• Flourished initials, in the Register book of the Archbishop of York., Register book of the Archbishop of York

Flourished initials, in the Register book of the Archbishop of York. Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Register book of the Archbishop of York Inscribed 'Regestum Archiep. Eborac. FN', and 'Histor. Eborac vol.

• Coloured initials, and in the lower right corner a human-animal hybrid creature, perhaps intended to ornament the run-over word at the bottom of the column., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richard of Chester, canon of York (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the inventory of books

• Initial with floral decoration. Coloured initials, line-fillers and paraphs. Added in the upper margin is the note 'Ex monasterio cestrie': From the monastery of Chester., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richard of Chester, canon of York (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the inventory of books

• Detail of a miniature of a fox (vulpes) playing dead in order to catch two birds (aves), who swoop down to feed on its carcass., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

of letters in red. Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus) Probably Archbishop George Neville of York (d.1476), (see James 1928). Inscription in Greek (f. 1*).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector:

• Detail of a miniature of an eagle., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

of letters in red. Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus) Probably Archbishop George Neville of York (d.1476), (see James 1928). Inscription in Greek (f. 1*).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector:

• Decorated initial-word panel, ~Hazon~ (vision) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by a hybrid, at the beginning of Isaiah., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Divrei~ (the words of) accompanied with a foliate scroll inhabited by a hybrid and a dragon, at the beginning of Jeremiah., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel, ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by a fish, at the beginning of Ezekiel., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Devar~ (the word of) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by a hybrid, at the beginning of Hosea., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Divrei~ (the words of) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Amos., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Jonah., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Devar~ (the word of) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by a hybrid and a human figure, at the beginning of Micah., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Masa~ (burden) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by a fish and a human figure, at the beginning of Nahum., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Ha-masa~ (the burden) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Habakkuk., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Bi-shnat~ (in the year of) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Haggai., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Ba-hodesh~ (in the month) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Zechariah., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Masa~ (burden) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by dragons, at the beginning of Malachi., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Adam~ accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by a human figure, at the beginning of 1Chronicles., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Ashrei~ (happy is) accompanied with a foliate border, at the beginning of Psalms., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Ish~ (a man) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids and a fish, at the beginning of Job., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

the 17th century): inscribed with his name, undated (f. 301v) ; see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b.