• Detail of a miniature of a figure from an astrological diagram., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological diagram England

• Miniatures of two figures (Rubeus (Red) and Tristicia (Sadness)) in two compartments, relating to the accompanying astrological tables., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological tables England

• Detail of a figure of Rubeus (Red) in a compartment, relating to an astrological table., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological tables England

• Detail of a figure of Tristicia (Sadness) in a compartment, relating to an astrological table., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological tables England

• Astrological tables continuing from the tables of Rubeus and Tristicia., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological tables England

• Inscription: inscribed 'orate p[ro] bono statu Wylliamus meddelton/ Orate p[ro] animab[us] s[ir] robert[us] massam et alc. /meddelton',, Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Inscription England

• Inscription: 'Liber [regis] Ric[ard]i [secundi] quem fecit fieri motu p[ro]prio anno / regni [sui] Anglie et Franc[ie] quartodecimo'., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Inscription England

• Detail of miniatures of two figures in two compartments, relating to the accompanying astrological tables., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological tables England

• Miniatures of two figures in two compartments, relating to the accompanying astrological tables., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological diagram England

• Decorated initial 'L'(apides)., Breviary, Ambrosian use

'healthy in body though because of human frailty now deficient in natural heat, seeing that I am about 47 years old': 'Explicit istud breviarium ... Quod quidem breviarium scriptum inceptum et mediatum fuit per me presbiterum inceptum et mediatum fuit

• Miniatures of two figures in two compartments, relating to the accompanying astrological tables., Libellus geomancie (Book of Astrological Tables)

1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8508).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Astrological tables England

• Illuminated initial 'D' in colours and gold with foliate decoration including acanthus leaves, ivy, and foliate feathering extending into the margins to form a partial border, including a male figure., Confessio amantis, imperfect

a man and bird (f. 86).Inscribed '1548' (f. 18v).Added pen-trials and inscriptions, 16th-17th century (e.g., ff. 63v, 68v).Added annotations in English, ?18th century (e.g., ff. 6v, 7, 28v, 29, 30). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d.

• Coloured initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of Psalm 101., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

in OldEnglish, beginning 'Myn drihten god aelmihtig' (ff. 190v-192) and 'Min drihten aelmihtig god si þe wuldor 7 þonc', 11th century (192-196v).Added note on three Friday fasts in OldEnglish, 11th century (f. 196v). Added an OldEnglish translation

• Illuminated initial 'S' in gold with purple pen-flourishing in the shape of leaves, with paraphs., Miscellany of devotional works in prose and verse

and English in a cursive hand of the 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f.14v or f.15).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old

• Decorated initial 'H' with pen-flourishing in foliate patterns with dots., Mandeville's travels

brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') 59 (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f.14v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library.

• Illuminated initial 'S'(eynte) in gold with purple pen-flourishing in the shape of leaves, with paraphs., Miscellany of devotional works in prose and verse

and English in a cursive hand of the 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f.14v or f.15).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old

• Illuminated initials 'M'(ark) and 'T'(he) at the beginning of the prologue and Mark., New Testament, in the later Wycliffite version

Whitthall' Palace, Cotton Vespasian B IV f. 25 as a 'New testement in Englishold, given by docter Briggis--in 8'. Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Illuminated initial England

• Large initial 'B' with penwork decoration in the form of leaves., Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50

sketches in brown of men in the margins (e.g. ff. 12, 16v, 17v). Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50 The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 946 ' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in

• Large puzzle initial 'P' with penwork decoration in the form of leaves., Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50

sketches in brown of men in the margins (e.g. ff. 12, 16v, 17v). Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50 The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 946 ' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in

• Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 89., Commentary on the Psalms

in the English translation by Richard Rolle (b. c. 1305-10, d. 1349), ending with the first verse of Psalm 118 which is given in Latin only. The text of the Psalms in Latin and in a Southern English dialect is