• null, Château d'Amour, called 'The Myrour of Lewed Men' (translated into English)

(£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Flourished initials Robert Grosseteste York England, N. E.? (York)

• Foliate initial 'F'(rater) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the Hexaemeron., Dicta CXLVII and other works

15th century (f. 252v).Added tables of contents, 15th century (ff. 1-4v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Historiated initial 'A'(mor) of Robert Grosseteste, with a bishop's mitre and crozier, with a full bar border, at the beginning of the dicta., Dicta CXLVII and other works

15th century (f. 252v).Added tables of contents, 15th century (ff. 1-4v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Foliate initial 'S'(i diligenter) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of Peter of Limoges's Oculus moralis., Dicta CXLVII and other works

15th century (f. 252v).Added tables of contents, 15th century (ff. 1-4v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(icut) in the form of a dragon, with foliate decoration and a full bar border, at the beginning of Robert Grosseteste's De decem mandatis., Dicta CXLVII and other works

15th century (f. 252v).Added tables of contents, 15th century (ff. 1-4v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(mor) of Robert Grosseteste, with a bishop's mitre and crozier, at the beginning of the dicta., Dicta CXLVII and other works

15th century (f. 252v).Added tables of contents, 15th century (ff. 1-4v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Full page miniatures of the fortified town of York., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

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. York Geoffrey of Monmouth (index Galfridus Monumetensis) York England, N. (York ?)

• Text page., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

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 Geoffrey of Monmouth (index Galfridus Monumetensis) York England, N. (York ?)

• Full page miniature of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants and the building of a city, possibly London., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

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. Brutus Geoffrey of Monmouth (index Galfridus Monumetensis) York England, N. (York ?)

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Zohar., Zohar on Genesis

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 18-19, 93.Giovanni Domenico Vistorini, censor: inscribed 'Gio. Dom. Vistorini 1609' (f. 182v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing., Zohar on Genesis

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 18-19, 93.Giovanni Domenico Vistorini, censor: inscribed 'Gio. Dom. Vistorini 1609' (f. 182v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix

• Initial words decorated with penwork and accompanied with a partial border of pen-flourishing., Zohar on Genesis

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 18-19, 93.Giovanni Domenico Vistorini, censor: inscribed 'Gio. Dom. Vistorini 1609' (f. 182v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix

• Illuminated iniitial 'D'(omine) and full foliate border, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

and the Commendation of Souls (ff. 137v-154).The calendar includes William of York (8 January, 8 June); Lambert of Neuwerk (9 Febuary); Oswald of York (28 Febuary); and Wilfrid of York (24 April). Large foliate initials in colours on a gold

• Illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

and the Commendation of Souls (ff. 137v-154).The calendar includes William of York (8 January, 8 June); Lambert of Neuwerk (9 Febuary); Oswald of York (28 Febuary); and Wilfrid of York (24 April). Large foliate initials in colours on a gold

• Blank flyleaf at the beginning of the manuscript., Added prayers to saints

dates of birth of children of Richard (d. 1460), duke of York and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne of York, Edward, Elisabeth of York, Margaret, and George, Edward IV is mentioned as the king and

• Obits of the members of the de Grandison family and some medical recipes in English inscribed on the flyleaf., Added prayers to saints

dates of birth of children of Richard (d. 1460), duke of York and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne of York, Edward, Elisabeth of York, Margaret, and George, Edward IV is mentioned as the king and

• Medical recipes in English inscribed on the flyleaf., Added prayers to saints

dates of birth of children of Richard (d. 1460), duke of York and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne of York, Edward, Elisabeth of York, Margaret, and George, Edward IV is mentioned as the king and

• Blank page., Added prayers to saints

dates of birth of children of Richard (d. 1460), duke of York and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne of York, Edward, Elisabeth of York, Margaret, and George, Edward IV is mentioned as the king and

• Inscription of the manuscript's shelf mark with a reference to David Casley's catalogue of the Royal collection., Added prayers to saints

dates of birth of children of Richard (d. 1460), duke of York and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne of York, Edward, Elisabeth of York, Margaret, and George, Edward IV is mentioned as the king and

• Miniature of John the Baptist, with Agnus Dei., Added prayers to saints

dates of birth of children of Richard (d. 1460), duke of York and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne of York, Edward, Elisabeth of York, Margaret, and George, Edward IV is mentioned as the king and