• Decorated initial 'R'(ex)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

took place before the compilation (c. 1635) of the Cotton library catalogue in Add. 36789, f. 36. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): possibly included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 19v; red seal of

• Decorated initial 'B'(ellum)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

took place before the compilation (c. 1635) of the Cotton library catalogue in Add. 36789, f. 36. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): possibly included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 19v; red seal of

• Decorated initial 'P'(eleus)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

took place before the compilation (c. 1635) of the Cotton library catalogue in Add. 36789, f. 36. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): possibly included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 19v; red seal of

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatissimi) with pen-flourishing and a partial border at the beginning of Book 2., Doctrinale fidei ecclesiae, Books 1 and 2

Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 5v) and in the 1698

• Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliated and interlace decoration, and animal heads and an animal mask at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the Old English gloss erased and corrected, visible in darker ink., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

foliated and interlace decoration, and animal heads and an animal mask at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the OldEnglish gloss erased and corrected, visible in darker ink. Added marginal notated incipits of Psalms.Musical notation: late Anglo-Saxon neumes on

• Historiated initial 'O'(sculetur) of Christ embracing the Virgin, at the beginning of the Gilbert Foliot's Commentary on the Song of Solomon., Commentary on the Song of Solomon

manibus sit p[ro]cul iste liber' c. 1467 (see dated inscription in Royal 2 C. I) (f. 3v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 358' (f. 4), included in the inventory of books in the

• Front and back cover and spine of the binding., Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella; Historia regum Britanniae

British, Norman, Saxon, and Welsh kings, with Edward IV mentioned as the last king, 15th century (ff. 1-3).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 983' (f. 4), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a decorated initial 'D'(iu) at the beginning of the prologue to book 2, and a coloured initial 'S'(superiori) at the beginning of book 2 of William of Malmesbury's De gestis regum Anglorum., Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella; Historia regum Britanniae

British, Norman, Saxon, and Welsh kings, with Edward IV mentioned as the last king, 15th century (ff. 1-3).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 983' (f. 4), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a text page with the ownership inscription of the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Margam, Glamorganshire, reading 'Liber monacho[rum] s[an]c[t]e / marie de margan.', Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella; Historia regum Britanniae

British, Norman, Saxon, and Welsh kings, with Edward IV mentioned as the last king, 15th century (ff. 1-3).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 983' (f. 4), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Zoomorphic initial 'G'(ualterus) in the form of a dragon, at the beginning of the preface, and a foliate initial 'S'(unt) at the beginning of the prologue, with an inscription stating that the book was given by Laurence, bishop of Rochester, to the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'vii. Psalt[eri]um de claust[r]o Roff[ensi] per Laur[en]tium ep[iscopu]m.', Flores Psalterii

prior of the Rochester cell at Walton St. Felix, or Felixstowe ('Waletune') (Royal 5 B. XII, f. 3).The Old Royal Library (The English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 705' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of St Peter, Gloucester, reading 'Liber S[anc]ti petri de glocestria', with a note of contents, reading 'Enchiridion S[anc]ti Augustini. Et versus cuiusdam / milonis de sobrietate ad Karolum regem.', Enchiridion

q[u]ot s[e]c[u]la fenix/ Dilectus t[ib]i suvanninus per sec[u]la fidelis / Per caru[m] ... vale necne prohenne' (f. 47).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 2); included in the 1698 catalogue of

• Flyleaf with ownership inscription of the Augustinian monastery of Bristol and contents list., De vita contemplativa (f. 3); Sermones (f. 58); Tractatus de obedientia (f. 59); Sermones (f. 61); Homiliae (f. 66v); De tribus habitaculis animae (f. 81v); Anonymous commentary on the Psalms (f. 86v)

Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 4) and in the 1698

• Text page with initial 'D'(iu) and rubric at the beginning of the prologue., De vita contemplativa (f. 3); Sermones (f. 58); Tractatus de obedientia (f. 59); Sermones (f. 61); Homiliae (f. 66v); De tribus habitaculis animae (f. 81v); Anonymous commentary on the Psalms (f. 86v)

Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 4) and in the 1698

• Large zoomorphic initial 'V'(ir) with elongated dragon and foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on Genesis., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

noted by Casley (see David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734)). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 15v) and in the 1698

• Initial 'C'(aute) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on Job., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

noted by Casley (see David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734)). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 15v) and in the 1698

• Initial 'D'(um) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the prologue of the 'Liber testimoniorum'., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

noted by Casley (see David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734)). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 15v) and in the 1698

• Initial 'D'(um) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on the Book of Psalms., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

noted by Casley (see David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734)). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71 (f. 15v) and in the 1698

• Drawing of a circle, representing the scheme of the heptarchy, with seven spheres surrounding a central one., The Scheme of the Heptarchy (f. 40), the Roman de Brut (ff. 40-113), the Estoire des Engles (ff. 113-150) (index Estoire des Engleis)

cited in ~The Libraries of the Augustinian Canons~ 1998 p. 32; see also Lawrence-Mathers 2003 p. 189).All PartsThe Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1146 ' (f. 14); acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster

• Two decorated initials 'O' and 'H', the latter with pen-flourishing., Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella; Historia regum Britanniae

British, Norman, Saxon, and Welsh kings, with Edward IV mentioned as the last king, 15th century (ff. 1-3).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 983' (f. 4), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Text page with the ownership inscription of the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Margam, Glamorganshire, reading 'Liber monacho[rum] s[an]c[t]e / marie de margan.', Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella; Historia regum Britanniae

British, Norman, Saxon, and Welsh kings, with Edward IV mentioned as the last king, 15th century (ff. 1-3).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 983' (f. 4), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after