• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of king David pointing to his eyes at Psalm 26: 'Dominus illuminatio mea' / 'The Lord is my light', and a full border with acanthus motifs and sprays., Psalter with a calendar (ff. 2-5), a litany (ff. 143-146), and excerpts from the New Testament

1515), of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire; son of John Capell of Stoke Nayland, Suffolk; lord mayor of London from 1503-04, and from 1509-10: inscription recording the gift of a 'Valentyn' to him from the wife of Sir Richard Cholmondeley, Lieutenant of

• Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing at a lecturn, at Psalm 97: 'Cantate domino canticum novum' / 'Sing to the Lord a new song', and a full border with acanthus motifs and sprays., Psalter with a calendar (ff. 2-5), a litany (ff. 143-146), and excerpts from the New Testament

1515), of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire; son of John Capell of Stoke Nayland, Suffolk; lord mayor of London from 1503-04, and from 1509-10: inscription recording the gift of a 'Valentyn' to him from the wife of Sir Richard Cholmondeley, Lieutenant of

• Historiated initial 'V'(erba) of Jerome in his study and a full border with acanthus motifs and sprays., Psalter with a calendar (ff. 2-5), a litany (ff. 143-146), and excerpts from the New Testament

1515), of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire; son of John Capell of Stoke Nayland, Suffolk; lord mayor of London from 1503-04, and from 1509-10: inscription recording the gift of a 'Valentyn' to him from the wife of Sir Richard Cholmondeley, Lieutenant of

• Initial 'N'(unc) in red with pen-flourished decoration., Collection of theological treatises, including Hilton's 'The scale of perfection' (ff. 1-51) and Hampole's commentary on the Song of Songs, part 4 (ff. 126v-129v)

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 Written by two scribes Walter Hilton, Richard Rolle of

• Decorated initial 'M'(arcianus) at the beginning of book 5., Polychronicon with a continuation to the reign of Richard II (c. 1398), imperfect at the end, vol. 2

Decorated initial 'M'(arcianus) at the beginning of book 5. This manuscript is volume 2 of 2 volumes: vol. 1 is Harley 1728. The text of this volume starts at the end of book 3.Catchwords. 4 initials in colours and gold

• Ink drawings of Noah's Ark and decorated initials with pen-flourishing in book 2., Polychronicon with a continuation to the reign of Richard II (c. 1398), vol. 1

gift of this manuscript to Matthew Wottone by him while bishop of Salisbury (f. 1).Matthew Wotton (d. 1551), scholar and fellow of King's Hall, Cambridge 1523-1540, perhaps the treasurer of Salisbury in 1551: inscription dated 1551 recording the gift of

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins at the beginning of the text., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (common version to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' (imperfect)

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 Various authors

• Puzzle initial 'T'(his) with pen-flourishing extending into the margins at the beginning of the prologue. Added 16th-century marginal decoration., The Poor Caitif (index The poor wretch; Poor Caitiff)

common-profit book made from the proceeds of his estate: inscribed 'This book was maad of the goodis of John gamalin for a comy[n] p[ro]fite [th]at [tha]t p[er]soone [tha]t ha[th] [th]is book co[m]mittid to hi[m] of [th]e p[er]soone [tha]t ha[th] pow[er]

• Coloured initial with pen-flourished decoration extending into the margins., Ruralium commodorum opus (index De agricultura; Ruralia commoda), Books 1-11, imperfect

pen-trials of later readers.Members of the Collin family, Aconbury, co. Hereford, 17th century: marginal scribbles with their names include 'of Acconbury Richard Collins (f. 83v; see Wright 1972).William Hackford, unidentified, 17th century: his name (f. 59v; see Wright 1972).Members of

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) with foliate decoration combined with a full bar border with acanthus leaves, knotwork and foliate feathering at the beginning of Psalm 26., Catena in psalmos (index Commentary on the Psalms)

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 bar

• Miniature of the Visitation, with a full border., Book of Hours

Book of Hours Thomas Butler, 7th earl of Ormond, (d. 1515): made for him, or for some other member of his family: a list of obits of members of his family, in calendar order: James Butler, 5th earl of Ormond

• Detail of a miniature of Christ raising Lazarus from the dead., Book of Hours

Book of Hours Thomas Butler, 7th earl of Ormond, (d. 1515): made for him, or for some other member of his family: a list of obits of members of his family, in calendar order: James Butler, 5th earl of Ormond

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n the bigi[n]nyng) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs extending into the margins at the beginning of the Harmony of the Gospels attributed to 'Clement of Lantonye'., Vol. 1: Oon of Foure (English translation of the Harmony of the Gospels) (index Gospel Harmony), Vol. 2: Wycliffite New Testament, in the later version, including the Pauline Epistles, Acts of the Apostles, Book of Revelation, etc.

Chadde, Edward, Cuthbert, George (in red), Arke[n]wold, Dunston, Austyn of ynglo[n]d, translation of Edmund, translation ofRichard, Botulf, translation of Edward, Albon, Ethedrede, Swithi[n], Mildrede, translation of Swithi[n], Kenelme, Cuthba[r]ge, translation of Cuthbert, Wolfran, Frisewith, Thomas (in red, erased), etc.

• Full page miniature in 9 compartments of the Coronation of the Virgin, the Assumption, the Annunciation, the Ascension, the Agony in the Garden, the Resurection, the Visitation, the Nativity, with the arms of Butler Family., Book of Hours

Book of Hours Thomas Butler, 7th earl of Ormond, (d. 1515): made for him, or for some other member of his family: a list of obits of members of his family, in calendar order: James Butler, 5th earl of Ormond

• Lower half of page: part of genealogical table, with the Valois kings John the Good (1350-1364), Charles V the Wise (1364-130), Charles VI (1380-1422), and below him, his daughter Catherine of France, rather than his son, Charles VII (1422-1461), who was crowned in Reims in 1429 following Joan of Arc's intervention. On the right are the English kings from Edward III (1327-1377), Edward, the Black Prince and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Richard II (1377-1399), and Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV (1399-1413), the only son of John of Gaunt, Henry V (1413-1422), and Henry VI in the lower centre (1422-1461)., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Richard II (1377-1399), and Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV (1399-1413), the only son of John of Gaunt, Henry V (1413-1422), and Henry VI in the lower centre (1422-1461). The volume includes:List of contents

• The large blank space at the left of the page was meant to have a large, decorated letter 'C' to begin the name, Cornelius. Further down the page, the history itself begins with another blank space, this time for the first letter of the name of the Greek king, Peleus. In the lower margin, an inscription identifies the book as belonging to the library of the monastery of St Augustine in Canterbury., Dares's 'De bello troiano' (ff. 1-8), and Bever's 'Flores historiarum' (ff. 8v-115v)

the account of the trial for witchcraft of Lady Alice Kyteler and her son, Lord William Outlaw, in Ireland in 1324, by Richard Ledrede, Bishop of Ossary. Rubrics in red. Dedicated space for initials left blank. Sketch of initial 'A'

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text; ownership inscription in the lower margin., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1419)

the mediation of Francis Gastrell, bishop of Chester (see Wright 1972).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 and