• Detail of decorated and illuminated initials., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Detail Giovanni Boccaccio, translation by John Lydgate based on translation by Laurent de Premierfait England, S. (Bury St Edmunds?)

• 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

• Detail of a coloured drawing of hardship and horrors in the land of the Tartars., Travels (index Itinerarium)

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. Land of the Tartars Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Detail of a coloured drawing depicting idol worship and blood-sacrifice at the church of Calamye., Travels (index Itinerarium)

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. Idol worship Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Detail of a coloured drawing depicting the King of Ind giving blessing to vessels of ox urine, to be further used in rites., Travels (index Itinerarium)

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. King of Ind Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Detail of a coloured drawing depicting the Island of Crues near the Kingdom of Ind, where the heat is so great that men suffer from genital inflammation., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Inflammation Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• The large blank space at the left of the page was meant to have a large, decorated letter 'C' to begin the name, Cornelius. Further down the page, the history itself begins with another blank space, this time for the first letter of the name of the Greek king, Peleus. In the lower margin, an inscription identifies the book as belonging to the library of the monastery of St Augustine in Canterbury., Dares's 'De bello troiano' (ff. 1-8), and Bever's 'Flores historiarum' (ff. 8v-115v)

Thomas Moyleus of Eastwell, Kent (b. before 1500, d. 1560), lawyer and speaker of the House of Commons: acquired from John Twyne (see Watson 1986).Matthew Parker (b. 1504, d. 1575), archbishop of Canterbury and patron of scholarship: his red chalk

• Detail of a coloured drawing depicting the death rites of Rybothe Island., Travels (index Itinerarium)

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. Death rites Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawing depicting the dragon-daughter of King Ypocras, and the knights who tried to break the spell enchanting her., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Dragon Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawings of the monstrous races in the kingdom of Dondun, including cyclops, cannibalistic giants and blemmyae., Travels (index Itinerarium)

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. Monstrous races Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawing of the Annunciation to the Shepherds., Travels (index Itinerarium)

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 to the Shepherds Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawing depicting the holy site of Sardenak, near Damascus, where a miraculous image of the Virgin is housed., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Sardenak Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawings of Noah's Ark, resting on the mountain of Taneez, and the story of a monk that brought one plank down to house in a church at the foot of the mountain., Travels (index Itinerarium)

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. The Ark Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawing depicting mythical people of Ethiopia born with only one foot (a sciopod), to shade them from the sun., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Sciopod Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawing depicting the Island of Crues near the Kingdom of Ind, where the heat is so great that men suffer from genital inflammation., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Inflammation Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawings depicting the bearded women of Ind and the tomb of Thomas ("Doubting Thomas"), with the relic of his hand., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Thomas Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawing depicting cannibals near the Isle of Java; and the men of Milke Island, who fight for sport., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Cannibals Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawings depicting the dog-headed people ("Cynocephales") of Nacumera Island., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Cynocephales Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)

• Coloured drawing depicting the Great Chan served in his tent., Travels (index Itinerarium)

(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. Tent Sir John Mandeville England, E. England, E. (East Anglia)