing Avicenna teaching two pupils., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book I, Fen I

II Arbaleste (d. 1570), counsellor in the Parliament of Paris and bibliophile: his arms and motto 'Ingenium superat vires' (f. 1, lower border).Pierre Séguier (index Seguier) (b. 1588, d. 1672), count of Gien, chancellor of France from 1635 (see Wright

• Decorated initial 'A'(rma) at the beginning of the text., Aeneis (index Aeneid)

(ff. 161 and 162). Large initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Spaces for initials left blank. Aeneis (index Aeneid) Written by Gabrielle Gnuardus de Asula on 10 July 1466: inscribed with his colophon 'Finis per me Gabrielle[m]

• Partial border with birds, acanthus and floral motifs, and a large decorated initial 'T'(uis); the lower margin has been cut off., De vita activa et contemplativa

with birds, acanthus and floral motifs, and a large decorated initial 'T'(uis); the lower margin has been cut off (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with green penwork decoration. Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing.

• Historiated initial 'G'(loriosissimam) with Augustine as a bishop, with stigmata, combined with a three-sided white vine border including the coats of arms of the Hungarian humanists Janus Vitez (index John Vitez) and Petrus Garazda (index Peter Garazda), medallions with saints (probably the Fathers of the Church: three of them are bishops and the fourth one is probably Peter), a wolf and hen, winged putti, a dog, birds and flowers., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)

bishops and the fourth one is probably Peter), a wolf and hen, winged putti, a dog, birds and flowers (f. 1). White vine initial in colours and gold at the beginning of each subsequent book (ff. 13, 24v, 36v, 48,

• Miniature of the procession of Queen Isobel as she enters the city of Paris, with an illuminated initial 'A' and a full bar border including hybrid grotesques., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of miniature of a joust between Pierre de Courtenay and Sire de Clary., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Miniature of a joust between Pierre de Courtenay and Sire de Clary., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of a miniature of tents and mounted knights, with marginal illumination, including a rabbit and snail jousting on the shoulders of monkeys., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of a miniature of the jousts of Inglevert., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Miniature of the Comte de Foix doing homage to the king of France., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of a miniature of the Coronation of Pope Boniface VIII., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Miniature of the surrender of Ventadour., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of a miniature of the tournament of Ingelvert., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of a miniature of a fleet of ships of the expedition of the English and French to Barbary, illuminated initial 'O'(r) and foliate border including a scallop shell, a hybrid figure, and the heralic arms of Commynes quartered with Armuyden., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of a miniature of the execution of Amerigot (Aymerigot) Marcel., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Miniature of an assault on Ribodane., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those

• Detail of miniature of knights and ladies riding to a London tournament., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Cadels. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart') Philippe de Commynes (b. 1447, d. 1511), statesman and chronicler: his added arms, quartered with those