• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) at the beginning of a register of briefs., Registrum brevium, from the reign of Edward III to Henry V

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 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

• null, Ordo coronacionis pariter et unccionis Regis et Regine secundum usum et ritum Anglicanum (ff. 2-11v), and others

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

• Illuminated initial 'B' on a leaf from a Missal, formerly used as a cover, with stitching at the outside corners., Leaves formerly used as a cover from a Missal

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Inscribed '666' (f. 1).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 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

• Decorated initial 'P' including a human face, at the beginning of the Ordo coronacionis., Ordo coronacionis pariter et unccionis Regis et Regine secundum usum et ritum Anglicanum (ff. 2-11v), and others

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

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) at the beginning of a register of briefs., Registrum brevium, from the reign of Edward III to Henry V

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 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

• Illuminated initial 'T'(o) with the royal arms at the beginning of the Ordinances of the household of Charles II, with his signature above., Ordinances for the household of Charles II

collector of books and manuscripts: additions in his hand (ff. 16-17) (see O'Conor 1819). f. 18 is an account of the daily allowance of bread dated 1664 and signed 'Burley Fenn'.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham

• Initials with pen-flourishing, in the Rituale., Rituale, Use of Sarum

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 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

• Allegorical designs: four signboards, anchor and shears, the royal arms and Prince of Wales's feathers, dated 1623, and initials NF; anchor and sheep, the arms of London and of the Merchant Taylors' Company, dated 1619, and initials BW; a sun, dated 1625, and initials HW; a clock, dated 1628, and initials LV; below a scene with a man carrying a bust of Charles l; on the facing page street scenes, a procession, and the Pope and others burning., Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold

• Decorated initial 'F'(rater), and three-sided foliate borders, including heraldic arms, of a charter., Admission, by Frater Ralph Bekwith, 'minister domus de Houndeslowe' [Hounslow], and the convent of the same, of the Order of the Holy Trinity for the redemption of captives, of Henry, Prince of Wales, to the confraternity and privileges of the order

convent of the same, of the Order of the Holy Trinity for the redemption of captives, of Henry, Prince of Wales, to the confraternity and privileges of the order Dated 1508 (f. 2).Initial containing the royal arms with label of

• Title page with trompe-l'oeil border with naturalistic flowers, fruits and insects., Les Quatrains de Guy de Faur (ff. 1-65), Les Cinquante octonaires sur la vanité et inconsistance du monde (ff. 66-117)

Richard Heming, 1688: inscribed 'Richard Heming Hi Booke Anno Redemtionis between 1688 1687' (f. 27v), 'Richard' (f. 35v), 'Richard Hemin (f. 84v), .D. Hackluith, 1693: inscribed 'Libri H. Hackluith. 1693' (f. 118v). Robert Burscough (b. 1650/51, d. 1709), prebendary

• Text page with cadels decorating the colophon of Richard Rolle of Hampole's 'Emendatio vitae'., Sermons and devotional texts and verse, including 'Emendatio vitae' (ff. 4-20), 'De duodecim patriarchis' (ff. 64-105), 'Formula moderni et usitati dictaminis' (ff. 133-145)

Text page with cadels decorating the colophon ofRichard Rolle of Hampole's 'Emendatio vitae'. A date after 1432 for the copy of the manuscript is suggested by the date of delivery of some of the sermons (ff. 40, 54, 132v);

• Decorated initial with verse layout., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

the first letter of each line highlighted in red and line-fillers in brown. Some capitals in text highlighted in red. De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy) Richard Nercotes, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, 1502, given to Richard Wode: inscribed:

• Detail of text page., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

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. Text page Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus England,

• Coloured drawings with the Last Supper and manna from heaven, in the Biblia Pauperum., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of

• Coloured drawing of Job., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of

• Coloured drawings with the Annunciation and Gideon with the golden fleece, in the Biblia Pauperum., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of

• Genealogy of Stephen, Henry II, Richard, and John, and their children shown in circles., Genealogical roll of the kings of England to Edward IV, imperfect (the Shorter English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

margin (ff. 2v-23). Genealogical roll of the kings of England to Edward IV, imperfect (the Shorter English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) Edward Rowe Mores (b. 1730, d. 1778), antiquary and historian of printing: inscribed 'Edw. Rowe Mores

• Decorated initials 'S'(hal) and 'S'(oules) in the fourth book of Sidrak and Bokkus, with inscriptions, possibly 'Thomas Walker Thomas Cowpland, John Bolton, Robert Spynk, Garry Jacson, James Loueden, Thomas Tomson, John Best, Richard Hilborn' in the margin below., Sidrak and Bokkus

the xvj day of Ianuarey in the year of our lord god Mcccccliij' witnessed by 'Wyllam Qwathey' (?) 'Ihon Walker', Richard Wytwortth' (?) (f. 80); 'thys byth made the xvj day of septembre In the yer of our lord god

• Moses and the burning bush., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of

• Samson wrestling with a lion., Biblia Pauperum (a typological picture book)

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed 'Richard' (f. 39v).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of