• Illuminated initial 'A'(d dominum cum tribularer), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 119., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

of Ramsey abbey, bishop of Worcester, and archbishop ofYork from 972 to 992: mentioned in Ramsey's 14th-century catalouge as a 'Psalter of St Oswald' (see Gameson 1996).Thomas Powell: his name inscribed in a 16th-century hand on a fragment

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'B'(enedicite)., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

of Ramsey abbey, bishop of Worcester, and archbishop ofYork from 972 to 992: mentioned in Ramsey's 14th-century catalouge as a 'Psalter of St Oswald' (see Gameson 1996).Thomas Powell: his name inscribed in a 16th-century hand on a fragment

• Detail of a miniature of David pointing to his mouth, and illuminated initial 'D'(ixi), at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter, in the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria'), Use of Rome (index Breviary of Jean sans Peur)

Detail of a miniature of David pointing to his mouth, and illuminated initial 'D'(ixi), at the beginning of Psalm 38. The manuscript bears references to the work of the Limbourg brothers, e.g., the Martyrdom of Mark (f. 282v) copies the

• null, Ab urbe condita; each Decade preceded by the tables attributed to Donato degli Albanzani (ff. 1-3v, 103-105v, 195-196v) (index History of Rome from its foundation)

cardinal (added to ff. 4, 106, 197).? Iacopo Piccolomini (b. 1422, d. 1479), member of the household of Pope Pius II (d. 1464), and bishop of Lucca from 1470: with an eight-line inscription including ‘Dum vixi Iacobus Piccolomini domus papa

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initials., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician. Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnipotens) with pen-flourishing, and 15th-century ownership inscription added in the margin stating that the manuscript once belonged to the chapel of St Giles near Brompton-on-Swale, but now belongs to the chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

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 and ownership

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 26, with the Anointing of David by Samuel., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

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. Anointing of David Midlands, W. England, S.

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uem) with an animal drinking and decorated line-fillers in the form of heads and a bird., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

bishop of Canterbury (f. 3), Albans (f. 3v), and the translation of Augustine (f. 5v). It also originally included Thomas Becket, now mostly erased (f. 6v).ff. 214-215 is a contemporary lined addition with prayers.Added 13th-century inscription of David, bishop of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uid) with David and Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

bishop of Canterbury (f. 3), Albans (f. 3v), and the translation of Augustine (f. 5v). It also originally included Thomas Becket, now mostly erased (f. 6v).ff. 214-215 is a contemporary lined addition with prayers.Added 13th-century inscription of David, bishop of

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) with white lions, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

bishop of Canterbury (f. 3), Albans (f. 3v), and the translation of Augustine (f. 5v). It also originally included Thomas Becket, now mostly erased (f. 6v).ff. 214-215 is a contemporary lined addition with prayers.Added 13th-century inscription of David, bishop of

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) at the beginning of Psalm 68, with Christ blessing and a man below with two demons., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

bishop of Canterbury (f. 3), Albans (f. 3v), and the translation of Augustine (f. 5v). It also originally included Thomas Becket, now mostly erased (f. 6v).ff. 214-215 is a contemporary lined addition with prayers.Added 13th-century inscription of David, bishop of

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfitebor) with a monk writing., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

bishop of Canterbury (f. 3), Albans (f. 3v), and the translation of Augustine (f. 5v). It also originally included Thomas Becket, now mostly erased (f. 6v).ff. 214-215 is a contemporary lined addition with prayers.Added 13th-century inscription of David, bishop of

• Miniature in three parts, including scenes of battle, with an illuminated initial in Livy's Ab urbe condita., Ab urbe condita; each Decade preceded by the tables attributed to Donato degli Albanzani (ff. 1-3v, 103-105v, 195-196v) (index History of Rome from its foundation)

cardinal (added to ff. 4, 106, 197).? Iacopo Piccolomini (b. 1422, d. 1479), member of the household of Pope Pius II (d. 1464), and bishop of Lucca from 1470: with an eight-line inscription including ‘Dum vixi Iacobus Piccolomini domus papa

• Detail of miniature in three parts, including scenes of battle, with an illuminated initial in Livy's Ab urbe condita., Ab urbe condita; each Decade preceded by the tables attributed to Donato degli Albanzani (ff. 1-3v, 103-105v, 195-196v) (index History of Rome from its foundation)

cardinal (added to ff. 4, 106, 197).? Iacopo Piccolomini (b. 1422, d. 1479), member of the household of Pope Pius II (d. 1464), and bishop of Lucca from 1470: with an eight-line inscription including ‘Dum vixi Iacobus Piccolomini domus papa

• Historiated initial 'H' with Henry IV, combined with a full foliate bar border, at the beginning of his statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statuta Angliae, Statute book, Statutes of England), for the reign of Edward III (r. 1327-1377)(ff. 11-140v), Richard II (r. 1377-1399)(ff. 141-218), Henry IV (r. 1399-1413)(ff. 219-265v), Henry V (r. 1413-1422) (ff. 265v-289v), to 15 Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471)(ff. 289v-338v)

of the last leaf of the quire).All historiated initials were painted by the same artist except that of Henry IV (f. 219). It seems to have been written and decorated in one campaign, probably around 1436, as the rest

• Text page., Nova Statuta (index Statuta Angliae, Statute book, Statutes of England), for the reign of Edward III (r. 1327-1377)(ff. 11-140v), Richard II (r. 1377-1399)(ff. 141-218), Henry IV (r. 1399-1413)(ff. 219-265v), Henry V (r. 1413-1422) (ff. 265v-289v), to 15 Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471)(ff. 289v-338v)

of the last leaf of the quire).All historiated initials were painted by the same artist except that of Henry IV (f. 219). It seems to have been written and decorated in one campaign, probably around 1436, as the rest

• Historiated initial 'A' with Henry VI, combined with a full foliate bar border, at the beginning of his statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statuta Angliae, Statute book, Statutes of England), for the reign of Edward III (r. 1327-1377)(ff. 11-140v), Richard II (r. 1377-1399)(ff. 141-218), Henry IV (r. 1399-1413)(ff. 219-265v), Henry V (r. 1413-1422) (ff. 265v-289v), to 15 Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471)(ff. 289v-338v)

of the last leaf of the quire).All historiated initials were painted by the same artist except that of Henry IV (f. 219). It seems to have been written and decorated in one campaign, probably around 1436, as the rest