• 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

• 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.

• 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

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

Detail of historiated initial 'U' with an angel holding a book. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral

• Decorated initial., Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 2)

Decorated initial. Musical notation.For vol. 1, see Egerton 3311. For a third volume in the set, formerly in the possession of Major J. R. Abbey, see E. Ph. Goldschmidt, ~Gothic and Renaissance Bookbindings: Exemplified and Illustrated from the Author's

• 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

• Decorated initial 'U'(trum) and white vine border with flowers, a winged putto, birds, a gem, and 2 compartments with rabbits, at the beginning of the text., Orator (ff. 1-59v); Brutus (ff. 60-138)

Decorated initial 'U'(trum) and white vine border with flowers, a winged putto, birds, a gem, and 2 compartments with rabbits, at the beginning of the text. Catchwords.Very clean manuscript: no marginal annotations.This manuscript was made in Florence c. 1470-c.

• Verse by Francesco Petrarca, signed with 'Franciscus .p.'; below his signature the word 'Macrobius' has been erased., Verse

Harley (b. 1689, d. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts; purchased through John Gibson (fl. 1720-26); the manuscript probably arrived at the library in June 1726 (see Wright 1976, p. 468). Edward

• Illuminated border with putti and a coat of arms, and the historiated initial 'M'(agna)., Epistolae and various dialogues

Illuminated border with putti and a coat of arms, and the historiated initial 'M'(agna). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full borders in gold and

• Architectural border with a reclining figure holding a heart, and the illuminated initial 'R'(everendissime)., Epistolae and various dialogues

Architectural border with a reclining figure holding a heart, and the illuminated initial 'R'(everendissime). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full borders in gold and

• Architectural border with a rose bush and the historiated initial: 'S'(aepe)., Epistolae and various dialogues

Architectural border with a rose bush and the historiated initial: 'S'(aepe). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full borders in gold and colours with all'

• Foliate border with a seated, armed woman, and an historiated initial of a figure holding a shield: 'P'(ersuasistis)., Epistolae and various dialogues

Foliate border with a seated, armed woman, and an historiated initial of a figure holding a shield: 'P'(ersuasistis). f. [ii] is a former pastedown.The letter concerning the death of Cardinal Theanensis (ff. 17-35v) was written in 1492.Vertical catchwords. Full

• Puzzle initial 'A'(bho[m]inacio) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the list of contents., Homilies on Matthew (index In Matthaeum) (imperfect), with list of contents (ff. 145v-159v)

for £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. Puzzle initial John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomus) England

• Decorated initial 'D'(icto), and a full foliate border with a rebus of a bird perching on a tun inscribed 'MOK' (sic), at the beginning of the second part of Johannes de Giglis's Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum., Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum

44v). Large initials in gold on blue and red grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum John Morton (d. 1500), administrator and archbishop of Canterbury: owned by him while bishop of Ely (1478-1486), perhaps when he

• Decorated initial 'M'(ulta), at the beginning of Johannes de Giglis's Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum., Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum

44v). Large initials in gold on blue and red grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum John Morton (d. 1500), administrator and archbishop of Canterbury: owned by him while bishop of Ely (1478-1486), perhaps when he

• Decorated initial 'D'(icto), at the beginning of the second part of Johannes de Giglis's Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum., Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum

44v). Large initials in gold on blue and red grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum John Morton (d. 1500), administrator and archbishop of Canterbury: owned by him while bishop of Ely (1478-1486), perhaps when he

• Lower part of a full foliate border with a rebus of a bird perching on a tun inscribed 'MOK' (sic), at the beginning of the second part of Johannes de Giglis's Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum., Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum

44v). Large initials in gold on blue and red grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Libellus de Canonizatione sanctorum John Morton (d. 1500), administrator and archbishop of Canterbury: owned by him while bishop of Ely (1478-1486), perhaps when he