• Detail of historiated initial 'B'(eatus)with David harping at the beginning of the Psalms., Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with a litany (ff. 181-243v)

to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. David London England, S. (London?)

• Initial with foliate designs, initials with penwork flourishing, and full border., Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with a litany (ff. 181-243v)

the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Illuminated initials London England, S. (London?)

• Miniature of Christine writing her book; on the right, an armed female., Le livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie

the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Christine de Pizan Delafita Delafita Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan) London England, S. E. (London)

• Text; miniature of a judgement scene at the beginning of book 4, as a man is being put into prison., Le livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie

value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Judgement Delafita Delafita Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan) London England, S. E. (London)

• Iluminated initials with foliate and spray decoration extending into the margins., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. llluminated initials London England, S. E. (London?)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus)., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Historiated initial London England, S. E. (London?)

• Illuminated full bar border and initials with foliate and spray decoration extending into the margins., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Illuminated border and initials London England, S. E. (London?)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'U'(nus) of the Crucifixion of Andrew., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Crucifixion of Andrew London England, S. E. (London?)

• Detail of a historiated initial 'T'(Ota) of the Assumption of the Virgin., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Historiated initial London England, S. E. (London?)

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(ei) of the Nativity of the Virgin., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. The Nativity of the Virgin London England, S. E. (London?)

• Illuminated and coloured initials with spray and penwork decoration extending into the margin., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Illuminated and coloured initials London England, S. E. (London?)

• Historiated initial 'C'(Uncti) of the Virgin and All Saints., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. The Virgin and All Saints London England, S. E. (London?)

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing including ivy leaves., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum

(index Robert Yvory), 'frater' and 'Magister Provincialis' of the Carmelites, London (1372-1392): inscription recording the gift of the manuscript by Robertus Yvory to the convent (f. 1).A Carmelite convent, London, 14th century: inscription recording the gift of the manuscript by

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David playing his harp., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. David playing the harp London England, S. E. (London?)

• Detail of a miniature of Christine writing her book; on the right, an armed female., Le livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie

the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Christine de Pizan Delafita Delafita Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan) London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of a miniature of a king and bishop with soldiers., Le livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie

Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. King, bishop and soldiers Delafita Delafita Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan) London England, S. E. (London)

• Text; miniature of a judgement scene at the beginning of book 4, as a man is being put into prison., Le livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie

value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Judgement Delafita Delafita Christine de Pizan (index Christine de Pisan) London England, S. E. (London)

• Text with decorated borders., Breviary, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 145-150v)

nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated borders London England, S. E. (London?)

• A diagram of Old Testament genealogy, including Noah, with diagrams of the world and Noah's ark., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

presumably his death in 1553.King George III (b. 1738, d. 1820).Given to the British Museum by King George IV in 1823 as part of the library of King George III. Old Testament genealogy London England, S. E. (London or Westminster)

• A diagram of the genealogy of the kings of England, including Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

in 1553.King George III (b. 1738, d. 1820).Given to the British Museum by King George IV in 1823 as part of the library of King George III. Genealogy of the kings of England London England, S. E. (London or Westminster)