• Detail of a page: decorated initial-word panel and foliate scroll between the two text columns., Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 8v-117), Maimonides' commentary on Pirqei Avot in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 117v-138), ~Pereq Heleq~ (Maimonides' commentary on Tractate Sanhedrin, ch. 10) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation (ff. 139-143v), ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (The Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 182v-198), Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot (The Book of Principles) by Al-Farabi (ff. 198v-211v), etc.

of the 17th century): inscribed with his name, 1597 (f. 214v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Censored by Giovanni Domenico Carretto, Italian censor (active in

• Detail of a page: dcorated panel with foliate scroll at the closure of the text column framing the colophon of the scribe, Solomon, at the end of Samuel ibn Tibbon's ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms)., Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 8v-117), Maimonides' commentary on Pirqei Avot in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 117v-138), ~Pereq Heleq~ (Maimonides' commentary on Tractate Sanhedrin, ch. 10) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation (ff. 139-143v), ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (The Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 182v-198), Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot (The Book of Principles) by Al-Farabi (ff. 198v-211v), etc.

of the 17th century): inscribed with his name, 1597 (f. 214v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Censored by Giovanni Domenico Carretto, Italian censor (active in

• Zoomorphic initial 'V'(erba) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Jeremiah., Jeremiah and Daniel with the Glossa Ordinaria

Clericalis of Petrus Alphonsi, 14th century (f. 1).The Benedictine cathedral priory of St. Mary, Worcester: inscribed by William Thornhill of York, c. 1528 (see a dated inscription by him in Royal 2 D XXVI): inscribed 'Liber Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Wigorne[nsis]

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Foliate initial 'L'(ucas), at the beginning of the prologue to Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of Daniel., Jeremiah and Daniel with the Glossa Ordinaria

Clericalis of Petrus Alphonsi, 14th century (f. 1).The Benedictine cathedral priory of St. Mary, Worcester: inscribed by William Thornhill of York, c. 1528 (see a dated inscription by him in Royal 2 D XXVI): inscribed 'Liber Ecclesiae beatae Mariae Wigorne[nsis]

• Zoomorphic initial 'F'(ecit) at the beginning of the prologue to the Gospels., Glossed Matthew and Mark

one with an animal head (f. 44). Paraphs in brown. Glossed Matthew and Mark The cathedral church of St Peter, York: 13th-century ? inscription 'Liber sanct[ ] ebor' (f. 3); inscribed, 14th-century, with a title and 'de Thesauraria Ebor ecclesie

• Illuminated initial 'M('atheus) at the beginning of the prologue to Matthew., Glossed Matthew and Mark

one with an animal head (f. 44). Paraphs in brown. Glossed Matthew and Mark The cathedral church of St Peter, York: 13th-century ? inscription 'Liber sanct[ ] ebor' (f. 3); inscribed, 14th-century, with a title and 'de Thesauraria Ebor ecclesie

• Illuminated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of Matthew, with acanthus leaf decoration., Glossed Matthew and Mark

one with an animal head (f. 44). Paraphs in brown. Glossed Matthew and Mark The cathedral church of St Peter, York: 13th-century ? inscription 'Liber sanct[ ] ebor' (f. 3); inscribed, 14th-century, with a title and 'de Thesauraria Ebor ecclesie

• Illuminated initial 'M'(arcus) at the beginning of the prologue to Mark, with foliate decoration., Glossed Matthew and Mark

one with an animal head (f. 44). Paraphs in brown. Glossed Matthew and Mark The cathedral church of St Peter, York: 13th-century ? inscription 'Liber sanct[ ] ebor' (f. 3); inscribed, 14th-century, with a title and 'de Thesauraria Ebor ecclesie

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nitium) at the beginning of Mark, with acanthus leaf decoration., Glossed Matthew and Mark

one with an animal head (f. 44). Paraphs in brown. Glossed Matthew and Mark The cathedral church of St Peter, York: 13th-century ? inscription 'Liber sanct[ ] ebor' (f. 3); inscribed, 14th-century, with a title and 'de Thesauraria Ebor ecclesie

• Ownership inscription of the Cistercian abbey of Newminster 'Liber Sancte Marie Novi monasterii' (The New Monastery [Newminster] of St Mary)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino), at the beginning of a letter to Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria (d. c. 685)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'R'(everentissimis), at the beginning of the treatise addressed to the abbess Hildelith, with interlinear glosses., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial ' (H)elias' at the beginning of chapter 20., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'E'(xpeltis) at the beginning of Chapter 39, 'the summary of masculine examples'., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'V'(etus), at the beginning of book 4., De universo seu De rerum naturis

abstulerit aut titulu[m] deleu[er]it anathema sit. Am[en]', 13th century (f. 6).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Decorated initials 'D'(omine) and 'V'(enite)., Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v)

(ff. 69, 69v). Residual glue from prints that have been removed (ff. 46v, 122, 122v). Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v) Henry Worsley (b. 1675, d. 1747), scholar and manuscript collector, envoy

• Foliate initial 'H'(ic), at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John, at the beginning of John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.