• Detail of a miniature of James reading., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of a miniature of Peter, with a key and a book., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of a miniature of John asleep, with a cup, and behind him, a lion-like beast with crowned horns., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of a miniature of John with an eagle, his symbol., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of a miniature of God enthroned holding a globe with two angels supporting a papal tiara above him, and four Evangelists writing on scrolls with their symbols, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of two scenes in the bas-de-page: Samson with the gates of Gaza and Solomon setting the three sons to shoot at their father's corpse to prove their legitimacy, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Miniature in four compartments: 1. Solomon instructing Rehoboam; 2. The Judgement of Solomon; 3. Solomon and three men; 4. Solomon setting the three sons to shoot at their father's corpse to prove their legitimacy, with a full border containing birds and two hybrids, a lion, and an ape in the bas-de-page, at the beginning of Proverbs., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Text page with coloured and illuminated initials., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Miniature of God enthroned holding a globe with two angels supporting a papal tiara above him, and four Evangelists writing on scrolls with their symbols; two scenes in the bas-de-page, Samson with the gates of Gaza and Solomon setting the three sons to shoot at their father's corpse to prove their legitimacy; and a foliate initial 'P'(our) with a full border, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good')

William Montagu, and directed by her to be sold by her executors for 40 pounds: see above-cited inscription.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'La Bible' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Decorated initial., Lives of saints, and an Irish translation of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi

brown. Spaces left for initials. Lives of saints, and an Irish translation of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi Inscription in English dated 1823 (f. 21v).Bought by the British Museum in 1832, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by

• Miniature with Cebes and an Old Man pointing to the Tabula Cebetis, facing a decorated initial with a full border, at the beginning of Philippus Albericus's Tabula Cebetis. A foreigner, Cebes, enters the temple of Saturn. He sees a painted tablet, now worn by withering age, the meaning of which he was not at all able to make out. An Old Man, who was a native of the place, saw that he and his companions were uncertain about the picture. When asked by Cebes, he uncovered the meanings veiled in the figures and, taking up a pointer, he explained the whole thing in order (see Carlson 1993)., Tabula Cebetis, De mortis effectibus and other poems

Cebes and an Old Man pointing to the Tabula Cebetis, facing a decorated initial with a full border, at the beginning of Philippus Albericus's Tabula Cebetis. A foreigner, Cebes, enters the temple of Saturn. He sees a painted tablet, now

• Embroidered chemise binding of crimson velvet with seed pearls and silver thread with Prince Henry's badge and motto., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

formally created Prince of Wales until 1610).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Embroidered chemise binding Ludovico degli Arrighi Ludovico degli Arrighi Attavante degli Attavanti Pandolfo Collenuccio of Pesaro (d.

• Upper cover of the binding, of gold-tooled red leather., Collenuccio's Apologues (Agenoria, Misopenes, Alithia, and Bombarda) and Lucian's Dialogues (De raptu Europae, Galene et Panope, and De Paradis iudicio)

formally created Prince of Wales until 1610).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Upper cover of the binding Ludovico degli Arrighi Ludovico degli Arrighi Attavante degli Attavanti Pandolfo Collenuccio of

• Miniature of the Trinity, between the four Evangelists, with eight heads in the borders within quatrefoils., La Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Trinity Guyart des Moulins Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Detail of a miniature of the Trinity, between the four Evangelists, with eight heads in the borders within quatrefoils., La Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Trinity Guyart des Moulins Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Miniature of Abraham sacrificing Isaac., La Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Abraham and Isaac Guyart des Moulins Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Detail of a miniature of Abraham sacrificing Isaac., La Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Abraham and Isaac Guyart des Moulins Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Miniature in four compartments: 1. Solomon instructing Rehoboam; 2. Solomon ordering three sons to shoot at their father's corpse to test their legitimacy; 3. The Judgement of Solomon; 4. Solomon and three men; and a foliate initial 'L'(es paraboles) with a full border and a bas-de-page scene of a lion, a dog and four apes, at the beginning of Proverbs., La Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Solomon Guyart des Moulins Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Detail of a miniature in four compartments: 1. Solomon instructing Rehoboam; 2. Solomon ordering three sons to shoot at their father's corpse to test their legitimacy; 3. The Judgement of Solomon; 4. Solomon and three men., La Bible historiale complétée (Proverbs - Revelation)

of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Solomon Guyart des Moulins Paris France, Central (Paris?)

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a lion, a dog and four apes, at the beginning of Proverbs., La Bible historiale complétée (Proverbs - Revelation)

Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Lion, dog and four apes Guyart des Moulins Paris France, Central (Paris?)