• Bas-de-page miniature of Tydeus defending himself against the knights of King Eteocles., Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet 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 Ashburnham

• Bas-de-page miniature of Tydeus, fully-armed, approaching King Eteocles at his table., Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet 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 Ashburnham

• Bas-de-page miniature of Oedipus on a horse encountering the Sphinx outside Thebes., Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet 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 Ashburnham

• Bas-de-page miniature of Oedipus kneeling before the Delphic oracle with guards in the background., Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet 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 Ashburnham

• Miniature of servants hanging the child Oedipus from a tree by his feet, Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet 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 Ashburnham

• Coat of arms of D'Esgreville supported by two wild men., Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet 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 Ashburnham

• Three-sided border with large initial 'I'(n)., De planctu naturae (ff. 2-53v), Forma dictandi (ff. 54-66v), Philobiblon (ff. 67-109v), Contra luxuriam (ff. 110-130v), John of Limoges' Sompniale dilucidarium Pharonis (ff. 131-166)

under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated border Alan of Lille (index Alain de Lille, Alanus de Insulis), Richardof Bury (index

• Miniature of the creation of Eve, with foliate border and foliate initials, and a diagram of the the descendants of Adam and Eveat the beginning of a genealogy from Adam and Eve to the Kings of England., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Miniature of the creation of Eve, with foliate border and foliate initials, and a diagram of the the descendants of Adam and Eveat the beginning of a genealogy from Adam and Eve to the Kings of England. 1 small miniature,

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixi) with pen-flourishing, incorporating a human head, in the Psalms., Psalms, with commentary ('Rolle of Hampole's Psalter') (ends imperfectly), preceded by a calendar (ff. 1v-7) and a homily on patience and humility (ff. 8-9)

230).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Illuminated border and initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of the life of Christ., Martinus's 'Chronica pontificum et imperatorum' (ff. 118-174v), with additions possibly by John Merelynch (ff. 174v-186v), followed by the 'Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler' (1324) (index Rerum Hibernicarum quarundam pracipue ecclesiasticarum descriptio) attributed to Ledrede (ff. 186v-206v)

Sir 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

• Last page of text with cadels; colophon by John Merylynch., Martinus's 'Chronica pontificum et imperatorum' (ff. 118-174v), with additions possibly by John Merelynch (ff. 174v-186v), followed by the 'Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler' (1324) (index Rerum Hibernicarum quarundam pracipue ecclesiasticarum descriptio) attributed to Ledrede (ff. 186v-206v)

Sir 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

• Illuminated border including the initial 'Q'(uoniam) with Martin of Troppau as a scribe at the beginning of his 'Chronicle of Popes and Emperors'., Martinus's 'Chronica pontificum et imperatorum' (ff. 118-174v), with additions possibly by John Merelynch (ff. 174v-186v), followed by the 'Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler' (1324) (index Rerum Hibernicarum quarundam pracipue ecclesiasticarum descriptio) attributed to Ledrede (ff. 186v-206v)

Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Martin of Troppau John Merylynch John Merelynch The Oriel Master Martinus Polanus (index Martin of Troppau) (d. 1278), John Merelynch, Richard Ledrede, bishop of Ossory Glastonbury England, W.

• Illuminated border and initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the account of the reign of Augustus., Martinus's 'Chronica pontificum et imperatorum' (ff. 118-174v), with additions possibly by John Merelynch (ff. 174v-186v), followed by the 'Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler' (1324) (index Rerum Hibernicarum quarundam pracipue ecclesiasticarum descriptio) attributed to Ledrede (ff. 186v-206v)

border and initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the account of the reign of Augustus. 'De bello troiano' (ff. 1-8) purports to be an eyewitness account of the Trojan war by 'Dares of Phrygius'. The page begins with a letter

• Detail of a historiated initial 'Q' with the portray of Martin of Troppau as a scribe dipping his quill into an inkwell in a niche at his right, while a page that he has already written dries at his left., Martinus's 'Chronica pontificum et imperatorum' (ff. 118-174v), with additions possibly by John Merelynch (ff. 174v-186v), followed by the 'Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler' (1324) (index Rerum Hibernicarum quarundam pracipue ecclesiasticarum descriptio) attributed to Ledrede (ff. 186v-206v)

Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Martin of Troppau John Merylynch John Merelynch The Oriel Master Martinus Polanus (index Martin of Troppau) (d. 1278), John Merelynch, Richard Ledrede, bishop of Ossory Glastonbury England, W.

• Illuminated border and initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the account of the reign of Augustus., Martinus's 'Chronica pontificum et imperatorum' (ff. 118-174v), with additions possibly by John Merelynch (ff. 174v-186v), followed by the 'Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler' (1324) (index Rerum Hibernicarum quarundam pracipue ecclesiasticarum descriptio) attributed to Ledrede (ff. 186v-206v)

border and initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the account of the reign of Augustus. 'De bello troiano' (ff. 1-8) purports to be an eyewitness account of the Trojan war by 'Dares of Phrygius'. The page begins with a letter

• Decorated initial 'D'(omine) at the beginning of the Hours of Saint Anne., Book of Hours (use of Sarum) ('The Percy Hours')

1-6v); Hours of the Virgin (Use of Sarum), with suffrages after Lauds, the Short Hours of the Cross intermixed, and with seasonal variants (ff. 7-53); Hours of the Trinity (ff. 54-64v); Hours of the Passion (ff. 65-78); Hours of St.

• Decorated initial 'D'(omine)., Book of Hours (use of Sarum) ('The Percy Hours')

1-6v); Hours of the Virgin (Use of Sarum), with suffrages after Lauds, the Short Hours of the Cross intermixed, and with seasonal variants (ff. 7-53); Hours of the Trinity (ff. 54-64v); Hours of the Passion (ff. 65-78); Hours of St.

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of David kneeling and pointing to his eye, at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter with Canticles and the Office of the Dead (The 'Princess Joan Psalter')

made under the supervision of Johannes, and she attributes two initials to him (ff. 16, 64).Known as the 'Princess Joan Psalter' because of John Somer's dedication of the calendar to Joan Holland (d. 1442), mother ofRichard II, but there

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uemadmodum) at the beginning of Psalm 41., Psalter with Canticles and the Office of the Dead (The 'Princess Joan Psalter')

made under the supervision of Johannes, and she attributes two initials to him (ff. 16, 64).Known as the 'Princess Joan Psalter' because of John Somer's dedication of the calendar to Joan Holland (d. 1442), mother ofRichard II, but there

• Text page of Psalm 77:19, with pen-flourished initials., Psalter with Canticles and the Office of the Dead (The 'Princess Joan Psalter')

made under the supervision of Johannes, and she attributes two initials to him (ff. 16, 64).Known as the 'Princess Joan Psalter' because of John Somer's dedication of the calendar to Joan Holland (d. 1442), mother ofRichard II, but there