• Illuminated initial 'A'(s the) in gold and red, at the beginning of the text., The pleasaunt poesye of princelie practise, imperfect

poesye of princelie practise, imperfect Added leaves of a lectionary from lives of saints of English origin containing readings of John and Paul (26 June) and Margaret (20 July), 1st half of the 13th century (ff. 1, 79)William Forrest (fl.

• Contents list in humanistic script., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Contents list in humanistic script. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de Rubruk (index William de Rubruque), Itinerarium ad partes orientalis (ff.

• Historiated miniature of the Apparition of Michael, with the saint and two other archangels plunging their lances into the devil's throat watched by Christ and the company of heaven. Historiated full-page border in colours and gold, of foliage, (lower left) the Miracle of Mount Gargano, and two lay figures, one of which is in a roundel. Beneath the miniature is a single four-line red stave, musical notation and a single line of text in gold capitals 'Exultando in Gesu'., Leaf of a Hymnal (index laudario), containing part of the hymn to Michael.

by him at Ottley's sale for £2 1s according to an annotated Western Manuscripts departmental copy of the sale catalogue. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: acquired between the first publication of the catalogue

• Text page with initials with pen-flourishing., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Text page with initials with pen-flourishing. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de Rubruk (index William de Rubruque), Itinerarium ad partes orientalis

• Miniature of Vortigern within his burning castle, and a king standing with courtiers and a hawk., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of William I enthroned, and below, his children seated at a table., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Rufus on this throne, wounded by arrows., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Henry I on his throne, mourning, with a genealogical table of his children with Matilda, and a drawing of the sinking of the white ship., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Detail of a miniature of Stephen enthroned with a hawk on his wrist., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Henry II enthroned, arguing with Thomas Becket; below, a genealogical table of his children and some of his grandchildren., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Detail of a miniature of Edward II enthroned, while another figure offers him a crown., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Edward II enthroned, while another figure offers him a crown., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of 'Uter roy' (Uther Pendragon) in conversation with Merlin., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of king Arthur, holding a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Virgin and Child., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Stephen enthroned with a hawk on his wrist., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Henry III enthroned, flanked by Westminster Abbey and church bells; below, a genealogical table of his descendants., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Richard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Detail of a miniature of Richard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Miniature of Edward the Confessor standing with a sceptre and a book., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)

• Detail of a miniature of Edward the Confessor standing with a sceptre and a book., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

with a hawk (f. 7v), Henry II and Thomas Becket (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 7v), Richard I (f. 8), John with hounds (above); genealogical table (below) (f. 8v), Henry III with façade of Westminster Abbey (above); genealogical table (below)