• Calendar page for October, added obit of Isabel, sister of Richard, duke of York, and wife of Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of Essex (2nd October 1484), 'Obitus illustrissime d[omi]ne / d[omi]ne Isabelle comitisse / Essex[ensis] consortis Henrici / Bourgchier comiti / Essex[ensis] l[itte]ra d[omi]nicali B? A[nn]o / D[omi]ni M[illesi]mo cccc mo lxxxiiii'., Psalter, with 12 Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, use of Sarum

beginning of major Psalm divisions (ff. 7, 22v, 32v, 41v, 51, 63, 74, 86), with the arms of Isabel, sister ofRichard, duke ofYork, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of

• Foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with a full foliate border and the arms of Isabel, sister of Richard, duke of York, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of Essex, with two eagles as supporters, and with her badge, a fatterlock, combined with the badge of her husband, a knot., Psalter, with 12 Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, use of Sarum

of Isabel, sister ofRichard, duke ofYork, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of Essex, with two eagles as supporters, and with her badge, a fatterlock, combined with the badge

• Calendar page for December with added obits of Richard, duke of York, and Edward Bourchier, both killed at the battle of Wakefield (30th December 1460), 'Obitus Rica[rdi] Ducis Ebor[is] / Anno D[omi]ni Mill[es]imo cccc mo / Sexagesimo / Edwardus Bourgchier / filius d[omi]ne Isabelle comi/tisse Essex[ensis] et Sororis / eiusdem duciis, obiit eisdem / die et anno suprascript[is]'., Psalter, with 12 Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, use of Sarum

beginning of major Psalm divisions (ff. 7, 22v, 32v, 41v, 51, 63, 74, 86), with the arms of Isabel, sister ofRichard, duke ofYork, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of

• Detail of a magic square., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

49, 61, 68). Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names) The Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richardof Chester, canon ofYork (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old

• Coloured initials, and in the lower right corner a human-animal hybrid creature, perhaps intended to ornament the run-over word at the bottom of the column., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

49, 61, 68). Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names) The Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richardof Chester, canon ofYork (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old

• Initial with floral decoration. Coloured initials, line-fillers and paraphs. Added in the upper margin is the note 'Ex monasterio cestrie': From the monastery of Chester., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

49, 61, 68). Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names) The Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richardof Chester, canon ofYork (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old

• Arms of Thomas Wolsey, royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal., An explication of the ten commandments (imperfect at the beginning) (ff. 1-8v), Lavynham's Little Treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins (De septem mortalibus peccatis), a tract on the Pater Noster (ff. 28v-48v), and various other religious works (imperfect at the end)

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. Thomas Wolsey Richard Lavenham and various other authors (index Richard Lavynham,

• Miniature of pagan priest worshiping an idol, and of a Christian mass in front of an altar, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's colours of red and blue and surrounded by the Garter, with two escutcheons bearing the royal arms for his sons, Edward, the Prince of Wales and Richard, duke of York, two banners with the royal arms of England, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit', with a puzzle initial 'D'(e ceulz), at the beginning of book 6., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

of Wales and Richard, duke ofYork, two banners with the royal arms of England, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit', with a puzzle initial 'D'(e ceulz), at the beginning

• Detail from the full border of the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's colours of red and blue and surrounded by the Garter, with two escutcheons bearing the royal arms for his sons, Edward, the Prince of Wales and Richard, duke of York, two banners with the royal arms of England, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit'., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

of red and blue and surrounded by the Garter, with two escutcheons bearing the royal arms differenced by labels of three points for his sons, Edward the Prince of Wales and Richard Duke ofYork, and the Yorkist badge

• Miniature of Charles V, king of France, receiving the book from the translator, Raoul des Presles, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's colours of red and blue and surrounded by the Garter, with two escutcheons bearing the royal arms differenced by labels of three points for his sons, Edward, the Prince of Wales and Richard, duke of York, two banners bearing the royal arms of England held by angels, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit', with a foliate initial 'A'(vous) at the beginning of the prologue., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

arms differenced by labels of three points for his sons, Edward, the Prince of Wales and Richard, duke ofYork, two banners bearing the royal arms of England held by angels, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Artabanus, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 8 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

Detail of a miniature of the death of Artabanus, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 8 of book 3. Contains

• Detail of a miniature of Appius Claudius in prison, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 9 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

Detail of a miniature of Appius Claudius in prison, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 9 of book 3. Contains

• Miniature of Appius Claudius in prison, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 9 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

of Appius Claudius in prison, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 9 of book 3. Contains the second translation

• Miniature of the death of Xerxes, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

of the death of Xerxes, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3. Contains the second translation

• Miniature of the exile of Dionysius, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 5 of book 4., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

of the exile of Dionysius, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 5 of book 4. Contains the second translation

• Miniature of the deposition of Evagoras, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

of the deposition of Evagoras, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 6 of book 3. Contains the second translation

• Miniature of the death of Artabanus, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 8 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

of the death of Artabanus, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 8 of book 3. Contains the second translation

• Miniature of the death of Demosthenes with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 11 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

of the death of Demosthenes with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 11 of book 3. Contains the second translation

• Miniature of the death of Hanno, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 16 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

of the death of Hanno, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 16 of book 3. Contains the second translation

• Miniature of the death of children of Artaxerxes, with a partial border containing the arms of Richard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 19 of book 3., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

Miniature of the death of children of Artaxerxes, with a partial border containing the arms ofRichard IV and a shield with a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 19 of book 3. Contains the