• Text page., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Kingsford p. 482; his inscription: 'A Chronicel of Britane gathered out of divers auters the auter unknown'; his librarian from c. 1625-1638, Richard James's contents page (see Tite 1997). The Gerard family, Earls of Macclesfield: their arms (f. 1v).William Petty

• Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16

• Miniature of a map of Scotland, with castles, and place names., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Miniature of a map of Scotland, with castles, and place names. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16 copies of the second version

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

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

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

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

• Decorated initials., In apocalypsim

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

• Decorated initial., In apocalypsim

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

• Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France., Chronicle of Britian to Henry VI (1st version)

Detail of a miniature of seated kings, showing Edward IV's right to the throne of France. This is the unique copy of the first version of the Chronicle; see Edwards 1987; Gransden 1982 p. 274 n. 174 (there are 16

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnipotens) with pen-flourishing, and 15th-century ownership inscription added in the margin stating that the manuscript once belonged to the chapel of St Giles near Brompton-on-Swale, but now belongs to the chantry of St Giles in the chapel of St John the Evangelist at Ravensworth castle., Liturgical texts including Offices, masses, etc., with a York calendar (index Breviary)

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 and ownership

• Illuminated iniitial 'D'(omine) and full foliate border, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

79-94v); the Office of the Dead (ff. 95-137); and the Commendation of Souls (ff. 137v-154).The calendar includes William ofYork (8 January, 8 June); Lambert of Neuwerk (9 Febuary); Oswald ofYork (28 Febuary); and Wilfrid ofYork (24 April).

• Illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

79-94v); the Office of the Dead (ff. 95-137); and the Commendation of Souls (ff. 137v-154).The calendar includes William ofYork (8 January, 8 June); Lambert of Neuwerk (9 Febuary); Oswald ofYork (28 Febuary); and Wilfrid ofYork (24 April).

• Text page with pen drawing of a surgical instrument., Medical miscellany, including Bradmore's 'Philomena' in Middle English translation (ff. 6-184v)

drawing of a surgical instrument. The manuscript is a medical compendium including a number of collections of medical recipes in Middle English and Latin, and texts relating to the use of astrology for medical purposes (ff. 232-234, 234v-237v).A table of

• Offset of the Trinity miniature, with an inscription reading '19 A XXII / p. 296'., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Miniature of the Trinity with a kneeling king, identified as Henry VII, and a full foliate border., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Miniature of the Trinity with a kneeling king, identified as Henry VII, and a full foliate border., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Miniature of the Resurrection of Christ, with a full foliate border., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Detail of a miniature of the Resurrection., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Detail of the emblem of the Order of the Garter, from the lower border of the folio., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Miniature of the Ascension of Christ, with a Tudor Rose, and the royal arms in the lower margin of the folio., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Detail of a miniature of the Ascension of Christ., Sept articles de la foy

of the Garter (1450), husband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg (widow of John, duke of Bedford): his erased ownership inscription (f. 31v); emblem of the Garter (see offsets (ff. [v], 15, 15v, 20v, 25v).Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king