• Drawing of the skyline of the city of London., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), prologue to the Prophecies of Merlin, and the epistle to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln

an abridgement of Geoffrey of Monmouth: inscribed with his name 'Ponticus Virunius' (f. 1).Added marginal annotations in a 16th-century hand. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 133) and notes in his hand (e.g., ff. 1, 132v-133);

• Drawing of a Castle in the lower margin., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), prologue to the Prophecies of Merlin, and the epistle to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln

an abridgement of Geoffrey of Monmouth: inscribed with his name 'Ponticus Virunius' (f. 1).Added marginal annotations in a 16th-century hand. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 133) and notes in his hand (e.g., ff. 1, 132v-133);

• Drawing of the skyline of the city of Leicester., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), prologue to the Prophecies of Merlin, and the epistle to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln

an abridgement of Geoffrey of Monmouth: inscribed with his name 'Ponticus Virunius' (f. 1).Added marginal annotations in a 16th-century hand. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 133) and notes in his hand (e.g., ff. 1, 132v-133);

• Fragment of a glossed Italian copy of Justinian's Digest with an historiated initial 'B'(onorum) of two men in conversation., Cutting of an initial from a Digest or Pandects (index Digestorum seu pandectarum), 'Infortiatum', Book 37, on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). During the 19th century, the drawings and printed book fragments from the volume were

• Running title with pen-flourished decoration., Fragments from Jerome's 'Liber Tobiae', on parchment

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). 159 fragments from printed books were transferred from this volume to the Department of

• Miniature of the Magi and others gazing upwards in the middle of a city., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Detail of a miniature of Christ and his disciples standing., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Detail of a miniature of Christ preaching., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Detail of a miniature of Christ with a king and queen, and others., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Detail of a miniature of the Maries at the Tomb., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Detail of a miniature of the risen Christ., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Detail of a miniature of Christ with the Pharisees., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Detail of a miniature of Christ on shore, calling Peter and Andrew in a boat., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

(d. 1544), 'Ce liure apartient au noble conte henri arundel mylle vc xlvii [1547]'.On f. 176 is 16th century inscription, 'John Bourdin'.John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1);

• Text page., Various texts including secular and religious lyrics (also known as the 'Harley Lyrics'), including King Horn and the Follies of Fashion, and Psalms listed for recitation at certain times (imperfect)

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Text page., Various texts including secular and religious lyrics (also known as the 'Harley Lyrics'), including King Horn and the Follies of Fashion, and Psalms listed for recitation at certain times (imperfect)

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Text page., Various texts including secular and religious lyrics (also known as the 'Harley Lyrics'), including King Horn and the Follies of Fashion, and Psalms listed for recitation at certain times (imperfect)

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Text page., Various texts including secular and religious lyrics (also known as the 'Harley Lyrics'), including King Horn and the Follies of Fashion, and Psalms listed for recitation at certain times (imperfect)

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Text page., Various texts including secular and religious lyrics (also known as the 'Harley Lyrics'), including King Horn and the Follies of Fashion, and Psalms listed for recitation at certain times (imperfect)

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Miniature of an angel addressing Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, who kneels in front of an altar., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

addressing Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, who kneels in front of an altar. Horizontal catchwords.Miniature curtains, likely of silk, once protected the full-page minitures. These are no longer extant, but the holes and thread, by means of which these

• Puzzle initial 'O'(rdo) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs, dragon heads and masks, extending into a full border at the beginning of the text., Coronation order for the king of England

politician, owner of a library at Welbeck Abbey: his bookplate (f. iv). Henrietta Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755), daughter of John, married in 1713 Edward Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron