• Miniature of Christ carrying the Cross, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of sext in the Hours of the Virigin, illustrated by a cycle with the Passion of Christ., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Miniature of Christ carrying the Cross, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of sext in the Hours of the Virigin, illustrated by a cycle with the Passion of Christ. A table of contents has been added

• Miniature of the Raising of Lazarus, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Miniature of the Raising of Lazarus, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead. A table of contents has been added at the end in a late hand (f. 154). 13 large

• Text page., Leaf from Bracciolini's 'De infelicitate principum', cropped

Text page. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the bookseller and antiquary

• Coloured initial 'C'., Leaf from a Commentary on Psalm 70

Coloured initial 'C'. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the bookseller and

• Coloured initial with penwork decoration., Leaf from Hrabanus's 'De Universo', Book XIII, chapters 6-10

Coloured initial with penwork decoration. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the

• Coloured initials with pen-flourished decoration., Leaf from a Lectionary

Coloured initials with pen-flourished decoration. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the

• Miniature divided into two scenes, at the order of the services for Shabbat. In the upper register, men are praying in the synagogue; in the lower register, the Shabbat bride is under the ~huppah~ (wedding canopy) surrounded by her entourage. The miniature is framed with a floral border., 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,

• 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,

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, full foliate border in the margins., 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

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, full foliate border in the margins., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

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 5699. Introduction of

• Opening with decorated initial-word panels: on f. 11v, two citations from Deuteronomy (Deut. 1:5 and 4:44), on f. 12, the beginning of Maimonides' introduction to his Mishneh Torah with a full foliate border inhabited by animals and birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 1

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 5699. Introduction of

• Miniature of the ~Shabbat kallah~ (Shabbat bride or Shabbat Queen), a symbolic representation of the Shabbat, at the order of the services for Shabbat. A young lady on horseback is coming out of a castle escorted by her entourage. The miniature is framed with a floral border., 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-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration and a gold crown, foliate full border in the margins and between the two text column, at the introduction of the Mishneh Torah. The full border is unfinished., 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

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border inhabited by birds in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer ha-Mada~., 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

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Ahavah~., 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

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border inhabited by a rabbit in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Zemanim~., 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

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins, at the beginning of ~Sefer Nasim~., 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

• Initial-word panel with gold letters and penwork decoration, foliate full border in the margins inhabited by birds, at the beginning of ~Sefer Qedushah~., 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

• Initial-word panel decorated with penwork and floral border inhabited by a bird. There is an illegible inscription inserted into the banderol above and beneath the initial word., 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-word panel decorated with floral border., 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,