• Decorated initial, 'Ce sunt les rentes de lesglise S. Norrice de Reins' (register of tithes, rents, and other dues of the church of St Nourrice, otherwise St Balsamia, Nurse of St Remigius, at Reims)

10). 'Ce sunt les rentes de lesglise S. Norrice de Reins' (register of tithes, rents, and other dues of the church of St Nourrice, otherwise St Balsamia, Nurse of St Remigius, at Reims) Bought by the British Museum from Tross

• Initial 'V' with filigree penwork decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'V' of Michael weighing a soul., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiatd initial 'A' of the Presentation in the Temple., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'S' of Saint Peter dressed as a pope and holding a book., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'L' of Lucy holding eyes on a dish and a palm leaf., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'F' of John the Baptist., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'B' of Longinus holding a spear., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'D' with Simon and Andrew fishing on Lake Galilee., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Initial 'A' with filigree decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a queen entering a church, with an angel following behind., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of a queen entering a church, with an angel following behind. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a monk entering a church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of a monk entering a church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated and added on

• Miniature of Duke Richard the Fearless supervising the rebuilding of the church of the Abbey of Fecamp, while in the background, a man destroys the old church., Grande Chronique de Normandie

Miniature of Duke Richard the Fearless supervising the rebuilding of the church of the Abbey of Fecamp, while in the background, a man destroys the old church. The clothing suggest a date somewhere around 1465. 15 half-page miniatures, the first

• Detail of a miniature of monks singing a requiem, with the celebrant wearing spectacles, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Church mass Master of the Salisbury Breviary St Stephen Master of the Bedford Hours Paris France, Central (Paris)

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of a metrical version of the Psalms in Middle English., The Psalms in English verse (the Surtees Society version), with parallel Latin, and Latin prayers

English verse (the Surtees Society version), with parallel Latin, and Latin prayers The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Detail of historiated initial with bishops., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts The Augustinian priory of the Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire, founded c.1122 (12th century or 13th century inscription 'Liber Sancte Trinitatis de Kirkham', f. 1; added letter

• Miniature of Anthony and Apollonia, at the beginning of their suffrages., Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse

blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Capital letters highlighted in red. Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Illuminated initial 'D'(eus) with border., Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse

blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Capital letters highlighted in red. Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Miniature of Christ before Pilate., Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse

blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Capital letters highlighted in red. Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Illuminated initial 'D'(eus) with border., Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse

blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Capital letters highlighted in red. Book of Hours, Use of the Collegiate Church of Sint Hermeskerk, Ronse The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford