• Diagram in William of Conches' Tract on Philosophy and Man., Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and Daniel of Morley's Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum

1581: 'W(illia)m Vallans oweth mee 1581' (f. 1).Inscribed with a library list(?); including Arthus Gelius Frantinus, Valerius Maximus, Alexander Nequam, John of Salisbury, and others (f. 1v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of

• Diagram in William of Conches' Tract on Philosophy and Man., Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and Daniel of Morley's Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum

1581: 'W(illia)m Vallans oweth mee 1581' (f. 1).Inscribed with a library list(?); including Arthus Gelius Frantinus, Valerius Maximus, Alexander Nequam, John of Salisbury, and others (f. 1v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of

• Miniature of David in Prayer, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

the Virgin (ff. 32-37); the Gospel Lessons (ff. 37-41v); prayers to the Virgin (ff. 42-47v); suffrages to the Trinity, Michael, John the Baptist, Peter and Paul, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, Catherine, and Barbara (ff. 48-51v); the Hours of the Virgin (ff.

• Illuminated initial and border with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Poor Caitiff., The Poor Caitif; with calendar (November and December missing) (ff. 2-6v); a moral treatise (f. 161r-161v)

161 contains a brief fragment of the Oleum Effusum of Richard Rolle.Denis Beke and Isabella Beke, 16th-century inscription (f. 159v).? John Bridges (bap. 1666, d. 1724), county historian: inscribed 'Liber Ioh. Bridges' (f. 1v); 'liber Jo. Bridges ex dono. Rickman'

• Historiated initial 'M' of the Calling of Peter and Andrew., Cutting from a choir book

lot 88; bought by Russell for £1 8s, according to an annotated Western Manuscripts departmental copy of the sale catalogue.Reverend John Fuller Russell (b. 1813, d. 1884), ecclesiastical historian: lent by him to the Burlington Fine Arts Club exhibition of

• Decorated panels, the upper with a standing figure., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Decorated panels, the upper with a standing figure. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form

• Detail of plaque, with standing figure., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Detail of plaque, with standing figure. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of headstones

• Panel with the Latin inscription ('Vale Tiberi')., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Panel with the Latin inscription ('Vale Tiberi'). Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of

• Detail of panel with Latin inscription., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Detail of panel with Latin inscription. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of headstones

• Drawing of a epithet with putti., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Drawing of a epithet with putti. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of headstones

• Detail of drawing of a epithet with putti., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Detail of drawing of a epithet with putti. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form

• Drawing of a panel with a snake., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Drawing of a panel with a snake. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of

• Detail of a panel with a snake., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Detail of a panel with a snake. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of

• Text pages with drawing of a snake., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Text pages with drawing of a snake. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of

• Detail of a drawiing of a snake., Silloge, in the third recension (ff. 4-245), with calendar (ff. 1-3v), De xiv urbis regionibus (ff. 246-253v), De notis antiquis (ff. [254-269v]), and index of the locations of the inscriptions (ff. [270-271v])

Detail of a drawiing of a snake. Original foliation, and ink foliation, which stops at f. 253. Full-page calendar in colours and gold (ff. 1-3v). Headings in panels with text in gold or colours, some in the form of

• Champ initial 'D'(eus) and initials with pen-flourishing., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

in the early 15th century (f. 140v; inscription transcribed below). The chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle or manor, (Yorkshire) founded by Henry, Lord of Fitz Hugh in 1468: inscribed, late

• Decorated initial 'C'(onverte nos) and full foliate bar border at the beginning of Compline of the Passion., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

in the early 15th century (f. 140v; inscription transcribed below). The chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle or manor, (Yorkshire) founded by Henry, Lord of Fitz Hugh in 1468: inscribed, late

• Decorated initial 'B'(eati) and full foliate bar border with knotwork., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

in the early 15th century (f. 140v; inscription transcribed below). The chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle or manor, (Yorkshire) founded by Henry, Lord of Fitz Hugh in 1468: inscribed, late

• Illuminated initial 'E'(x) with foliate decoration extending into the margin at the beginning of Book 1. In the upper margin, the ownership inscription 'Huntly' added in a mid-16th-century hand., Scotichronicon, books 1 to 5

established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Inscribed 'sent down Nov. 26 1764 Maj. Johnston' (f. [191]v, 'Nov. 26 1764 Major Johnson' (f. [192]). Illuminated initial John of Fordun England

• Illuminated initial 'T'(ocius) with foliate decoration extending into the margin at the beginning of Book 2., Scotichronicon, books 1 to 5

established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Inscribed 'sent down Nov. 26 1764 Maj. Johnston' (f. [191]v, 'Nov. 26 1764 Major Johnson' (f. [192]). Illuminated initial John of Fordun England