• Detail of a miniature of a man kneeling in prayer on a hill. Behind him two young youths are looking for shelter in a house from the heavy hail., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of a miniature of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of an initial-word panel., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of a page: miniature of the ~Shabbat kallah~ (Shabbat bride or Shabbat Queen), a symbolic representation of the Shabbat, at the order of the services for Shabbat. A young lady on horseback is coming out of a castle escorted by her entourage., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

Detail of a page: miniature of the ~Shabbat kallah~ (Shabbat bride or Shabbat Queen), a symbolic representation of the Shabbat, at the order of the services for Shabbat. A young lady on horseback is coming out of a castle escorted

• Detail of a miniature of a congregation praying in the synagogue., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of a miniature of the Shabbat bride is under the ~huppah~ (wedding canopy) surrounded by her entourage., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of a miniature of people celebrating Seder with a group of young men lifting the Seder basket over the table., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of a foliate border inhabited by animals and birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Carpet page with verses from the Psalms in micrographic design., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Carpet pages with colophon., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Text page., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Carpet pages with verses from the Psalms in micrographic design., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Decorated and illuminated initials., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

Shatt' (f. 130).Thomazine Stourton, wife of William (d. 1523), 5th Baron Stourton: inscription 'Tomysin, Lady Stourton' (ff. 54, 78, 116).Inscription, 16th century: 'George Roceter' (f. 140). Members of the Worth family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564',

• Decorated and illuminated initials., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

Shatt' (f. 130).Thomazine Stourton, wife of William (d. 1523), 5th Baron Stourton: inscription 'Tomysin, Lady Stourton' (ff. 54, 78, 116).Inscription, 16th century: 'George Roceter' (f. 140). Members of the Worth family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564',

• Detail of a map of Scotland., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Detail of a map of Scotland. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16 copies of the second version (see Hiatt 2004 p. 130

• Detail of a map of Scotland., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Detail of a map of Scotland. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16 copies of the second version (see Hiatt 2004 p. 130

• Detail of inscription at the end of the main text in which the scribe, Brother Thomas Grene, has written his name in red. Four lines lower down, a later hand has written 'Grenewich', which suggests that the manuscript may have belonged to the Franciscan convent at Greenwich., Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis

with brown penwork decoration, often in the form of leaves. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis ff. 70-75v probably written by Brother Thomas

• Illuminated initial 'T'(he) at the beginning of Matthew., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues and a calendar and table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments

table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments Mrs. Atkins of Worcester: 18th-century inscription 'This N. Testament bought of M^rs.^ Atkins of Worcester cost me [p1:10s: 00d] (effaced) Hen: Jeffreyes' (f. 1v).Henry Jeffreyes; above-cited inscription.Mr. Bloote of

• Illuminated initial 'I' with foliate decoration., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version, with prologues and a calendar and table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments

table of lessons for the use of Sarum from both Testaments Mrs. Atkins of Worcester: 18th-century inscription 'This N. Testament bought of M^rs.^ Atkins of Worcester cost me [p1:10s: 00d] (effaced) Hen: Jeffreyes' (f. 1v).Henry Jeffreyes; above-cited inscription.Mr. Bloote of

• Detail of historiated initial of the Presentation, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

Detail of historiated initial of the Presentation, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin. Recto: Hours of the Virgin, begining imperfectly at the end of Matins (ff. 1-6); O intemerata (f. 6); Penitential Psalms, followed by