• Detail of a miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, at the beginning of book 15., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Detail of a miniature of a camel, bear, steer, horse, lion, dragon, and unicorn, at the beginning of book 18., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Detail of a miniature of a bird from the full foliate border., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Detail of a miniature of a bird from the full foliate border., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Detail of birds and snails among flowers, from the foliate border., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Text page., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with Virgin and Child and foliate borders including birds and heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley '20 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1721/22.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Historiated initial 'D'(ilexi) with a Coffin and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley '20 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1721/22.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Coloured initials and letters., Lilium medicinae (Lile na h-eladhan leighis)

Coloured initials and letters. For a detailed description see O'Grady. Small plain initials in brown. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Lilium medicinae (Lile na h-eladhan leighis) Inscription in Irish that the manuscript was written in 1482

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus) with a standing atlantus holding up the letter, at the beginning of Titus., Glossed Pauline Epistles

III (reigned 1145-1153). f. 160v has various added verses, and a wheel of fortune with decoration in red and brown. 1 large historiated initial in colours and gold, with an anthromorphic element (f. 36). 13 large decorated initials in colours

• Miniature of dyers at work, at the beginning of book 19., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Detail of a miniature of dyers at work, at the beginning of book 19., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Miniature of a man at work planting trees (arboriculture), at the beginning of book 17., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Detail of a miniature of a man at work planting trees (arboriculture), at the beginning of book 17., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland, probably made for him: the royal arms of England (vol. 1: Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103'

• Detail of a diagram of the eight winds at Book I, vi, 12., On Architecture (De architectura)

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘6 die Mensis Augusti, A.D. 1724’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Cross and the ownership inscription of Goderamnus, 'prepositus' of the abbey of St. Pantaleon, Cologne., On Architecture (De architectura)

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘6 die Mensis Augusti, A.D. 1724’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Canon table., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

Canon table. Musical notation: neumes, central France (Nevers), late 10th century (ff. 261-262).A 'Type II' Capitulary, according to Fischer 1985 p. 126. Full-page canon tables with decorated architectural frames in ink with coloured washes, with interlace and/or foliate patterns,

• Miniature of Heloise addressing her pupil, and a group of women, with a full border containing the Yorkist motto 'Dieu et mon droit', an ostrich feather with a motto 'Ic dene', a crowned Beaufort's badge of a portcullis, and a red rose of Lancaster supported by a white greyhound and a red dragon; and an illuminated initial 'T'(ous) with a fleur de lis., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demandes d'amour; Le livre dit grace entiere sur le fait du gouvernement d'un prince

(ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, surmounted by crowns (f. 1) and impaled (f. 188), with two mottos 'la plus eure' (f. 1) and 'Dieu et mon droit (ff. 1,

• Detail of a miniature of Heloise addressing her pupil, and a group of women., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demandes d'amour; Le livre dit grace entiere sur le fait du gouvernement d'un prince

(ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, surmounted by crowns (f. 1) and impaled (f. 188), with two mottos 'la plus eure' (f. 1) and 'Dieu et mon droit (ff. 1,

• Detail of the red rose of Lancaster, with a hound and dragon, in the lower margin of the folio., Poems; Art d'amour; Les demandes d'amour; Le livre dit grace entiere sur le fait du gouvernement d'un prince

(ff. 1, 73) and the arms of his wife, Elisabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, surmounted by crowns (f. 1) and impaled (f. 188), with two mottos 'la plus eure' (f. 1) and 'Dieu et mon droit (ff. 1,