• Flourished initials 'C'(irca) and 'A'(loe), at the beginning of the Tractatus de medicinis simplicibus., Tractatus de medicinis simplicibus (ff. 3-40); Summa antidotarii (ff. 40v-67)

decoration. Small initials in plain red or green. Tractatus de medicinis simplicibus (ff. 3-40); Summa antidotarii (ff. 40v-67) Inscription in English, 15th-century (f. 1v).Inscribed 'Marmaduci Constable de north Clyff Armiger an^o^ salve(?) 1518 die 25 mense May' (f. 68, cf.

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of creation, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Historiated initial France, Central France, Central or N.

• Historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Marginal glosses, 13th century.Pen-flourished decoration in brawn and red added in some lower margins, 13th century.Marginal gloss, 16th century (f. 3).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Historiated initial England

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Marginal glosses, 13th century.Pen-flourished decoration in brawn and red added in some lower margins, 13th century.Marginal gloss, 16th century (f. 3).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Historiated initial England

• Illuminated initial 'E'(l) with a marginal drawing of Saul on a throne holding a sceptre., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

f. 136, paraphs in red or brown, probably added. Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead,

• Decorated initials at the end of a versified biblical history, ending with 4 (2) Kings. In the lower margin, a 15th-century inscription identifies the book as belonging to the nuns of Derby Priory., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

f. 136, paraphs in red or brown, probably added. Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead,

• Ink drawing of Christ in Majesty, with angels., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

f. 136, paraphs in red or brown, probably added. Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead,

• Illuminated initial 'A', with a correction in the margin by the second column and an arm with a pointing hand indicating where the verses should be inserted., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

f. 136, paraphs in red or brown, probably added. Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead,

• Detail of an historiated initial ‘F’(rater) of Jerome writing at a writing desk, at the beginning of the Prologue., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Historiated initial France, Central France, Central or N.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of God enthroned in the upper register and God blessing in the lower register, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

names Marginal glosses, 13th century.Pen-flourished decoration in brawn and red added in some lower margins, 13th century.Marginal gloss, 16th century (f. 3).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. God England

• Detail of 6 medallions of the days of Creation, in the lower margin., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

names Marginal glosses, 13th century.Pen-flourished decoration in brawn and red added in some lower margins, 13th century.Marginal gloss, 16th century (f. 3).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Creation England

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Marginal glosses, 13th century.Pen-flourished decoration in brawn and red added in some lower margins, 13th century.Marginal gloss, 16th century (f. 3).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Historiated initial England

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Marginal glosses, 13th century.Pen-flourished decoration in brawn and red added in some lower margins, 13th century.Marginal gloss, 16th century (f. 3).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Historiated initial England

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the subjects from Genesis in medallions: a men working with a hatchet (?), a man in a boat (Noah?), the killing of Abel, Moses with the Tables of the Law and the Throne of Grace, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

the text written in the margin and decorated with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Genesis England

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the subjects from Genesis in medallions: the Creation of Adam and Eve, the Fall, Adam labouring, and two men (?), at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

the text written in the margin and decorated with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Genesis England

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) depicting Jerome and Damasus (above), and Jerome and Ambrose (below), with the ownership inscriptions of Abbot Robert de Bello at the top of the page and under the feet of the peacock., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) depiciting a Tree of Jesse, at the start of Matthew; the prologue has a smaller historiated initial 'M'(atheus) depicting two male figures., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Partial illuminated border and initial 'D'(ominus) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Psalm 26., Bilingual Psalter, in the later Wycliffite translation, with the Canticles, and the Athanasian Creed

Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with brown penwork decoration. Latin text in red and English text in brown. Bilingual Psalter, in the later Wycliffite translation, with the Canticles, and the Athanasian Creed Sir Henry

• Decorated initial 'C(antate)' for the beginning of Psalm 97 (98)., Bible, with Psalms (ff. 249-276v) and Interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 567-601v)

new line.Made in the South of France with its large initials in colours and puzzle initials possibly painted by an English artist, according to Patricia Stirnemann. Numerous large initials in colours with foliate decoration and sometimes including an animal (dragon,

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost)., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, with gloss, imperfect

is a fragment.ff. ff. 68-71v are reused leaves from a manuscript of sacred songs with musical notation.Some annotations in an English hand. Plain initials in red or green, some large, some small (several oxidised). Capitals marked in red. Paraphs in