• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

leaf of paper pasted on the inside of the old cover was written 'Thys fayre Boke I have fro the Abbey of Saint Albons in thys yeare of our Lord m.cccclxxxx the sixt daye of Apryll. Willyam Caxton', and 'Richard

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

leaf of paper pasted on the inside of the old cover was written 'Thys fayre Boke I have fro the Abbey of Saint Albons in thys yeare of our Lord m.cccclxxxx the sixt daye of Apryll. Willyam Caxton', and 'Richard

• Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)(ff. 3-177v); De trinitate (ff. 179-244v)

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. Puzzle initial Augustine England

• Table of eclipses of the sun., Astronomical Calendar

made under the supervision of Johannes, and she attributes two initials to him (ff. 16, 64).Known as the 'Princess Joan Psalter' because of John Somer's dedication of the calendar to Joan Holland (d. 1442), mother ofRichard II, but there

• Illuminated initial 'A'(d honorem) at the beginning of John Somer's preface., Astronomical Calendar

made under the supervision of Johannes, and she attributes two initials to him (ff. 16, 64).Known as the 'Princess Joan Psalter' because of John Somer's dedication of the calendar to Joan Holland (d. 1442), mother ofRichard II, but there

• Allegorical designs: the demolition of a house, etc., Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

demolition of a house, etc. Allegorical designs, in colours and gold (1-2v). Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of

• Allegorical designs: four signboards, anchor and shears, the royal arms and Prince of Wales's feathers, dated 1623, and initials NF; anchor and sheep, the arms of London and of the Merchant Taylors' Company, dated 1619, and initials BW; a sun, dated 1625, and initials HW; a clock, dated 1628, and initials LV; below a scene with a man carrying a bust of Charles l; on the facing page street scenes, a procession, and the Pope and others burning., Allegorical designs, relating to political events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

events in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold

• Genealogy of Stephen, Henry II, Richard, and John, and their children shown in circles., Genealogical roll of the kings of England to Edward IV, imperfect (the Shorter English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

margin (ff. 2v-23). Genealogical roll of the kings of England to Edward IV, imperfect (the Shorter English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) Edward Rowe Mores (b. 1730, d. 1778), antiquary and historian of printing: inscribed 'Edw. Rowe Mores

• Miniature of the destruction of Thebes., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

Miniature of the destruction of Thebes. Contains the Historia Alexandri translated as Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in the service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first

• Miniature of Charles the Bold receiving the book from the translator, Vasco de Lucena, and a foliate initial 'T'(res), with a full border containing a man with a cross-bow and an added shield bearing the Tudor royal arms of England crowned and supported by a red dragon and a white greyhound, at the beginning of the prologue., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Detail of a miniature of Charles the Bold receiving the book from the translator, Vasco de Lucena, at the beginning of the prologue., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander and his army crossing a frozen river., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Miniature of Alexander and his army crossing a frozen river., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Miniature of the death of Alexander king of Epirus during a battle, and a foliate initial 'A'(lexandre), with a full border, including grotesque hybrids, at the beginning of book 5., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Alexander king of Epirus during a battle, at the beginning of book 5., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Detail of a female grotesque, from the margins of the folio., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Detail of a male figure standing next to a stork, from the margins of the folio., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of

• Miniature of the death of Meleager., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

Miniature of the death of Meleager. Contains the Historia Alexandri translated as Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in the service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Meleager., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

of a miniature of the death of Meleager. Contains the Historia Alexandri translated as Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre by Vasco da Lucena, a Portuguese in the service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret

• Miniature of royal arms, with inscriptions., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

service of Isabella of Portugal and then of Margaret ofYork, first presented to Charles in 1468; preceded by a list of contents (ff. 1-10).According to Avril and Reynaud 1993, illuminated by the Rambures Master, named after the Hours of