• Detail of a miniature of Chaucer, wearing an inkhorn around his neck, clutching a rosary, and pointing at the text., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Chaucer Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Miniature with the Crucifixion, and historiated initial with God supporting the dead Christ, with a full foliate border., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, historiated initial with God supporting the dead Christ, and miniature with the Virgin and the kneeling owner in prayer, with full foliate borders., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• Miniature with Cornelius and Cyprian., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• Miniature with a bishop, probably Martin of Tours, with a crippled beggar., Missal, Use of Cologne

308. Henry Huth (b. 1815, d. 1878), book collector: his catalogue, undertaken after his death ~The Huth Library~, 5 vols (London: Ellis & White, 1880), III, p. 982; bequeathed to his son Aflred Huth. Alfred Huth (b. 1850, d. 1910),

• Table., Astrological and medical treatises and recipes, including a zodiacal lunary (ff. 31-35v); 'The Nature of Wommen' (ff. 28v-30)

National Biography~ (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12020, accessed 10 Feb 2006]. Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller; bought from him by the British Museum on 13 August 1840 for £1, along with 32 other manuscripts

• Historiated initial with Jonah and the Whale., Bible, with prologues and the interpretations of Hebrew names

pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Bible, with prologues and the interpretations of Hebrew names W. Barrett, book-seller in London, 1607-1624: inscribed 'November 13, 1608. I sold this book and I will warrant it to be perfect [signed] W.

• Coloured initial 'D'(ic)., Miscellany including excerpts from the Eclogues, Carmen paschale, Mirabilum divinorum, Paene alphabetico de Christo, letter to a Macedonian priest, De Actibus apostolorum (in two books with a preface), two sermons, a hymn, Institutiones grammaticae

Macedonian priest, De Actibus apostolorum (in two books with a preface), two sermons, a hymn, Institutiones grammaticae Matthew de Varenne, London bookseller and auctioneer (fl. 1723/4): his sale (through Nathaniel Noel), 21 December 1723, lot 233.The Harley Collection, formed by

• Historiated initial 'F'(or) with a figure (damaged), combined with a full foliate bar border at the beginning of the text., De proprietatibus rerum, imperfect

Historiated initial 'F'(or) with a figure (damaged), combined with a full foliate bar border at the beginning of the text. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures.Lacking leaves, at least after f. 167 (with the beginning of book 16) and at

• Illuminated initial 'Y'(e) with foliate decoration extending into the margin., De proprietatibus rerum, imperfect

Illuminated initial 'Y'(e) with foliate decoration extending into the margin. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures.Lacking leaves, at least after f. 167 (with the beginning of book 16) and at the end. Historiated initial with author portrait (damaged) in colours

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'P'(itee)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'M'(ercy)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'G'(regorie)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'T'(o)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'O'(f)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'N'(ow), effaced., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'A'(ristotil)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'N'(ow)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Text page., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Text page Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)

• Partial border with illuminated initial 'N'(ow)., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

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. Partial border Thomas Hoccleve (index Occleve) Westminster England, S.E. (London or Westminster)