• Miniature of Imagination showing the knight a man with severed arms (representing a man without chivalry or honour), with a full trompe l'oeil border including flowers, a bird of prey, a rooster, and a chicken emerging from a shell., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

Roy dangleterre et de france' (f. 1); royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, with a white rose ofYork and a red rose of Lancaster (f. 3). ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old

• Detail of a miniature of Imagination showing the knight a man with severed arms (representing a man without chivalry or honour)., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

Roy dangleterre et de france' (f. 1); royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, with a white rose ofYork and a red rose of Lancaster (f. 3). ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old

• Detail from the border of a bird of prey, a rooster, and a chicken emerging from a shell., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

Roy dangleterre et de france' (f. 1); royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, with a white rose ofYork and a red rose of Lancaster (f. 3). ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old

• Historiated initial 'A'(vous) of Henry VII receiving the book from the writer, with a partial trompe l'oeil border, including flowers and a bear., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

Roy dangleterre et de france' (f. 1); royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, with a white rose ofYork and a red rose of Lancaster (f. 3). ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old

• Miniature of an archer and a carter as models for a prince, with men with crossbows shooting at butts, sycophants flattering a king, and a wagoner driving a cart, with the knight kneeling in front of the lady Imagination, with a full trompe l'oeil border., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

Roy dangleterre et de france' (f. 1); royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, with a white rose ofYork and a red rose of Lancaster (f. 3). ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old

• Detail of a miniature of an archer and a carter as models for a prince, with men with crossbows shooting at butts, sycophants flattering a king, and a wagoner driving a cart, with the knight kneeling in front of the lady Imagination., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

Roy dangleterre et de france' (f. 1); royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, with a white rose ofYork and a red rose of Lancaster (f. 3). ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old

• Miniature of Imagination taking leave of the knight, with the city of Halle in the background, with a full trompe l'oeil border including a bird and an owl., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

Roy dangleterre et de france' (f. 1); royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, with a white rose ofYork and a red rose of Lancaster (f. 3). ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old

• Miniature of various locations set out in a landscape: 'La Chastel en Chaire', 'Le jardin du baume,' 'La cite de Babiloine,' and 'Les Moulins de Babiloine'., 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

• Miniature of Nectanebus receiving a letter; miniature of Nectanebus on a roof, in flight, having shaved his head., 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

• Pen-flourished initials 'O'(r' and 'M'(ost)., Roman de Tristan, imperfect at the beginning, with an index (ff. 149-154v) (index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais)

(index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais) Richard III, king of England (b. 1450, d. 1485): inscribed, as duke of Gloucester from 1461 to 1483) 'Iste Liber constat Ricardo Duci Gloucestre' (f. 155).Elizabeth ofYork (b. 1466,

• Text page with decorated initials., Roman de Tristan, imperfect at the beginning, with an index (ff. 149-154v) (index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais)

(index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais) Richard III, king of England (b. 1450, d. 1485): inscribed, as duke of Gloucester from 1461 to 1483) 'Iste Liber constat Ricardo Duci Gloucestre' (f. 155).Elizabeth ofYork (b. 1466,

• Decorated and coloured initials., Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect

Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect The latest document is dated 1393 and Richard II is described as 'rex ultimus', suggesting a terminus ante quem of 1413 (f. 92v). Burton 2004 p. xxvii argues that the absence of

• Pen-flourished initials 'C'(hrist) and 'P'(ride)., 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. Pen-flourished initials Richard Lavenham and various other authors (index Richard Lavynham,

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uod) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers and a bird. The roses, greyhound, and dragon are heraldic motifs referring to the royal Tudor family., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth ofYork in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later became bishop of Worcester

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ui) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers, acorns, and a greyhound holding a banner with the coat of arms of Henry VII., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

England.Giovanni Gigli of Lucca's poem celebrates the marriage of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) to Elizabeth ofYork in 1486 and the birth of their first son Arthur (b. 1486, d. 1502), prince of Wales. Gigli later became bishop of Worcester

• Marginal image of king Lucius in a baptismal font, with a caption reading 'Rex luci[us] p[ri]mu[s] in Anglia', next to a fragment referring to the origins of the christianity in England during the reign of Lucius, with a marginal note by Matthew Paris beginning 'Luciu[s] rex britannie p[ri]m[us] fuit in anglia/ baptizat[us]'., Series causae inter Henricum regem et Thomam archiepiscopum, Abbreviationes chronicorum, and Imagines historiarum

of the christianity in England during the reign of Lucius, with a marginal note by Matthew Paris beginning 'Luciu[s] rex britannie p[ri]m[us] fuit in anglia/ baptizat[us]'. Includes 3 works of Ralph de Diceto (d. 1199/1200), chronicler and ecclesiastic, dean

• Historiated initial 'H'(ere) of the author presenting the book to an enthroned king, with a full border containing white and red roses, at the beginning of the list of contents., The Master of Game

beginning of the list of contents. Contains the Master of Game of Edward, 3nd duke ofYork (b. c.1373, d. 1415), dedicated to the prince of Wales, a translation of the Livre du chasse of Gaston Phébus, count of Foix,

• Calendar page for November., Calendar, diagrams; medical texts

initials in red or blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Diagrams in brown and red. Calendar, diagrams; medical texts The Guild of the Barber Surgeons ofYork, made in 1486: inscription, a later copy of an earlier colophon (f. 5);

• Calendar page for December., Calendar, diagrams; medical texts

initials in red or blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Diagrams in brown and red. Calendar, diagrams; medical texts The Guild of the Barber Surgeons ofYork, made in 1486: inscription, a later copy of an earlier colophon (f. 5);

• Allegorical designs: the demolition of a house, etc., Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

demolition of a house, etc. Allegorical designs, in colours and gold (1-2v). Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of