• Initial words decorated with blue and red flourishing., Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 8v-117), Maimonides' commentary on Pirqei Avot in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 117v-138), ~Pereq Heleq~ (Maimonides' commentary on Tractate Sanhedrin, ch. 10) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation (ff. 139-143v), ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (The Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 182v-198), Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot (The Book of Principles) by Al-Farabi (ff. 198v-211v), etc.

Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of

• Detail of a page: illustration of the explanation about the division of the Red Sea, at chapter 5 of Maimonides' commentary on tractate Avot of the Mishnah: 'They [the waters] were divided into many paths equal to the number of the tribes, as the appearance of a rounded bow'., Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 8v-117), Maimonides' commentary on Pirqei Avot in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 117v-138), ~Pereq Heleq~ (Maimonides' commentary on Tractate Sanhedrin, ch. 10) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation (ff. 139-143v), ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (The Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 182v-198), Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot (The Book of Principles) by Al-Farabi (ff. 198v-211v), etc.

Detail of a page: illustration of the explanation about the division of the Red Sea, at chapter 5 of Maimonides' commentary on tractate Avot of the Mishnah: 'They [the waters] were divided into many paths equal to the number of

• Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel and foliate scroll between the two text columns., Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 8v-117), Maimonides' commentary on Pirqei Avot in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 117v-138), ~Pereq Heleq~ (Maimonides' commentary on Tractate Sanhedrin, ch. 10) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation (ff. 139-143v), ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (The Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 182v-198), Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot (The Book of Principles) by Al-Farabi (ff. 198v-211v), etc.

Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of

• Detail of a page: dcorated panel with foliate scroll at the closure of the text column framing the colophon of the scribe, Solomon, at the end of Samuel ibn Tibbon's ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms)., Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 8v-117), Maimonides' commentary on Pirqei Avot in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 117v-138), ~Pereq Heleq~ (Maimonides' commentary on Tractate Sanhedrin, ch. 10) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation (ff. 139-143v), ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (The Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 182v-198), Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot (The Book of Principles) by Al-Farabi (ff. 198v-211v), etc.

Detail of a page: dcorated panel with foliate scroll at the closure of the text column framing the colophon of the scribe, Solomon, at the end of Samuel ibn Tibbon's ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms). Hair and

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of creation, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 155 (see ~The Lumley Library~, pp. 14-17); his library acquired by Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the

• Pen-flourished initial 'G'(lorye)., The Cloud of Unknowing

in 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. Pen-flourished initial England

• Flourished initials and marginal drawing of a hand holding a fishing rod, line, and hook., De fide orthodoxa

by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. Flourished initials, and a marginal drawing of a fishing rod John of Damascus (translated by Burgundio of Pisa) England, Central England, Central? (Oxford?)

• null, De fide orthodoxa

17.Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. Detail John of Damascus (translated by Burgundio of Pisa) England, Central England, Central? (Oxford?)

• null, Bible, some marginal glosses (ends imperfectly)

218).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Detail of an historiated initial ‘F’(rater) of Jerome writing at a writing desk, at the beginning of the Prologue., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 155 (see ~The Lumley Library~, pp. 14-17); his library acquired by Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of a teacher with students, at the beginning of the Physica., Physical treatises

(f. 4); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, royal Appendix 71, f. 8v

• Text page with glosses and marginal drawings., Physical treatises

(f. 4); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, royal Appendix 71, f. 8v

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a goat playing the violin., Glosses to Aristotle's Physical treatises, with a table of contents

(f. 4); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, royal Appendix 71, f. 8v

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost quam) of a man gazing at the heavens, with earth and sea before him, at the beginning of Meteorologica, and a marginal drawing of a man pointing to a gloss., Physical treatises

(f. 4); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, royal Appendix 71, f. 8v

• Detail of a historiated initial 'P'(ost quam) of a man, with the sky, earth, and sea before him, at the beginning of Meteorologica, with an instruction for the display script., Physical treatises

(f. 4); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, royal Appendix 71, f. 8v

• Detail of Jesse sleeping from an historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber), at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Detail of an historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber) of a Tree of Jesse including Mary and Christ, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Detail of an historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber) of a Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Decorated initial 'S'(ero) with penwork decoration, at the beginning of Richard of Saint-Victor's 'De statu interioris hominis'., Theological works including De statu interioris hominis (ff. 1-31v, ends imperfectly); De sacrificio David Prophete (ff. 32-39v, begins imperfectly); De Sacrificio Abrahe (ff. 39v-51); Adnotationes in Psalmos (ff. 51-75v); Epistola (ff. 75v-81v).

initial 'S'(ero) with penwork decoration, at the beginning ofRichardof Saint-Victor's 'De statu interioris hominis'. Quire marks (in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quire).One leaf lost after f. 31.

• Decorated initial 'O'(mne)., Miscellany of devotional and theological texts, including De statu interioris hominis post lapsum, a treatise relating to penance, and the Summula confessionis (imperfect)

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 Written by more than one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor,