• Initial-word panels decorated with penwork and pen-flourishing., Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation

pen-flourishing, in red and violet ink (until f. 142). Guide of the Perplexed (~Moreh Nevukhim~) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation English inscription of the content of the manuscript (f. [iii verso].Samuel ibn Tibbon, the translator: inscribed with his name in

• null, Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

fish (e.g., f. 144). Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae Inscriptions: 'Iste liber constat [remainder erased]', 'No lost' and 'Be guod', in an English hand, c.1300 or first quarter of the 14th century (f. 173v).'Will(el)mo Tilgman Iun(ior) de Snodland [in Kent]', added over

• null, Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

fish (e.g., f. 144). Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae Inscriptions: 'Iste liber constat [remainder erased]', 'No lost' and 'Be guod', in an English hand, c.1300 or first quarter of the 14th century (f. 173v).'Will(el)mo Tilgman Iun(ior) de Snodland [in Kent]', added over

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus)., Various legal texts, including Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae)

parchment flyleaf inscribed with chronological notes concerning English kings.ff. 2-9 is a Table of Contents.ff. 10-12 is inscribed with the Statutum de Consuetudinibus Kancie (in French).f. 13: is a list:Taxatio civitatis London[ensis] persingulas custodias sive Wardas eiusdem.ff. 174-76 are parchment

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 52, with a fool holding a bowl being watched by a queen., Breviary (the 'Coldingham Breviary'), including the Temporale

bowl being watched by a queen. Musical notation on red 4-line staves (ff. 181-197).One of five surviving English breviaries, according to Tolhurst 1932. Very large miniature in colours and gold of the Virgin and Child (f. 125v). Large initials in

• Coloured initials at the beginning of Guillelmus Brito's Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae, with Edward Hoby's motto and name in the upper margin., Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

fish (e.g., f. 144). Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae Inscriptions: 'Iste liber constat [remainder erased]', 'No lost' and 'Be guod', in an English hand, c.1300 or first quarter of the 14th century (f. 173v).'Will(el)mo Tilgman Iun(ior) de Snodland [in Kent]', added over

• Red and blue initials, and line fillers, in Guillelmus Brito's Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae., Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

fish (e.g., f. 144). Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae Inscriptions: 'Iste liber constat [remainder erased]', 'No lost' and 'Be guod', in an English hand, c.1300 or first quarter of the 14th century (f. 173v).'Will(el)mo Tilgman Iun(ior) de Snodland [in Kent]', added over

• Prefatory full page miniature of Christ washing the feet of the apostles., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

- 4); in the same hand inscribed: 'Robe bert Towner', (f. 3v)Katharine Wilbraham, inscribed with her name, 16th-17th century (f. 3v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Christ Netherland, S.

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

prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Tree of Jesse England

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

Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Foliate initial England

• Miniature of the allegorical figure of Vieillete (Old-age), Roman de la Rose

Miniature of the allegorical figure of Vieillete (Old-age) The text of the Roman de la rose was begun around 1220, possibly by Guillaume de Lorris and continued by Jean de Meun between 1269-1278. It is around 20,000 octosyllabic lines

• Flourished initials., Cartulary of the Augustinian priory of Bruton, Somerset (begins imperfectly)

Loss of first 72 folios (old foliation starts with f. 73), copy of the missing part on paper, c. 1840, of Phillipps MS 4808, supplied by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., for the Earl of Ilchester; abstracts made when the cartulary

• Miniatures of the murder of Abel and Noah's Ark., Bible with prologues, and two versions of Psalms

6 full-page miniatures, forming a cycle of images of the Old Testament (ff. 1-3v). Ff. 4-141v and 171v-221: 2 large historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 4, 6v). 1 large decorated initial with extension into the

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

Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Foliate initial England

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

283).?Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. John England

• Text page with gloss., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page England

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of the Annunciation to Zacharias, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Annunciation to Zacharias England

• Diagram of waterworks at Waltham Abbey., Cartulary of Waltham Abbey, imperfect

6) is datable to the 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century. It is one of the earliest surviving English maps.Wanting a few leaves ~passim~.For details on the scribes and the collation see Ransford 1989. Diagram of waterworks for

• Detail of a miniature of a Benedictine monk (presumably intended to represent the original owner of the manuscript) kneeling before the enthroned Virgin and Child, holding a scroll inscribed 'Ave Maria gr(atia plena)' (Hail Mary, full of grace), the words of the archangel Gabriel at the Annunciation., Breviary (the 'Coldingham Breviary'), including the Temporale

the words of the archangel Gabriel at the Annunciation. Musical notation on red 4-line staves (ff. 181-197).One of five surviving English breviaries, according to Tolhurst 1932. Very large miniature in colours and gold of the Virgin and Child (f. 125v).

• Illuminated initial 'E'(cce) at the beginning of the first Sunday in Advent, and iIn the upper margin the 16th-century ownership inscription of 'Richard Crosby, monk of Durham'. An inscription on an end flyleaf states that it was given to him by Hugh Whitehede, last prior of Durham, in 1521., Breviary (the 'Coldingham Breviary'), including the Temporale

by Hugh Whitehede, last prior of Durham, in 1521. Musical notation on red 4-line staves (ff. 181-197).One of five surviving English breviaries, according to Tolhurst 1932. Very large miniature in colours and gold of the Virgin and Child (f. 125v).