• Detail of a decorated initial 'M'(aabel), at the beginning of the 'M' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'N', at the beginning of the 'N' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'O', at the beginning of the 'O' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(aphum) with a human head, at the beginning of the 'P' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'R', at the beginning of the 'R' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'S', at the beginning of the 'S' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'T' with a hybrid, at the beginning of the 'T' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'V'(bil) with a head of an angel, at the beginning of the 'V' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'Z'(aab), at the beginning of the 'Z' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'A'(pud) at the beginning of the Commentary on Psalms., Commentary on Psalms

St. Mary and St. Benedict, Ramsey: inscribed on a pasted piece of parchment, 'Liber monasterii Rameseye' (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1289' (f. 2), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(anctus) formed of a dragon, with foliate decoration, display script, and pen-flourishing in the margin, at the beginning of the prologue to the commentary on Psalms., Commentary on Psalms 1-50

liber s[anc]ti Albani q[ue]m q[ui] ei abstulerit aut titulum delev[er]it anathema sit' 13th or 14th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'prima quinquagena Pulli s[upe]r psalteriu[m]', and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1359' (f. 1),

• Decorated initial 'C'(unctis), at the beginning of Bede's Commentary to Ezra., Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

præfatione notis et indice ad editionem primam~, 6 vols (Farnborough: Gregg International Publishers, 1970), IV, p. 158].Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 126' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Inhabited initial 'I'(n principio) with lions, at the beginning of Diatessaron., Diatessaron (or Unum ex quatuor), with glosses

Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 6v (see Carley 2000). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 895' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus), at the beginning of Psalm 1, and two initials 'P'(rimus) and 'A'(biit) with penwork extensions, at the beginning of gloss divisions, and a drawing of a hand in the margin., Psalter, glossed, with 5 Canticles

/ ut Deus ignoscat, et parcat lampadis ori./', end of the 12th century (f. 137).Erased inscription (f. 137).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 695' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Inhabited initial 'P'(ur) with lions interlaced with a foliate scroll, at the beginning of the Roman de Rou., Roman de Rou, part 2

VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), king of England and Ireland: the monogram 'HR' [for Henricus Rex] (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 389' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominica) of a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent., Commentary on lections from the Epistles and Gospels from Advent to Easter

century.Added musical notation in the margin, one with the antiphon 'Avertet dominus captivitatem plebis sue' (ff. 245, 252v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1324' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a scribe at work, in the upper left margin., Policraticus

beginning, 'Syn fortune hath forbarryt your presence | I can not oper wyse myn herte vnclose' (f. 114).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 697' (f. [ii]); included in the inventory of books in the

• Two puzzle initials and decorated initials., Theological miscellany, including Proverbs; Architrenius; Poem on the Story of Troy; The Metrical Life of St Hugh

century, 'Richard Jehonys', 'Robert', 'John Parker' (perhaps of Cambridge, b. 1548, d. 1619), ' Henry Mard', 'Wyllamy Darby'.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): probably entered the Royal library during the reign of Henry VIII (Carley, 2000). In the

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion in the lower register, at the beginning of Genesis, and a portion of the full border with hunting scenes, an animal parody of a bishop and cleric, birds and hybrids., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'N'[ature] at the beginning of Periegesis., Periegesis (f. 2v); Collectanea rerum mirabilium (f. 12); De excidio Troiae historia (f. 57); Prophetia Sybillae (f. 67)

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library