• Coloured initials, and in the lower right corner a human-animal hybrid creature, perhaps intended to ornament the run-over word at the bottom of the column., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

list of 20 books bequeathed by Richard of Chester, canon of York (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 and

• Initial with floral decoration. Coloured initials, line-fillers and paraphs. Added in the upper margin is the note 'Ex monasterio cestrie': From the monastery of Chester., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

list of 20 books bequeathed by Richard of Chester, canon of York (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 and

• Inhabited initials 'H'(ec sunt) with white lions, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa Ordinaria and interlinear glosses

Maidestane (see Royal 5 B XIII, f. 2r).Added paper leaf containing accounts in Latin and English, late 15th century (f. 2r-2v).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 515' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Inscriptions recording that the book belonged to the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, and was given by Ralph de Ros, prior of Rochester, reading 'Liber de claustro Roffen[se] que[m] qui inde alienav[er]it / alienatu[m]ve celav[er]it exco[mun]icatus sit', and 'per Radu[l]fum d[e] Ros p[ri]orem'; and the Westminster inventory number 'no. 515'., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa Ordinaria and interlinear glosses

Maidestane (see Royal 5 B XIII, f. 2r).Added paper leaf containing accounts in Latin and English, late 15th century (f. 2r-2v).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 515' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Foliate initial 'V'(ocavit), at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa Ordinaria and interlinear glosses

Maidestane (see Royal 5 B XIII, f. 2r).Added paper leaf containing accounts in Latin and English, late 15th century (f. 2r-2v).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 515' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Text page with stitching., Homiliae X ad monachos, sermons and theological treatises

neighbourhood of Wallingford, and a grant of land by Nicholas, Prior of Wallingford (until 1182) (f. 153v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 374' (f. 2); included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominis at the beginning of the first homily of Cesarius)., Homiliae X ad monachos, sermons and theological treatises

neighbourhood of Wallingford, and a grant of land by Nicholas, Prior of Wallingford (until 1182) (f. 153v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 374' (f. 2); included in the inventory of books in the

• Initial 'E'(xhortatur) at the beginning of Eusebius' homily., Homiliae X ad monachos, sermons and theological treatises

neighbourhood of Wallingford, and a grant of land by Nicholas, Prior of Wallingford (until 1182) (f. 153v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 374' (f. 2); included in the inventory of books in the

• Initial 'I'(n) decorated with zoomorphic form and extending into partial bar border., Pharetra, in four books

Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 4) and in the 1698

• Initial 'G'(regorius) with foliate and zoomorphic decoration., Pharetra, in four books

Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 4) and in the 1698

• Puzzle initial 'G'(regorius) with pen-flourishing and partial border., Pharetra, in four books

Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 4) and in the 1698

• Less colourful than the first two major divisions at Psalms 1 and 51, the large decorated initial 'D'(omine) and display capitals at the beginning of Psalm 101 are here executed in just blue and red, with some details in orange. Between the lines of the main Latin text is a translation in Old English., Psalter, in the Roman version (ff. 4-95), with canticles (ff. 96-104), a short litany (f. 104), a hymnal (ff. 105-128) and monastic canticles (ff. 129-135); added calendar (ff. 2,3) (the 'Bosworth Psalter')

orange. Between the lines of the main Latin text is a translation in OldEnglish. 29 Psalms and 6 canticles have an interlinear gloss in OldEnglish (ff. 32-33, 34, 38v, 40, 43, 54v-55, 64v-65v, 77v-87, 90-92, 101-103).The text of

• Miniature of the presentation of the Decretals to Gregory IX by Raymond of Penyafort, at the beginning of book 1., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, in French, 14th-century English hand (f. 347).Added glosses, 14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 174' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Detail of a miniature of the presentation of the Decretals to Gregory IX by Raymond of Penyafort., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, in French, 14th-century English hand (f. 347).Added glosses, 14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 174' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Detail of a miniature of a priest performing a marriage ceremony, at the beginning of book 4., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, in French, 14th-century English hand (f. 347).Added glosses, 14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 174' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Miniature of a priest performing a marriage, and a foliate initial 'D'(e Francia), at the beginning of book 4., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, in French, 14th-century English hand (f. 347).Added glosses, 14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 174' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Text page., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, in French, 14th-century English hand (f. 347).Added glosses, 14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 174' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Detail of a miniature of a priest performing a marriage ceremony, at the beginning of book 4., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, in French, 14th-century English hand (f. 347).Added glosses, 14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 174' (f. 1), included in the inventory of

• Drawing in lead point of Christ enthroned, with his right hand raised in blessing and his left holding a closed book., Added drawing of Christ

an interlinear gloss in OldEnglish (ff. 32-33, 34, 38v, 40, 43, 54v-55, 64v-65v, 77v-87, 90-92, 101-103).The text of the Psalter was adapted for use in the Benedictine Office, according to Brown (2007). The earliest English source for the 'New

• Illuminated initial 'H'(odie) with an animal mask, a bird and foliate motifs, at the beginning of the book., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the