• Miniature of John the Baptist, with Agnus Dei, faceing the text of a prayer to St John the Baptist., Added prayers to saints

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Miniature of St George and the dragon facing the text of a prayer to St George., Added prayers to saints

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Miniature of Margaret emerging from the back of a camel-like dragon faceing the text of a prayer to St Margaret., Added prayers to saints

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Detail of the kneeling donor., Added prayers to saints

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Miniature of the Annunciation, facing the text of a prayer to the Virgin., Added prayers to saints

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Illuminated initial 'S'(alve) in gold on a red ground, with a three-sided scatter border with flowers., 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. Illuminated initial Richard Lavenham and various other authors (index Richard Lavynham,

• Miniature of the presentation of the book to king Charles V of France by the translator, with a puzzle initial 'C'(elui)., De consolatione philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

of the presentation of the book to king Charles V of France by the translator, with a puzzle initial 'C'(elui). Contains a French translation of the 'De consolatione philosophiae' of Boethius, datable to 1364-1380 and dedicated to Chares V

• Table of English kings with twelve portraits, including those of William the Conqueror and Richard II., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

John of Beverley, Oswald, Swithin, William ofYork, Wilfrid, and others.A tinted drawing of a saint on f. 7v has been deliberately effaced.Text in English f. 22-22v: 'The Statwete of Wenchester, touching the Syse of bred, of what Grayn of

• null, Château d'Amour, called 'The Myrour of Lewed Men' (translated into English)

(£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Flourished initials Robert Grosseteste York England, N. E.? (York)

• Full page miniatures of the fortified town of York., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

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. York Geoffrey of Monmouth (index Galfridus Monumetensis) York England, N. (York

• Text page., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

2000). Full page miniatures in colours of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants, and the building of a city, possibly London (f. 30v), and of the fortified town ofYork (f. 45v). Initials in blue with

• Full page miniature of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants and the building of a city, possibly London., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

2000). Full page miniatures in colours of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants, and the building of a city, possibly London (f. 30v), and of the fortified town ofYork (f. 45v). Initials in blue with

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Zohar., Zohar on Genesis

(f. 182v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing., Zohar on Genesis

(f. 182v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with

• Initial words decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing., Zohar on Genesis

(f. 182v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with the Annunciation, and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Richard Thompson, Dean of Bristol, 1674: inscribed with his name (f. 1).Walter Harte, 1686: added to the inscribed name ofRichard Thompson 'He was dean of Bristol and dyed decon: an(no): 1685. I bought this and ye other m(anu)sc(ripts)

• Miniature of the Virgin and Child, decorated foliate initial 'S'(alve), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of a prayer., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Richard Thompson, Dean of Bristol, 1674: inscribed with his name (f. 1).Walter Harte, 1686: added to the inscribed name ofRichard Thompson 'He was dean of Bristol and dyed decon: an(no): 1685. I bought this and ye other m(anu)sc(ripts)

• Detail of decorated initials., Two leaves of a Missal

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Illuminated initial 'B' on a leaf from a Missal, formerly used as a cover, with stitching at the outside corners., Leaves formerly used as a cover from a Missal

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Inscribed '666' (f. 1).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of

• Decorated initial 'P' including a human face, at the beginning of the Ordo coronacionis., Ordo coronacionis pariter et unccionis Regis et Regine secundum usum et ritum Anglicanum (ff. 2-11v), and others

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the