• Detail of a miniature of the coronation of Henry IV of England., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2

Henry IV of England. Vol. IV, part 1 is Harley 4379. 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10v, 40, 58v, 84, 89, 117, 134,

• Miniature of the coronation of Henry IV of England, with an illuminated initial 'E' and a foliate margin including hybrid grotesques., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2

margin including hybrid grotesques. Vol. IV, part 1 is Harley 4379. 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10v, 40, 58v, 84, 89, 117, 134,

• Detail of a miniature of the landing of the Dame de Courcy at Boulogne., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2

de Courcy at Boulogne. Vol. IV, part 1 is Harley 4379. 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10v, 40, 58v, 84, 89, 117, 134,

• Detail of a miniature of the beheading of Richard II's partisans., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2

of Richard II's partisans. Vol. IV, part 1 is Harley 4379. 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10v, 40, 58v, 84, 89, 117, 134,

• Detail of a miniature of Charles VI of France leaving with his army on expedition to Calais., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2

on expedition to Calais. Vol. IV, part 1 is Harley 4379. 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10v, 40, 58v, 84, 89, 117, 134,

• Detail of a miniature of the funeral of Richard II., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2

funeral of Richard II. Vol. IV, part 1 is Harley 4379. 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10v, 40, 58v, 84, 89, 117, 134,

• Detail of a miniature of Londoners welcoming the Earl of Derby., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 2

the Earl of Derby. Vol. IV, part 1 is Harley 4379. 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10v, 40, 58v, 84, 89, 117, 134,

• Text page with 9th century and 10th century scripts., Libri evangeliorum quattuor; Aenigmata; De arte metrica (extract)

the beginning of each line. Libri evangeliorum quattuor; Aenigmata; De arte metrica (extract) Two leaves and several lines of part 1 (ff. 7-7v, 59, 67) are lost and have been replaced in an English hand of a similar date and

• Colophon of Johannes Jacobus de Balbis and ownership inscription of Cornelius Balbus., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)

Vertical catchwords.f. 70 is a blank, ruled paper leaf with a 16th- or 17th- century(?) inscription. 1 large blue initial with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). 13 smaller red initials (ff. 4v, 7v, 14, 17v, 20v, 34, 38v, 54v, 58v, 61,

• null, Bible, with prologues

309, 309v, 310v (x3), 311, 314 (x2), 323, 323v, 324v, 325, 326, 326v, 327 (x2), 327v, 331v, ). 1 large and 1 smaller puzzle initials in red and blue, with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 89v, 356v). Smaller initials

• Decorated iInitial 'Q'(uoniam) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

bello Judaico. 2 large initials in colours, at the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42,

• Puzzle initial 'N'(eronem) at the beginning of Book 3 of Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

Judaico. 2 large initials in colours, at the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72,

• Miniature of John the Baptist, and full foliate borders with birds, a dragon and a grotesque figure, for his suffrage., Prayer book

and blue grounds. Prayer book Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector: inscribed 'Bibliotheca Sloaniana' (f. 1). Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in

• Initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourishing and, in the lower margin, the ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria ad Martyres extra Muros, Trier., Vitae Sanctorum (index Lives of the Saints)

ad Martyres extra Muros, Trier. 33 initials in red, or red and purple, some with pen-flourishing and geometric motifs (ff, 1, 11v, 27v, 34, 38, 43, 44, 50, 56v, 59, 68v, 71, 83v, 85v, 92, 103, 107v (x2), 123v, 147v,

• Miniature of a knight in armour, with a full border inhabited by animals (peacock, lion, bear, goat, roe deer, birds) and putti, from Livy's De Secundo Bello Punic, with heraldic arms in the lower margin., De Secundo Bello Punico

Secundo Bello Punic, with heraldic arms in the lower margin. 1 small miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border with putti, animals, birds, and grotesques, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials with white vine ornament, in colours and

• White-vine initial 'C'(ornelius)., De Secundo Bello Punico

White-vine initial 'C'(ornelius). 1 small miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border with putti, animals, birds, and grotesques, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials with white vine ornament, in colours and gold (ff. 25, 51v, 74v, 96, 118,

• White-vine initial 'V'(t ex)., De Secundo Bello Punico

White-vine initial 'V'(t ex). 1 small miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border with putti, animals, birds, and grotesques, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials with white vine ornament, in colours and gold (ff. 25, 51v, 74v, 96,

• Decorated initials., Epigrammata ex sententiis S. Augustini, prefatory poem, and poema coniugis ad uxorem, Poems (ff. 1; 22-23v)

p(ro)sp(er). Glosati’ in a formal script (f. 1, upper margin). Small red initials, some decorated with simple patterns. Epigrammata ex sententiis S. Augustini, prefatory poem, and poema coniugis ad uxorem, Poems (ff. 1; 22-23v) The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary,

• Decorated initial 'D'(isciplina), at the beginning of Book 1 of Isidore's Etymologiae., Etymologiae

the beginning of Book 1 of Isidore's Etymologiae. Vertical lines ruled in blind, horizontals in leadpoint. Large initials in green, red or blue, usually with decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials in red, green, or blue. Diagrams

• Detail of a miniature of a knight in armour, with a full border inhabited by animals and putti, from Livy's De Secundo Bello Punic., De Secundo Bello Punico

by animals and putti, from Livy's De Secundo Bello Punic. 1 small miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border with putti, animals, birds, and grotesques, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials with white vine ornament, in colours and