• Decorated border of arabesques, a figure of a woman in gold monochrome, an anthroporphic figure, the inscription 'G. XIII' and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Decorated border of arabesques, a figure of a woman in gold monochrome, an anthroporphic figure, the inscription 'G. XIII' and the arms of Gregory XIII. Italian cuttings.The present cuttings were formerly pasted into The Samuel Rogers Album and foliated as

• Decorated border of arabesques, putti, two of which hold a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Decorated border of arabesques, putti, two of which hold a chalice and the Host, and the arms of Gregory XIII. Italian cuttings.The present cuttings were formerly pasted into The Samuel Rogers Album and foliated as Add. 21412, ff. 46-50. In

• Decorated border of arabesques, trompe l'oeil gems, a female figure in gold monchrome and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques and a putto playing the flute, and other putti playing with birds and a dog., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques, architectural motifs and trompe l'oeil gems., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil pearls and medallions containing figures of the Evangelists in gold monochrome., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of arabesques, trompe l'oeil gems, fruits and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil gems, the Buoncompagni family dragon device, a papal tiara and inscription 'G/ rego / rius / XIII'., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Section of decorated border of floral motifs, trompe l'oeil gems and the Buoncompagni family dragon device., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Section of a decorated border of floral motifs, fruit and trompe l'oeil gems., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of flowers, snails and insects., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Decorated border of flowers and birds including a peacock., Cuttings from a Gospel Lectionary (index Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII

Evangelistary) of Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (Boncompagni, r. 1572-1585), Italian pope and patron: his name, arms and dragon device (ff. 98-101, 105-107); probably excised from a Gospel Lectionary of Gregory XIII (A.I.17) described in a 1714 inventory of the

• Miniature of Heloise addressing her pupil, and a group of women, with a full border containing the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit', an ostrich feather with a motto 'Ic dene', a crowned Beaufort's badge of a portcullis, and a red rose of Lancaster supported by a white greyhound and a red dragon; and an illuminated initial 'T'(ous) with a fleur de lis., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demandes d'amour; Le livre dit grace entiere sur le fait du gouvernement d'un prince

of the Royal arms (f. 73).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland adapted for him: the royal arms of England (ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth ofYork, daughter

• Detail of a miniature of Heloise addressing her pupil, and a group of women., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demandes d'amour; Le livre dit grace entiere sur le fait du gouvernement d'un prince

of the Royal arms (f. 73).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland adapted for him: the royal arms of England (ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth ofYork, daughter

• Detail of the red rose of Lancaster, with a hound and dragon, in the lower margin of the folio., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demandes d'amour; Le livre dit grace entiere sur le fait du gouvernement d'un prince

of the Royal arms (f. 73).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland adapted for him: the royal arms of England (ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth ofYork, daughter

• null, Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Voyages of Marco Polo in a revised version attributed to Thibault de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for Charles's of Valois projected crusade and Jean de Cépoy, admiral of the fleet for the projected crusade of Philip VI of France

• Decorated initial 'A'(s) with pen-flourishing., Poems, imperfect

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 John Multon

• Detail of added marginal annotation (in the hand of Humfrey Wanley?)., Poems, imperfect

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. Added marginal annotation John

• Decorated initial 'A' with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Henry VI's statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), for Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, to 18 Henry VI (imperfect)

of each statute and its number are labeled in the margin. Gothic script is used for incipits, excipits, and headings. Contemporary foliation. Catchwords at the end of each gathering. Middle of f. 228, watermark of a cross on top

• Detail of the miniature of the Martyrdom of Blaise., Cuttings from a Missal of Clement VII

first publication of the catalogue of his collection in 1869 and the second edition of 1876 (see Robinson 1876). Purchased by the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum in 1895.Transferred to the Department of Manuscripts of the