• Detail of a miniature of Bucephalus kneeling before Alexander, and Bucephalus with his cage., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of the coronation of Alexander., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of Philip and Alexander discussing envoys; miniature of Philip and Alexander setting out against Armenia; miniature of Pausanias and others marching against Philip., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Miniature of the defeat of Philip; miniature of the battle of Alexander and Pausanias; miniature of Alexander enthroned with Bucephalus under his feet., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Miniature of the defeat of Philip; miniature of the battle of Alexander and Pausanias; miniature of Alexander enthroned with Bucephalus under his feet. Includes 8 works forming a compendium of the wonders of the East combined with crusading texts: Historia

• Historiated initial 'L'(I empereres) of Justinian receiving plaintiffs, at the beginning of the Authenticum., Authenticum and Tres Libri

the country of Prester John, end of 14th century (f. 190v).Added notes of valuations of manors in Hemnales and Madles in Epping, Essex, end of the 14th/beginning of the 15th century (f. 190v).Extract of Chancery roll 16 of Edward III,

• Illuminated initial 'E'(cce) at the beginning of the first Sunday in Advent, and iIn the upper margin the 16th-century ownership inscription of 'Richard Crosby, monk of Durham'. An inscription on an end flyleaf states that it was given to him by Hugh Whitehede, last prior of Durham, in 1521., Breviary (the 'Coldingham Breviary'), including the Temporale

of the first Sunday in Advent, and iIn the upper margin the 16th-century ownership inscription of'Richard Crosby, monk of Durham'. An inscription on an end flyleaf states that it was given to him by Hugh Whitehede, last prior

• Puzzle initial., Various works, including the Didascalicon (ff. 1-25); the Liber Exceptionum, Part II: Allegoriae in Vetus et Novum Testamentum (ff. 191v-235v)

1*]). Puzzle initial Close to the hand of Johannes dictus Toussens (see Stones 1977 p. 12). Johannes dictus Toussens Vincent of Beauvais decorators Hugh of Saint-Victor (index Hugh of St Victor); Richardof Saint-Victor Netherlands, S. Netherlands, S. (Belgium, Hainault,

• null, Various works, including the Didascalicon (ff. 1-25); the Liber Exceptionum, Part II: Allegoriae in Vetus et Novum Testamentum (ff. 191v-235v)

flyleaf [f. 1*]). Close to the hand of Johannes dictus Toussens (see Stones 1977 p. 12). Johannes dictus Toussens Vincent of Beauvais decorators Hugh of Saint-Victor (index Hugh of St Victor); Richardof Saint-Victor Netherlands, S. Netherlands, S. (Belgium, Hainault,

• null, Various works, including the Didascalicon (ff. 1-25); the Liber Exceptionum, Part II: Allegoriae in Vetus et Novum Testamentum (ff. 191v-235v)

flyleaf [f. 1*]). Close to the hand of Johannes dictus Toussens (see Stones 1977 p. 12). Johannes dictus Toussens Vincent of Beauvais decorators Hugh of Saint-Victor (index Hugh of St Victor); Richardof Saint-Victor Netherlands, S. Netherlands, S. (Belgium, Hainault,

• Historiated initial 'L(iber)' with the Tree of Jesse at the beginning of Matthew's Gospel., Bible, including the Psalms and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 595-639v)

1753 to the nation 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. Historiated initial Paris France,

• Text page with coloured initials., Theological miscellany, including lives of the saints, the song of St Godric; John of Ford's Epistolae (ff. 104-106); Vita Sancti Wulfrici anachoretae (ff. 106-147)

the nation 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. Text page John of Ford England

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing., Chronica maiora

Cistercian abbey of St Mary's, Jervaulx (Yorkshire), late-13th or early-14th century: inscribed 'liber jorevallis (ff. 11v, 56).Added marginal annotations in 14th-century hands.Added text in a 15th-century hand concerning the coronation of Henry II until the death of king Richard I

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

and/or blue of fish, beakheads, animals, heads, and hybrids. Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers Perhaps made for someone in the diocese of Norwich: the highly-graded inclusion of Felix of Dunwich in

• Decorated initials, and line-endings in the form of animals and hybrids at the beginning of a litany., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

and/or blue of fish, beakheads, animals, heads, and hybrids. Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers Perhaps made for someone in the diocese of Norwich: the highly-graded inclusion of Felix of Dunwich in

• Detail of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the earth and the seas, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending in Psalm 109

Detail of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the earth and the seas, at the beginning of Genesis. One of three manuscripts of the 'Bible du XIIIe siècle', or French translation of

• Detail of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the sun and moon and the birds and animals, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending in Psalm 109

Detail of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the sun and moon and the birds and animals, at the beginning of Genesis. One of three manuscripts of the 'Bible du XIIIe siècle',

• Detail of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the fishes and Adam and Eve, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending in Psalm 109

of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the fishes and Adam and Eve, at the beginning of Genesis. One of three manuscripts of the 'Bible du XIIIe siècle', or French translation

• Detail of the marginal figure of a man beating a cymbal, riding on the back of an ape-headed hybrid, and two hunting dogs chasing a bird that is perched in a bush., Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending in Psalm 109

£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. Marginal imagesd Richard de Verdun Master of the Méliacin

• Detail of the marginal figures of a stag, a dog with a belled collar, and a rabbit., Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending in Psalm 109

Detail of the marginal figures of a stag, a dog with a belled collar, and a rabbit. One of three manuscripts of the 'Bible du XIIIe siècle', or French translation of the Bible not a compilation with sections of Guyart

• Detail of a miniature of Moses and the Israelites., Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending in Psalm 109

Detail of a miniature of Moses and the Israelites. One of three manuscripts of the 'Bible du XIIIe siècle', or French translation of the Bible not a compilation with sections of Guyart des Moulins' Bible historiale. (see Sneddon 1979 p.