• Detail of a text page of St Albans's Annals, datable to 1428-1431 (ff. 100-120)., Chronicle, AD 1-1135 (ff. 34-61), with additions up to 1266 (ff. 61v-73)

Detail of a text page of St Albans's Annals, datable to 1428-1431 (ff. 100-120). The life of Thomas Becket in verse was composed c. 1184. It is based on one by Robert of Cricklade (d. c. 1174), prior of

• Medallion of Taurus and the illuminated initial 'T'(aurus)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

illuminated initial 'T'(aurus). ff. 8-102 + 1 unfoliated leaf and f. i are a late 16th-century paper codex in English. 3 medallions of Taurus, Libra, and Scorpio in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold

• Medallion of Scorpio and the illuminated initial 'S'(corpio)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

illuminated initial 'S'(corpio). ff. 8-102 + 1 unfoliated leaf and f. i are a late 16th-century paper codex in English. 3 medallions of Taurus, Libra, and Scorpio in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold

• White vine initial 'M'(ecenas) at the beginning of the text., Carmina (index Odes) (ff. 1v-86v), Epodae (ff. 87-104), Carmen saeculares (ff. 104-106v)

collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘18 die 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

• White vine initial 'O'(di) in gold and colours with a bird and a moth., Carmina (index Odes) (ff. 1v-86v), Epodae (ff. 87-104), Carmen saeculares (ff. 104-106v)

collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘18 die 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

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um) with floral decoration in gold and colours at the beginning of the prologue, with foliate tendrils extending from the initial into the upper and left margin., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

from the initial into the upper and left margin (f. 1). Decorated lower border in gold and colours with foliate tendrils, flowers and besants, wreath encircling erased heraldry (f. 1). Initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (or

• Detail of a miniature of monks singing a requiem, with the celebrant wearing spectacles, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

gold (ff. 13, 14v, 16, 17v, 26, 46v, 56, 61, 65, 68v, 72v, 78v, 85, 101v, 106, 109v, 158, 163). 1 large decorated initial with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prayer Obsecro te

• null, De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert Flemmyng), has been trimmed away (f. 2). 14

• null, De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert Flemmyng), has been trimmed away (f. 2). 14

• null, De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert Flemmyng), has been trimmed away (f. 2). 14

• Full border and white vine initial 'G'(allia) at the beginning of Julius Caesar's De bello gallico., De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

the beginning of Julius Caesar's De bello gallico. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert

• null, De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert Flemmyng), has been trimmed away (f. 2). 14

• null, De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert Flemmyng), has been trimmed away (f. 2). 14

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um)., De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

'C'(um). f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert Flemmyng), has been trimmed away (f. 2).

• null, De bello gallico with the additions of Aulus Hirtius and others, De bello alexandrino, De bello africo, De bello hispaniensis (index Bellum Gallicum, Commentarii de bello gallico)

f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Horizontal catchwords. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large white vine initial 'G'(allia); the lower margin (probably decorated with the arms of Robert Flemmyng), has been trimmed away (f. 2). 14

• Miniature of David penitent, with a harp and a dog, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Miniature of David penitent, with a harp and a dog, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. 8 roundels with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-9v); 2

• Miniature of the Visitation, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Miniature of the Visitation, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. 8 roundels with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-9v); 2 pages after f. 3 (March and April) and

• Miniature of the Burial with battle between an angel and the devil about a soul in the background, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Miniature of the Burial with battle between an angel and the devil about a soul in the background, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Dead. 8 roundels with partial foliate borders,

• Miniature of John the Baptist with an angel, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including hybrid and human figures, at the beginning of the Hours of John the Baptist., Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face

full foliate borders including hybrid figures, birds, etc., in colours and gold, at the beginning of the different texts (ff. 1, 26, 69, 77v, 81, 87, 97). All text pages with full foliate borders including hybrid figures, birds, etc., in

• Miniature of a death scene, with an angel and a devil fighting for the soul of the man lying in the foreground, decorated initial 'I'(ncipit) and foliate borders including hybrid figures and rabbits, at the beginning of the short Office of the Dead., Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face

full foliate borders including hybrid figures, birds, etc., in colours and gold, at the beginning of the different texts (ff. 1, 26, 69, 77v, 81, 87, 97). All text pages with full foliate borders including hybrid figures, birds, etc., in