• Illuminated letters 'HEC'; the 'H' and part of the 'E' on a probably post-medieval inserted patch of parchment., Glossed Exodus (index Old Testament)

blue with red penwork, or vice versa. Chapter numbers in red in the outer and upper margins. Glossed Exodus (index Old Testament) Edmund Castell (bap. 1606, d. 1686), orientalist and lexicographer: his signature, followed by a note in Arabic (f.

• Flourished initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Exodus 12., Glossed Exodus (index Old Testament)

blue with red penwork, or vice versa. Chapter numbers in red in the outer and upper margins. Glossed Exodus (index Old Testament) Edmund Castell (bap. 1606, d. 1686), orientalist and lexicographer: his signature, followed by a note in Arabic (f.

• 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,

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with floriate decoration at the beginning of Judges., History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of Palestine (ff. 68-74)

one with blue circles and quatrefoils (f. 1). Diagrams. Highlights in red at the beginning of sentences. History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of Palestine (ff. 68-74) Carthusians of Mainz: 14th-century inscription 'Iste liber est Carthusiensium prope

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Deuteronomy., History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of Palestine (ff. 68-74)

one with blue circles and quatrefoils (f. 1). Diagrams. Highlights in red at the beginning of sentences. History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of Palestine (ff. 68-74) Carthusians of Mainz: 14th-century inscription 'Iste liber est Carthusiensium prope

• 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

• Detail of a miniature of two deer and a snake. According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

a snake. According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81

• Miniature of two deer and a snake. According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed., Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Seville, Imago Mundi

According to the text, the stag, when old, draws serpents from their holes with its breath and eats them, and its strength is renewed. A direct copy of the Worksop Bestiary, New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 81 (see ~Two

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the anointing and coronation of David, at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

sometimes with dragons (e.g., ff.1v, 173, 176v) in red and blue, with 1 dragon in gold (f. 7). Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible) Written for a nun: two prayers mention 'abbatissam nostram' (f. 176v, 179), perhaps in the diocese of

• Text page with blue and red initials, and penwork line fillers., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

sometimes with dragons (e.g., ff.1v, 173, 176v) in red and blue, with 1 dragon in gold (f. 7). Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible) Written for a nun: two prayers mention 'abbatissam nostram' (f. 176v, 179), perhaps in the diocese of

• Miniature of pigs being slaughtered, at the calendar for December., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

sometimes with dragons (e.g., ff.1v, 173, 176v) in red and blue, with 1 dragon in gold (f. 7). Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible) Written for a nun: two prayers mention 'abbatissam nostram' (f. 176v, 179), perhaps in the diocese of

• Detail of grotesque from the foot of the folio., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

sometimes with dragons (e.g., ff.1v, 173, 176v) in red and blue, with 1 dragon in gold (f. 7). Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible) Written for a nun: two prayers mention 'abbatissam nostram' (f. 176v, 179), perhaps in the diocese of

• null, 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

• null, 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

• null, 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