• Large decorated initial 'Q'(uoniam) at the beginning of Luke's Gospel., Gospel Book (the 'Thorney Gospels') with Eusebian canon tables (ff. 4v-9v); added Liber Vitae (ff. 1v-4, 9v-11,12) and list of relics (f. 11v) of Thorney Abbey

miniatures.There are some 50 pencilled or scratched interlinear glosses in OldEnglish in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke dating from the beginning of the 10th century. An OldEnglish inscription of the 2nd half of the 11th century refers

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno) in blue and red., Historia Anglorum (in ten books)

blue and red. Incipit: Britannia igitur beatissima est insularumThe text covers the reigns of English kings up to Stephen (d. 1154).f. 157: a brief summary of English history, added by a later hand, extending from Henry II to Edward I,

• Detail of a miniature of the English at sea; miniature of the battle of the men of Ghent and the count of Flanders., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

was duke of Gloucester, before his accession to the throne in 1483: inscribed, 'Richard Gloucestre' (f. 134). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 102; and in

• Detail of a miniature of the English landing in Normandy., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

was duke of Gloucester, before his accession to the throne in 1483: inscribed, 'Richard Gloucestre' (f. 134). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 102; and in

• Detail of a miniature of the English force at sea., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

was duke of Gloucester, before his accession to the throne in 1483: inscribed, 'Richard Gloucestre' (f. 134). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 102; and in

• Detail of a miniature of the English army., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

was duke of Gloucester, before his accession to the throne in 1483: inscribed, 'Richard Gloucestre' (f. 134). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 102; and in

• Detail of an unfinished miniature of the English army attacking a town, at the beginning of chapter 38 of 'Philip of Valois' book., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

was duke of Gloucester, before his accession to the throne in 1483: inscribed, 'Richard Gloucestre' (f. 134). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 102; and in

• Detail of a miniature of English prisoners released from the Louvre, at the beginning of chapter 88 of 'John the Good' book., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

was duke of Gloucester, before his accession to the throne in 1483: inscribed, 'Richard Gloucestre' (f. 134). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 102; and in

• Miniature of a naval battle between English and Flemings at the Battle of Sluys., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Naval battle between

• Detail of a miniature of a naval battle between English and Flemings at the Battle of Sluys., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Naval battle between

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'H'(ere) with the arms of Anne Neville, wife of Richard III, at the beginning of book 3., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

out / of latyn in to english at the orden[a]unce and / bidding of the worthy and worshipfull lord / Sire Thomas of Berkeley . . . This boke was t[ra]nslate / in to English in the vigill of all

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ere) with the royal arms of England supported by boars and surmounted by a crown, with a full border containing the griffin of Salisbury in the lower margin, at the beginning of book 1., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

out / of latyn in to english at the orden[a]unce and / bidding of the worthy and worshipfull lord / Sire Thomas of Berkeley . . . This boke was t[ra]nslate / in to English in the vigill of all

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ere) with the arms of Anne Neville, wife of Richard III, with a full border, at the beginning of book 3., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

out / of latyn in to english at the orden[a]unce and / bidding of the worthy and worshipfull lord / Sire Thomas of Berkeley . . . This boke was t[ra]nslate / in to English in the vigill of all

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'H'(ere) with the royal arms of England supported by boars and surmounted by a crown., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

out / of latyn in to english at the orden[a]unce and / bidding of the worthy and worshipfull lord / Sire Thomas of Berkeley . . . This boke was t[ra]nslate / in to English in the vigill of all

• Detail of a miniature of the griffin of Salisbury in the lower margin of the folio, at the beginning of book 1., De re militari (the Book of Vegecye of Dedes of Knyghthode)

out / of latyn in to english at the orden[a]unce and / bidding of the worthy and worshipfull lord / Sire Thomas of Berkeley . . . This boke was t[ra]nslate / in to English in the vigill of all

• Detail of a miniature of three personifications, Fortune with her wheel, Raison (Reason), and Vertu (Virtue), with an illuminated initial 'P'(ensant) and a full trompe l'oeil border, at the beginning of book 2., Lestrif de Fortune et Vertu, in prose and versse, dedicated to Philip the Good

(Carley's 'Old Large Number') '71' (f. [i]).The Old Royal Library (the English royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal appendix 71, f. 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal

• Miniature of animals with a partial border and a foliate initial 'A'(pres), at the beginning of book 14., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103' (f. [ii]).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no.

• Miniature of miners at work, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'P'(uis), at the beginning of book 16., De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des choses)

Royal 15 E II, f. 7).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '103' (f. [ii]).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no.

• Miniature of Berenice being taken, and the deaths of Antiochus and Seleucus., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

her name 'Marie Rivieres' (f. ii).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '91' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Bocace le petit' included in the list

• Detail of a miniature of Boccaccio in bed, with Petrarch nearby., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

her name 'Marie Rivieres' (f. ii).?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '91' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Bocace le petit' included in the list