• Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Ecclesiasticus 14:22, in a 13th-century leaf., Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Decorated initials from a 13th-century leaf., Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• In the upper left, an ownership inscription of All Souls college, Oxford: 'Liber collegium animarum omnium', and in the lower right corner, an ownership incription of William Romesey: 'liber Willelmus Romesey quae fecit scribi' ('William Romesay for whom it was written'")., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine ff. 270-285v is an unilluminated text in English. William Romesey (d. 1501), fellow of Merton: inscription 'liber Willelmus Romesey quae fecit scribi' (f. 2v).All Souls College, in

• Decorated initial 'W', at the beginning of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales., Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly)

out (f. 183). Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly) Inscribed, 16th-century: 'GH' (f. 4).Inscribed, 16th-century: 'Thomas Wentworth' (f. 222v).Inscriptions in English, 16th-century (ff. 173, 196v, 223).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• Detail of text page., Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly)

out (f. 183). Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly) Inscribed, 16th-century: 'GH' (f. 4).Inscribed, 16th-century: 'Thomas Wentworth' (f. 222v).Inscriptions in English, 16th-century (ff. 173, 196v, 223).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• Text page., Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly)

out (f. 183). Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly) Inscribed, 16th-century: 'GH' (f. 4).Inscribed, 16th-century: 'Thomas Wentworth' (f. 222v).Inscriptions in English, 16th-century (ff. 173, 196v, 223).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• Illuminated historiated initial 'U' at the beginning of Leviticus, showing Aaron(?), dressed as a thirteenth-century priest, sacrificing a sheep on an altar, watched by similarly dressed Israelites., 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' of Paul handing the book to the messenger Phebe at the beginning of Romans., 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 at the beginning of Luke, with Luke shown writing, with the head of his symbol, an ox, and an illuminated initial below of Zacharias censing the altar (Luke 1:9)., 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 Acts, of Luke writing and of Theophilus, to whom the Acts are addressed in the opening lines, with two smaller decorated illuminated initials., 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 I Peter, of Peter writing, and his arrest; the buildings at the top probably represent the cities to which Peter's epistle was addressed., 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' of Paul in prison, giving a scroll to a messenger, at the beginning of Philippians., 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

• Decorated and inhabited initials., Comedies, with arguments, a life of Terence, and other supplementary matter

In Viconovo dyocensis Ferrariensis' (f. 111v).Inscription, 1436: '... scripsit uigilia s. Luce 17 Octobr. 1436.' (f. 1, crossed out).Inscribed an old number '.N.55.' (f. 1v).Inscribed, 18th century: 'H. VIII 23.' (1st flyleaf [f. i]).Inscribed in pencil, '10 luigi osia 44

• Decorated initials., Comedies, with arguments, a life of Terence, and other supplementary matter

In Viconovo dyocensis Ferrariensis' (f. 111v).Inscription, 1436: '... scripsit uigilia s. Luce 17 Octobr. 1436.' (f. 1, crossed out).Inscribed an old number '.N.55.' (f. 1v).Inscribed, 18th century: 'H. VIII 23.' (1st flyleaf [f. i]).Inscribed in pencil, '10 luigi osia 44

• Illuminated historiated initial, with Moses (identified by his horns) facing a group of Israelites, making a gesture of speaking (or perhaps counting?) at the beginning of Deuteronomy. The blue ground-line on which they all stand is in fact a serpent., 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 'E' at the beginning of Josua, probably inspired by Joshua 5:3, in which Joshua circumcises the Israelites who had been born after the Israelites fled from Egypt, with Josua characterised as an ugly hook-nosed Jew., 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 II Kings, probably representing the events related in II Kings 24:11, in which King Nebuchadnezzar besieged and captured Jerusalem. This subject may have been chosen because it was relatively 'topical': Jerusalem had been captured in the Fourth Crusade just a few decades before this manuscript was made., 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 'T' at the beginning of Tobit, with Tobit on the left (his closed eyes signifying his blindness) sending out his son Tobias with the angel Raphael, instead of the more usual scene of the blinding of Tobit which is more typically is illustrated., 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 'E' at the beginning of I Maccabees of a man being executed for refusing to worship idols (I Macc. 1:52), and one of the many battles which occurred during the Maccabees' reign. In the extreme lower right-hand corner is the word 'emendatus', indicating that the text of this quire has been corrected., 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 'F' at the beginning of II Maccabees of a uncertain scene, but perhaps of Antiochus and his men in the temple of Nanea, and beheading the leader of the priests (II Macc. 1:13-16), with a soldier wearing a thirteenth-century style helmet., 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