• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two birds attacking a snail., 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 two men flanking a section of text., 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 lying asleep on a hillock., 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 two men fighting from the tops of two towers., 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 two archers shooting at a defended castle; below, two lions carry off children., 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 lion suckling 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 lion suckling 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 ship pursued by a lion, and birds in 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 woman with a child and a lion; a bird above spews round objects from its beak., 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, carrying a child and followed by a lion, walking towards a boat., 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 with a lion in a boat, approached by a woman leading children., 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 two men approaching a sleeping woman and children guarded by a lion., 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 two men carrying infants., 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 two men carrying children to women in a building., 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 bishop baptising children in a font., 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

• Drawing of a winged figure, drawing a bow, surrounded by fiends., Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

god amen' (f. 3v) c. 1500. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram with a number '15' (f. 1); included in the catalogue of his library left to his grandson Charles Theyer (b. 1651): see E. Bernard, ~Catalogi

• Text page., Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

god amen' (f. 3v) c. 1500. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram with a number '15' (f. 1); included in the catalogue of his library left to his grandson Charles Theyer (b. 1651): see E. Bernard, ~Catalogi

• Drawing of Patrick as a bishop surrounded by souls in Purgatory, preceding the Saint Patrick's Purgatory., Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

god amen' (f. 3v) c. 1500. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram with a number '15' (f. 1); included in the catalogue of his library left to his grandson Charles Theyer (b. 1651): see E. Bernard, ~Catalogi

• null, Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

god amen' (f. 3v) c. 1500. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram with a number '15' (f. 1); included in the catalogue of his library left to his grandson Charles Theyer (b. 1651): see E. Bernard, ~Catalogi

• Miniature of David in prayer at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Rennes, imperfect

was intended to be used in Brittany. The style of the miniatures indicates Brittany.ff. 6v and 271v were originally unwritten.ff. 1 and 276 are former pastedowns.Missing leaves after ff. 18, 74, 75, 76, 94, 115, 132, 138, 144, 149, 234.