• Miniature of 'blures' and hedgehogs, illustrating the text that they gather grapes on their needles, in order to carry them home to their young., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Hedgehogs England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of eagles, one holding a fish, illustrating the text that when it is young the eagle can see fish in the sea from a great height; but when it gets old its eyes become dim, so it flies towards the sun and burns off the dimness, before immersing itself in water, which restores it to full strength and perfect eyesight., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Eagles England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of ostrichs, illustrating the text that ostriches will not lay their eggs until they see that the constellation Pleiedes has risen, usually in June. Then they lay their eggs and bury them in the sand. The warmth of the summer is enough to hatch the eggs., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Ostrich England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniatures of a peacock and 'ulula'., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Peacock England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of a dragon attacking an elephant., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Dragon and elephant England,

• Decorated initial 'B'(estiarum)., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Decorated initial England, S.

• Miniature of a pard, a lion-like creature., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Pard England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of an elephant with a wooden tower on its back, with soldiers with crossbows and other weapons, some of the soldiers in armour., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Elephant England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of an ibex, with three hunters: one with a horn, another with a bow, and an third with an axe, and two dogs, illustrating the text that the ibex has such strong horns that if it fell headlong from a high mountain its whole body would be supported by the horns. Below, a miniature of a hyena (Yena) devouring a human corpse, which it pulls from a tomb., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Ibex and Hyena England,

• Miniature of goats, one biting its back leg., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Goats England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of a sow suckling piglets., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Pigs England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of a camel., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Camel England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of badgers, illustrating the text that when digging a hole, some badgers lie on their backs and pile earth which has been dug by other badgers onto their bellies; they then allow themselves to be dragged out of the hole backwards by a piece of wood held in their mouth., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Badgers England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of ants., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Ants England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of cranes, illustrating the text that cranes took it in turns to sleep: in this miniature, four cranes are sleeping while the fifth stands on one leg with a stone held in its other claw so that if danger approaches it can wake the others., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Cranes England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of a caladrius perching at the bedside of a king, illustrating the text that the bird has the power to foretell whether an ill patient will live or die. If the bird turns its back on the patient, the patient is sure to die; however, if the bird faces him he will live., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Caladrius England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of an owl (Bubo) with three smaller birds., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Owl England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of an asp and a man, illustrating the text that the asp puts one ear against the ground, and blocked its other ear with the tip of its tail, so that it could not hear a snake-charmer's spell., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Asp England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of a serpent with wings, illustrating the text that the snake sheds its skin by crawling through a narrow hole., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Serpent England, S. (Salisbury?)

• Miniature of various fish, including an eel, a sea-horse, and a creature with horns., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

1753 to 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. Fish England, S. (Salisbury?)