• Illuminated historiated initial 'H' at the beginning of Exodus, with Moses (identified by his horns) parting the Red Sea (depicted a vertical blue and red wavy lines), in the upper margin is a pencil instruction indicating the opening words which had been deliberately omitted by the scribe, to be executed in gold by the artist., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of Judges, perhaps representing Judah as a seated tonsured judge with crossed legs, one hand pointing, the other at his neck holding the cords of his cloak., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'U' at the beginning of Job, of a naked Job holding a pot-shard, sitting on the dung-heap, visited by his three friends, as described in Job 2:8, 11, with the right hand of God emerging from heaven above Job's head., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'C' probably of Jerome giving this letter prologue to the bishops Chromatius and Heliodorus, its recipients, and historiated initial 'P' of Solomon (depicted with a tonsure), holding a switch and teaching his son, Rehoboam, who reads from an open book, at the beginning of the prologue to and book of Proverbs., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'A' of an apocryphal story added to the end of Daniel, in which Daniel is challenged by the king of Babylon to prove that a dragon, worshipped by many Babylonians as a god, is not a god. Daniel feeds a poison to the dragon, killing it, proving that it was mortal., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'I' at the beginning of Zechariah, probably of a vision of two angels carrying an amphora containing a woman (Zechariah 5:9), with the woman interpreted as Christ (as indicated by his crossed halo)., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of John, of four separate scenes: John with the head of his evangelist symbol, the Eagle; John resting against Christ at the Last Supper; John presenting a woman (the woman taken in adultery, or the woman of Samaria?) to Christ; and the Marriage Feast at Cana., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Miniature of Juno, disguised as an old woman, giving poor advice to the young Semele, beloved of Jupiter, in 'L'Épître Othéa'., Various works (also known as 'The Book of the Queen'), including 'Cent balades' (ff. 4-21), 'Le Débat du livre des ii amans' (ff. 58v-71), 'Le Livre des iii jugements' (ff. 71v-81), 'L'Épître Othéa' (ff. 95-141v), 'Le Duc des vrais amants' (ff. 143- 177v), 'Le Livre du chemin de long estude' (ff. 178-219v), 'Le Livre de la pastoure' (ff. 221-236v), 'Le Livre des Épîtres sur le Roman de la rose' (ff. 237-254), 'La Cité des dames' (ff. 288v-374), etc.

disguised as an old woman, giving poor advice to the young Semele, beloved of Jupiter, in 'L'Épître Othéa'. In two volumes.Possibly with some passages in the hand of Christine de Pizan, or certainly produced under her supervision.Formerly bound as a

• Detail of a miniature of Juno, disguised as an old woman, giving poor advice to the young Semele, beloved of Jupiter, in 'L'Épître Othéa'., Various works (also known as 'The Book of the Queen'), including 'Cent balades' (ff. 4-21), 'Le Débat du livre des ii amans' (ff. 58v-71), 'Le Livre des iii jugements' (ff. 71v-81), 'L'Épître Othéa' (ff. 95-141v), 'Le Duc des vrais amants' (ff. 143- 177v), 'Le Livre du chemin de long estude' (ff. 178-219v), 'Le Livre de la pastoure' (ff. 221-236v), 'Le Livre des Épîtres sur le Roman de la rose' (ff. 237-254), 'La Cité des dames' (ff. 288v-374), etc.

of Juno, disguised as an old woman, giving poor advice to the young Semele, beloved of Jupiter, in 'L'Épître Othéa'. In two volumes.Possibly with some passages in the hand of Christine de Pizan, or certainly produced under her supervision.Formerly bound

• Miniatures of a portcullis and an initial 'T'(enor) in the form of half-Tudor rose, half-pomegranate, with a partial trompe l'oeil border., Book of 28 motets

became part of the Royal Library.Both parts:Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Portcullis Workshop of Petrus Alamire Josquin des Prez, Pierre de la Rue and others Mechelen Netherlands, S.

• Text pages with musical notation., Book of 28 motets

became part of the Royal Library.Both parts:Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text pages Workshop of Petrus Alamire Josquin des Prez, Pierre de la Rue and others Mechelen Netherlands,

• 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

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with the Virgin and John the Evangelist, at the beginning of the Te igitur in a Missal., Missal

146v, 147. Missal The cathedral of St. Kylian, Würzburg, between 1443 and 1455: the calendar includes the dedication of the old church of Würzburg (26 July), in black, and the feasts of Kylian, its octave (8 and 15 July), and

• Historiated initial 'R'(esurrexi) with the Resurrection, angels supporting heraldic arms to the left, in a Missal., Missal

146v, 147. Missal The cathedral of St. Kylian, Würzburg, between 1443 and 1455: the calendar includes the dedication of the old church of Würzburg (26 July), in black, and the feasts of Kylian, its octave (8 and 15 July), and

• Historiated initial 'R'(esurrexi) with the Resurrection, angels supporting heraldic arms to the left, in a Missal., Missal

146v, 147. Missal The cathedral of St. Kylian, Würzburg, between 1443 and 1455: the calendar includes the dedication of the old church of Würzburg (26 July), in black, and the feasts of Kylian, its octave (8 and 15 July), and

• Border roundels with the Maries at the sepulchre, and the 'Noli me tangere', in a Missal., Missal

146v, 147. Missal The cathedral of St. Kylian, Würzburg, between 1443 and 1455: the calendar includes the dedication of the old church of Würzburg (26 July), in black, and the feasts of Kylian, its octave (8 and 15 July), and

• 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.

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with the Annunciation, and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

the text. ff. 71v, 150v, and 151 inscribed with prayers. ff. 1v-2 is a double leaf of a prayer in English. 1 small miniature, with decorated foliate initial and full foliate borders (f. 120). 3 preparatory drawings in ink for

• Miniature of the Virgin and Child, decorated foliate initial 'S'(alve), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of a prayer., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

the text. ff. 71v, 150v, and 151 inscribed with prayers. ff. 1v-2 is a double leaf of a prayer in English. 1 small miniature, with decorated foliate initial and full foliate borders (f. 120). 3 preparatory drawings in ink for

• Decorated initials, line fillers, and a partial trompe l'oeil border with a bee., Book of Hours ('Hours of Louis XII', or 'Hours of Henry VII'), imperfect

in the David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Foliate border Jean Bourdichon France, Central France, Central (Tours)