• Miniature of the prayer of Solomon., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of the Edict of Cyrus., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of the Edict of Cyrus., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Nehemiah inquiring of the Jews., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of the sacrifice of Josiah., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of God, Satan, and Job., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Raphael, Tobias and Tobit., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Gedaliah receiving Ishmael., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a bishop expelling a devil from a church tower., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

priory of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield: inscribed, 'Liber domus sancti barthomomei in smyth fylde', 15th century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a bishop standing at an altar, with two clerks at a lectern., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

priory of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield: inscribed, 'Liber domus sancti barthomomei in smyth fylde', 15th century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a seated king and bishop talking to one another., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

priory of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield: inscribed, 'Liber domus sancti barthomomei in smyth fylde', 15th century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper

• Lower cover of crimson velvet with the royal arms (between H. H.) and roses embroidered in coloured silks, gold-thread and seed-pearls, with spine., Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et choses memorables faictes en plusieurs lieux et villes d'icelle extraicte de la Bible et livres Sainct Hierosme', beginning, 'Arbee est une petite ville', and preceded by a dedicatory letter and poem addressed to Henry VIII

crimson velvet with the Royal arms (between H. H.) and roses embroidered in coloured silks, gold-thread and seed-pearls.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in Henry VIII's 1547 post-mortem inventory as 'the description of the holy lande and

• Verses dedicated to Henry VIII and illuminated initials 'T'(re) and 'A'(rbee) at the beginning of the text., Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et choses memorables faictes en plusieurs lieux et villes d'icelle extraicte de la Bible et livres Sainct Hierosme', beginning, 'Arbee est une petite ville', and preceded by a dedicatory letter and poem addressed to Henry VIII

crimson velvet with the Royal arms (between H. H.) and roses embroidered in coloured silks, gold-thread and seed-pearls.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in Henry VIII's 1547 post-mortem inventory as 'the description of the holy lande and

• Text page., Confessio amantis

Warner and Gilson 1921).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page

• Illuminated initial 'Þ'(is), with a partial bar border., Wycliffite sermon cycle, 'The Church and her members'

cccc 63 [1463]' is still visible.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f. 12v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Illuminated initial England

• Historiated initial 'O'(ff) of the Lover's confession, with a full border, at the beginning of the prologue., Confessio amantis

Warner and Gilson 1921).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Lover's confession

• Illuminated initial 'N', with a partial bar and foliate border., Confessio amantis

Warner and Gilson 1921).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Illuminated initial

• Illuminated initial 'F'(erst), with a partial bar and foliate border., Confessio amantis

Warner and Gilson 1921).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Illuminated initial

• Inscription stating that the book was given by Thomas Besforde to the Benedictine abbey, Reading, reading 'Hunc librum dedit frat[er] Thomas Besforde Mon[a]chus Rading[ie] / fr[at]ribus claustralib[us] ad studendum; que[m] qui alienav[er]it v[e]l fraudem / de eo fecerit v[e]l violav[er]it, anathema sit. P[re]ciu[m] lx s. Orate p[ro] a[n]i[m]a ei[us].', Commentary on Wisdom

lx s. Orate p[ro] a[n]i[m]a ei[us]' (f. iv); his arms and that of the Reading abbey (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 16; and listed in

• Detail of a miniature of Semiramis seated, with a sword, and her son, Ninus, before her, with armed men behind her., Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (index De claris mulieribus, Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

(see Carley 2000).Inscribed in a late 15th-century hand, 'The booke of the noble ladyes in French' (f. [ii]).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 478' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the