• Puzzle initial 'U' with pen-flourishing extending into the margin at the beginning of the Statutes of Exeter Cathedral., Statutes of Exeter cathedral, from William [Warelwast, 1110 ?] to Thomas Brantingham, issued in 1387

The cathedral church of Exeter (see Wright 1972).Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian: MS. 146 in his library inventory, now Harley 7644 (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of

• Detail of historiated initial 'U' with an angel holding a book., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

Church, Canterbury (see f. 2; Gameson 1999 p. 94).Dover Priory, by 14th century: inscribed with its press mark 'D VII' and title (f. 2); included in the 1389 catalogue.John Joscelin [Joscelyn] (b. 1529, d. 1603), Old English scholar and

• Astrological tables., Miscellany with astrological, alchemical and medical texts, including a verse on the four complexions from the Regimen sanitatis Salernitatem, De corio serpentis, and Tractatus de sphaera (the astronomical tables on ff. 1-15v correspond to the years 1444-1500), imperfect

correspond to the years 1444-1500), imperfect The parish church of All Saints on the Pavement, York, late 15th or early 16th century: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication of the church, 14 May (f. 4v).Samuel Knott, rector of

• Bas-de-page scene of a group of men outside a church, one pulling a garment off of the other., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

group of men outside a church, one pulling a garment off of the other. 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

• Full-page architectural border in colours and gold with a large historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with Pope Gregory the Great, putti, Jerome and another Church father, and the arms of Ferdinand I of Aragon, king of Naples., Sermons (index Homiliae)

initial 'D'(ominus) with Pope Gregory the Great, putti, Jerome and another Church father, and the arms of Ferdinand I of Aragon, king of Naples. Vertical catchwords.Ruled in hardpoint.Covers of a previous red leather Harleian binding are pasted inside the present

• Coloured initial 'P'(aseha) in red with penwork decoration in red, black, and green, at the beginning of the text, with the Old Royal Library seal of a ship in the lower left corner., Carmen Paschale; poems

capitals at the beginning of each line in red. Carmen Paschale; poems Part 1: The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury: (see Temple 1976).Part 2: The abbey of St Remi at Reims: inscribed in a 10th-century hand: 'Lib[er] s[anc]ti

• White vine initial 'I'(n explanati) in colours and gold, with a white vine border., Sermons (index Homiliae)

I of Aragon, king of Naples (b. 1424, d. 1494): his arms (f. 10).S. Andrea [? della Valle, the mother church of the Theatines, founded in Rome in 1524]: late-16th century book stamp (entirely effaced): 'BIBLIOTECAE S. ANDREAE ROMAE' (f.

• Miniature of the Fortress of Faith defended by a king, a cardinal, bishops, and other men and women, with the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose at its walls and men and women representing vices, with a full border containing a space for a coat of arms, and an illuminated initial 'A'(pres), at the beginning of book 2., Fortalitium fidei (La forteresse de la foy)

cardinal, bishops, and other men and women, with the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose at its walls and men and women representing vices, with a full border containing a space for a coat of arms, and

• Miniature of the Immaculate Conception and of Henry VII kneeling, with a trompe l'oeil border, and an illuminated large initial with the royal coat of arms., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

the Immaculate Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London

• Detail of a miniature of the Immaculate Conception and of Henry VII kneeling., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

the Immaculate Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London

• Text of a prayer mentioning Henry VII; ‘ut rex noster Henricus sep/timus…’., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

the Immaculate Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London

• Detail of a miniature of the wedding of Cleridius and Meliadice at the church door., Cleriadus et Meliadice, Historia Apollonii regis Tyri

wedding of Cleridius and Meliadice at the church door. Included two romances in French, the 'Cleriadus et Meliadice', probably composed in the early 1440s (ff. 1-209v), and 'Historia Apollonii regis Tyri' translated in French as 'La cronique et histoire des

• Front cover of brown leather with gold tooling, the arms of George II and the date, 1757., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

ends 'Say we so alle . pur charyte'. The latter half of the poem is devoted to conduct when at church and in company. There is no indication of authorship. On the fly-leaf (f. 33), in two 15th-century cursive hands,

• Text page., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

. pur charyte'. The latter half of the poem is devoted to conduct when at church and in company. There is no indication of authorship. On the fly-leaf (f. 33), in two 15th-century cursive hands, are a charm against bleeding

• Text page., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

. pur charyte'. The latter half of the poem is devoted to conduct when at church and in company. There is no indication of authorship. On the fly-leaf (f. 33), in two 15th-century cursive hands, are a charm against bleeding

• Miniature of the Fortress of Faith with women at the windows, surrounded by the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose, with a group of women and men., Fortalitium fidei (La forteresse de la foy)

at the windows, surrounded by the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose, with a group of women and men. In two volumes, the second volume is Royal 17 F VII.Includes a list of contents (ff. 1-21v).Catchwords written

• Miniature of the Fortress of Faith with an emperor and a woman at the centre window, surrounded by the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose, with a group of women and one man, on the right and a crowd of attacking Jews on the left; with a full border., Fortalitium fidei (La forteresse de la foy)

woman at the centre window, surrounded by the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose, with a group of women and one man, on the right and a crowd of attacking Jews on the left; with a full

• Puzzle initial 'D'(eus)., Obituaries for priors and bishops of Durham with a calendar, prayers, Hours of the Virgin, and litany

obits (ff. 13-15v).Gulielmus Swainston: his name inscribed, 17th century (f. 1).George Hickes (b. 1642, d. 1715), bishop of the nonjuring Church of England and antiquary: given by him to Harley (see Harley Catalogue).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b.

• Decorated initial 'R'(ex) with pen-flourishing., Baarlam et Josaphat, imperfect

Coloured initials in red or blue. Capitals marked with red. Baarlam et Josaphat, imperfect John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Decorated initials 'O[mega]' and line separating the books; title in display capitals., Odyssey

and dated Rome, 10 August 1479 (f. 259).Made for Bartholomaios Chryspianos (f. 259).Conyers Middleton of Cambridge (b. 1683, d. 1750), Church of England clergyman and author: bought from him by Edward Harley on 20 February 1725 (see Wright and Wright