• Detail of initial., De oratore

Detail of initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine initials,

• Detail of marginal arms., De oratore

Detail of marginal arms. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Decorated initial incorporating heraldic arms, at the beginning of a Breviary., Ordinal, and noted Breviary, Use of Sarum (ff. 1-100), Metrologus de plana musica (ff. 100-117v), Offences which deserve excommunication (f. 118, fragment)

he was known as Lord Poynings.Musical notation. 1 large initial in gold on a ground in blue and red, incorporating heraldic arms, and a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials (2-3 lines) in gold with

• Historiated initial 'E'(t) with an old man, at the beginning of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium), with glosses

at the beginning of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium. 1 historiated initial with a full border, in part foliate, with a bird, putti and a ram?, in colours and gold, and in part pen-flourished in red and blue with shell-gold infill,

• Heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium), with glosses

the beginning of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium. 1 historiated initial with a full border, in part foliate, with a bird, putti and a ram?, in colours and gold, and in part pen-flourished in red and blue with shell-gold infill, with

• Initial 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 2 of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium), with glosses

of book 2 of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium. 1 historiated initial with a full border, in part foliate, with a bird, putti and a ram?, in colours and gold, and in part pen-flourished in red and blue with shell-gold infill,

• Foliate initial 'C'(ogitanti) and part of the full border, at the beginning of Cicero's De oratore., De oratore (ff. 1-88); De senectute (ff. 89-101); De amicitia (ff. 101v-116v); De optimo genere oratorum (ff. 116v-118v)

the beginning of Cicero's De oratore. 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

• Lower part of the full border, at the beginning of Cicero's De oratore., De oratore (ff. 1-88); De senectute (ff. 89-101); De amicitia (ff. 101v-116v); De optimo genere oratorum (ff. 116v-118v)

the beginning of Cicero's De oratore. 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

• 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

• Detail of decorated initial., De oratore

Detail of decorated initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Decorated initial 'H'(erbarum) at the beginning of De viribus herbarum., Various texts including Liber facetus (index Urbanus) (ff. 1-12); De viribus herbarum (ff. 13-66); Res rusticae (index De re rustica) (index De agricultura) (ff. 67-115)

Decorated initial 'H'(erbarum) at the beginning of De viribus herbarum. The Herbarum and De re rustica begin with a list of contents (ff. 13-14v and ff. 67-70v).A composite manuscript comprising of two parts made around the same period: ff.

• 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

• Battle scene and illuminated initial 'L'(e), at the beginning of 'Cest la bataille faite a la blanche tache', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• 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,

• Battle scene and illuminated initial 'L'(e), at the beginning of 'Cest la bataille faite a la blanche tache', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• 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,