• 'Champ' initial with foliate feathering at the beginning of the text., The Brut Chronicle (the common version to 1377), imperfect to the year 1356

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• null, Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Inhabited initial 'I'(n principio) with lions, at the beginning of Diatessaron., Diatessaron (or Unum ex quatuor), with glosses

Added inscription mentioning Richard I [called Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard the Lionheart] (b. 1157, d.1199), king of England, duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine: 'Ric[ar]d[us] Rex Anglie dux normannie, Comes andigavie o[mn]ib[us] sibi subicis salt.', end of the 12th

• Text page., Diatessaron (or Unum ex quatuor), with glosses

Added inscription mentioning Richard I [called Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard the Lionheart] (b. 1157, d.1199), king of England, duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine: 'Ric[ar]d[us] Rex Anglie dux normannie, Comes andigavie o[mn]ib[us] sibi subicis salt.', end of the 12th

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(mmonius) formed of a dragon, at the beginning of the letter of Eusebius to Carpianus; and a foliate initial 'V'(idi)., Diatessaron (or Unum ex quatuor), with glosses

Added inscription mentioning Richard I [called Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard the Lionheart] (b. 1157, d.1199), king of England, duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine: 'Ric[ar]d[us] Rex Anglie dux normannie, Comes andigavie o[mn]ib[us] sibi subicis salt.', end of the 12th

• Decorated initial and border., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

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 and border Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus

• Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

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. Full border with initial Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus

• Detail of 'champ' initials with foliate feathering., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

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. Illuminated initials Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus England,

• Detail of 'champ' initials with foliate feathering., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

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. Illuminated initials Richard Franciscus Ricardus Franciscus England,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson

• Historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and Elizabeth [Elizabeth ofYork] (b. 1466, d. 1503), queen of England, his consort: inscribed, 'God save kyngge Harre / and kyenne Ellessabet' (f. i).?Shelfmark of a very large number

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson 1999).According

• Text page of the legend of Paul the Hermit., Lives of the Saints

Text page of the legend of Paul the Hermit. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson 1999).According to

• Text page with initial 'P'(ROVIDE) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the edict of King Alaric., Variae (abridgement of the last five books)

(abridgement of the last five books) The Convent of Austin Friars, York: in the catalogue of 1372 (Dublin, Trinity College MS 359, ff. 5-48) no. 460.John Erghome, prior ofYork (c.1385): an erased inscription in the upper margin of the

• Text page with 'P'(lerumque) with penwork decoration., Variae (abridgement of the last five books)

(abridgement of the last five books) The Convent of Austin Friars, York: in the catalogue of 1372 (Dublin, Trinity College MS 359, ff. 5-48) no. 460.John Erghome, prior ofYork (c.1385): an erased inscription in the upper margin of the

• Text page with initial 'Q'(ui) with penwork decoration., Variae (abridgement of the last five books)

(abridgement of the last five books) The Convent of Austin Friars, York: in the catalogue of 1372 (Dublin, Trinity College MS 359, ff. 5-48) no. 460.John Erghome, prior ofYork (c.1385): an erased inscription in the upper margin of the

• Text page with quire number in arabic numerals written backwards: '610' for 16., Variae (abridgement of the last five books)

(abridgement of the last five books) The Convent of Austin Friars, York: in the catalogue of 1372 (Dublin, Trinity College MS 359, ff. 5-48) no. 460.John Erghome, prior ofYork (c.1385): an erased inscription in the upper margin of the

• Text page with puzzle initial 'P'(ropositi) with penwork decoration and rubric added in a later cursive script ., Variae (abridgement of the last five books)

(abridgement of the last five books) The Convent of Austin Friars, York: in the catalogue of 1372 (Dublin, Trinity College MS 359, ff. 5-48) no. 460.John Erghome, prior ofYork (c.1385): an erased inscription in the upper margin of the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A' of Euphrasia becoming a nun., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A' of Euphrasia becoming a nun. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the martyrdom of Laurence., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the martyrdom of Laurence. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson