• Decorated initial 'E'(xquirenti) with foliate extensions., De casibus virorum illustrium

Decorated initial 'E'(xquirenti) with foliate extensions. 11 large initials in red, pink, green, blue, and yellow, with foliate extensions (ff. 1, 1v, 17v, 32v, 48v, 65v, 80, 96, 109, 124v, 147v). Numerous intials in red with purple pen-flourishing or

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnis) and unidentified arms at the beginning of Sallust's Catalina. Both decorated initial and arms may be later additions., Catilina (imperfect)

Decorated initial 'O'(mnis) and unidentified arms at the beginning of Sallust's Catalina. Both decorated initial and arms may be later additions. Bound with Harley 2543.Spaces seem to have been left blank for initials and these spaces were filled in

• Puzzle initial 'P'(Apa)., 'Poetria nova' (ff. 2-45v), Piccinini's collection of poem dedicated to Antonius Astensis (ff. 46-81)

Puzzle initial 'P'(Apa). The manuscript also includes four letters by Guarino da Verona (index Guarinus Veronensis, Guarino Guarini Veronese) written by two other scribes (ff. 82-119). Puzzle initials, plain initials and rubrics in red. Small initials highlighted in red.

• White vine initial 'O'(mnis) extending into a partial border, with birds; in the lower margin, white vine and wreath enclosing an empty space originally intended for a heraldic motif (?effaced)., Catilina (ff. 1-28); Jugurtha (ff. 28-81v)

originally intended for a heraldic motif (?effaced; f. 1). Spaces for initials left blank. Catilina (ff. 1-28); Jugurtha (ff. 28-81v) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; acquired from him for the Harley collection on 17 June 1721 (see ~Diary~ 1966). The

• Decorated initial 'H'(anc) with foliate decoration (altered later). Capitals marked in yellow., Heroides

Decorated initial 'H'(anc) with foliate decoration (altered later). Capitals marked in yellow. Catchwords written horizontally. Large initial in colours with foliate decoration (altered later)(f. 1). Coloured initials in red. Capitals marked in yellow. Heroides Chioanes Benedicti, 15th century: inscribed

• Initial 'H'(ere) in red with pen-decoration at the beginning of the Dietary for Henry V., Miscellany of verse and prose treatises relating to hunting, manners, medicine and veterinary, including a translation of Gaston Phebus's 'Livre de Chasse', in the Middle English translation by Edward of Norwich entitled 'Master of the Game' (ff. 3-85v), a dietary for King Henry V (ff. 91-98v) and a treatise on equine medicine (ff. 99-128v)

dietary for King Henry V (ff. 91-98v) and a treatise on equine medicine (ff. 99-128v) William Coke and his son John, 15th century: inscribed with their names (f. 129v)Edward Kenington, 16th century: inscribed with his name (f. 129).Peter Otteley, 16th

• PUzzle initial 'C'(um) in red with blue pen-flourishing., Various texts including In M. Tullium Ciceronem invectiva (ff. 1-6v), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 7-83v), Bernard's De XII gradibus humilitatis (ff. 154v-171)

PUzzle initial 'C'(um) in red with blue pen-flourishing. A composite manuscript: the first text (ff. 1-6v) is entirely written on parchment. Another part is written on paper and parchment (the outer and inner bifolios in each quire are made

• Three-sided foliate border with a large decorated initial 'F'(ratres scientes quia hora est)., Psalter and Breviary, with a calendar, use of Rome

Initials and paraphs in green; some text in green (ff. 535-540). Psalter and Breviary, with a calendar, use of Rome John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 28 August 1724 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).Edward Harley (b.

