• 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

• Miniature of Richard II knighting Henry of Monmouth in Ireland., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Miniature of Richard II's fleet departing from Ireland; the sail of the king's ship bears the emblem of the sun in splendor., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Miniature of Richard II, disguised in a priest's cowl, encountering the soldiers of the Earl of Northumberland on the road to Chester., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Miniature of Richard II and Bolingbroke at Flint Castle., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Miniature of Richard II and the Duke of Northumberland, bearing a message from Lancaster., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II being delivered to the citizens of London., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II's fleet departing from Ireland; the sail of the king's ship bears the emblem of the sun in splendor., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II, disguised in a priest's cowl, encountering the soldiers of the Earl of Northumberland on the road to Chester., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II and Bolingbroke at Flint Castle., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II and the Duke of Northumberland, bearing a message from Lancaster., La Prinse et mort du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall of Richard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton)

du roy Richart (Book of the Capture and Death of King Richard II) (index Histoire rimée de Richard II, The Capture and Death of king Richard, Account of the Fall ofRichard II, The Chronicle of Jean Creton) Jean de