• Full page miniature in 9 compartments of the Coronation of the Virgin, the Assumption, the Annunciation, the Ascension, the Agony in the Garden, the Resurection, the Visitation, the Nativity, with the arms of Butler Family., Book of Hours

Ormond', Elizabeth, countess of Shrewsbury, sister of 5th, 6th, and 7th earls of Ormond (d. 1473), 'Obitus Elizabeth comitisse Salop.', John, 6th earl of Ormond (d. c. 1477), 'Obitus Johannis comitis Ormond', Lore, 2nd wife of Thomas, 7th earl of

• Frontispiece of green drapery bearing the royal arms of England, with masks, jewels, putti, and the inscription 'Fortunam Augusti superes et Nestoris annos'., Strategikos (a treatise on military tactics)

Frontispiece of green drapery bearing the royal arms of England, with masks, jewels, putti, and the inscription 'Fortunam Augusti superes et Nestoris annos'. Nicolaus Sagundinus, who was born in Euboea, was secretary of the Venetian Republic (c. 1438). Frontispiece

• Miniature in the lower panel of a border of Ursula and eleventh thousend virgins, and a faceted initial 'M'(auris), at the beginning of book 1., Poem on Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins, dedicated to Henry VIII

Miniature in the lower panel of a border of Ursula and eleventh thousend virgins, and a faceted initial 'M'(auris), at the beginning of book 1. 1 full border including a miniature of Ursula and eleven thousand virgins, in colours

• Miniature of the Royal arms of England, at the end of the dedicatory letter addressed to Henry VIII., Poem on Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins, dedicated to Henry VIII

Miniature of the Royal arms of England, at the end of the dedicatory letter addressed to Henry VIII. 1 full border including a miniature of Ursula and eleven thousand virgins, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the

• Front cover of a 'Harleian' binding of gold-tooled red leather., Orator (ff. 1-24v), Brutus (ff. 25-56)

Front cover of a 'Harleian' binding of gold-tooled red leather. According to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this manuscript was made in Florence c. 1430-1440. 2 large white vine initials in

• Detail of a historiated initial 'V'(erba) of Jerome in his study., Psalter with a calendar (ff. 2-5), a litany (ff. 143-146), and excerpts from the New Testament

litany (ff. 143-146), and excerpts from the New Testament Sir William Capell (d. 1515), of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire; son of John Capell of Stoke Nayland, Suffolk; lord mayor of London from 1503-04, and from 1509-10: inscription recording the gift of

• Decorated initial at the beginning of John., Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus')

the beginning of John. This is source Z in the studies of the Latin New Testament (Wordsworth and White; Bonifatius Fischer). Corrections in a contemporary hand in slanting uncial employ a Greek style of syllabification recalling the method of Victor

• Text page in John., Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus')

page in John. This is source Z in the studies of the Latin New Testament (Wordsworth and White; Bonifatius Fischer). Corrections in a contemporary hand in slanting uncial employ a Greek style of syllabification recalling the method of Victor of

• White vine initial 'A'(ristotilis) with bird intertwined with the letter at the beginning of the preface., Ethica (index Ethics)

White vine initial 'A'(ristotilis) with bird intertwined with the letter at the beginning of the preface. Catchwords. Leaf signatures. Watermark (ff. [ii], [114]).Pricking holes.Musical notation, on two-line black staves.This manuscript was made in Florence in the 2nd quarter of

• Puzzle initial 'I'(ohannes)., Gospel of John, with marginal glosses, imperfect at the beginning

in red 'I'(ohannes) (f. 2). 1 large initial in red 'E'(gressus) (f. 46). Gospel of John, with marginal glosses, imperfect at the beginning George Carew (b. 1555, d. 1629), baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes: inscribed with his

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) of a man holding a book, with acanthus leaves extending into the margins., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index The consolation of Philosophy)

Historiated initial 'P'(ost) of a man holding a book, with acanthus leaves extending into the margins. Catchwords written horizontally. 5 historiated initials with a two- or three-sided foliate border including acanthus leaves and besants, of men and women, some

• White vine initial 'U'(trum) at the beginning of the text., Orator (ff. 1-24v), Brutus (ff. 25-56)

White vine initial 'U'(trum) at the beginning of the text. According to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this manuscript was made in Florence c. 1430-1440. 2 large white vine initials in

• Puzzle initial 'C'(um) and smaller initials with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., Summa de vitiis et virtutibus

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 John of la Rochelle (index Johannes de Rupella; Jean de la Rochelle) England

• White vine initial 'S'(enium) at the beginning of the text., De compendiosa doctrina

49, 61, 65v, 68v, etc.), occasionally with reserved lines. Paraphs in red ink. Capitals marked in yellow. De compendiosa doctrina John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold on 23 April 1720 to the Harleys (~Diary~ 1966).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert

• Partial white vine border with two white vine initials, both 'L'(eo)., Sermons of Pope Leo I, with the life of Leo by Marcus Michael of Cortona

Partial white vine border with two white vine initials, both 'L'(eo). ff. 1* and 2* are parchment leaves.There is a ruled leaf after ff. 7 and 177. f. 188 is a parchment leaf inscribed on the verso in a

• White vine initial 'I'(ntrali)' with a butterfly and a winged putto aiming at it with bow and arrow at the beginning of the text., De beneficiis

White vine initial 'I'(ntrali)' with a butterfly and a winged putto aiming at it with bow and arrow at the beginning of the text. This manuscript was made in Florence c. 1430-c. 1440, according to unpublished notes of A.

• White vine initial 'H'(ec) and glosses flanking main text., Exodus with gloss (added quire)

White vine initial 'H'(ec) and glosses flanking main text. f. [iv] is a former pastedown.When the first quire of the manuscript went missing it was replaced by ff. 1-8v. 1 large white vine initial in colours (f. 1). Exodus

• Pen-flourished initial 'E'(peidê pasan polin horômen)., Politics, imperfect (index Politica)

Pen-flourished initial 'E'(peidê pasan polin horômen). A blank unfoliated paper leaf occurs after ff. 10, 11.f. 13 is a blank ruled leafA note on the text by W. L. Newman, dated 29 June 1896, is appended to Harley 6874

• Pen- and ink-drawing of the portraits of the Apostles Peter and James., Nectarius's 'De imperio papae' (ff. 10-83v), followed by an extract relating to the 2nd Council of Nicaea (ff. 84-84v)

2). Nectarius's 'De imperio papae' (ff. 10-83v), followed by an extract relating to the 2nd Council of Nicaea (ff. 84-84v) John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676, and later Master of Christ's College,

• Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and coloured initial 'T'., Psalter, with Odes (ff. 119-125v)

Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and coloured initial 'T'. Scholia added in red. Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration in red and brown ink (f. 1). Initials in red and brown ink. Rubrics in red. Psalter, with Odes