• Detail of an historiated initial 'M' of Christopher preaching to black men in a castle., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Historiated initial 'A'(u) of Agatha being tortured with pincers., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A' of Lucy in a fire being pierced by a spear., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Channel style initial 'B'(eatus), at the corners pictures of David, showing him rescuing the lamb from the lion, being anointed king, casting his sling at Goliath and beheading Goliath, at the beginning of the first words of Psalm 1., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13-18v)

(ff. 13, 13v, 14, 14v, 15, 15v, 16, 16v, 17, 17v, 18, 18v). 1 full-page channel style initial at the beginning of the first words of Psalm 1 (f. 19). 8 large historiated initials at the beginning of Psalms 26,

• Pen-flourished initial 'C'(um), 'B'(ritannia), and 'E'(neas), at the beginning of the Historia regum Britanniae, with the name of 'Lumley' in the lower margin., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Text page with a marginal drawing of a cross., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a cross., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Text page with a marginal drawing of two mitres., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Detail of a marginal drawing of two mitres., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Text page with a marginal drawing of a church., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a church., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Text page with a marginal drawing of a crown, above an inscription reading 'Etheldredus'., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a crown, above an inscription reading 'Etheldredus'., Historia regum Britanniae, Historia Britonum, Visio Thurkilli, Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia Novella, De genealogia regum Anglorum, Gesta pontificum Anglorum

and cardinal, abbot of St Albans since 1521: 'TC' monogram (f. 1), perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1138' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 in a full border, with medallions in the corners of personifications of Church and Synagoge in the upper medallions, and two standing men in the lower medallions, perhaps Paul and a prophet, and in the centre of side borders mandorlas with David playing a harp and a musician playing a fiddle. Within the border are numerous animals, and around the letter are many figures including the symbols of the Evangelists in the corners, standing prophets holding scrolls, a standing man in armour holding a spear and shield with a smaller man below in a conical hat, possibly Goliath and David, together with another musician, various entertainments including a knife-juggler and a bear-baiter, and animals and birds within foliage., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

colours on blue and pink grounds within gold medallions (ff. 4-9v). 1 very large framed historiated initial in colours on a gold ground at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 11). 9 large historiated or decorated initials in colours on

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nitium) with dragons and human masks in medallions, at the beginning of Mark., Gospel of Mark, with the Glossa ordinaria

foliate initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue to Mark and of the Passion (ff. 1, 48). 1 initial with dragons and human masks in medallions in colours and gold, at the beginning of Mark (f.

• Historiated initial 'H'(ic est) formed by a dragon and a lion, of John writing on a tablet and the dove of the Holy Spirit approaching to his ear, at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospel of John, with the Glossa ordinaria

missing. 2 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of John and the prologue to John (ff. 1, 2v). 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Passion (f. 68v). Initials in red with

• Text page with note perhaps in the hand of Patrick Young., Synonyma, Homilies, Commentaries on the Song of Songs

with Royal 5 E XX in the same volume. Initials in red (f. 1) or brown. Rubrics in rustic capitals. Synonyma, Homilies, Commentaries on the Song of Songs The cathedral church of St Mary, Salisbury: probably to be identified with

• Detail of a historiated initial of a woman holding a book., Office of the Dead; Hours of the Virgin

was bought of Capt. Bee by Mr. Simon Fox for the Rt. Honble. Henry Howard. 23rd of March 1658' (f. 1); presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono

• The ownership inscription 'De camera abbatis Pippewell'., Psalter, imperfect

The ownership inscription 'De camera abbatis Pippewell'. f. 1 is a parchment leaf. 12 miniatures in colours and gold of the labours of the months (ff. 2-7v). 1 large historiated initial at the beginning of Psalm 51 (f. 8). Large

• Illuminated initials and miniatures for the calendar pages for February and March, with a standing woman and a man pollarding trees with an axe., Psalter, imperfect

woman and a man pollarding trees with an axe. f. 1 is a parchment leaf. 12 miniatures in colours and gold of the labours of the months (ff. 2-7v). 1 large historiated initial at the beginning of Psalm 51 (f.