• Detail of an initial-word panel accompanied by a dragon and a hybrid, at the evening prayer for Yom Kippur., Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite

Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Note of birth: inscribed [5]349 [1589] (f. 342v).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in

• Detail of a partial foliate border inhabited by a duck or a goose (?)., Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite

Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Note of birth: inscribed [5]349 [1589] (f. 342v).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in

• Detail of a marginal painting of a man pointing to his eye, at a liturgical poem for 10 of Tevet (a Jewish fast day) starting with 'Be your eyes open' (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 3, no. 118)., Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite

Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Note of birth: inscribed [5]349 [1589] (f. 342v).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in

• Detail of a framed marginal painting of a family around the Seder table with the master of the house making the blessing over the second cup of wine., Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite

Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 78, appendix § 105-110.Note of birth: inscribed [5]349 [1589] (f. 342v).Hippolite of Ferrara, Franciscan censor (active at the end of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in

• Pen drawing of the Crucifixion, Added prayer and indulgences, fragment (f. 31v), preceded by a Crucifixion drawing (f. 31)

Pen drawing of the Crucifixion Pen drawing of the Crucifixion (f. 31). Marginal pen drawing of the Five Wounds of Christ (?) (f. 31v). Added prayer and indulgences, fragment (f. 31v), preceded by a Crucifixion drawing (f. 31) Richard Jones

• Detail of decorated initial., Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis

with brown penwork decoration, often in the form of leaves. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis ff. 70-75v probably written by Brother Thomas

• Marginal drawing, possibly representing the Five Wounds of Christ., Added prayer and indulgences, fragment (f. 31v), preceded by a Crucifixion drawing (f. 31)

Five Wounds of Christ. Pen drawing of the Crucifixion (f. 31). Marginal pen drawing of the Five Wounds of Christ (?) (f. 31v). Added prayer and indulgences, fragment (f. 31v), preceded by a Crucifixion drawing (f. 31) Richard Jones (d.

• Initial 'C'(ome) with pen-flourished decoration., Statutes of Edward III and Richard II, including a table of contents (ff. 1-11v)

146v-147). Statutes of Edward III and Richard II, including a table of contents (ff. 1-11v) Two heraldic arms in the lower margin (ff. 146v and 147).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Initials 'D'(a) and 'P'(rima) at the beginning of an anonymous treatise., Iudica me deus (ff. 1-19); 'Tractatus de xii utilitatibus tribulacionis' (ff. 19v-31v); Theologia mystica (ff. 32-50v); Meditationes (ff. 51-55v); 'Contricio beati Bernardi' (ff. 55v-59v)

the textual contents and style of initials.Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818. Decorated initials Richard Rolle; Hugo de Balma; pseudo-Bonaventura;

• Detail of decorated initials., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The pictorial genealogy continues to Henry VIII in the same scribal and artistic hand, including Catherine of Aragon, Mary, and

• Detail of miniature and genealogy., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The pictorial genealogy continues to Henry VIII in the same scribal and artistic hand, including Catherine of Aragon, Mary, and

• null, Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The pictorial genealogy continues to Henry VIII in the same scribal and artistic hand, including Catherine of Aragon, Mary, and

• null, Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The pictorial genealogy continues to Henry VIII in the same scribal and artistic hand, including Catherine of Aragon, Mary, and

• null, Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The pictorial genealogy continues to Henry VIII in the same scribal and artistic hand, including Catherine of Aragon, Mary, and

• Ownership inscription that this manuscript is for the use of the friars of the Franciscan convent at Southampton: 'Ad usum fratrum minorum in Suythamptona'; with the decorated initial 'A'., Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis

with brown penwork decoration, often in the form of leaves. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Collection of Franciscan texts, including the life of Francis ff. 70-75v probably written by Brother Thomas

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard) at the beginning of statutes of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), imperfect, and other texts, including a calendar (ff. 6-11v)

Decorated initial 'R'(ichard) at the beginning of statutes ofRichard II. There are 3 unfoliated parchment leaves after f. 16, and 4 after f. 144. Full border in gold and colours (f. 17). Large initial in colours with foliate decoration

• Flourished initial 'C'(um), and three-sided border, at the beginning of Alanus de Insulis's De planctu naturae., De planctu naturae (ff. 1-57v); Philobiblon (ff. 58-101v)

1).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician.Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The

• Historiated initial 'R'(icardus) in colours and gold with king Richard II, combined with a foliate bar border ending in a hand holding a scroll with the inscription 'Morrys Stafford me fecit', at the beginning of the text., Registrum brevium

librarian of Robert and Edward Harley 'Bought of Mr Noble' (f. 1).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, and Edward Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ominica)., Processional, use of Sarum (index Processionale)

use of Sarum (index Processionale) Sir Henry Wynchester: purchased from him in the 14th century by Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester (see Wright 1972).Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester (b. 1355, d. 1397), 6th son of Edward, duke of

• Decorated initial 'Q'(ueritur) with foliate decoration including ivy leaves and flower buds extending along the text to form a partial bar border., Summa theologica (index Theological treatise)

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. Decorated initial England, E.