• Initial 'P'(atri) with a full penwork border, at the beginning at the dedication letter of Petrus de Harentals to Arkel., Collectarius super librum Psalmorum

blue with red pen-flourishing. Catchwords in frames decorated in red or black ink. Collectarius super librum Psalmorum The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1271' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Virgin and Child, with the donor, Thomas Besforde, in a Benedictine habit with a scroll reading 'In te confidit a[n]i[m]a / mea', in the margin.', Commentary on Wisdom

lx s. Orate p[ro] a[n]i[m]a ei[us]' (f. iv); his arms and that of the Reading abbey (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 16; and listed in

• Text page with a colophon of John of Lutton, reading 'Qui scripsit scriptu[m] / Jon Lutton. est sibi nomen/ Dignus est op[er]arius mercede sua.', Commentary on Wisdom

lx s. Orate p[ro] a[n]i[m]a ei[us]' (f. iv); his arms and that of the Reading abbey (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 16; and listed in

• Miniature of Jehan Froissart kneeling before the count of Foix, with a servant holding a book, and a court gathered in a room decorated with tapestries, with the arms of Béarn suspended above, with a full border containing the arms of Thomas Thwaytes, at the beginning of the third volume of the Chroniques of Froissart., Chroniques

in 1494. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 10.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Jehan

• Miniature of Robert de Namur reading a book and receiving a messenger of the king of France, with Jehan Froissart writing, with a full border containing the arms of Thomas Thwaytes, at the beginning of the Chroniques of Froissart., Chroniques, books 1-2 of volume I

in 1494. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 7.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Robert

• Miniature of the return of Duke of Burgundy to France, with a full border containing the arms of Thomas Thwaytes, at the beginning of the volume 2 of the Chroniques of Froissart., Chroniques, volume 2

in 1494. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 9.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Duke

• Miniature of the entry into Paris of Isabella of Bavaria, with a full border containing a blank space for a coat of arms, at the beginning of the fourth volume of the Chroniques of Froissart., Chroniques

in 1494. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 11.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Isabella

• Detail of a miniature of a man winnowing wheat., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 27.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Man

• Detail of a miniature of three men at work pruning on a hillside., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 27.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Men

• Detail of a miniature of a man fishing and another one fowling, with a partial border, at the beginning of book 10., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 27.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Fishing

• Detail of a miniature of a man seated before a fire and warming his hands during the winter; a table is laid with a meal beside him., Ruralia commoda in French translation (Rustican des ruraulx prouffiz du labour des champs)

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 27.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Man

• Miniature of Augustine praying at an altar and pagan idols falling, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'P'(our ce que)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Augustine teaching two clerks and a demon flying above, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'I'(I me semble)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Richard II giving instruction to the earl Marshal and another man, with a partial border., Chroniques

in 1494. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 11.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Richard

• Miniature of Charles the Bold enthroned with the arms of Burgundy above, receiving the book from Vasco de Lucena, with a tapestry in the back of the room decorated with the flint and steel of Burgundy and Charles' motto 'Je lay emprins; encircled by a full border containing the royal arms of England on a shield and on two banners held by a siren and a knight, with a foliate initial 'A'(tres), at the beginning of the prologue., Cyropaedia (Cyropédie)

stay in the Burgundian territory (1470-1471), or after his restauration to the throne of England in 1471. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 59; and in

• Miniature of Godfrey of Bouillon, king of Jerusalem enthroned in his palace and surrounded by his court, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surmounted by a crown and surrounded by the Garter with the motto, 'Hony soit qui mal y pense', and an illuminated initial 'S'(elon), at the beginning of the text., History entitled 'Listoire de tres hault, tres excellent, et tres victorieux prince Godefroy Duc de Buillon en son temps roy de Iherusalem'

of England surmounted by a crown and encircled by the Garter, added on an attached slip of parchment.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Gordeffroy de Billon' included in the list of books at

• Miniature of the Fortress of Faith defended by a king, a cardinal, bishops, and other men and women, with the fathers of the church, Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose at its walls and men and women representing vices, with a full border containing a space for a coat of arms, and an illuminated initial 'A'(pres), at the beginning of book 2., Fortalitium fidei (La forteresse de la foy)

perhaps to be identified with 'La Forteresse de Foy' in the Wardrobe Accounts of 1480 (see Backhouse 1987).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 22; and in

• Miniature of the Birth of the Virgin with an inscription on the wall 'Joy sans fin', and of the Annunciation to Joachim and the meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surrounded by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward VI's colours of red and blue, and the Yorkist badge of a white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and an illuminated initial 'C'(ombien) with the white rose of the York family, at the beginning of the prologue to book 2., Fleur des histoires, books 2-3

blue, and the Yorkist badge of a white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit' (f. 8).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 25; and in

• Miniature of Andrew holding his cross, with a partial border and a decorated initial 'S'(aint), at the beginning of the rubric 'Cy commence histoire de saint andieu apostre et martir et de ses miracles'., Fleur des histoires, books 2-3

blue, and the Yorkist badge of a white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit' (f. 8).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 25; and in

• Miniature of king Philip enthroned and surrounded by his court, sending a messanger, with a full border containing a space left for a shield of arms, and a foliate initial 'A'(pres), at the beginning of the Cleriadus et Meliadice., Cleriadus et Meliadice, Historia Apollonii regis Tyri

Tyri Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and lord of Ireland: perhaps acquired by him.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 71; and in