• Detail of a miniature of the Shabbat bride is under the ~huppah~ (wedding canopy) surrounded by her entourage., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of a miniature of people celebrating Seder with a group of young men lifting the Seder basket over the table., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Detail of a foliate border inhabited by animals and birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

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.See also the second volume of the work: Harley

• Carpet page with verses from the Psalms in micrographic design., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Carpet pages with colophon., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Text page., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Carpet pages with verses from the Psalms in micrographic design., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

between the two columns of text (ff. 151v, 152, 152v). Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end) Ibrahim ibn Yusuf ibn Said ibn Ibrahim al-Isrili, the patron (Hebrew version of his name in

• Portrait of St Matthew., Four Gospels (index New Testament, Bible) and Apostolos, including Eusebius's 'Letter to Carpianus' with canon tables (ff. 2-6v, imperfect), and extracts from Acts and Epistles (ff. 183-202v, imperfect at the end).

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. Evangelist portrait Eusebius of Caesarea Eastern Mediterranean

• null, Ab urbe condita; each Decade preceded by the tables attributed to Donato degli Albanzani (ff. 1-3v, 103-105v, 195-196v) (index History of Rome from its foundation)

cardinal (added to ff. 4, 106, 197).? Iacopo Piccolomini (b. 1422, d. 1479), member of the household of Pope Pius II (d. 1464), and bishop of Lucca from 1470: with an eight-line inscription including ‘Dum vixi Iacobus Piccolomini domus papa

• Miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surrounded by the Garter with the motto, 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward IV's colours of red and blue, with two shields bearing the same arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke of York, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and an illuminated initial 'L'(e propre) with a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue., Decameron (Les cent nouvelles)

arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke ofYork, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with

• Miniature of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. The Israelites are approaching towards the seashore following the fire column and a fire cloud. Moses is already at the sea and lifting his staff. They have the chasing Egyptian army at their heels. Above the scene, there is a foliate scroll inhabited by birds, and a haloed and winged angel., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins

1984, p. 306).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?): inscribed with his name, 1601 (f. 449), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House,

• Initial 'P'(ost) with reserved designs and penwork decoration at the beginning of Arnold of Bonneval's 'De sex verbis Domini in cruce'; the final design differs from the underdrawing in crayon., De operibus sex dierum (ff. 1-30); De sex verbis Domini in cruce (ff. 31-49v); Sermons (ff. 49v-53)

the beginning of Arnold of Bonneval's 'De sex verbis Domini in cruce'; the final design differs from the underdrawing in crayon. Quire marks (in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires)

• Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)(ff. 3-177v); De trinitate (ff. 179-244v)

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. Puzzle initial Augustine England

• Illuminated iniitial 'D'(omine) and full foliate border, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

79-94v); the Office of the Dead (ff. 95-137); and the Commendation of Souls (ff. 137v-154).The calendar includes William ofYork (8 January, 8 June); Lambert of Neuwerk (9 Febuary); Oswald ofYork (28 Febuary); and Wilfrid ofYork (24 April).

• Illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

79-94v); the Office of the Dead (ff. 95-137); and the Commendation of Souls (ff. 137v-154).The calendar includes William ofYork (8 January, 8 June); Lambert of Neuwerk (9 Febuary); Oswald ofYork (28 Febuary); and Wilfrid ofYork (24 April).

• Two bands decorated with palmettes, at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32)., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

Two bands decorated with palmettes, at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32). The scribe's name is not mentioned in the colophon,on his identification, see Richard Ettinghausen, 1964, p. 33. 4 carpet pages in colours (ff. 38v, 39, 154v, 155), Micrographical

• Palmettes and micrographical design of fish at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32)., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

Palmettes and micrographical design of fish at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32). The scribe's name is not mentioned in the colophon,on his identification, see Richard Ettinghausen, 1964, p. 33. 4 carpet pages in colours (ff. 38v, 39, 154v, 155),

• Palmettes and micrographical design of fish at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32)., Grammatical introduction (~Makhberet ha-Tigan~) (ff. 1-37), Pentateuch with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (ff. 38v-end)

Palmettes and micrographical design of fish at the Song of Moses (Deut. 32). The scribe's name is not mentioned in the colophon,on his identification, see Richard Ettinghausen, 1964, p. 33. 4 carpet pages in colours (ff. 38v, 39, 154v, 155),

• Table of eclipses of the sun., Astronomical Calendar

made under the supervision of Johannes, and she attributes two initials to him (ff. 16, 64).Known as the 'Princess Joan Psalter' because of John Somer's dedication of the calendar to Joan Holland (d. 1442), mother ofRichard II, but there

• Illuminated initial 'A'(d honorem) at the beginning of John Somer's preface., Astronomical Calendar

made under the supervision of Johannes, and she attributes two initials to him (ff. 16, 64).Known as the 'Princess Joan Psalter' because of John Somer's dedication of the calendar to Joan Holland (d. 1442), mother ofRichard II, but there