• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uod) containing two addorsed griffins, with dragon's feet and tail and foliate decoration., Glossed Matthew with prologue

of Rochester [1215-1226]: the manuscript was perhaps donated before his appointment as bishop and the inscription added subsequently.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no.546 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Miniature of the author presenting his book to a king, the training of a knight at the pile (or pale), and a knight mounting a horse., Les establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari)

establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 511' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Illuminated initial 'L'(iancien) at the beginning of the prologue., Les establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari)

establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 511' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uod) containing two addorsed griffins, with dragon's feet and tail and foliate decoration., Glossed Matthew with prologue

of Rochester [1215-1226]: the manuscript was perhaps donated before his appointment as bishop and the inscription added subsequently.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no.546 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Initial 'A' with penwork decoration, Sermons, letters and tracts

be identified with no. 155 in Patrick Young's 1622 catalogue of the cathedral library, Salisbury (see Ker 1949).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Royal seal of a ship (f. 2); table of contents in the hand of the

• Text page from Genesis., Bible

(b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England and Ireland (from 1509): his portrait and arms (f. 4v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'No. 978' (f. 1): acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Text page with note perhaps in the hand of Patrick Young., Synonyma, Homilies, Commentaries on the Song of Songs

to be identified with no. 31 in Patrick Young's 1622 catalogue of the cathedral library (see Ker 1949).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); a note perhaps in the hand

• Initial 'D' with foliate decoration., Orationes; Anonymous prayers; De animae, Sententiae

mon[achum]' (f. 3). Acquired after 1202: not in the catalogue of this date, Royal manuscript 5 B xii.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 18 and in the catalogue of

• Text page with initials and gloss., A collection of school texts, including the Achilleid (incomplete) and Fables

of each line highlighted in red. A collection of school texts, including the Achilleid (incomplete) and Fables The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Royal seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1) and in the catalogue of the

• Text page., Elements, in the second Latin translation attributed to Adelard of Bath, imperfect at the beginning: missing the first folio and another after f. 6.

early 13th-century hand as far as Book I, Prop. 32 (f. 4v).Red seal of a ship (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 12' (f. 1); but this shelfmark does not correspond to the

• Mathematical diagrams., Elements, in the second Latin translation attributed to Adelard of Bath, imperfect at the beginning: missing the first folio and another after f. 6.

early 13th-century hand as far as Book I, Prop. 32 (f. 4v).Red seal of a ship (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 12' (f. 1); but this shelfmark does not correspond to the

• Puzzle initials 'P'(linius)., Vita Plinii (Life of Pliny) (f. 1), letter to Vespasian (ff. 1-2), Historia naturalis (Natural History) (ff. 2-296) with extracts from Isidore of Seville (added to fill gaps in the exemplar)

[who ?] was the kynges grand . . . dean of the kynges chapell' ( f. 294v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 20v and in the 1698

• Detail of a miniature in four compartments: 1. Virgin enthroned; 2. The Trinity; 3. The Trinity creating angels; 4. The Mouth of Hell, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

(Genesis - Psalms) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 14.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Virgin

• Detail of a miniature of the sacrifice of Josiah, at the beginning of 2 Esdras (4 Ezra)., Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

(Genesis - Psalms) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 14.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Sacrifice

• Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uoniam quidem) at the beginning of Luke., Luke with Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, preceded by a prologue, beginning: 'Luchas Anthiocensis natione Syrus'

glosatorum in tribus voluminibus. E iii. m' (f. 1v); 'Liber de claustro Roffensi I. de Glanuill' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 321' (f. 2), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'L'(ocutusque), with foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of Numbers., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end

pentateuc. E. vi. m'. (f. 1v); a similar inscription occurs in Royal 4 A VII, also from Rochester.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 514' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Petrucchio Ubaldini's letter of dedication addressed to Elizabeth I and dated 1577., Le Vite e i Fatti di sei Donne Illustri, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth (descriptions of six mythical or early princesses: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Clotilda of France, Suanhuita (or Suanvita) of Sweden, Jutha (or Judith), daughter of the Emperor Otho II, Zarina, Queen of the Sacae, and Venda (or Wanda), Queen of Poland.

and Gilson 1921).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1661, Royal Appendix 86, f. 42, no. 2.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Dedication

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n anno)., Glossed Isaiah

slip with notes on Isaiah (f. 256) and marginal glosses by the same hand (ff. 91v-169), 13th/14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 324' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

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

refers to this manuscript, 'B. Luchas Joh[ann]es glossat[us]. De com[mun]itate fr[atru]m mi[n]o[rum] Cantuar[ie]', 14th century (see Ker 1964).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Miniature of the sacrifice of Josiah, with a foliate initial 'I'(osias) and a partial border, at the beginning of 2 Esdras (4 Ezra)., Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

(Genesis - Psalms) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 14.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Sacrifice