• Miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surrounded by the Garter with the motto, 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward IV's colours of red and blue, with two shields bearing the same arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke of York, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and an illuminated initial 'L'(e propre) with a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue., Decameron (Les cent nouvelles)

arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke ofYork, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with

• Detail of a miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, at the beginning of the prologue., Decameron (Les cent nouvelles)

Detail of a miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, at the beginning of the prologue. Contains the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio in the French translation from the lost Latin version of

• Coloured initials with penwork decoration., Leaf from Richard's 'De Trinitate', Book 2, chapters 16-20

Coloured initials with penwork decoration. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat. Beneath the scene, two figures are preparing food for the Seder., Prayer book, Italian rite

Painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat. Beneath the scene, two figures are preparing food for the Seder. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in

• Two full-page miniatures of the sanctuary implements with captions., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~ (the 'Harley Catalan Bible')

full-page miniatures of the sanctuary implements with captions. Watermark, of a lamb holding a cross (f. [ii]) and initials of JW (f. [425]), of James Whatman II, paper maker (1764-1793). Gilt edges.Foliation is written on the verso side of the

• Historiated initial-word panel, ~Bereshit~ (in the beginning), of the Original Sin, at the beginning of Genesis. Above the initial word, Adam and Eve are depicted under a tree holding apples, while the snake is rolled up on the trunk of the tree. Beneath the initial word, three dogs are chasing a hare., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

the coat of arms represented in Harley 5716-5717, the patron of which was Joab Emmanuel. Thus the codex most probably was ordered by the same patron, Joab Emmanuel.Domenico Irosolimitano (fl. last quarter of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th

• Initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, and with a medallion containing a coat of arms (of Joab Emmanuel), at the beginning of Exodus., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

the coat of arms represented in Harley 5716-5717, the patron of which was Joab Emmanuel. Thus the codex most probably was ordered by the same patron, Joab Emmanuel.Domenico Irosolimitano (fl. last quarter of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th

• Initial-word panel decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, at the beginning of Numbers., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

the coat of arms represented in Harley 5716-5717, the patron of which was Joab Emmanuel. Thus the codex most probably was ordered by the same patron, Joab Emmanuel.Domenico Irosolimitano (fl. last quarter of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th

• Initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) decorated with floral border inhabited by birds, and with a medallion containing Moses speaking to the people of Israel, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary and Targum Onkelos (ff. 1-310v); ~Haftarot~ with commentary (ff. 311-399v); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~, ff. 400-439)

the coat of arms represented in Harley 5716-5717, the patron of which was Joab Emmanuel. Thus the codex most probably was ordered by the same patron, Joab Emmanuel.Domenico Irosolimitano (fl. last quarter of the 16th century-first quarter of the 17th