• Detail of a miniature of the Immaculate Conception and of Henry VII kneeling., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London and its

• Text of a prayer mentioning Henry VII; ‘ut rex noster Henricus sep/timus…’., Proper of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception

Conception in London (founded in 1503): another manuscript suggesting Henry VII's connection with this confraternity is Oxford, Christ Church Ms. 179, containing a petition to the king requesting permission to establish a confraternity for French residents in London and its

• Miniature portrait of Henry VIII wearing an emblazoned coat., Collection of arms and mottoes of Companies and Corporations of London

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. Henry VIII London England, S. (London ?)

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ere) and full border., Lectionary, in the earlier Wycliffite version

earlier Wycliffite version Roger Lyne, chantry priest of St Swithin's, London Stone, City of London: inscribed 'thys booke was of Roger lyne chantre prest of / saynt swythyns at london stone' f. 1).Francis Wilstropp of Yorkshire, living in 1564: inscribed

• Detail of heraldry with a swan crest flanked by two (erased) arms., Leaves and bifolia of a Book of Hours, containing text from the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated

• Text from the Hours of the Virgin with an initial letter 'L' inhabited by a stag., Leaves and bifolia of a Book of Hours, containing text from the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated

• Historiated initial 'I' of the eagle symbol of John, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from John 1:1-14., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'I' of the lion symbol of Mark, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Mark 16:14-20., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'D' probably of David in the Wilderness, with a red eagle, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Bifolium of a Book of Hours, containing the Penitential Psalms

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 historiated initial

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Annunciation, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia of a Book of Hours, containing text from the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated

• Historiated initial 'I' of the angel symbol of Luke, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Luke 6:36-42., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

& M. A. Rouse MS 32; Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 18 May 1996, lot 20 (now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 4 historiated initials

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of king Edward III, crowned with a scepter on a throne, and a full border with a dragon, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard), with a bar and foliate extensions, at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n dei nomine amen)., The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church, London

Church, London. 5 large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 2, 9, 10v, 11v). Marginal notations and rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church, London

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of king Edward III, crowned with a scepter on a throne, at the beginning of the first statute of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Decorated initial 'R'(ichard), at the beginning of the first statute under the government of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III (ff. 1-212v) and Richard II (ff. 213-329v)

1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.10.9’, f. [iv]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with

• Text page with small decorated initials., 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

• Text page with coloured initials., 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

• Text page with coloured initials., 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