• Pen drawing of Vladistratos, King of Vlachia, setting siege to Athens., Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8)

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. Vladistratos, king of Vlachia Vitzentzos Kornaros (index Vincenzo Cornaro ?) Greece, Ionian Isles

• Pen drawing of Rotokritos, his skin turned black by a magic lotion, returning incognito on horse back to join the Athenian army against the Vlachs., Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8)

(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. Rotokritos Vitzentzos Kornaros (index Vincenzo Cornaro ?) Greece, Ionian Isles

• Pen drawing Rotokritos leading the Athenian army to victory., Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8)

(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. Rotokritos Vitzentzos Kornaros (index Vincenzo Cornaro ?) Greece, Ionian Isles

• Pen drawing of Rotokritos giving the ring to Frosini, Aretusa's nurse., Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8)

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. Rotokritos and Frosini Vitzentzos Kornaros (index Vincenzo Cornaro ?) Greece, Ionian Isles

• Pen drawing of Rotokritos appearing incognito to Aretusa who collapses to the ground believing that her lover is dead and is comforted by Frosini., Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8)

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. Rotokritos, Aretusa and Frosini Vitzentzos Kornaros (index Vincenzo Cornaro ?) Greece, Ionian Isles

• Pen drawing of Rotokritos revealing himself to the world at large., Erotokritos, romance in 15-syllable rhymed couplets, prededed by a table of contents (ff. 1-8)

(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. Rotokritos Vitzentzos Kornaros (index Vincenzo Cornaro ?) Greece, Ionian Isles

• Detail of a miniature of the people of ancient times living together in a sylvan commune., Roman de la Rose (index Romance of the Rose)

of the people of ancient times living together in a sylvan commune. The text of this manuscript was copied from a printed edition published at Lyon, probably around 1487 (see Kren and McKendrick 2003 no. 120). The illuminators did not

• Miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of York with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by the Garter; the arms of France and of George encircled by the Garter, and a banner bearing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou, wrapped with a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and supported by the royal device of an antelope with a crown and chain., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Miniature of John Talbot identified by his white talbot dog, presenting the book to queen Margaret seated in a palace beside king Henry VI, and surrounded by the court, with the royal arms of England at the back of the throne, and banners of England, France, George, and Anjou at the top of the roof; with a full border containing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou; the arms of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury with the arms of Beauchamp, earls of Warwick in pretence, for his wife, Margaret Beauchamp, surrounded by the Garter, a scroll inscribed with the verses reading 'Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous / Et bien servir / Jusqu au mourir/ Ce sachent tous / Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous', and a bunch of daisies, or 'marguerites', referring to Margaret of Anjou., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of the coronation of Alexander., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Lower half of page: part of genealogical table, with the Valois kings John the Good (1350-1364), Charles V the Wise (1364-130), Charles VI (1380-1422), and below him, his daughter Catherine of France, rather than his son, Charles VII (1422-1461), who was crowned in Reims in 1429 following Joan of Arc's intervention. On the right are the English kings from Edward III (1327-1377), Edward, the Black Prince and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Richard II (1377-1399), and Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV (1399-1413), the only son of John of Gaunt, Henry V (1413-1422), and Henry VI in the lower centre (1422-1461)., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of a banner bearing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou, wrapped with a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and supported by the royal device of an antelope with a crown and chain., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Miniature of Alexander battling against a strange beast; miniatures of Alexander fighting Porrus., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander attacking a city., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander receiving a letter from Porrus., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander the Great battling against Porrus., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander the Great battling against Porrus., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of Henry VI enthroned giving the earl of Shrewsbury the sword as constable of France, at the beginning of Christine de Pizan's Les fais d'armes et de chevalerie., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of Nectanebus enthroned receiving a letter., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras

• Detail of a miniature of Nectanebus having his head shaved and fleeing his palace., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

king of Macedonia (b. 356 B. C., d. 323 B.C.), only child of king Philip and Queen Olympias, emperor of Greece and Persia;3 Carolingian Chansons de Geste (Songs of heroic deeds), epic poems : Simon de Pouille, Aspremont, and Fierabras