• Detail of a miniature of Samson and the lion., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of a miniature of Samson and Delilah., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of miniature of Samuel and David., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of miniature of Isboseth, the son of Saul, being murdered by two of his servants., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of miniature of the Ascension of Elijah., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of miniature of Esther pleading with king Ahasuerus., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of miniature of David with musicians., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Decorated initial 'E'(dwardus)., Writs from the reign of king Edward I and king Edward II

trials. There appears to be a list of expenses on f. 153.stub between ff. 125-126. 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 1). Writs from the reign of king Edward I and king Edward II Inscription possibly

• Decorated initial 'R'(icardus) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the statutes of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III (ff. 13-217) to 7 Richard II (ff. 217-271)

or red with penwork decoration in the other colour. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III (ff. 13-217) to 7 Richard II (ff. 217-271) Added inscription, 15th century (f. [276]).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'I'(hesu) in blue and a pink, blue, and gold bar border., Prayers on the Psalms

Decorated initial 'I'(hesu) in blue and a pink, blue, and gold bar border. Some catchwords visible, but leaves have been trimmed. Numerous initials in blue, with red pen-flourishing. Prayers on the Psalms The Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains,

• Miniature of the Trinity and the Virgin Mary flanked by saints, with famous historical persons (including Avicen, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, Pythagoras, Archimedes, Ptolemy, etc.) below, and in the corners, the Evangelists., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of a miniature of the Trinity and the Virgin and Child depicting them flanked by six saints: Peter, Jerome, Gregory, Paul, Augustine, and Ambrose., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Detail of a miniature of the massacre of the Schechemites., Bible historiale (vol. 1)

in colours and gold. Small decorated initials (1 line), headings (1 line), and line fillers, in colours and gold. 1 coloured diagram (f. 55). Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Bible historiale (vol. 1) Jean, duke of Berry (b. 1340, d.

• Initials 'D'(a) and 'P'(rima) at the beginning of an anonymous treatise., Iudica me deus (ff. 1-19); 'Tractatus de xii utilitatibus tribulacionis' (ff. 19v-31v); Theologia mystica (ff. 32-50v); Meditationes (ff. 51-55v); 'Contricio beati Bernardi' (ff. 55v-59v)

of various sizes in red with blue and green foliate decoration (ff. 1, 19v), the first with zoomorphic features; or in red and blue, with brown penwork decoration (e.g. ff. 51, 55v); or in red with brown penwork decoration (e.g.

• null, Ab urbe condita: first (ff. 1-113), third (ff. 113-213), and fourth (ff. 214-290v) decades

Most of the rest of the decoration consists of drawings of birds and other figures in the margins (e.g. f. 1), on the initials (e.g. f. 92v), or attached to descenders of the lowest line of writing (e.g. f. 37).

• null, Ab urbe condita: first (ff. 1-113), third (ff. 113-213), and fourth (ff. 214-290v) decades

Most of the rest of the decoration consists of drawings of birds and other figures in the margins (e.g. f. 1), on the initials (e.g. f. 92v), or attached to descenders of the lowest line of writing (e.g. f. 37).

• null, Ab urbe condita: first (ff. 1-113), third (ff. 113-213), and fourth (ff. 214-290v) decades

Most of the rest of the decoration consists of drawings of birds and other figures in the margins (e.g. f. 1), on the initials (e.g. f. 92v), or attached to descenders of the lowest line of writing (e.g. f. 37).

• Detail of decorated initials., Two leaves of a Missal

1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with the press-mark 'Press 5 no.137' (f. 1), corresponding to his catalogue (O'Conor 1818-1819).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold

• Initial 'S'(tatuit) with pen-flourishing, on a leaf of a Missal., Two leaves of a Missal

1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with the press-mark 'Press 5 no.137' (f. 1), corresponding to his catalogue (O'Conor 1818-1819).Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold

• Historiated initial with an author portrait of a man holding a closed book at the beginning of Rasis's de aluminibus et salibus., Medical miscellany, including Gerald of Cremona' s translation of Rasis's Liber divisionum de aluminibus et salibus.

closed book at the beginning of Rasis's de aluminibus et salibus. Initials removed (e.g., original folio following f. 1; f. 9, 20). 1 historiated initial in colours with gold balls and partial border (f. 67). 6 large initials in colours