• Detail of a miniature of the chancellor of Navarre carried in irons on a door, at the beginning of chapter 97 of 'John the Good' book., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

of 60 écus due to him for this book (see Rouse 2000). Richard III (b. 1452, d.1485), king of England and lord of Ireland, heir ofRichard (b. 1411, d. 1460), 3rd duke ofYork, nephew of Edward, earl

• Detail of a miniature of Charles Toussac and Josseran Mâcon beheaded, at the beginning of chapter 90 of 'John the Good' book., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

of 60 écus due to him for this book (see Rouse 2000). Richard III (b. 1452, d.1485), king of England and lord of Ireland, heir ofRichard (b. 1411, d. 1460), 3rd duke ofYork, nephew of Edward, earl

• Detail of a miniature of a discovery of a sorcerer's artifices, buried at a crossroads, at the beginning of chapter 6 of 'Charles IV' book., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

of 60 écus due to him for this book (see Rouse 2000). Richard III (b. 1452, d.1485), king of England and lord of Ireland, heir ofRichard (b. 1411, d. 1460), 3rd duke ofYork, nephew of Edward, earl

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with the Annunciation, and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Richard Thompson, Dean of Bristol, 1674: inscribed with his name (f. 1).Walter Harte, 1686: added to the inscribed name ofRichard Thompson 'He was dean of Bristol and dyed decon: an(no): 1685. I bought this and ye other m(anu)sc(ripts)

• Miniature of the Virgin and Child, decorated foliate initial 'S'(alve), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of a prayer., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Richard Thompson, Dean of Bristol, 1674: inscribed with his name (f. 1).Walter Harte, 1686: added to the inscribed name ofRichard Thompson 'He was dean of Bristol and dyed decon: an(no): 1685. I bought this and ye other m(anu)sc(ripts)

• Added flyleaf with church music, and initial 'H'(enricus) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Magna Carta., 2 leaves with church music, used as flyleaves and pastedowns at the beginning and the end

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

• Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 89., Commentary on the Psalms

beginning of Psalm 89. Contains the commentary to Psalms 89-117 in the English translation by Richard Rolle (b. c. 1305-10, d. 1349), ending with the first verse of Psalm 118 which is given in Latin only. The text of the

• Detail of a miniature of a group of men mounted on an elephant., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

of a miniature of a group of men mounted on an elephant. f. 192 is a parchment leaf with a 18th-century ? inscription. Contents:Honorius Augustodunensis, Elucidarium (ff. 2-18v);Bestiary (ff. 36-71v);De confessione (f. 26);Alain de Lille, Liber Penitentialis (ff. 19-26v);Bernard

• Detail of a miniature of two satyrs, one with an axe and a shield, and the other with a snake., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

in 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. Satyrs Peraldus England

• Detail of a miniature of a stag with a serpent., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

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. Stag with a serpent

• Detail of a miniature of a king asleep in bed with a caladrius bird perched on him., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

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. Caladrius bird Peraldus England

• Detail of a miniature of a black bird., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

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. Black bird Peraldus England

• Detail of a miniature of a swan., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

in 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. Swan Peraldus England

• Miniature of a man cutting down a tree with an axe, about to fall into the water below him., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Decorated initial 'D'(eum) with pen-flourishing in book 1., Theological miscellany entitled 'Compendium theologicae veritatis'

of the cathedral of St Peter of Exeter, Devon: inscription recording the bequest from Richard Brounst, sometime after 1417 (f. 1v).Mr Paris(h) (or Parrys) of Little Britain (?Nathaniel Paris; see Wright 1972): owned until 1664, inscribed 'July 1664 bought

• Puzzle initial 'T'(he) with penwork decoration in the form of leaves, at the beginning of Matthew., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues, and lessons from Advent to Trinity, various tracts, and a calendar

Richard Smith in the 17th century, according to Forshall and Madden 1850; the writing on the parchment fragment on f. 1v in the same hand.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aul) with penwork decoration in the form of leaves, at the beginning of Romans., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues, and lessons from Advent to Trinity, various tracts, and a calendar

Richard Smith in the 17th century, according to Forshall and Madden 1850; the writing on the parchment fragment on f. 1v in the same hand.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess

• Detail of puzzle initial., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues, and lessons from Advent to Trinity, various tracts, and a calendar

Richard Smith in the 17th century, according to Forshall and Madden 1850; the writing on the parchment fragment on f. 1v in the same hand.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess

• Detail of puzzle initial., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues, and lessons from Advent to Trinity, various tracts, and a calendar

Richard Smith in the 17th century, according to Forshall and Madden 1850; the writing on the parchment fragment on f. 1v in the same hand.William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess

• Historiated initial 'N' (cropped; the lower part of the letter is visible at the top right of the miniature) of the Last Supper beneath a cartouche inscribed in capitals 'Desiderio desideravi / hoc pascha manduc / are vobiscum', surrounded by a frame composed of four cuttings., Cuttings from a Missal of Paul III

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson 1876). Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum in 1895.Transferred to the Department of Manuscripts of the