• Miniature of a Swan (Olor), with a fish in its beak., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 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. Swan England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Detail of mniature of herons (Ardea). This image can be interpreted in two ways: the herons can be seen as a group of three, standing together eating eels. Alternatively, it can be interpreted as a single heron, in three postures: first, dipping its head into the water to catch an eel; second, standing tall, swallowing its catch; and third, with its head twisted around to eat the eel a second time., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 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. Herons England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of a griffin (Grip[h]es), which has the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, grabbing a horse in its talons., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 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. Griffin England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Genealogical diagram from Pierre de Poitiers's Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi., Aurora, with marginal gloss; Pierre de Poitiers' Compendium (ff. 1v-6v)

genealogy of Christ in the form of a diagram, Schematic plan of the city of Jerusalem with diagrams and tables, including schematic drawings of Noah's ark, the Mansions in the desert, the Taberacle and Jerusalem, and a genealogy of Christ

• Schematic plan of Jerusalem with the six gates, and within that 'habitationes' of various social strata, starting with the king and priests, and ending with the 'vulgus', from Pierre de Poitiers's Compendium., Aurora, with marginal gloss; Pierre de Poitiers' Compendium (ff. 1v-6v)

genealogy of Christ in the form of a diagram, Schematic plan of the city of Jerusalem with diagrams and tables, including schematic drawings of Noah's ark, the Mansions in the desert, the Taberacle and Jerusalem, and a genealogy of Christ

• Historiated initial 'V'(ir) of Job with his wife and friends, at the beginning of Job., Job with the Glossa ordinaria

1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see

• Foliate initial 'C'(ogor) at the beginning of the prologue to Job., Job with the Glossa ordinaria

1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see

• Foliate initial 'V'(anitas) at the beginning of Ecclesiastes., Proverbs, Ecclesistes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, with the Glossa Ordinaria

1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see

• Ownership inscription of the Franciscan convent, Canterbury, with a shelfmark, reading 'B. Luchas Joh[ann]es glossat[us]. De com[mun]itate fr[atru]m mi[n]o[rum] Cantuar[ie]', and referring to another manuscript, perhaps Royal 4 C I containing Luke and John with the Glossa Ordinaria., Proverbs, Ecclesistes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, with the Glossa Ordinaria

1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see

• Foliate initial 'D'(iligite) at the beginning of Wisdom., Proverbs, Ecclesistes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, with the Glossa Ordinaria

1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see

• Puzzle initial 'V'(erba) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to Ecclesiastes., Proverbs, Ecclesistes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, with the Glossa Ordinaria

1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library: in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see

• Detail of a magic square., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

49, 61, 68). Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names) The Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richardof Chester, canon ofYork (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal

• Foliate initial 'L'(ucas), at the beginning of the prologue to Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal

• Foliate initial 'H'(ic), at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John, at the beginning of John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal

• Text page with gloss., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of the Annunciation to Zacharias, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal

• Foliate initial 'H'(ic), at the beginning of the prologue to John, and a text page., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal

• Illuminated initial 'M' at the beginning of the prologue, with ownership inscriptions, including Lumley., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte of Durrim gentl[e]man' (f. 283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal