• Detail of miniature of Faus-semblant and Contrainte-Abstinence speaking with Malebouche., Roman de la Rose

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 Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Detail of a miniature showing Franchise fighting Dangier., Roman de la Rose

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 Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Miniature of Diex d'Amors (the God of Love) taking hold of the Lover (L'Amans)., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of a miniature of Diex d'Amors (the God of Love) taking hold of the Lover (L'Amans)., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Initials 'B'(lasphemia) and 'B'(ona) with foliate extensions., Tabula originalium sacre scripture

Mentmore, abbot of St Albans (1334-1349) from the executors ofRichard de Bury in 1345 (see Walsingham, ~Gesta Abbatum~).An index of headings in a 16th-century hand added as corresponding to pagination 1-642 in the upper outer corners of ff. 315-316,

• Initial 'A'(bstinencia) with foliate decoration and partial border with foliate extensions and buds., Tabula originalium sacre scripture

Mentmore, abbot of St Albans (1334-1349) from the executors ofRichard de Bury in 1345 (see Walsingham, ~Gesta Abbatum~).An index of headings in a 16th-century hand added as corresponding to pagination 1-642 in the upper outer corners of ff. 315-316,

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ominica)., Processional, use of Sarum (index Processionale)

use of Sarum (index Processionale) Sir Henry Wynchester: purchased from him in the 14th century by Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester (see Wright 1972).Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), 6th son of Edward, duke of

• Decorated initial 'Q'(ueritur) with foliate decoration including ivy leaves and flower buds extending along the text to form a partial bar border., Summa theologica (index Theological treatise)

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. Decorated initial England, E.

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliated and interlace decoration, and animal heads and an animal mask at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the Old English gloss erased and corrected, visible in darker ink, and the ownership inscription of Sir Henry Spelman in the upper margin., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

collector of books and manuscripts (the facsimile of f. 1 inscribed: 'Ex Bibliotheca Thomae Astlei Arm.' (Stowe 1061, f. 60); and that of f. 111v: 'Thomae Astlei, Arm.' (Stowe 1061 f. 61).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of

• Detail of a miniature of the Lover (L'Amans) pierced by an arrow kneeling before the God of Love (Diex d'Amour) and holding a scroll reading 'Sa mon gre e sauourousaite.', Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of a miniature of 4 figures including men, a monk, and a cleric, all pierced by arrows holding scrolls with verses., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of a miniature of four figures including women, a monk and nun, all but one pierced by arrows holding scrolls with verses., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Miniature of Vilenie (Villainy, Abuse, Baseness) offering the Lover (L'Amans) a potion; miniature of Convoitise (Covetousness or Greed) standing outside a closed gate., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of a miniature of Vilenie (Villainy, Abuse, Baseness) offering the Lover (L'Amans) a potion., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of a miniature of Convoitise (Covetousness or Greed) standing outside a closed gate., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Miniature of the Lover (L'Amans) in bed, with a man holding a club (Dangier?) and the bush of rose, with a full border containing animals and hybrids and a foliate initial 'M'(aintes), at the beginning of the text. Dangier (Resistance) was a 'base churl' and the keeper and guard of the rosebushes., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of a miniature of the Lover (L'Amans) in bed, with a man holding a club (Dangier?), at the beginning of the text., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of marginalia from the lower border, including a grotesque with a bow, hounds, dragons, and a monkey., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Miniature of Hayne (Hatred) looking askance at the Dreamer., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault:

• Detail of a miniature of Hayne (Hatred) looking askance at the Dreamer., Roman de la Rose

III and Richard II, and one of the Lollard knights: owned by him, see inscription below.Thomas [Thomas of Woodstock], duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), prince, the seventh (but fifth surviving) son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault: