• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit embracing a woman., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman in bed with a swaddled infant., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man shooting at a multi-headed monster., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of ducks dragging a tomb towards a rock., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit with his hand upraised against a woman and an infant., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit clubbing a woman., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit with a scythe before an altar; a murdered woman lies behind him., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a nun visiting a hermit., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit stripping off his clothes., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a naked hermit among the trees., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hairy hermit crawling into a cave., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a king with hounds visiting a hairy hermit in his cave., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman bringing an infant to a hairy hermit., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

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 Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Miniature of Boniface VIII delivering the Liber Sextus, at the beginning of Liber Sextus Decretalium., Liber Sextus Decretalium and Extravagantes with Apparatus ad Sextum

Includes three separately written parts:1. Iohannes Andreae (b. c. 1270-1275, d. 1348), Apparatus ad Sextum (ff. 1 - 113v);2. Liber Sextus Decretalium (ff. 115-204v), a canonical collection compiled under order of Boniface VIII by Guillaume de Mandagot, bishop of Embrun,

• Detail of a historiated initial 'H'(enricus) enclosing the imperial falcon of Anne Boleyn against a background of the royal colours., Patents granted to Anne Boleyn as Marquess of Pembroke

Henry VIII, after she was created Marquess of Pembroke on 1 September 1532, but before she became queen in March 1533: her heraldic device of an imperial falcon (f. 1); see Carley 2000 and 2004).The Old Royal Library: 1542 Westminster

• Text page., Historical writings; Life and Miracles of St. Louis

(ff. 20-60v); bifolium signatures Bands in colours enclosing columns of the text (1-11v). 1 initial in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red or blue. Space left for initials (ff. 7-11v). Historical

• Puzzle initials at the beginning of Psalms 50 and 51, with headings in Latin., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

Puzzle initials at the beginning of Psalms 50 and 51, with headings in Latin. Contents:Calendar (ff. 1-6v), which includes the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff.

• Decorated initials and ink drawings of teaching and writing., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

Decorated initials and ink drawings of teaching and writing. Contents:Calendar (ff. 1-6v), which includes the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin

• Ink drawings of animals, including a donkey, a cricket and a swan., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

Ink drawings of animals, including a donkey, a cricket and a swan. Contents:Calendar (ff. 1-6v), which includes the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours

• Ink drawings of a bird picking out the eyes of a human corpse, and a lion fighting with a man., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

Ink drawings of a bird picking out the eyes of a human corpse, and a lion fighting with a man. Contents:Calendar (ff. 1-6v), which includes the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter