• Decorated initial 'E' before the first word 'Iste'., Charter, and Domesday book of the laws and usages of Ipswich

time of Edward III: beginning of the text 'Iste liber constat paulo le Roos detico ville by iyppwyti (?)' (f. 3); 'Iste liber constat paulo le Ros' (f. 15).Added texts, later 14th-century hand, of a copy of an inquisition of

• Puzzle initial 'D'(ermiti[us]) and hybrid creatures in the lower margin., Expugnatio Hibernica

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. Puzzle initial Gerald of Wales (index Giraldus Cambrensis)

• Initial with penwork decoration., St David's Register and Statute Book, including copies of episcopal, royal and papal documents and grants, imperfect

copies of episcopal, royal and papal documents and grants, imperfect The manuscript was probably compiled during the episcopate of Edward Vaughan (index Fychan) (b. c. 1450, d. 1522/3), bishop of St David's 1509-1522 (see Harper 2007).The Catholic church of St

• Decorated initial 'E'(dwardus)., Statutes (Henry III to Richard II), imperfect at the end (index Statuta)

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. Decorated initial England

• Decorated initial 'C'(om[m]e hugh le despenser)., Various documents and legal texts including a list of English counts, a list of English knights, statutes of king Edward III from the 1st to the 50th year of his reign (1327-1377), and statutes of king Richard II up to the 14th year of his reign (1391)

a list of English counts, a list of English knights, statutes of king Edward III from the 1st to the 50th year of his reign (1327-1377), and statutes of king Richard II up to the 14th year of his reign

• Genealogy of the dukes of Normandy: Richard the Fearless (d. 996)., Statutes of William the Bastard (ff. 1-8v); Genealogical diagram of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and family tree from Ethelbert to Edward III (r. 1327-1377) (ff. 9-18v)

Genealogy of the dukes of Normandy: Richard the Fearless (d. 996). A composite manuscript. Diagrams and family trees in red, grey and yellow ink. Statutes of William the Bastard (ff. 1-8v); Genealogical diagram of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and family tree

• Miniature of Charlemagne welcoming Clement Scotus and another, and giving the Abbey of Tours to Alcuin of York., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

of Charlemagne welcoming Clement Scotus and another, and giving the Abbey of Tours to Alcuin ofYork. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one

• Drawing of a bird holding a hairy hybrid in its peak, at ~parashat wa-yehi~ (Gen. 47:28-50:26)., Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 241-295v), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 295v-321), and a portion of the Targum on the Song of Songs (ff. 321v-323v).

Probably censored by Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor: inscribed 'Fra Hipp. Ferr' (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?) (f. 323v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Marginal drawing of a hybrid with a bird body and a devil head, at ~parashat mishpatim~ (Ex. 21:1-24:18)., Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 241-295v), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 295v-321), and a portion of the Targum on the Song of Songs (ff. 321v-323v).

Probably censored by Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor: inscribed 'Fra Hipp. Ferr' (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?) (f. 323v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• A drawing of a lion in the inner margin, at ~parashat mishpatim~ (Ex. 21:1-24:18)., Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 241-295v), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 295v-321), and a portion of the Targum on the Song of Songs (ff. 321v-323v).

Probably censored by Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor: inscribed 'Fra Hipp. Ferr' (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?) (f. 323v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Drawing of a lion and a bird in the inner margin under the Targumic text, at ~parashat be-huqqotai~ (Lev. 26:3-27:34)., Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 241-295v), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 295v-321), and a portion of the Targum on the Song of Songs (ff. 321v-323v).

Probably censored by Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor: inscribed 'Fra Hipp. Ferr' (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?) (f. 323v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Decorated initial-word panel accompanied with a partial foliate border in the outer margin inhabited by a deer. In the upper margin, illustration of a man lighting the Hanukkah lamp, at the beginning of the section on Hanukkah., Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~)

80v). Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~) Jekuthiel ben Solomon, scribe: inscribed with his name in the colophon, 28 Sivan [5]134 [1374] (f. 298v); ~Jekuthiel~ is marked off in the initial letters of the lines

• Decorated initial-word panel accompanied by a foliate scroll coming out of the mouths of two dragons and inhabited by a spread eagle, at the beginning of the section on the laws of Yom Kippur., Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger (~Pisqei Rabbi Yeshayah Aharon~)

initial-word panel accompanied by a foliate scroll coming out of the mouths of two dragons and inhabited by a spread eagle, at the beginning of the section on the laws of Yom Kippur. Pricking and ruling are visible. Words deleted

• Historiated initial-word panel: ~Barukh~ (blessed) at the beginning of the benediction for the ending of the Shabbat (~Havdalah~ ceremony). An elderly man lifts a goblet while performing the ~Havdalah~ blessing over a twisted candle held by a young boy. Full foliate border inhabited by hybrids and lions. (The depiction of ~Havdalah~ ceremony also occurs on f. 24v.), Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite

(top of f. 1, top of f. 161v).Livorno Sig. Carissimo Caro: inscribed with his name, a later owner(?) (late 18th - early 19th century) (f. [ii verso]).Entry of the catalogue of Payne and Foss (inscription on a strip of paper

• Historiated initial-word panel with gold letters: ~Hakham~ (Wise Son) portraying the Wise Son as a bearded man seated at a study desk reading., Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite

(top of f. 1, top of f. 161v).Livorno Sig. Carissimo Caro: inscribed with his name, a later owner(?) (late 18th - early 19th century) (f. [ii verso]).Entry of the catalogue of Payne and Foss (inscription on a strip of paper

• Decorated initial-word panel: ~Tam~ (Simple Son). Next to the panel, the Simple Son is portrayed as a young boy standing in front of a bearded man. Three-side foliate border with hybrids., Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite

(top of f. 1, top of f. 161v).Livorno Sig. Carissimo Caro: inscribed with his name, a later owner(?) (late 18th - early 19th century) (f. [ii verso]).Entry of the catalogue of Payne and Foss (inscription on a strip of paper

• Full-page initial-word panel with gold letters and foliate decoration at the conclusion of the Haggadah: ~La-Shanah ha-Baah bi-rushalayim, amen~ (Next year in Jerusalem, Amen)., Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite

(top of f. 1, top of f. 161v).Livorno Sig. Carissimo Caro: inscribed with his name, a later owner(?) (late 18th - early 19th century) (f. [ii verso]).Entry of the catalogue of Payne and Foss (inscription on a strip of paper

• Historiated initial-word panel with gold letters: ~Avadim~ at the beginning of the passage, 'We were slaves to Pharaoh'. Beneath the initial word, the Israelites build a tower under the supervision of a task master. In the outer margin, two (Egyptian?) riders watch the construction works. In the lower margin, Israelites are making bricks. In the upper margin, a dog serves a rabbit. About the interpretation of the dog serving a rabbit see Kurt Schubert, 'Wikkuach-Thematik in den Illustrationen hebraeischer Handschriften', ~Jewish Art~, 12/13 (1986/1987), 251-52., Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite

(top of f. 1, top of f. 161v).Livorno Sig. Carissimo Caro: inscribed with his name, a later owner(?) (late 18th - early 19th century) (f. [ii verso]).Entry of the catalogue of Payne and Foss (inscription on a strip of paper

• Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters and white vine decoration and with a dragon on top of the panel. Partial foliate border with a hybrid musician. Both the dragon and the hybrid are unfinished., Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite

(top of f. 1, top of f. 161v).Livorno Sig. Carissimo Caro: inscribed with his name, a later owner(?) (late 18th - early 19th century) (f. [ii verso]).Entry of the catalogue of Payne and Foss (inscription on a strip of paper

• Decorated initial-word panel with gold letters: ~U-we-moftim~ (And with wonders), at the fifth of the five explanations how God brought out the Israelites from Egypt. Two dragons standing on top of the panel, and foliate decoration spreading out of its four corners inhabited by hybrids, and two armed wild men., Haggadah, liturgical poems and biblical readings for Passover (The 'Barcelona Haggadah'), Sephardic rite

(top of f. 1, top of f. 161v).Livorno Sig. Carissimo Caro: inscribed with his name, a later owner(?) (late 18th - early 19th century) (f. [ii verso]).Entry of the catalogue of Payne and Foss (inscription on a strip of paper