• Detail of illuminated initial., De oratore (ff. 1-88); De senectute (ff. 89-101); De amicitia (ff. 101v-116v); De optimo genere oratorum (ff. 116v-118v)

Detail of illuminated initial. 1 full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 89). Large foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 26v, 64, 89). 2 large initials in

• Decorated initial sumounted by a crown and border with pen-work decoration., Composite miscellany including 'De disciplina scholarium', imperfect (ff. 1-8v), Horace's 'Ars poetica' (ff. 25-34) and 'Epistolae' (ff. 34v-40), Bernardus Silvestris's 'Experimentarius' (ff. 43-45)

book collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley, ‘18 Januarij, A.D. 1723/4’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• 3-sided border and illuminated initial 'A' at the beginning of the first book of Kings., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Illuminated initial 'T'(obie) at the beginning of Tobit., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Detail of illuminated initial., Old Testament, the later Wycliffite version, imperfect (Genesis to Psalms)

him (f. 1); his sale, 26 February 1738/9, lot 72, sold for £3 10s. James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 27, 1738 (f. 1); perhaps his lot number 'Lot 468' (f. 1); his sale,

• Initial-word panel decorated with geometrical and foliate motifs., Prayer book, Italian rite

(e. g., ff. 10, 24v, 25, 31, 94, 135v). 1 decorated initial-word panel and full border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 decorated initial-word panel in gold (f. 14v). 1 initial word in gold (f. 5v). Decorated initial words

• Scribal formula surrounded by a foliate scroll held by a hand., Prayer book, Italian rite

(e. g., ff. 10, 24v, 25, 31, 94, 135v). 1 decorated initial-word panel and full border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 decorated initial-word panel in gold (f. 14v). 1 initial word in gold (f. 5v). Decorated initial words

• Large puzzle initial 'P' with pen-flourishing., Collection of medical texts, including 'Chirurgia' (ff. 1-54v), 'De regimine stomachi' (ff. 55-68), and 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v)

55-68);Taddeo Alderotti, 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v);Medical annotations and recipes (ff. 87v-90v). Large puzzle initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Large initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 2, 10v, 44). Drawings of surgical instruments interspersed

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O'(yez) of a woman holding a book and kneeling before Paul, at the beginning of the Miroir de l'âme., Speculum animae in French translation (Miroir de l'âme)

25v, 135, 138, 172v). 1 'champ' initial in silver on blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in silver and white, with foliate extensions forming a partial border, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1). Puzzle initials in red

• Coloured initial., Kalendaria (ff. 1-12v); Astronomical treatises

Hunt). James Orchard Halliwell-[Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: inscription 'No. 61' (f. 1); his ink stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana' (f. 1); catalogued for sale, 27 June 1840, lot 67, but withdrawn, along with the other manuscripts, all

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xemplum) at the beginning of the Gesta Romanorum., Tabula super methodo fulgentii, Gesta Romanorum (index Deeds of the Romans), Liber de vitiis, various sermons

of the Gesta Romanorum. f. 1*, 1 are parchment flyleaves.4 blank parchment leaves after f. 100. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with full border and, in the lower margin, two shields with red crosses on dark grounds (f.

• Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf., Speculum humanae salvationis

Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf. Beginning with a list of contents, prohemium and prologue (ff. 1-3v). Quire marks.f. 1* is a paper fragment

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing including ivy leaves., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum

Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours including ivy leaves (ff. 1, 8v, 29v). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in alternating red or blue. Capitals marked in red ink. Chronica

• Historiated initial 'O' (Tite) with the head of a man (?Cicero) and acanthus leaves extending into the margins., De senectute (ff. 90-106v), De amicitia (ff. 107-125v), Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139)

Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139) Part 1 written by Blasius Axeretinus in Milan in 1433: inscribed 'M. Tulij ciceronis liber [...] incipit [...] manu blasij axeretini Mediolani' (f. 1), and colophon '[...] liber feliciter explicit Mediolani manu

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with acanthus motifs and two dragons., De arte grammatica: libri 16 priores

Decorated initial 'C'(um) with acanthus motifs and two dragons. 1 very large initial in brown and green ink with acanthus motifs and 2 dragons (f. 1).1 very large zoomorphic initial in brown ink with acathus motifs and 2 hybrid

• Headpiece and initials with foliate decoration, and title partly in display capitals., Miscellany, including Aesop's Fables (ff. 1-6v imperfect, 7-14v), Sophocles's 'Ajax' (ff. 27-96) and 'Electra' (ff. 97-179v) with scholia, and a Life of Sophocles (ff. 22-24v)

decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15). Initials with foliate decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15, 27, 97). Title partly in display capitals in light brown (f. 1). Initials and rubrics in light brown. Miscellany,

• Decorated initial 'O'(sculetur) with a floral motif., Epithalmium (index Commentary on the Song of Songs, Commentarius in Cantica Canticorum)

chevron (f. 48v). 3 large initials in colours and gold with floral motifs (ff. 1, 4, 49). 1 small initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 smaller initials in colours and gold (f. 48v x 2). Ruled in red.

• Episcopal coat of arms of François de Poncher, bishop of Paris, with a Moor's head, and three scallop shells on a gold shield with a red chevron., Epithalmium (index Commentary on the Song of Songs, Commentarius in Cantica Canticorum)

chevron (f. 48v). 3 large initials in colours and gold with floral motifs (ff. 1, 4, 49). 1 small initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 smaller initials in colours and gold (f. 48v x 2). Ruled in red.