• Detail of a historiated initial of Pentecost., Missal, use of Paris

many with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 2). Capital letters highlighted in red. Missal, use of Paris The

• Detail of historiated initial of the Trinity., Missal, use of Paris

many with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 2). Capital letters highlighted in red. Missal, use of Paris The

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with Andrew., Missal, use of Paris

many with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 2). Capital letters highlighted in red. Missal, use of Paris The

• Detail of historiated initial of the Presentation., Missal, use of Paris

many with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 2). Capital letters highlighted in red. Missal, use of Paris The

• Historiated initial of the Presentation., Missal, use of Paris

many with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 2). Capital letters highlighted in red. Missal, use of Paris The

• Illuminated initial 'D'(eus) with foliate and interlace decoration. Other capital lettering in gold., Gregorian sacramentary, with benedictions

Illuminated initial 'D'(eus) with foliate and interlace decoration. Other capital lettering in gold. Musical notation: neumes, central France (Nevers), 10th century (ff. 3-3v, 39v-40, 86v-88, 90v-92v).Rubric following chant for the 'Consecratio fontis' directs: 'Hic muta vocem quasi lectionem legens'

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with the sun and moon overhead, and the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist below., Missal, use of Paris

many with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 2). Capital letters highlighted in red. Missal, use of Paris The

• Miniature of God enthroned, surrounded by symbols of the four evangelists., Missal, use of Paris

many with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 2). Capital letters highlighted in red. Missal, use of Paris The

• Full-page miniature of the land of Goshen separated by God from other parts of Egypt, not struck by the plague of ~arov~ (the fourth plague), in an architectural frame (Ex. 8:18). In Christian iconography following the translation of the Vulgate, which translates ~arov~ as ~omne genus muscarum~, that is, 'all kinds of flies', the fourth plague is depicted as flies. Jewish iconography follows the rabbinical explanation of ~arov~ depicting it as various kinds of wild animals (see, e.g., the Rashi's commentary on Ex. 8:21)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah')

(ff. 62v-93v), and 2 full-page miniatures at the beginning and at the end of the text of the Haggadah (ff. 1, 35v). 5 textual illustrations (ff. 9v, 20v, 21, 22, 22v). Numerous decorated initial-word panels with gold letters. Embellished vertical

• Full-page miniature of the plague of ~arov~, in an architectural frame. The meaning of the Hebrew word, ~arov~, by which the fourth plague is described (E. 8:21) is not clear. In Christian iconography following the translation of the Vulgate, which translates ~arov~ as ~omne genus muscarum~, that is, 'all kinds of flies', the fourth plague is depicted as flies. Jewish iconography follows the rabbinical explanation of ~arov~ depicting it as various kinds of wild animals (see e.g. the Rashi's commentary on Ex. 8:21)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah')

(ff. 62v-93v), and 2 full-page miniatures at the beginning and at the end of the text of the Haggadah (ff. 1, 35v). 5 textual illustrations (ff. 9v, 20v, 21, 22, 22v). Numerous decorated initial-word panels with gold letters. Embellished vertical

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'B'(eatus) with a bird and a fish and interlace decoration at the beginning of the Psalms., Psalter, in the Hebraicum version, with preface, and Canticles

patron of the arts: inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley '13 die Mensis Augusti, A. D. 1724' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Coloured initials., Benedictional, with prayers (the 'Canterbury Benedictional')

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley '11 die Martii, A. D. 1723/4' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Canon in circular form with a horseman, a dragon and the motto of the Garter, 'Hony soit qui mal y pense' in the centre., Book of 28 motets

badges of a portcullis adopted by Henry VIII and the Tudor rose, with Katherine's badge of a pomegranate (ff. 2v-3).[f. 1 only: Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl of Arundel (b. 1512, d. 1580), magnate, or his father William Fitzalan, 11th earl

• Calligraphic initials 'A'(bsalon), 'T'(enor), 'C', and 'B'., Book of 28 motets

badges of a portcullis adopted by Henry VIII and the Tudor rose, with Katherine's badge of a pomegranate (ff. 2v-3).[f. 1 only: Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl of Arundel (b. 1512, d. 1580), magnate, or his father William Fitzalan, 11th earl

• Miniature with heraldic arms of the family of Las Casas., The Pedigree and arms of the family of Las Casas

17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). 2 full-page miniatures, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2). Genealogy, in colours and gold (f. 50). 11 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 3,

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec), of Isaiah speaking to a group with God above, at the reading for Christmas Day, with a partial bar border., Epistolary of the Sainte-Chapelle, Use of Paris

in colours and gold (ff. 1, 13, 15, 84, 99v, 108v, 116v (x2)). Large puzzle initials in gold and blue, with pen-flourishing in blue (and red) and red (and blue), developing decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys, 1 developing a full border

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of the Pentecost, with a partial bar border., Epistolary of the Sainte-Chapelle, Use of Paris

in colours and gold (ff. 1, 13, 15, 84, 99v, 108v, 116v (x2)). Large puzzle initials in gold and blue, with pen-flourishing in blue (and red) and red (and blue), developing decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys, 1 developing a full border

• Miniature of heraldic arms., The Pedigree and arms of the family of Las Casas

17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). 2 full-page miniatures, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2). Genealogy, in colours and gold (f. 50). 11 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 3,

• Historiated initial with a landscape., The Pedigree and arms of the family of Las Casas

17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). 2 full-page miniatures, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2). Genealogy, in colours and gold (f. 50). 11 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 3,

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ic) with pen-flourishing., Various documents related to the Tregoze family and the manor of Goring including the register of contents of the manor of Goring in the 14th year of king Edward II's reign (1321), etc.

pen-flourishing. Part of f. 1 has been cut (parchment leaf).For a more detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808. Puzzle initial in blue and gold with pen-flourishing in blue and red (f. 7). Initials in gold, often with reserved lines