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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)

vanité et inconsistance du monde (ff. 66-117) Written by Esther Inglis (index Esther Langlois, Esther Kello) (b. 1570/71, d. 1624), English calligrapher and miniaturist, born to French Huguenot parents, in Essex until 1614: her name on the title-pages (ff. 1,

Initial-word panel decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Leviticus., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), pp. 100-101, and appendix § 80-84.Contents of manuscript in English (f. 1*).Edward Harley: bought by him through Nathaniel Noel (b. 1681, d. 1753), bookseller (see Wright and Wright 1966;

Decorated initial 'D'(eus) enclosing a star with partial ivy border at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

blue. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ff. 1v, 8, 93v-94 and 95 contain prayers by contemporary hands, partly in English; the first and last prayer embellished by small miniatures pasted below, the first sewn to the parchment by green

Miniature of Catherine, decorated initial 'G'(aude), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the suffrage to Catherine., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red, blue and gold. Executed for the English book-market. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum Perhaps made for a woman: the devotions in the feminine form.The name

Miniature of Christ carrying the Cross, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of sext in the Hours of the Virigin, illustrated by a cycle with the Passion of Christ., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Miniature of the Raising of Lazarus, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Detail of a pge: historiated initial-word panel, ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning), of the Original Sin, at the beginning of Genesis. Above the initial word, Adam and Eve are depicted under a tree holding apples, while the snake is rolled up on the trunk of the tree., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) and a medallion containing the coat of arms of Joab Emmanuel, at the beginning of Exodus., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

Detail of a page: initial-word panel decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Numbers., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

Full border with roses in gold or red, framing the prologue., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

formally created Prince of Wales until 1610).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Border with entwined roses Ludovico degli Arrighi Ludovico degli Arrighi Attavante degli Attavanti Pandolfo Collenuccio of Pesaro

Frontispiece with full border in colours and gold with putti and flowers, an historiated initial with a portrait of Pandolfo Collenuccio, and the arms of Henry VIII., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

formally created Prince of Wales until 1610).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Frontispiece with the arms of Henry VIII Ludovico degli Arrighi Ludovico degli Arrighi Attavante degli Attavanti Pandolfo

Decorated initial 'R'(eversurus) with partial border, on a text page with a letter of dedication from Geoffrey Chamber to Henry VIII., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

formally created Prince of Wales until 1610).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Ludovico degli Arrighi Ludovico degli Arrighi Attavante degli Attavanti Pandolfo Collenuccio of Pesaro (d. 1504),

Decorated initial 'C'(um) with a half-length male figure, and a partial border., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

formally created Prince of Wales until 1610).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Male figure Ludovico degli Arrighi Ludovico degli Arrighi Attavante degli Attavanti Pandolfo Collenuccio of Pesaro (d. 1504),

Detail of a decorated initial 'R'(eversurus) with partial border., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

Detail of a decorated initial 'C'(um) with a half-length male figure, and a partial border., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

Decorated initial 'I'(f) containing 2 dragons, and with foliate feathering extending between the columns and into the margins at the beginning of book 3., Confessio amantis, imperfect

a man and bird (f. 86).Inscribed '1548' (f. 18v).Added pen-trials and inscriptions, 16th-17th century (e.g., ff. 63v, 68v).Added annotations in English, ?18th century (e.g., ff. 6v, 7, 28v, 29, 30). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d.

Decorated initial 'U'(pon) with foliate feathering including a male figure, extending between the columns and into the margins at the beginning of book 4., Confessio amantis, imperfect

Detail of a coloured drawing with the wounded prophet Mikaiah ('Micheas') condemning king Ahab ('Achas')., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

gold of Creation scenes (ff. 1v, 2). Numerous small coloured column drawings framed in pale yellow, 1-2 per page, of Old Testament scenes. Initial in colours with foliate decoration (f. 2). Coloured initials in red. Capitals marked in red or

Detail of a coloured drawing with the queen of Sheba welcomed by Solomon at the gates of Jerusalem., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

Detail of a coloured drawing with Jezebel thrown from a tower on the order of Jehu ('Jheu')., Bible historiale, from Genesis to Job (ff. 1v-266v), and including a table of contents (ff. 267-272v)

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