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for £10,000 (a 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. Decorated initials Richardof Saint-Victor Rochester England, S.
Detail of a miniature of two deer and a snake. According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed. A direct copy of the Worksop
Miniature of two deer and a snake. According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York,
Miniature of a tiger, distracted from the capture of its cub by its own reflection in a mirror. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books : A
Detail of miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books :
Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(estiarum) and a miniature of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see
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. Decorated initial Written by two scribes, including Symeon of Durham Symeon
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. Decorated initial Written by two scribes, including Symeon of Durham Symeon
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. Decorated initial Written by two scribes, including Symeon of Durham Symeon
Miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret, and a miniature of a regulus. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two
Detail of a miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture
of lions breathing life into their cubs, at the beginning of the entry 'De natura leonis'. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books : A Facsimile
Miniature of a hunter chasing a beaver, who bites off his testicles in order to thwart the hunter. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture Books : A
Detail of a miniature of a hunter chasing a beaver, who bites off his testicles in order to thwart the hunter. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian Picture
Detail of a miniature of the hydrus, or water snake, being swallowing a crocodile, at the beginning of the entry for hydrus. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East Anglian
Miniature of a hunter capturing a tiger's cub by distracting its mother with a mirror, at the beginning of the entry for tiger. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two East
Detail of a miniature of a hunter capturing a tiger's cub by distracting its mother with a mirror, at the beginning of the entry for tiger. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81
by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, (f. 18v) and in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James’s Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum
decorated initials. Contents of part 1:Treatise on rhetoric (ff. 1-8)Metrical life of Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln (ff. 9-22)Poems on the Story of Troy (ff. 22v-23v and 76-81v)Elegaic poem on words (f. 24)Architrenius (ff. 25-75v)Poem and proverbs of Serlo (ff. 81v-85)Sermon
books at Evans's on 18 February, 1833, and published a detailed catalogue of the manuscripts in 1835. According to Frederic Madden's annotations in the Department of Manuscripts copies of the catalogues, the manuscripts were bought by the booksellers Baynes &