• Miniature of the birth of Caesar, with a full border including the royal arms of England surmounted by a crowned helm with mantling in Edward's colours of red and blue and surrounded by the Garter inscribed with a motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', with two escutcheons bearing the royal arms differenced by labels of three or five points for his sons, Edward the Prince of Wales and Richard Duke of York, the arms of the saint patrons of England, George, Edmund and Edward the Confessor, and the Yorkist badge of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit'; with an illuminated initial 'C'(hascun) of three heralding lions of the royal arms, at the beginning of the prologue., La grant hystoire Cesar, i.e. Les faits des Romains, with additional texts

by labels of three or five points for his sons, Edward the Prince of Wales and Richard Duke ofYork, the arms of the saint patrons of England, George, Edmund and Edward the Confessor, and the Yorkist badge of the

• Miniature of two consecutive events taking place on the bank of the Tiber: Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf, with Faustulus raising his hands in surprise, and Faustulus giving Romulus and Remus to Laurentia, with a full border containing the Royal arms of England surrounded by the Garter with the motto, 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward IV's colours of red and blue and a crest of a lion, with two shields bearing the same arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke of York, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and an illuminated initial 'P'(rincipibus), at the beginning of book 1., Romuléon

IV's colours of red and blue and a crest of a lion, with two shields bearing the same arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke ofYork, two

• Border with hybrids and grotesques., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, and full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, and full foliate border, at the beginning of Compline in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• Border with hybrids and grotesques., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• Border with figures, including a woman, and two half-naked men., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris

Stuart (b. 1725, d. 1807), Cardinal Duke of York.John Julio Clovio: inscribed 'from the library of the late Cardinal York' (f. [i]).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham: inscribed with

• Miniature of king Richard II ordering the execution of a rebel, at the beginning of chapter 14 of book 2., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

Miniature of king Richard II ordering the execution of a rebel, at the beginning of chapter 14 of book 2. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a list of contents

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II with his court after his coronation, at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 1., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

of a miniature ofRichard II with his court after his coronation, at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 1. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a list

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II with his court after his coronation, at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 1., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

of a miniature ofRichard II with his court after his coronation, at the beginning of chapter 1 of book 1. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a list

• Detail of a miniature of king Richard II ordering the execution of a rebel, at the beginning of chapter 14 of book 2., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

Detail of a miniature of king Richard II ordering the execution of a rebel, at the beginning of chapter 14 of book 2. Includes the third volume of the Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre of Jean of Wavrin, preceded by a

• Decorated and coloured initials., Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect

Cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, imperfect The latest document is dated 1393 and Richard II is described as 'rex ultimus', suggesting a terminus ante quem of 1413 (f. 92v). Burton 2004 p. xxvii argues that the absence of

• Pen-flourished initials 'C'(hrist) and 'P'(ride)., An explication of the ten commandments (imperfect at the beginning) (ff. 1-8v), Lavynham's Little Treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins (De septem mortalibus peccatis), a tract on the Pater Noster (ff. 28v-48v), and various other religious works (imperfect at the end)

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. Pen-flourished initials Richard Lavenham and various other authors (index Richard Lavynham,

• Miniature of the king of Armenia having an audience with Richard II at Westminster., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

Miniature of the king of Armenia having an audience with Richard II at Westminster. 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

• Detail of a miniature of the king of Armenia having an audience with Richard II at Westminster., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

Detail of a miniature of the king of Armenia having an audience with Richard II at Westminster. 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

• Miniature of Philistines carrying Saul's head, with a full border containing a shield with the arms of Richard IV, at the beginning of book 2., De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes)

Miniature of Philistines carrying Saul's head, with a full border containing a shield with the arms ofRichard IV, at the beginning of book 2. Contains the second translation of De casibus virorum illustrium of Boccaccio made by Laurent de