• 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

• 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 presentation of the book to king Charles V of France by the translator, with a puzzle initial 'C'(elui)., De consolatione philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

of the presentation of the book to king Charles V of France by the translator, with a puzzle initial 'C'(elui). Contains a French translation of the 'De consolatione philosophiae' of Boethius, datable to 1364-1380 and dedicated to Chares V

• Coloured initials with penwork decoration., Leaf from Richard's 'De Trinitate', Book 2, chapters 16-20

Coloured initials with penwork decoration. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the

• Full page miniatures of the fortified town of York., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

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. York Geoffrey of Monmouth (index Galfridus Monumetensis) York England, N. (York

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) and partial foliate border., Breviary, Use of York, imperfect

Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) and partial foliate border. Containing a York calendar (ff. 7-12v) including in red William ofYork (8 June) and his translation (6 Jan.), Wilfrid ofYork (12 Oct.). These saints also appear in the litany (ff. 76v-77).Catchwords

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit) and partial foliate border., Breviary, Use of York, imperfect

Decorated initial 'D'(ixit) and partial foliate border. Containing a York calendar (ff. 7-12v) including in red William ofYork (8 June) and his translation (6 Jan.), Wilfrid ofYork (12 Oct.). These saints also appear in the litany (ff. 76v-77).Catchwords

• Miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of York with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by the Garter; the arms of France and of George encircled by the Garter, and a banner bearing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou, wrapped with a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and supported by the royal device of an antelope with a crown and chain., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of

• Miniature of John Talbot identified by his Talbot dog, presenting the book to queen Margaret seated in a palace beside king Henry VI, and surrounded by the court, with the royal arms of England at the back of the throne, and banners of England, France, George, and Anjou at the top of the roof; with a full border containing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou; the arms of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury with the arms of Beauchamp, earls of Warwick in pretence, for his wife, Margaret Beauchamp, surrounded by the Garter, a scroll inscribed with the verses reading 'Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous / Et bien servir / Jusqu au mourir/ Ce sachent tous / Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous', and a bunch of daisies, or 'marguerites', referring to Margaret of Anjou. Miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Glaucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of York with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by the Garter; the arms of France and of George encircled by the Garter, and a banner bearing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou, wrapped with a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and supported by the royal device of an antelope with a crown and chain., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Glaucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of

• Detail of a miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Richard, duke of York with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by the Garter., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

Detail of a miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Richard, duke ofYork with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by

• Text page., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

2000). Full page miniatures in colours of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants, and the building of a city, possibly London (f. 30v), and of the fortified town ofYork (f. 45v). Initials in blue with

• Inhabited borders around calendrical tables, Calendar and calendrical material

ink are William ofYork (8 June), Carileffus (1 July), the rare Boisil of Melrose (7 July), whose relics were at Durham, Oswald, whose head was at Durham (12 Aug.), Aidan (31 Aug.), and Paulinus ofYork (10 Oct.); in

• Full page miniature of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants and the building of a city, possibly London., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

2000). Full page miniatures in colours of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants, and the building of a city, possibly London (f. 30v), and of the fortified town ofYork (f. 45v). Initials in blue with

• Initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panels decorated with foliate motifs and floral border, at the beginning of the section on Yom Kippur., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship

• Initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2

of the sixteenth, beginning of seventeenth century), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 104, and appendix § 112-117. Camillo Jaghel: censor's signature, 1613 (f. 176v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship