• Detail of a miniature of Christ before Pilate., Saint mistere de la glorieuse piteuse et angoisseuse passion de notre seigneur et saulveur Ihesucrist (Treatise on the Passion of Christ)

order of the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem: colophon, 'Ce liure est a frere Nicole de Montmirel, commandeur de sainct Mauluy' (f. 186); the arms of the order of Saint John of Jerusalem (gules, a cross argent), and

• Detail of a miniature of Christ's Entry into Jerusalem., Saint mistere de la glorieuse piteuse et angoisseuse passion de notre seigneur et saulveur Ihesucrist (Treatise on the Passion of Christ)

order of the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem: colophon, 'Ce liure est a frere Nicole de Montmirel, commandeur de sainct Mauluy' (f. 186); the arms of the order of Saint John of Jerusalem (gules, a cross argent), and

• Miniature of the marriage of John, king of Portugal to Philippa of Lancaster, with a full border, at the beginning of chapter 34 of book 5., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

the marriage of John, king of Portugal to Philippa of Lancaster, with a full border, at the beginning of chapter 34 of book 5. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by

• Detail of a miniature of the marriage of John, king of Portugal to Philippa of Lancaster, at the beginning of chapter 34 of book 5., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

of the marriage of John, king of Portugal to Philippa of Lancaster, at the beginning of chapter 34 of book 5. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a list of

• Miniature of the council of King John of Castile., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

council of King John of Castile. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-9v). According to McKendrick (see McKendrick and Lowden 2011), copied by Jean Du

• Detail of a miniature of the council of King John of Castile., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

of the council of King John of Castile. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-9v). According to McKendrick (see McKendrick and Lowden 2011), copied by

• Historiated initial 'F'(ratres) with ?Paul holding a sword and book, decorated initials and full border with acanthus leaves, birds, butterflies and a space left blank originally intended for a coat of arms, at the beginning of the text., Breviary, Use of Rome, including a Psalter with a litany

Elizabeth and the infant John the Baptist (f. 376), Peter and Paul holding their attributes, the key and the sword (f. 381v), Assumption of the Virgin with cherubs (f. 411v), Virgin and Child (f. 424v), John the Evangelist blessing (f.

• Coloured initials with penwork decoration., Fragment from a medical text, on parchment, containing part of Gariopontus of Salerno’s Passionarius, Book 2, the 2nd half of chapter LVIII "De tumore iecoris," through the first 1/3 of the Cura for chapter LIX "De scleria hepatis". The green initial "C" from (probably) ch. LXI "Collectio hepatis" or (the cura) "Cataplasmentur ex lini" is visible through the page.

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled in 64 volumes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). During the 19th century, the drawings and printed book fragments from the volume were

• Miniature of John., Book of Hours, unidentified use

of John. 'Linguistic and hagiographical indications in the Harley Hours suggest that the manuscript was made somewhere along the Netherlandish-German border area of the Lower Rhine.' (Marrow 1978, p. 592).Calendar with saints related to the dioceses of Utrecht, Liège and

• Coloured initials at the beginning of John., Gospels (The Gospels of St Cyr of Nevers or sometimes the 'Gedeon Gospels of Nevers'), with prefaces, canon tables, and list of readings (ff. 264-271v)

the beginning of John. Musical notation: neumes, central France (Nevers), late 10th century (ff. 261-262).A 'Type II' Capitulary, according to Fischer 1985 p. 126. Full-page canon tables with decorated architectural frames in ink with coloured washes, with interlace and/or foliate

• Historiated initials accompanying prayers to the wound in the holy foot of Christ and to an image of the Virign., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Remigii et Bavonis (Flanders), Translatio sancti Edwardi, Martini; in brown: Vulfranni, Batildis, Cedde, Edwardi, Cuthberti, Benedicti, Guthlaci, Johannis de Beverlaico (John of Beverley), Dunstani, Translacio Edmundi, Translatio sancti Ricardi, Translatio sancti Edwardi regis, Sunichini, Kenelmi, Oswaldi, Cuthburge, Translatio sancti Cuthberti,

• Historiated initial 'P'(ropitia) with interlace, foliage and a human head, and enclosing Ambrose, seated, followed by display letters in red and black, at the beginning of the text. In the lower margin, added in the late-15th century, certainly in Florence, 3 medallions: one enclosing a bishop with a crozier, 2 with the coat of arms of 'Antonius pele' whose name is written below in large red letters., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(rimo) with interlace, a human head and foliate decoration followed by display script at the beginning of the homily for Christmas day., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Decorated initial 'P'(rimo) with a fish at the beginning of a homily by Remigius., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Decorated initial 'N'(uper) with white intertwined tendrils at the beginning of a sermon by Augustine., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Decorated initial 'I'(n explanatione) at the beginning of an homily with interlace and foliate decoration., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n explanatione) at the beginning of an homily with interlace and foliate decoration., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(eipsu)., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(eipsu)., Homiliary: sermons and homilies

bust-length (Gregory? (f. 25), Stephen? (f. 67), Remigius? (f. 111v), Augustine? (f. 242)), or with the head of a saint (John the Baptist (f. 106v)). 1 defaced historiated initial (f. 267). 1 very large decorated initial in colours and gold

• Decorated initial 'I'(f) containing 2 dragons, and with foliate feathering extending between the columns and into the margins at the beginning of book 3., 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. Decorated initial John Gower London England, S. E. (?London)