• Detail from the roll of the descendants of Richard I the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, to Henry II and his descendants., Genealogical chronicle of the English Kings

roll of the descendants ofRichard I the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, to Henry II and his descendants. Contains the genealogy of the kings of England from the Heptarchy to Henry III (b. 1207, d. 1272), with a portrait of

• null, Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Text page., De viris illustribus; Retractationes, a list of letters of Augustine, Epistulae ad Quodvulteum; De viris illustribus; De institutionibus divinarum litterarum; In libros veteris et novi testamenti prooemia, extracts from De ecclesiasticis officis, De ortu et orbitu patrum, De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Allegoriae

'De viris illustribus' of Jerome, preceded by the prefatoty letter to Dexter (ff. 1-18), 'Retractationes' of Augustine (ff. 18-52v), a list of letters of Augustine (ff. 52v-56), Epistulae ad Quodvultdeum of Augustine (ff. 56-71), 'De viris illustribus' of Gennadius (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of a fox (vulpes) playing dead in order to catch two birds (aves), who swoop down to feed on its carcass., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of letters in red. Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus) Probably Archbishop George Neville ofYork (d.1476), (see James 1928). Inscription in Greek (f. 1*).Sir

• Detail of a miniature of an eagle., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

Detail of a miniature of an eagle. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue

• Partial border in penwork at the beginning of Brackton's De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ., De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ, with a table of chapters (ff. 1-10v), imperfect

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 Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Decorated initial 'S'(imon) at the beginning of the De viris illustribus of Jerome., De viris illustribus; Retractationes, a list of letters of Augustine, Epistulae ad Quodvulteum; De viris illustribus; De institutionibus divinarum litterarum; In libros veteris et novi testamenti prooemia, extracts from De ecclesiasticis officis, De ortu et orbitu patrum, De nominibus legis et evangelii sive Allegoriae

beginning of the De viris illustribus of Jerome. Includes 'De viris illustribus' of Jerome, preceded by the prefatoty letter to Dexter (ff. 1-18), 'Retractationes' of Augustine (ff. 18-52v), a list of letters of Augustine (ff. 52v-56), Epistulae ad Quodvultdeum of

• Detail from the roll: Rolo, duke of Normandy, his son William with his son Richard and his descendents, and William the Conqueror, with a marginal scene of a hare on a horse hunting a deer., Genealogical chronicle of the English Kings

of the kings of England from the Heptarchy to Henry III (b. 1207, d. 1272), with a portrait of Edward I as a king (1272-1307), but without portraits of his children. Genealogical tree consisting of interconnected roundels with portraits

• Illuminated initial 'D'(eus)., The Secretum secretorum, imperfect, translated by Philip of Tripoli (index Philippus Tripolitanus)

Museum, using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Illuminated initial Pseudo-Aristotle 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?)

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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?)

• Historiated initial 'F'(ides est substancia), added in the 14th century, of a monk kneeling before the Virgin and Child with a scroll inscribed, 'In te confidit anima mea'., Theological tracts, including the libros Dyonisii ariopagite secundum dominum Thomam abbatem sancti Andree Verselensis, Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' De divinis nominibus (incomplete), Spectacula contemplacionis secundum assensum sex graduum, Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' Mystica theologia, Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi)

university of Oxford.William Wymundham and William Fykeys, rector of Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, and donor to Ramsey abbey library (see Cotton Roll ii. 16): their names inscribed in the 15th-century (f. 356). Richard Pembroke, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St

• Pen-flourished initials., Theological tracts, including the libros Dyonisii ariopagite secundum dominum Thomam abbatem sancti Andree Verselensis, Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' De divinis nominibus (incomplete), Spectacula contemplacionis secundum assensum sex graduum, Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' Mystica theologia, Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi)

university of Oxford.William Wymundham and William Fykeys, rector of Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, and donor to Ramsey abbey library (see Cotton Roll ii. 16): their names inscribed in the 15th-century (f. 356). Richard Pembroke, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St

• Text page., Theological tracts, including the libros Dyonisii ariopagite secundum dominum Thomam abbatem sancti Andree Verselensis, Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' De divinis nominibus (incomplete), Spectacula contemplacionis secundum assensum sex graduum, Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' Mystica theologia, Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi)

university of Oxford.William Wymundham and William Fykeys, rector of Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, and donor to Ramsey abbey library (see Cotton Roll ii. 16): their names inscribed in the 15th-century (f. 356). Richard Pembroke, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St

• Pen-flourished initial 'D'(e)., Epistola Dyonisii ad Polycarpum (f. 1v), added subject index preceding Pseudo-Dionysius' Mystica theologia (ff. 47v-51), sections of William of Auxerre's Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi) added to fill lacunae (ff. 80-81, 127-158v)

university of Oxford.William Wymundham and William Fykeys, rector of Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, and donor to Ramsey abbey library (see Cotton Roll ii. 16): their names inscribed in the 15th-century (f. 356). Richard Pembroke, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost)., Epistola Dyonisii ad Polycarpum (f. 1v), added subject index preceding Pseudo-Dionysius' Mystica theologia (ff. 47v-51), sections of William of Auxerre's Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi) added to fill lacunae (ff. 80-81, 127-158v)

university of Oxford.William Wymundham and William Fykeys, rector of Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, and donor to Ramsey abbey library (see Cotton Roll ii. 16): their names inscribed in the 15th-century (f. 356). Richard Pembroke, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St

• 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,

• Decorated initials 'D'(omine) and 'V'(enite)., Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v)

46v, 122, 122v). Book of Hours (Use ofYork) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v) Henry Worsley (b. 1675, d. 1747), scholar and manuscript collector, envoy at the court of Portugal (1714-21) and governor of Barbados (1721-31); donated

• Decorated initial-word panel, ~Hazon~ (vision) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by a hybrid, at the beginning of Isaiah., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

302v).4 lists of Hebrew books: a list of books belonging to Jehiel of Arsignano; a list of medical books left behind by Samuel ha-Rofe of Arsignano; list of scientific books left by the same Samuel; list of books of unknown

• Decorated initial-word panel ~Divrei~ (the words of) accompanied with a foliate scroll inhabited by a hybrid and a dragon, at the beginning of Jeremiah., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

302v).4 lists of Hebrew books: a list of books belonging to Jehiel of Arsignano; a list of medical books left behind by Samuel ha-Rofe of Arsignano; list of scientific books left by the same Samuel; list of books of unknown