• Foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with a full foliate border and the arms of Isabel, sister of Richard, duke of York, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of Essex, with two eagles as supporters, and with her badge, a fatterlock, combined with the badge of her husband, a knot., Psalter, with 12 Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, use of Sarum

of Isabel, sister ofRichard, duke ofYork, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of Essex, with two eagles as supporters, and with her badge, a fatterlock, combined with the badge

• Calendar page for December with added obits of Richard, duke of York, and Edward Bourchier, both killed at the battle of Wakefield (30th December 1460), 'Obitus Rica[rdi] Ducis Ebor[is] / Anno D[omi]ni Mill[es]imo cccc mo / Sexagesimo / Edwardus Bourgchier / filius d[omi]ne Isabelle comi/tisse Essex[ensis] et Sororis / eiusdem duciis, obiit eisdem / die et anno suprascript[is]'., Psalter, with 12 Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, use of Sarum

beginning of major Psalm divisions (ff. 7, 22v, 32v, 41v, 51, 63, 74, 86), with the arms of Isabel, sister ofRichard, duke ofYork, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of

• Arms of Thomas Wolsey, royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal., An explication of the ten commandments (imperfect at the beginning) (ff. 1-8v), Lavynham's Little Treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins (De septem mortalibus peccatis), a tract on the Pater Noster (ff. 28v-48v), and various other religious works (imperfect at the end)

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. Thomas Wolsey Richard Lavenham and various other authors (index Richard Lavynham,

• Illuminated initial 'S'(alve) in gold on a red ground, with a three-sided scatter border with flowers., An explication of the ten commandments (imperfect at the beginning) (ff. 1-8v), Lavynham's Little Treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins (De septem mortalibus peccatis), a tract on the Pater Noster (ff. 28v-48v), and various other religious works (imperfect at the end)

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. Illuminated initial Richard Lavenham and various other authors (index Richard Lavynham,

• null, Château d'Amour, called 'The Myrour of Lewed Men' (translated into English)

(£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Flourished initials Robert Grosseteste York England, N. E.? (York)

• Initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panels decorated with foliate motifs and floral border, at the beginning of the section on Yom Kippur., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panel with floral border and Moses holding a parchment and blessing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Detail: initial-word panel with floral border and Moses holding a parchment and blessing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• 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)

• 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

• Puzzle initial 'D'(e) with penwork decoration of leaves., In unum ex quatuor, with capitula and tables (ff. 3v-13v) and prefaces, table of lessons (ff. 190-191v), and glossary of names (ff. 191v-194)

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

• 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