• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uod) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers and a bird. The roses, greyhound, and dragon are heraldic motifs referring to the royal Tudor family., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

quadragesimal observance was originally written for John Russell, described as keeper of the privy seal (1473-83) and bishop of Lincoln (1480-94) (rubric on f. 2): the text therefore must date from 1480-83 when John Russell occupied both of these positions.

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ui) enclosing flowers combined with a full panel border with flowers, acorns, and a greyhound holding a banner with the coat of arms of Henry VII., Quaestiones de observantia quadragesimali (index Matters concerning Lenten observance)(ff. 1v-67); Poem in praise of Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York and of the birth of prince Arthur (ff. 67v-86v)

quadragesimal observance was originally written for John Russell, described as keeper of the privy seal (1473-83) and bishop of Lincoln (1480-94) (rubric on f. 2): the text therefore must date from 1480-83 when John Russell occupied both of these positions.

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of John the Baptist clad in animal skins, with a partial border of flowers, leaves, and a bird., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

'D'(eus) of John the Baptist clad in animal skins, with a partial border of flowers, leaves, and a bird. 19th-century documents relating to the manuscript are kept as Yates Thompson 52, ff. 9-29. 12 calendar roundels in the lower margin,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of John the Baptist clad in animal skins., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

historiated initial 'D'(eus) of John the Baptist clad in animal skins. 19th-century documents relating to the manuscript are kept as Yates Thompson 52, ff. 9-29. 12 calendar roundels in the lower margin, in colours and gold (ff. 1-12). 4 full-page

• Miniature of a woman with a crown-like halo, a cross, and a chalice with the eucharist, with a full border in gold and colours with all' antica elements, at the beginning of the text., Epistolae and various dialogues

Miniature of a woman with a crown-like halo, a cross, and a chalice with the eucharist, with a full border in gold and colours with all' antica elements, at the beginning of the text. f. [ii] is a former

• Miniature and full border in gold and colours with all' antica elements, at the beginning of the text., Epistolae and various dialogues

Miniature and full border in gold and colours with all' antica elements, at the beginning of the text. f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full

• Portolan chart of the Black Sea., Atlas with seven double-page Portolan charts (index Portolano, maps, Lord Lumley's Atlas)

circuit of wall in a lake) (ff. 7v-8). Atlas with seven double-page Portolan charts (index Portolano, maps, Lord Lumley's Atlas) John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: his name inscribed (f. 1); listed in

• Portolan chart of the Adriatic., Atlas with seven double-page Portolan charts (index Portolano, maps, Lord Lumley's Atlas)

circuit of wall in a lake) (ff. 7v-8). Atlas with seven double-page Portolan charts (index Portolano, maps, Lord Lumley's Atlas) John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: his name inscribed (f. 1); listed in

• Historiated initial 'A' of an enthroned Henry VI surrounded by angels, with a full bar border with arms., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49)

Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49) ? John Gill/Gyll (b. c.1430, d. 1499), of Buckland, Hertfordshire, c.1488: with his arms in all the borders: ~sable~, two chevrons

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A' with Henry VI surrounded by angels., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49)

Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49) ? John Gill/Gyll (b. c.1430, d. 1499), of Buckland, Hertfordshire, c.1488: with his arms in all the borders: ~sable~, two chevrons

• Text page., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49)

Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49) ? John Gill/Gyll (b. c.1430, d. 1499), of Buckland, Hertfordshire, c.1488: with his arms in all the borders: ~sable~, two chevrons

• Historiated initial 'R' of the Resurrection, the body of the letter composed of antique motifs, within a geometric frame with trompe l'oeil pearls. Beneath the miniature is a single line of text 'Resuresit C[h]r[istu]s De Sepulcro Aleluia Aleluia Aleluia'. On the reverse, three four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text '...ianum tuam alle / …mirabilis facta /…est scientia tua all'., Cuttings from a choir book of Alexander VI

were probably sold in his sales of 2 or 15 April 1889, though they are not identifiable in the catalogues. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: purchased from him by the Department of Prints

• Historiated initial 'C' of the Adoration of the Magi with an African king and attendant in the cavalcade, the body of the letter composed of musical instruments and trompe l'oeil gems. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text 'Deus in / …egida et iusti'., Cuttings from a choir book of Alexander VI

were probably sold in his sales of 2 or 15 April 1889, though they are not identifiable in the catalogues. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: purchased from him by the Department of Prints

• Historiated and foliate initial 'N' of the Last Supper within a frame of antique motifs. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and partial text '…iquo est salus / …surrectio no'., Cuttings from a choir book of Alexander VI

were probably sold in his sales of 2 or 15 April 1889, though they are not identifiable in the catalogues. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: purchased from him by the Department of Prints

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

Includes the obit of John Aukland, prior of Durham, who died in 1494 (f. 13v).For a full description of the contents, see the Harley Catalogue. Large puzzle initials in red and blue. Large initials in blue. Smaller initials in red

• Drawing of the world, with God wearing a crown above, Christ in Majesty, and the devil bound below., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera)

by Halliwell-Phillipps, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). The world Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England

• Miniature of Urbs Roma, in military dress, seated upon a pile of armour, holding a broken sword and a figure of winged Victory, flanked by the letters 'S' and 'C', and enclosed within an architectural roundel and frame., Cutting possibly from the Notitia Dignitatum

19th-century hand on verso, 'J. M. W. 1856 / I. Lwe / "School of Leonardo da Vinci/ Very fine miniature"'. John Malcolm of Poltalloch (b. 1805, d. 1893), art collector and landowner: ink stamp on verso 'Malcolm Collection / B.M'.;

• Partial foliate border with a decorated intial 'P'(luribus)., Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica)

in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley

• Partial foliate borders with decorated initials 'A' and 'S', and a bird in the lower margin., Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica)

in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley

• Partial foliate border with a decorated intials 'I' and 'C', and a hare in the lower margin., Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica)

in red. Topography of Ireland, the Bull 'Laudabiliter' (f. 48), and various short religious texts (index Topographia Hiberniae, Topographia Hibernica) John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of Bury, county Lancashire, antiquary and herald, Somerset Herald in 1720: acquired by Harley