• Decorated initial 'E'(t)., The Historia Aseneth (ff. 53-64v) and Testamenta xii. Patriarcharum filiorum Jacob (ff. 65-96v)

British Museum, using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. Decorated initial England

• 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

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion of Christ., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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 Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Detail of a miniature of Christ before Pilate., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Christ before Pilate Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a priest celebrating Mass, with a minor cleric in attendance holding two tapers, at the moment of the elevation of the host., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Priest celebrating mass Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Detail of a miniature of the Entombment of Christ, with foliate borders, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Passion., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Entombment of Christ Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Detail of a miniature of the Presentation in the Temple, decorated initial 'D'(eus) and foliate borders, at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

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. Presentation in the Temple Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniatures of the four Evangelists writing their Gospels, accompanied by their symbols, with a foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Evangelists Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including the Virgin spinning wool and an eagle, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Annunciation Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of the Nativity., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Nativity Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Decorated initials., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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 initials Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of the Adoration of the Magi., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

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. Adoration of the Magi Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, with a foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

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. Coronation of the Virgin Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniature of the Last Judgement., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Last Judgement Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of a funeral mass., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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. Funeral Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Marginal miniature of a man praying before the Crucifixion., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

£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 Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir John

• Miniature of the Virgin Mary and Child, with a foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Virgin and Child Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniature of the Presentation in the Temple, decorated initial 'D'(eus) and foliate borders, at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

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. Presentation in the Temple Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Marginal drawing of a priest celebrating Mass, with a minor cleric in attendance holding two tapers, at the moment of the elevation of the host., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Priest celebrating Mass Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir

• Miniature of Christ before Pilate, with borders of acanthus decoration., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

(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. Christ before Pilate Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus Master of Sir