• Decorated initial with reserved designs and pen-flourishing., Missal

in black ink.Marginal annotations. 1 full-page miniature in colours and gold of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, with a full border inhabited by birds and flowers, and, in the lower margin, a jewelled cross in

• Initial 'L'(ignis) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of Sermon 17., Gilbert's Sermons (index Liber sermonum giliberti cantica canticorum Solomonis), imperfect at the beginning (ff. 1-61v), and Bernard's Prayer to the Virgin (index Oratio Beati Bernardi abbatis ad Beatam Virginem) (ff. 62r-v)

the beginning (ff. 1-61v), and Bernard's Prayer to the Virgin (index Oratio Beati Bernardi abbatis ad Beatam Virginem) (ff. 62r-v) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (f. 1; see Wright and Wright 1966;

• Decorated initial 'S'(icut) combined with a partial bar border with ivy and a dragon at the beginning of the text., Homilies on Matthew (index In Matthaeum)(ff. 1-147v), ending with an alphabetical index (ff. 148-174v); Commentary on Boethius’s De Consolatione philosophiae (ff. 175-272)

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 several scribes John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomus); Nicholas Trevet England

• Text page with coloured initial., Theological miscellany, including Gennadius's 'De vera fide' (ff. 1-17) and Explanation of the epitaph of Constantine the Great (ff. 60v-61v), Pseudo-Methodius's 'Apocalypsis' (ff. 42-45v), and Leo V's 'Oracula' (f. 57)

Text page with coloured initial. A full table of contents in ~Summary Catalogue~ 1999. Initials with foliate decoration in silver and titles in dark red. Line-fillers and small initial in red. Theological miscellany, including Gennadius's 'De vera fide' (ff.

• Decorated headpiece and initial., Basil's 'De legendis libris gentilium' (ff. 1-11v), Isocrates's 'Ad Nicoclem', 'Ad Demonicum' and 'Nicocles' (ff. 13-20, 21-28v, 29-37v), and Plutarch's 'De curiositate' and 'De adulatore et amico' (ff. 39-46, 46v-72v)

in Pistoia: inscribed by one notary: Franciscus Luce, 15th-century, 'Ego franciscus luce notarius opere subscripsi' (f. 72v; see Wright 1972).? John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: possibly sold to Edward Harley on 23 June 1726 (see Wright 1976).The Harley Collection, formed

• Headpiece with geometric decoration., Menaion: Canons and other liturgical readings for Saints for November, ending with Stavrothekion, Theotokion and Canon Parakletikos

Headpiece with geometric decoration. Headpiece with geometric decoration, title and initials in light brown (f. 2). Initials and line-fillers in light brown or red. Menaion: Canons and other liturgical readings for Saints for November, ending with Stavrothekion, Theotokion and

• Tailpiece with geometric decoration and title in display capitals., Four Gospels, imperfect, followed by tables of lessons for the ecclesiastical year, imperfect at the end (ff. 214-228)

Tailpiece with geometric decoration and title in display capitals. The leaves with decorated openings at the beginning of the Gospels have been excised leaving the texts imperfect, with the exception of the opening of Mark, on which only the

• Coloured initials and title with foliate decoration., Erotemata

Coloured initials and title with foliate decoration. ff. 1, 3 and 33 are on paper. Coloured title and initials with added? foliate decoration in red and green (f. 4). Initials in red or light brown, occasionally decorated. Rubrics and

• Initials with penwork decoration., Regimen sanitatis salernitanum, with commentary

with pen-flourishing in red, some with leaf decoration. Verse and sentence initials touched in red. Regimen sanitatis salernitanum, with commentary John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain to the Levant Company at Constantinople, 1670-1676, and later Master of Christ's College,

• Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing., Vox Clamantis (beginning imperfectly) (ff. 1-134v), Cronica Tripertita (ff. 134v-49v), and shorter poems (ff. 149v-61)

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 initials John Gower England

• Decorated headpiece and initial., Cyropaedia, with glosses

cancellarius Pistoriensis subscripsi' (f. 3) and Franciscus Luce, 15th-century, 'Ego franciscus luce notarius opere subscripsi' (f. 137v; see Wright 1972).? John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: possibly sold to Edward Harley on 23 June 1726 (see Wright 1976).The Harley Collection, formed

• Magical table and symbols in the Magical Treatise of Solomon., Miscellany relating to divination and magic, including parts of two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18, 39v-41) and a magical treatise attributed to him (ff. 18v-39v)

two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18, 39v-41) and a magical treatise attributed to him (ff. 18v-39v) John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676, and later Master of Christ's College,