• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of the Dominican friar, John of Freiburg, teaching a group of pupils., Summa confessorum

ei abstulerit aut titul[u]m deleverit anathema sit, Amen' (f. 1 ).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (f. 1) (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii).The Old Royal Library (the

• Decorated initial 'Q' with a partial bar border., Summa confessorum

ei abstulerit aut titul[u]m deleverit anathema sit, Amen' (f. 1 ).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (f. 1) (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii).The Old Royal Library (the

• Puzzle initial and pen-flourished initials., Summa confessorum

ei abstulerit aut titul[u]m deleverit anathema sit, Amen' (f. 1 ).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (f. 1) (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii).The Old Royal Library (the

• Ownership inscription of the Cistercian abbey of Newminster 'Liber Sancte Marie Novi monasterii' (The New Monastery [Newminster] of St Mary)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino), at the beginning of a letter to Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria (d. c. 685)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'R'(everentissimis), at the beginning of the treatise addressed to the abbess Hildelith, with interlinear glosses., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial ' (H)elias' at the beginning of chapter 20., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'E'(xpeltis) at the beginning of Chapter 39, 'the summary of masculine examples'., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initials 'D'(omine) and 'V'(enite)., Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v)

(ff. 69, 69v). Residual glue from prints that have been removed (ff. 46v, 122, 122v). Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v) Henry Worsley (b. 1675, d. 1747), scholar and manuscript collector, envoy

• Initials and border with penwork decoration in foliate design with hybrid creatures., A collection of statutes, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), a table of the Magna Charta clauses (ff. 8-14v), Edward I's 1297 Magna Charta (ff. 15-25v), Edward I's Charter of the Forrest (ff. 25v- 30v), an extract from a register from the Benedictine Priory of Eye in Suffolk (ff. 68-71), the statutes of Berewike (possibly Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland; ff. 191-192) and York (ff. 262v-267), and the Ordinationes issued by Edward II in 1311 (ff. 231-262v)

from the Benedictine Priory of Eye in Suffolk (ff. 68-71), the statutes of Berewike (possibly Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland; ff. 191-192) and York (ff. 262v-267), and the Ordinationes issued by Edward II in 1311 (ff. 231-262v) ? Johannes Best, 15th century (unidentified):

• Detail of a page: initial-word panel inhabited by animals and dragons including two hare hunting scenes, at the beginning of the section on the customs of Passover., ~Keter Malkhut~ (The Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 1-8r); festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite (ff. 8v-231v)

168). Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1619 (f. 231v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 50-56.Owner's inscription in Italian, partially illegible: 'Questo lib[ro] .. David a Samuel ..

• Foliate initial 'H'(ic), at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John, at the beginning of John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Text page with gloss., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of the Annunciation to Zacharias, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Decorated initials 'M'(enedemus), 'B'(asilius), 'B'(ias)., Collectio Sententiarum aurearum (index Collection of Golden Sentences), vol. 2, imperfect

c. 1476: prologue with dedication (in Harley 3346, ff. 5-6v). George Neville (b. 1432, d. 1476), administrator and archbishop of York: presented to him by George Hermonymus of Sparta during his visit to England probably in 1476 (prologue with dedication

• Foliate initial 'H'(ic), at the beginning of the prologue to John, and a text page., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Illuminated initial 'M' at the beginning of the prologue, with ownership inscriptions, including Lumley., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark holding a book in the upper register and a lion, his symbol, holding a scroll, in the lower register, at the beginning of Mark., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Drawing of a bird holding a hairy hybrid in its peak, at ~parashat wa-yehi~ (Gen. 47:28-50:26)., Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 241-295v), Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~) with Rashi’s commentary (ff. 295v-321), and a portion of the Targum on the Song of Songs (ff. 321v-323v).

of the 16th century-beginning of 17th century, in Cremona?) (f. 323v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 18-19, 93.Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681, d. c. 1753), bookseller, employed by Edward Harley