• Illuminated initial 'M' with the arms of Thomas of Brotherton, earl of Norfolk, ancestor of John Mowbray, 2nd duke of Norfolk., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Miniature of Prince Henry offering or receiving the book (the kneeling man is perhaps John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk); and an illuminated initial 'H'(ye) with the arms of the Mowbray familly., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Marginal figure of a man on a grassy patch pulling on a rope, which encircles part of the text that was mistakenly omitted and therefore written in the right-hand margin., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Decorated initial and architectural border with a flying putti holding heralic arms., Ars Grammatica

the Bembo family: arms (f. 1). Bought by the British Museum from Thomas Rodd the younger (b. 1796, d. 1849), London bookseller, 1834, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b.

• Text page with coloured initials and a partial bar border., The Regiment of Princes (De Regimine Principum) (index Regement of Princes, The Government of Princes)

Henry as Prince of Wales.Inscribed with the names: 'Thomas Hoclev', 'Phelep Ratleff', 'Master . . . man', 'Henry Wyke de London', 'Margaret Talbot', 'Jane Rodon', and 'Jenet Colfox'?John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432), Lord Mowbray and Segrave, 2nd duke of

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David praying, with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

red and blue. The figure of God perhaps deliberately erased (f. 113). Psalter with canticles, imperfect The calendar perhaps of London origin: includes two feasts of Erkenwald in red (30 April, f. 3v and 14 November, f. 7).Added prayer in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ixi) of David and Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

red and blue. The figure of God perhaps deliberately erased (f. 113). Psalter with canticles, imperfect The calendar perhaps of London origin: includes two feasts of Erkenwald in red (30 April, f. 3v and 14 November, f. 7).Added prayer in

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Anointing of David by Samuel, with a full bar border, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

red and blue. The figure of God perhaps deliberately erased (f. 113). Psalter with canticles, imperfect The calendar perhaps of London origin: includes two feasts of Erkenwald in red (30 April, f. 3v and 14 November, f. 7).Added prayer in

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of the Triumph of Saul and David, with a full bar border, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

red and blue. The figure of God perhaps deliberately erased (f. 113). Psalter with canticles, imperfect The calendar perhaps of London origin: includes two feasts of Erkenwald in red (30 April, f. 3v and 14 November, f. 7).Added prayer in

• Detail of a historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of the Triumph of Saul and David, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

red and blue. The figure of God perhaps deliberately erased (f. 113). Psalter with canticles, imperfect The calendar perhaps of London origin: includes two feasts of Erkenwald in red (30 April, f. 3v and 14 November, f. 7).Added prayer in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of David kneeling with a harp, and trumpeters before an ark, at the beginning of Psalm 97., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

red and blue. The figure of God perhaps deliberately erased (f. 113). Psalter with canticles, imperfect The calendar perhaps of London origin: includes two feasts of Erkenwald in red (30 April, f. 3v and 14 November, f. 7).Added prayer in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Trinity, with the figure of God deliberately erased, at the beginning of Psalm 109., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

red and blue. The figure of God perhaps deliberately erased (f. 113). Psalter with canticles, imperfect The calendar perhaps of London origin: includes two feasts of Erkenwald in red (30 April, f. 3v and 14 November, f. 7).Added prayer in

• Historiated initial 'N' of the Annunciation. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation, and text '...Rorate celi / …s pluant in'., Cuttings from a choir book, probably a Sanctorale

W. Y. Ottley's Collection. / F. M.'.Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1088; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £4

• Historiated initial 'D' of a blessed Benedictine Cardinal reading in a walled garden. On the reverse, two four-line red staves, musical notation and text 'ad / ma[tins] / an[tiphona] Gloria /…vir q tun et'., Cuttings from a choir book, probably a Sanctorale

W. Y. Ottley's Collection. / F. M.'.Payne and Foss, London booksellers: their sale, 24 June 1850, lot 1088; purchased by Boone on the fourth day of the sale, 27 June.William Boone, London bookseller trading 1815-1870: purchased by him for £4

• 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)

Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: signed with his name (upper margin of ff. 1, 50).Purchased as part of the Hargrave collection of legal manuscripts by the British Museum, 1813. Henry VI Placentius Master London England, S. E. (London)

• 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)

Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: signed with his name (upper margin of ff. 1, 50).Purchased as part of the Hargrave collection of legal manuscripts by the British Museum, 1813. Henry VI Placentius Master London England, S. E. (London)

• 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)

Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: signed with his name (upper margin of ff. 1, 50).Purchased as part of the Hargrave collection of legal manuscripts by the British Museum, 1813. Text page Placentius Master London England, S. E. (London)

• Historiated initial with the dove of the Holy Spirit., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

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. Holy Spirit London England, S. E. ( London)

• Historiated initial with an angel., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

nation 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. Angel London England, S. E. ( London)

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Hours of the Earls of Ormond')

the nation 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. London England, S. E. ( London)