• Flourished initial 'A'(d), at the beginning of the Statutum de Lincolnia., Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England)

'A'(d), at the beginning of the Statutum de Lincolnia. Large and small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Vetera Statuta (index Statuta Angliae; Statute book; Statutes of England) Richard Nix (b. 1447, d. 1535), Bishop of Norwich: 'Ricardi Nykke'

• Decorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the thirteenth book, the Book of Civil Law (~Sefer Mishpatim~) with a full foliate border inhabited by birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

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.See also the first volume of the work: Harley 5698. The Book

• Colophon of the scribe incorporated into a panel decorated with gold and penwork with a full foliate border inhabited by birds., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

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.See also the first volume of the work: Harley

• Decorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the tenth book, the Book of Ritual Purity (~Sefer Tohorah~) with a full foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

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.See also the first volume of the work: Harley 5698. The Book

• Painting of a man sitting at the spread table lifting his cup and saying the blessing over food., Prayer book, Italian rite

Painting of a man sitting at the spread table lifting his cup and saying the blessing over food. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with full floral border

• Marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions., Prayer book, Italian rite

Marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with full floral border (f. 1). 3 drawings illustrating the text, in brown and red

• Detail of a foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin., Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2

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.See also the first volume of the work: Harley

• Historiated initial 'R'(ichard) of Richard II, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

Historiated initial 'R'(ichard)ofRichard II, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes. 5 historiated initials, accompanied by full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 41, 104, 147, 172v, 190). Large initials in gold on

• Illuminated initial 'B'., Leaves formerly used as a cover from a Missal

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Inscribed '666' (f. 1).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) at the beginning of a register of briefs., Registrum brevium, from the reign of Edward III to Henry V

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• null, Ordo coronacionis pariter et unccionis Regis et Regine secundum usum et ritum Anglicanum (ff. 2-11v), and others

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Illuminated initial 'B' on a leaf from a Missal, formerly used as a cover, with stitching at the outside corners., Leaves formerly used as a cover from a Missal

duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Inscribed '666' (f. 1).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of

• Decorated initial 'P' including a human face, at the beginning of the Ordo coronacionis., Ordo coronacionis pariter et unccionis Regis et Regine secundum usum et ritum Anglicanum (ff. 2-11v), and others

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) at the beginning of a register of briefs., Registrum brevium, from the reign of Edward III to Henry V

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Title page with trompe-l'oeil border with naturalistic flowers, fruits and insects., Les Quatrains de Guy de Faur (ff. 1-65), Les Cinquante octonaires sur la vanité et inconsistance du monde (ff. 66-117)

Richard Heming, 1688: inscribed 'Richard Heming Hi Booke Anno Redemtionis between 1688 1687' (f. 27v), 'Richard' (f. 35v), 'Richard Hemin (f. 84v), .D. Hackluith, 1693: inscribed 'Libri H. Hackluith. 1693' (f. 118v). Robert Burscough (b. 1650/51, d. 1709), prebendary

• Detail of text page., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

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. Text page Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus England,

• Decorated foliate initial 'C'(um) and three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of book 2 of Petrus Crescentius Bononiensis's Liber ruralium., Liber ruralium, followed by a tabula (ff. 200-207)

ink are William ofYork (8 June), Carileffus (1 July), the rare Boisil of Melrose (7 July), whose relics were at Durham, Oswald, whose head was at Durham (12 Aug.), Aidan (31 Aug.), and Paulinus ofYork (10 Oct.); in

• Carrying case; the rings on the edge of the box are intended for a chain to suspend the volume from a girdle., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Carrying case., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Carrying case., Petit Livre d'Amour

of Abrantes: attached to the cover at the end is an extract from a sale-catalogue, which states that the manuscript was formerly in his possession (f. 35). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,