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

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 Batteley on 5 November 1723 (f. 1).The

• Miniature with the portrait of King Henry VIII, and the beginning of John Croke's English translation of Psalms., Psalms in English verse (girdle book)

Henry VIII, and the beginning of John Croke's English translation of Psalms. A very small girdle book, bound in gold.John Croke was one of the clerks in Chancery.Contents: ff. 2-5: Veni Creator; ff. 6-68v: seven Penitential Psalms followed by the

• Miniature of the presentation of the book to a king, with a foliate initial 'C'(omme) and a full border containing the arms of John Donne, at the beginning of the Romance of Sydrac and Boctus., Romance of Sydrac and Boctus, treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins

a foliate initial 'C'(omme) and a full border containing the arms of John Donne, at the beginning of the Romance of Sydrac and Boctus. Includes the Romance of Sydrac and Boctus (ff. 1-113v) and a treatise on the Seven Deadly

• Miniature of Michael driving Lucifer and the other fallen angels from heaven., Troy Book, Siege of Thebes, Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England; A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Text page with calligraphic initials., Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England, A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Miniature of Priam and his court mourning over the body of Hector., Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England, A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Miniature of two monks (one of them being John Lydgate) kneeling before saint Edmund at the beginning of Lydgate's dedication to Humfrey of Gloucester, with a partial foliate border., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), abridged

abridged Numerous medieval and post-medieval added inscriptions in Greek, English and Latin (ff. 1*v, 2*v, 265v, 266). John Bentley: inscribed in 1587 'John Bentley aetatis sue xxxiiii, fe. viii 1587 Anno eliza xxx' (f. 4v).Thomas Cotton, 16th century: inscribed with

• Detail of a miniature of two monks (one of them being John Lydgate) kneeling before saint Edmund at the beginning of Lydgate's dedication to Humfrey of Gloucester; decorated border., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), abridged

abridged Numerous medieval and post-medieval added inscriptions in Greek, English and Latin (ff. 1*v, 2*v, 265v, 266). John Bentley: inscribed in 1587 'John Bentley aetatis sue xxxiiii, fe. viii 1587 Anno eliza xxx' (f. 4v).Thomas Cotton, 16th century: inscribed with

• Miniature of a king enthroned surrounded by courtiers with Sir William Herbert and his wife, Anne Devereux wearing clothes decorated with their coats of arms, kneeling before him, with a full border with a scroll inscribed with William Herbert's and his wife's mottos reading 'e las sy longuement', and 'De toute'; a foliate initials 'O'(mighty), at the beginning of the Troy Book; and the arms of William Herbert and Anne Devereux with mottos, between the column of the text., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of a king enthroned surrounded by courtiers with Sir William Herbert and his wife, Anne Devereux kneeling before him, wearing clothes decorated with their coats of arms., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of the Wheel of Fortune with a king on the top, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'T'(henvyons), at the beginning of book 2., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of Hector slaying Patroculus., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of Agamemnon at council in his tent, with Achilles in bed behind, Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of Ajax complaining to Agamemnon, while behind, the Greeks are preparing for departure., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Miniature of Ajax complaining to Agamemnon, while behind, the Greeks are preparing for departure., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Text page., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Miniature of the Wheel of Fortune with a king on the top, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'T'(henvyons), at the beginning of book 2., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Miniature of Hector slaying Patroculus, with an illuminated initial 'W'(hen) and a partial foliate border., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Miniature of Agamemnon at council in his tent, with Achilles in bed behind, with an illuminated initial 'E' and a partial foliate border., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.

• Text page with inhabited and flourished initials., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V in 1420, and the Siege of Thebes of 1421-1422.Part 3 includes: John Lydgate, Testament (ff.