• Miniature of the death of Pompey., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

14). Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: perhaps acquired by him.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 72; and in

• Detail of a miniature of the suicide of Cato., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

14). Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: perhaps acquired by him.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 72; and in

• Detail of a miniature of Caesar being murdered., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

14). Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: perhaps acquired by him.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 72; and in

• Miniature of a battle with archers and riders in armour, at the beginning of book 7., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

14). Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: perhaps acquired by him.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 72; and in

• Detail of a miniature of king Ptolemy's fleet atacking a city., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

14). Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: perhaps acquired by him.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 72; and in

• Miniature of Caesar's army and the view of Gaul with rivers and lands bearing inscriptions: 'Belges', 'sayne et marne', 'Rin', 'Celtes', 'Geronde', 'acquitai[n]s', at the beginning of book 2., Bellum Gallicum (Les commentaires de Cesar)

14). Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: perhaps acquired by him.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 72; and in

• Decorated initial word ~We-elleh~ (and these) with the moon, the sun and a star, at the beginning of Exodus., Pentateuch with Targum and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-219); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 220-244v); ~Haftarot~ (ff. 245-288). Job with Rashi's commentary (ff. 289-307); ~Megillat Antiochus~ (ff. 309-310v)

15th century (f. 4).Meir: inscription in Hebrew: 'I am Meir', 15th century (f. 308v).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar and librarian: inscribed with his name: 'Liber Humfredi Wanley' (f. 1) (see Wright 1972).Illegible Hebrew inscriptions (f. 4).The

• ~Carmina figurata~: Rashi's commentary in the outer margin is written in the form of a fleur-de-lis., Pentateuch with Targum and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-219); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 220-244v); ~Haftarot~ (ff. 245-288). Job with Rashi's commentary (ff. 289-307); ~Megillat Antiochus~ (ff. 309-310v)

15th century (f. 4).Meir: inscription in Hebrew: 'I am Meir', 15th century (f. 308v).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar and librarian: inscribed with his name: 'Liber Humfredi Wanley' (f. 1) (see Wright 1972).Illegible Hebrew inscriptions (f. 4).The

• Initial-word panel with penwork decoration and full border with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Numbers., Pentateuch with Targum and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-219); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 220-244v); ~Haftarot~ (ff. 245-288). Job with Rashi's commentary (ff. 289-307); ~Megillat Antiochus~ (ff. 309-310v)

15th century (f. 4).Meir: inscription in Hebrew: 'I am Meir', 15th century (f. 308v).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar and librarian: inscribed with his name: 'Liber Humfredi Wanley' (f. 1) (see Wright 1972).Illegible Hebrew inscriptions (f. 4).The

• Main text (end of Deuteronomy and a colophon of the scribe) is written in geometrical forms; Rashi's commentary and another colophon in the outer margin are written in the form of the Hebrew word ~hazaq~ (Be strong)., Pentateuch with Targum and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-219); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 220-244v); ~Haftarot~ (ff. 245-288). Job with Rashi's commentary (ff. 289-307); ~Megillat Antiochus~ (ff. 309-310v)

15th century (f. 4).Meir: inscription in Hebrew: 'I am Meir', 15th century (f. 308v).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar and librarian: inscribed with his name: 'Liber Humfredi Wanley' (f. 1) (see Wright 1972).Illegible Hebrew inscriptions (f. 4).The

• Initial-word panel with penwork decoration, at the beginning of Ruth., Pentateuch with Targum and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-219); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 220-244v); ~Haftarot~ (ff. 245-288). Job with Rashi's commentary (ff. 289-307); ~Megillat Antiochus~ (ff. 309-310v)

15th century (f. 4).Meir: inscription in Hebrew: 'I am Meir', 15th century (f. 308v).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar and librarian: inscribed with his name: 'Liber Humfredi Wanley' (f. 1) (see Wright 1972).Illegible Hebrew inscriptions (f. 4).The

• ~Carmina figurata~: text written in geometrical forms. The last word of text in the outer margin, ~Avraham~, is marked., Pentateuch with Targum and Rashi's commentary (ff. 1-219); Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 220-244v); ~Haftarot~ (ff. 245-288). Job with Rashi's commentary (ff. 289-307); ~Megillat Antiochus~ (ff. 309-310v)

15th century (f. 4).Meir: inscription in Hebrew: 'I am Meir', 15th century (f. 308v).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar and librarian: inscribed with his name: 'Liber Humfredi Wanley' (f. 1) (see Wright 1972).Illegible Hebrew inscriptions (f. 4).The

• Front cover of brown leather with gold tooling, the arms of George II and the date, 1757., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Front cover England

• Text page., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page England

• Text page., Constituciones artis gemetrie secundum Euclyde: a poem on the craft of Masonry

II (b. 1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page England

• Decorated initial 'E'(t si) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Leonardus Aretinus' De bello italico adversus Gotos., De bello italico adversus Gotos

134v, 148v). De bello italico adversus Gotos Part 1 (ff. 1-82v)Added marginal inscriptions in various medieval and post-medieval hands in English and Latin (e.g., ff. 1, 17v-18, 35, 55, 66v, 67, 78v, 79)Effaced inscription (f. 9).Effaced inscription 'The man blest

• Interlaced initial 'D'(isciplina) at the beginning of Isidore, 'Etymologies'., Etymologies (index Etymologiae), divided into 20 books, with two letters of correspondence between Isidore and Braulio (f. 1), imperfect

or charters (see Lowe 1964; Codices Latini Antiquiores, Supplement, 1971; Ganz 2007).Contemporary and 10th-century marginal and interlinear glosses, partly in Old Breton (see Fleuriot 1979; Lambert 1999).Musical notation: added neumes, northern France, late 10th century (f. 20v); 11th century (f.

• Marginal pen drawing of the head of a bearded man., Etymologies (index Etymologiae), divided into 20 books, with two letters of correspondence between Isidore and Braulio (f. 1), imperfect

or charters (see Lowe 1964; Codices Latini Antiquiores, Supplement, 1971; Ganz 2007).Contemporary and 10th-century marginal and interlinear glosses, partly in Old Breton (see Fleuriot 1979; Lambert 1999).Musical notation: added neumes, northern France, late 10th century (f. 20v); 11th century (f.

• Interlaced initial 'D'(yalectica) at the beginning of the chapter on Logic in Book II of Isidore, 'Etymologies'., Etymologies (index Etymologiae), divided into 20 books, with two letters of correspondence between Isidore and Braulio (f. 1), imperfect

or charters (see Lowe 1964; Codices Latini Antiquiores, Supplement, 1971; Ganz 2007).Contemporary and 10th-century marginal and interlinear glosses, partly in Old Breton (see Fleuriot 1979; Lambert 1999).Musical notation: added neumes, northern France, late 10th century (f. 20v); 11th century (f.

• Detail of a miniature of the author reading., Li Livres dou tresor

Livres dou tresor The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, (f. 12v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. The author