• Marginal miniature of a centaur., De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ (imperfect at the beginning)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Pen-flourished initials, 'O'(rdo), 'D'(omine), and 'B'(eati)., Missal, use of Sarum, imperfect

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initials 'KL' with pen-flourishing for the month of May in the calendar., Register of St Mary's of Crich

with red pen-flourishing (ff. 6-11v). Register of St Mary's of Crich ?Made at and for the use of St Mary's Church of Crich (Derbyshire).Numerous added inscriptions and texts including accounts, rentals, a recipe (f. 104), 14th-16th century (ff. 1v, 5v,

• Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(onsecracio) of a consecration of a church by a bishop., Omne Bonum (Circumcisio-Dona Spiritui Sancti)

'C'(onsecracio) of a consecration of a church by a bishop. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E

• Miniature of a king supervising the building of a church; miniature of Joseph or Arimathea on his deathbed making a red cross on a white shield with his own blood as a momento for Mordrain., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

supervising the building of a church; miniature of Joseph or Arimathea on his deathbed making a red cross on a white shield with his own blood as a momento for Mordrain. Includes: Estoire del Saint Graal, imperfect (ff. 1-88); La

• Detail of a miniature of a king supervising the building of a church., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

king supervising the building of a church. Includes: Estoire del Saint Graal, imperfect (ff. 1-88); La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 89-139); abridged version of the Morte Artu, imperfect, attributed to Walter Map (ff. 140-161). This manuscript is connected in

• Drawing of an author portrait of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

Ehfridus, with corrections in the hand of Patrick Young, 17th century (ff. 163-165). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Aldhelm Aldhelm Winchester England, S. (Winchester or Canterbury, Christ Church)

• Detail from the roll of Henry III with a church, with six extending roundels of his descendants: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice and Katherine, with Edward I enthroned in a seventh roundel., Genealogical roll of the kings of England

of Henry III with a church, with six extending roundels of his descendants: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice and Katherine, with Edward I enthroned in a seventh roundel. Contains a genealogical chronicle of the Kings of England from the Heptarchy to

• Detail of a drawing of an author portrait of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

Ehfridus, with corrections in the hand of Patrick Young, 17th century (ff. 163-165). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Aldhelm Aldhelm Winchester England, S. (Winchester or Canterbury, Christ Church)

• Foliate initial 'C'(lemens) with a medallion of a portrait of the author, pope Clement I, at the beginning of the text., Collectio Lanfranci

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542.Added notes concerning questions of consanguinity, authority of the church hierarchy, etc. 16th century (e. g. ff. 3, 81, 87, 136).Added collation of part of the contents, early 17th

• Decorated initials and line-fillers., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Decorated initials and line-fillers., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of a metrical version of the Psalms in Middle English., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Decorated initials., The Psalms in English verse (the Surtees Society version), with parallel Latin, and Latin prayers

English verse (the Surtees Society version), with parallel Latin, and Latin prayers The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Puzzle initials 'D'(ominus) and 'L'(i) at the beginning of Psalm 26, in Latin and French., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Puzzle initials 'E'(xultate) and 'E' at the beginning of Psalm 80 in Latin and French., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Historiated initial 'E'(dwardus) with king Edward I at the beginning of the Magna Carta., Vetera Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), including the Magna Carta, etc., imperfect

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Illuminated initials and border with foliate decoration., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect

of Hours, Use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect Erased inscription (f. 65v).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: his name (f. 1); sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection

• Partial bar border in colours and gold with an initial 'C'(lerici) at the beginning of De vita et honestate clericorum., Miscellaneous texts of canon law

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'F'(et)., Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed