• Miniature of Henry II enthroned, arguing with Thomas Becket; below, a genealogical table of his children and some of his grandchildren., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of John enthroned, caressing his dog; below, a genealogical table of his descendants., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of John enthroned, caressing his dog; below, a genealogical table of his descendants., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of Edward II enthroned, while another figure offers him a crown., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Edward II enthroned, while another figure offers him a crown., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of 'Uter roy' (Uther Pendragon) in conversation with Merlin., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of king Arthur, holding a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Virgin and Child., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Stephen enthroned with a hawk on his wrist., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Henry III enthroned, flanked by Westminster Abbey and church bells; below, a genealogical table of his descendants., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Richard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of Richard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Edward the Confessor standing with a sceptre and a book., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of Edward the Confessor standing with a sceptre and a book., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Lament of Edward II', chronicling his failures as a ruler has been added after his portrait (f. 10r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1046' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Flourished initials, in the Breviary., Breviary, Use of Sarum, fragment, with prayers and meditations in English

or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Breviary, Use of Sarum, fragment, with prayers and meditations in English Inscribed 'LLd No. 62' (f. 1).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne,

• Ink drawing of head of a knight in profile., Chronicle of England in French verse to 1307 (ff. 1-129)

collection became part of the Royal Library: in the catalogue of 1666 (f. 11v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Profile of a knight Pierre de Langtoft England, N. E.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of Arthur drawing the sword from the stone., Joseph d'Arimathie (ff. 1-18), Le Livre de Merlin (ff. 18v-74), Suite de Merlin (ff. 74-226), ('the Huth Manuscript')

sword from the stone. Written in the Picard dialect of Old French.The text of Joseph d'Arimathie is incomplete at the beginning and begins at l. 65 of the text (O'Gorman 1995, p. 49).The Suite de Merlin lacks one leaf after

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' with image of King Arthur setting infants adrift in a boat., Joseph d'Arimathie (ff. 1-18), Le Livre de Merlin (ff. 18v-74), Suite de Merlin (ff. 74-226), ('the Huth Manuscript')

setting infants adrift in a boat. Written in the Picard dialect of Old French.The text of Joseph d'Arimathie is incomplete at the beginning and begins at l. 65 of the text (O'Gorman 1995, p. 49).The Suite de Merlin lacks one