• Detail of a miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire reading; 2. the Death of Hasdrubal; 3. John II enthroned; 4. A battle illustrating the second Punic War, at the beginning of decade 2., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

3. John II enthroned; 4. A battle illustrating the second Punic War, at the beginning of decade 2. Contains the 'Ab urbe condita' of Livy, translated by Pierre Bersuire (ca. 1290-1362), as 'Les decades de Titus Livius', for John II,

• Illuminated initials 'N'(unc) and 'I'(ncipit), with foliate extensions., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

61, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 1196, Longleat House 24, and Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. Auct. F. inf. 1. 1, associated with John Whetehamstede, abbot of St. Albans.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 miniature in colours and gold, of the author preaching, with

• Illuminated initial 'D' in colours and gold with foliate decoration including acanthus leaves, ivy, and foliate feathering extending into the margins to form a partial border, including a male figure., Confessio amantis, imperfect

£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. Illuminated initial John Gower London England, S. E. (?London)

• Detail of a miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

61, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 1196, Longleat House 24, and Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. Auct. F. inf. 1. 1, associated with John Whetehamstede, abbot of St. Albans.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 miniature in colours and gold, of the author preaching, with

• Miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, with a full border and a shield with cross, crown of thorns, and crossed lance and sponge, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

61, Bibliothèque Nationale, lat. 1196, Longleat House 24, and Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. Auct. F. inf. 1. 1, associated with John Whetehamstede, abbot of St. Albans.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 miniature in colours and gold, of the author preaching, with

• Calendar page for February with tinted drawings of a man with a shovel (the labour of the month), two fish (Pisces), saint Brigida, a fleur-de-lis (for the feast of the purification), and saints Blaise, Agatha, Valetine, Peter in cathedra [in Antiocha], and Matthew., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

Edward II in 1327 '84 [years ago]' (Watson, 1979).English saints in the calendar include Chad, Cuthbert (x 2), Dunstan, Guthlac, John of Beverley, Oswald, Swithin, William of York, Wilfrid, and others.A tinted drawing of a saint on f. 7v has

• Calendar page for April with tinted drawings of a man with a flower (the labour of the month), a bull (Taurus), saints Mary of Egypt, Ambrose, Guthlac's scourge, and saints Tiburtius and Valerianus, George, Wilfrid, and Mark., Almanac with an astrological miscellany

Edward II in 1327 '84 [years ago]' (Watson, 1979).English saints in the calendar include Chad, Cuthbert (x 2), Dunstan, Guthlac, John of Beverley, Oswald, Swithin, William of York, Wilfrid, and others.A tinted drawing of a saint on f. 7v has

• Decorated initial 'W'(e), and a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower: 'Forasmutche as you have desired so simple a woman to wrighte in so worthye a booke (good) mayster lieutenaunte therefore I shall as a frende desyre you and as a christian require you to call uppon god to encline youre harte to his lawes to quicken you in his waye and not [on the next page] to take the worde of trewthe utterlye oute of youre mouthe...', Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower: 'Forasmutche as you have desired so simple a woman to wrighte in so worthye a booke (good) mayster lieutenaunte therefore I shall as a frende desyre

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rimi) with pen-flourishing forming a partial border., Miscellaneous texts including Liber exceptionum (ff. 1-47v)

–126: Author unknown, de Decem Mandatisff. 127r-v: Johannis de Theramo, Tabula super Consolatione Paeccatorumff. 128-132v: John Chrisostom, Numerus et Ordo Omeliarum in Imperfectoff. 132v-167: John Chrisostom, Sententiae Notabiles from the Homilies and Opere Imperfecto Numerous large and smaller puzzle initials

• Decorated initial 'E'(t) at the beginning of Petrus Comestor's Sermones. In the lower margin, ownership inscription recording that the manuscript once belonged to the monastery of St. John the Evangelist in Haughmond., Sermones

margin, ownership inscription recording that the manuscript once belonged to the monastery of St. John the Evangelist in Haughmond. For a more detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808.ff. 1-2 is a bifolium with later inscription.f. 1 is a fragment.Petrus

• Miniature of Bernard holding a scroll; miniature of a Jew holding an open book while a devil covers his eyes, representing the blindness of the Jews to the Christian fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy; miniature of John holding a scroll, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour., Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version)

his eyes, representing the blindness of the Jews to the Christian fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy; miniature of John holding a scroll, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. The text is originally a Provencal poem composed between 1288 and

• Miniature of John the Baptist, standing on a rock, prophesying to three men of the coming of Christ, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour., Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version)

of John the Baptist, standing on a rock, prophesying to three men of the coming of Christ, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. The text is originally a Provencal poem composed between 1288 and 1292 by Matfré Ermengau of

• Miniature of John the Baptist wearing a skin and a mantle and carrying a staff with a disc bearing the Agnus Dei; miniature of John the Baptist baptizing Christ while an angel holds his robe, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour., Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version)

Miniature of John the Baptist wearing a skin and a mantle and carrying a staff with a disc bearing the Agnus Dei; miniature of John the Baptist baptizing Christ while an angel holds his robe, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's

• Miniature of Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist from a soldier, while John's headless body leans out of a tower on the right, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour., Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version)

receiving the head of John the Baptist from a soldier, while John's headless body leans out of a tower on the right, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. The text is originally a Provencal poem composed between 1288 and

• Text page with a decorated initial 'W'(e praise), with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower: 'Forasmutche as you have desired so simple a weman to wrighte in so worthye a booke (good) Mayster Leaftaunte [Lieutenant] therefore I shall…' (continued on f. 75)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower: 'Forasmutche as you have desired so simple a weman to wrighte in so worthye a booke (good) Mayster Leaftaunte

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75): '… to take the worde of trewethe utterlye oute of youre mouthe howe styll to dye that by deathe you maye purchase eternall life and remembre…' (continued on f. 76)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75): '… to take the worde of trewethe utterlye oute of youre mouthe howe styll to dye that by

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… Precher sayethe there is a tyme to be borne and a tyme to dye and the daye of deathe is better than the daye of oure birthe…' (continued on f. 77)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… Precher sayethe there is a tyme to be borne and a tyme to dye and the daye

• Initial 'P'(atri) with a full penwork border, at the beginning at the dedication letter of Petrus de Harentals to Arkel., Collectarius super librum Psalmorum

Petrus de Harentals to Arkel. Contains an alphabetical index (ff. 1-10v) and the dedication to John de Arkel, bishop of Utrecht and Liège (d. 1378) (ff. 11-13).Numerous pointing hands (maniculae) and human heads in profile highlighted in yellow with notabilia

• Miniature of the map of the world, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon., Polychronicon

Miniature of the map of the world, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon. Ranulph Higden (b. c. 1299, d. 1364), was a monk of the Benedictine abbey of St. Werburg, Chester. His 'Polychronicon' is a universal history, based

• Drawing of Edward VI seated on a throne inscribed with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit' and 'Vivat rex', receiving the book from the author William Forrest., The pleasaunt poesye of princelie practise, imperfect

poesye of princelie practise, imperfect Added leaves of a lectionary from lives of saints of English origin containing readings of John and Paul (26 June) and Margaret (20 July), 1st half of the 13th century (ff. 1, 79)William Forrest (fl.