• Miniature of eagles, one holding a fish, illustrating the text that when it is young the eagle can see fish in the sea from a great height; but when it gets old its eyes become dim, so it flies towards the sun and burns off the dimness, before immersing itself in water, which restores it to full strength and perfect eyesight., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the eagle can see fish in the sea from a great height; but when it gets old its eyes become dim, so it flies towards the sun and burns off the dimness, before immersing itself in water, which restores it

• Miniature of eagles, one holding a fish, illustrating the text that when it is young the eagle can see fish in the sea from a great height; but when it gets old its eyes become dim, so it flies towards the sun and burns off the dimness, before immersing itself in water, which restores it to full strength and perfect eyesight., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the eagle can see fish in the sea from a great height; but when it gets old its eyes become dim, so it flies towards the sun and burns off the dimness, before immersing itself in water, which restores it

• Miniature of a phoenix biting a branch, and below, burning, illustrating the text that when it felt that it was growing old, it would make its own funeral pyre, and allow itself to be consumed in the flames, which it fanned with its wings, and that it would rise again from the ashes., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

illustrating the text that when it felt that it was growing old, it would make its own funeral pyre, and allow itself to be consumed in the flames, which it fanned with its wings, and that it would rise again

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(anctus) formed of a dragon, with foliate decoration, display script, and pen-flourishing in the margin, at the beginning of the prologue to the commentary on Psalms., Commentary on Psalms 1-50

liber s[anc]ti Albani q[ue]m q[ui] ei abstulerit aut titulum delev[er]it anathema sit' 13th or 14th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'prima quinquagena Pulli s[upe]r psalteriu[m]', and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1359' (f. 1),

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominica) of a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent., Commentary on lections from the Epistles and Gospels from Advent to Easter

century.Added musical notation in the margin, one with the antiphon 'Avertet dominus captivitatem plebis sue' (ff. 245, 252v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1324' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a dragon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a griffon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Historiated initial 'O'(rem) with outline drawing of a mermaid and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Large initial 'R'(edare) with foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Puzzle initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of the commentary on Psalm 26., Commentary on Psalms 1-50

liber s[anc]ti Albani q[ue]m q[ui] ei abstulerit aut titulum delev[er]it anathema sit' 13th or 14th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'prima quinquagena Pulli s[upe]r psalteriu[m]', and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1359' (f. 1),

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) with foliate decoration, and a drawing of a dragon with pen-flourished decoration in the lower margin, at the beginning of the commentary on Psalm 1., Commentary on Psalms 1-50

liber s[anc]ti Albani q[ue]m q[ui] ei abstulerit aut titulum delev[er]it anathema sit' 13th or 14th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'prima quinquagena Pulli s[upe]r psalteriu[m]', and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1359' (f. 1),

• Text page., Decretum

Decretum The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading: 'Hic est liber monacho[rum] claustraliu[m] Radingie', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 9, 9v, or 10;

• Diagram of the Tree of Affinity., Decretum

Decretum The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading: 'Hic est liber monacho[rum] claustraliu[m] Radingie', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 9, 9v, or 10;

• Illuminated initial 'H'(umanum genus) at the beginning of part 1., Decretum

Decretum The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading: 'Hic est liber monacho[rum] claustraliu[m] Radingie', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 9, 9v, or 10;

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uidam) at the beginning of causa 3., Decretum

Decretum The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading: 'Hic est liber monacho[rum] claustraliu[m] Radingie', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 9, 9v, or 10;

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n extremis) at the beginning of causa 8., Decretum

Decretum The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading: 'Hic est liber monacho[rum] claustraliu[m] Radingie', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 9, 9v, or 10;

• Ink drawing of two monsters fighting., Alexandreis

Andrew G. Watson, ~The Manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke~ (London: Bibliographical Society, 1969), p. 52 no. 184).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Royal seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 4) and in the 1698 catalogue of

• Marginal drawing of a hybrid creature., Alexandreis

Andrew G. Watson, ~The Manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke~ (London: Bibliographical Society, 1969), p. 52 no. 184).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Royal seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 4) and in the 1698 catalogue of

• Text page with initials and ownership inscription., Alexandreis

Andrew G. Watson, ~The Manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke~ (London: Bibliographical Society, 1969), p. 52 no. 184).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Royal seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 4) and in the 1698 catalogue of

• Initial 'G'(esta) at the beginning of the Alexandreis., Alexandreis

Andrew G. Watson, ~The Manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke~ (London: Bibliographical Society, 1969), p. 52 no. 184).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Royal seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 4) and in the 1698 catalogue of