• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) depicting Jerome and Damasus (above), and Jerome and Ambrose (below), with the ownership inscriptions of Abbot Robert de Bello at the top of the page and under the feet of the peacock., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) depiciting a Tree of Jesse, at the start of Matthew; the prologue has a smaller historiated initial 'M'(atheus) depicting two male figures., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Partial illuminated border and initial 'D'(ominus) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Psalm 26., Bilingual Psalter, in the later Wycliffite translation, with the Canticles, and the Athanasian Creed

Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with brown penwork decoration. Latin text in red and English text in brown. Bilingual Psalter, in the later Wycliffite translation, with the Canticles, and the Athanasian Creed Sir Henry

• Puzzle initial 'U'(erbum) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of Hosea., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Puzzle initial Canterbury England, S (Canterbury?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Text page., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

'Historia de Gestis Pontificum Anglorum. Constat monasterii beate Marie de Thornton super Humbream' (parchment rectangle pasted on to f. 1*).The Old Royal library: collected by Henry VIII's agents; passages dealing with councils, the authority of bishops and the Pope, and

• Text page., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page Canterbury England, S (Canterbury?)

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n mense) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of Zechariah., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Puzzle initial Canterbury England, S (Canterbury?)

• Puzzle initial 'V'(erbum) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of Joel, and two puzzle initials 'S'(anctus) and 'J'(oel) at the beginning of the prologues to Joel., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated and puzzle initials Canterbury England, S (Canterbury?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(rincipia) of Peter Lombard writing his commentary, at the beginning of the prologue., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Peter Lombard Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword, at the beginning of 2 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword and a cross and addressing a Roman, at the beginning of Romans., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword, at the beginning of Galatians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Decorated initial 'F'(uit in diebus Herodis regis), with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse with the Glossa ordinaria

catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial 'F'(uit). England

• Decorated initial 'P'(rimum), with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of Acts., Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse with the Glossa ordinaria

catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial 'P'(rimum) England

• Puzzle initial 'N'(emo) at the beginning of Jerome's prologue to Isaiah, with John Lumley's ownership inscription in the lower margin., Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel with Jerome's prologues and the Glossa ordinaria

catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7731.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Puzzle initial 'N'(emo) England

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of an account of Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

'Historia de Gestis Pontificum Anglorum. Constat monasterii beate Marie de Thornton super Humbream' (parchment rectangle pasted on to f. 1*).The Old Royal library: collected by Henry VIII's agents; passages dealing with councils, the authority of bishops and the Pope, and

• The pale rectangle of vellum now affixed to this flyleaf, which would formerly have been on the outside cover of the binding, underneath a piece of transparent polished horn held in place by nails at the corners. Two copper-stained nail-holes are still visible., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

'Historia de Gestis Pontificum Anglorum. Constat monasterii beate Marie de Thornton super Humbream' (parchment rectangle pasted on to f. 1*).The Old Royal library: collected by Henry VIII's agents; passages dealing with councils, the authority of bishops and the Pope, and

• Decorated initial ''V'(idens), with a rubric introducing the section describing Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral. The red letters in the margin, found sporadically throughout the text, are the initials of the biographers who wrote accounts of Thomas's life and death, including John of Salisbury ('I'), Herbert of Bosham ('H'), William of Canterbury ('W'), Benedict of Peterborough ('B'), and Alan of Tewkesbury ('A')., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

'Historia de Gestis Pontificum Anglorum. Constat monasterii beate Marie de Thornton super Humbream' (parchment rectangle pasted on to f. 1*).The Old Royal library: collected by Henry VIII's agents; passages dealing with councils, the authority of bishops and the Pope, and

• Puzzle initial 'G'(loriosi) at the beginning of a life of William, archbishop of York (died 1154)., Life of William, archbishop of York (died 1154)

'Historia de Gestis Pontificum Anglorum. Constat monasterii beate Marie de Thornton super Humbream' (parchment rectangle pasted on to f. 1*).The Old Royal library: collected by Henry VIII's agents; passages dealing with councils, the authority of bishops and the Pope, and