• Detail of an historiated initial 'I' of Elimelech and Naomi with her children, at the beginning of Ruth., Bible (Octateuch)

York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number, 'No.1286' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (Octateuch)

York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number, 'No.1286' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (Octateuch)

York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number, 'No.1286' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Historiated initial 'J'(ohannes) of a lawyer holding a book, with a partial border, at the beginning of the preface (the introductory bull of John XXII), and a foliate initial 'J'(ohannes), at the beginning of the gloss; with birds and a hybrid grotesque in the margin., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

Erlye quondam abbas p[re]dicti loci', and in a different hand 'Thomas p[ro]visione divina abbas mon. Radyng[is]' (f. 186v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 9; and in the 1698

• Full-page miniature of the arms of France and England and a dedicatory letter addressed to Henry VIII., Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et choses memorables faictes en plusieurs lieux et villes d'icelle extraicte de la Bible et livres Sainct Hierosme', beginning, 'Arbee est une petite ville', and preceded by a dedicatory letter and poem addressed to Henry VIII

crimson velvet with the Royal arms (between H. H.) and roses embroidered in coloured silks, gold-thread and seed-pearls.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in Henry VIII's 1547 post-mortem inventory as 'the description of the holy lande and

• Text page of Leviticus 18: 16, reading 'Et uxorem fratris sui nullus accipet' ('Nobody may marry his brother's wife') marked by a manicule in the margin., Bible (Octateuch)

York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number, 'No.1286' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Historiated initial 'M'(agnifice) of Guilelmus de Monte Lauduno presenting his book to the pope, at the beginning of the Lectura super Clementinis., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

Erlye quondam abbas p[re]dicti loci', and in a different hand 'Thomas p[ro]visione divina abbas mon. Radyng[is]' (f. 186v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 9; and in the 1698

• Foliate initial 'E'(os) with a hybrid., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

Erlye quondam abbas p[re]dicti loci', and in a different hand 'Thomas p[ro]visione divina abbas mon. Radyng[is]' (f. 186v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 9; and in the 1698

• Initials 'B'(lasphemia) and 'B'(ona) with foliate extensions., Tabula originalium sacre scripture

a 16th-century hand added as corresponding to pagination 1-642 in the upper outer corners of ff. 315-316, The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1341' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Initial 'A'(bstinencia) with foliate decoration and partial border with foliate extensions and buds., Tabula originalium sacre scripture

a 16th-century hand added as corresponding to pagination 1-642 in the upper outer corners of ff. 315-316, The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1341' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Ownership inscription of a Carmelite convent, Lincoln, reading 'Liber fratrum carmelitarum Lincoln.', with a pressmark ' 2m v'., Historia romana; Commentary on Chronicles; Historia de Veteri Testamento, Cronica Veteris Testamenti, Libellus de remediis animae; Commentary on Jeremiah with glossary, Commentary on Mark; extract from Augustine's Soloiloquia

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1139' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Pen-flourished initial 'F'., Historia romana; Commentary on Chronicles; Historia de Veteri Testamento, Cronica Veteris Testamenti, Libellus de remediis animae; Commentary on Jeremiah with glossary, Commentary on Mark; extract from Augustine's Soloiloquia

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1139' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Historiated initial 'P'(rimus) of Paul Deacon, with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the Historia Romana., Historia romana; Commentary on Chronicles; Historia de Veteri Testamento, Cronica Veteris Testamenti, Libellus de remediis animae; Commentary on Jeremiah with glossary, Commentary on Mark; extract from Augustine's Soloiloquia

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1139' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Foliate initial 'A'(nno) with a partial bar border., Historia romana; Commentary on Chronicles; Historia de Veteri Testamento, Cronica Veteris Testamenti, Libellus de remediis animae; Commentary on Jeremiah with glossary, Commentary on Mark; extract from Augustine's Soloiloquia

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1139' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Foliate initial 'P'(rincipatum) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of Andrew of Saint-Victor's Commentary on Chronicles., Historia romana; Commentary on Chronicles; Historia de Veteri Testamento, Cronica Veteris Testamenti, Libellus de remediis animae; Commentary on Jeremiah with glossary, Commentary on Mark; extract from Augustine's Soloiloquia

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1139' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ostquam) with a full I-border, at the beginning of the Historia de Veteri Testamento., Historia romana; Commentary on Chronicles; Historia de Veteri Testamento, Cronica Veteris Testamenti, Libellus de remediis animae; Commentary on Jeremiah with glossary, Commentary on Mark; extract from Augustine's Soloiloquia

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1139' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Puzzle initial 'A'(ntiquitus) with marginal extensions, at the beginning of the Libellus de remediis animae., Historia romana; Commentary on Chronicles; Historia de Veteri Testamento, Cronica Veteris Testamenti, Libellus de remediis animae; Commentary on Jeremiah with glossary, Commentary on Mark; extract from Augustine's Soloiloquia

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1139' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Miniature of the Magi and others gazing upwards in the middle of a city., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f. 11).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Magi Gregory the

• Detail of a miniature of Christ and his disciples standing., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f. 11).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Christ and disciples

• Detail of a miniature of Christ preaching., Les omelies Saint Grégoire pape

became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f. 11).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Christ preaching Gregory