• Detail of an illuminated initial 'O'(r)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

14th century, and 'Hunc libru[m] clamat nup[er] senes[callus] sive mancipium de Greys Inn', 15th century (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 89; inscribed with

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'I'(l)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

14th century, and 'Hunc libru[m] clamat nup[er] senes[callus] sive mancipium de Greys Inn', 15th century (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 89; inscribed with

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'Q'(ui)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

14th century, and 'Hunc libru[m] clamat nup[er] senes[callus] sive mancipium de Greys Inn', 15th century (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 89; inscribed with

• Illuminated initial 'S'(elonc)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

14th century, and 'Hunc libru[m] clamat nup[er] senes[callus] sive mancipium de Greys Inn', 15th century (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 89; inscribed with

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'T'(res)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

14th century, and 'Hunc libru[m] clamat nup[er] senes[callus] sive mancipium de Greys Inn', 15th century (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 89; inscribed with

• Illuminated initial 'T'(res), with a partial bar border., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

14th century, and 'Hunc libru[m] clamat nup[er] senes[callus] sive mancipium de Greys Inn', 15th century (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 89; inscribed with

• Illuminated initial 'T'(res), with a partial bar border., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

14th century, and 'Hunc libru[m] clamat nup[er] senes[callus] sive mancipium de Greys Inn', 15th century (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 89; inscribed with

• Miniature of Louis of Guyenne, Dauphin of France receiving instruction from Louis, with the heraldic charges of France and Bavaria, and the arms of Dauphin of France, with a full border and a foliate initial 'N'(obilissimo)., Gesta sancti Luduvici et regis Philippi

of the Dauphin of France, and the heraldic charges of France and Bavaria (f. 2).Shelfmark '6' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1114' (f. 2), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a miniature of Louis of Guyenne, Dauphin of France receiving instruction from Louis, with the heraldic charges of France and Bavaria., Gesta sancti Luduvici et regis Philippi

of the Dauphin of France, and the heraldic charges of France and Bavaria (f. 2).Shelfmark '6' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1114' (f. 2), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Foliate initial 'R'(egum) with a partial border, at the beginning of the Gesta Philippi regis Francie., Gesta sancti Luduvici et regis Philippi

of the Dauphin of France, and the heraldic charges of France and Bavaria (f. 2).Shelfmark '6' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1114' (f. 2), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Upper cover of crimson velvet with the royal arms (between H. H.) and roses embroidered in coloured silks, gold-thread and seed-pearls., Description of the Holy Land, entitled, 'Tresample description de toute la Terre Saincte, et choses memorables faictes en plusieurs lieux et villes d'icelle extraicte de la Bible et livres Sainct Hierosme', beginning, 'Arbee est une petite ville', and preceded by a dedicatory letter and poem addressed to Henry VIII

crimson velvet with the Royal arms (between H. H.) and roses embroidered in coloured silks, gold-thread and seed-pearls.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in Henry VIII's 1547 post-mortem inventory as 'the description of the holy lande and

• Foliate initial 'H'(istoria), at the beginning of Exodus., Historia scolastica

Wybarn. ...in cista de chichele a[nn]o d[omini] m cccc sexa[gesi]mo octavo / vincesimo die m[en]sis augusti...', (f. 166).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 814', included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Text page with initials with penwork decoration., Historia scolastica

Wybarn. ...in cista de chichele a[nn]o d[omini] m cccc sexa[gesi]mo octavo / vincesimo die m[en]sis augusti...', (f. 166).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 814', included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Foliate initial 'Q'., Historia scolastica

Wybarn. ...in cista de chichele a[nn]o d[omini] m cccc sexa[gesi]mo octavo / vincesimo die m[en]sis augusti...', (f. 166).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 814', included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Foliate initials 'L'(iber) and 'F'(actum est ) at the beginning of Josue., Historia scolastica

Wybarn. ...in cista de chichele a[nn]o d[omini] m cccc sexa[gesi]mo octavo / vincesimo die m[en]sis augusti...', (f. 166).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 814', included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Illuminated initial 'F'(uit) and 'M'(ense)., Historia scolastica

Wybarn. ...in cista de chichele a[nn]o d[omini] m cccc sexa[gesi]mo octavo / vincesimo die m[en]sis augusti...', (f. 166).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 814', included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno)., Historia scolastica

Wybarn. ...in cista de chichele a[nn]o d[omini] m cccc sexa[gesi]mo octavo / vincesimo die m[en]sis augusti...', (f. 166).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 814', included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning of a dedicatory epistle of Gilbert Foliot, bishop of London to Robert, bishop of Hereford., 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

• Detail of a miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire reading; 2. the Death of Hasdrubal; 3. John II enthroned; 4. A battle illustrating the second Punic War, at the beginning of decade 2., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

to be identified with 'Titus Livius' mentioned in the Great Wardrobe Account of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): probably to be identified with 'Titus Livius' included in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of a miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire presenting the book to John II; 2. the wolf with Romulus and Remus; 3. John II enthroned; 4. Knights fighting, at the beginning of the prologue., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

to be identified with 'Titus Livius' mentioned in the Great Wardrobe Account of 1480 (see McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): probably to be identified with 'Titus Livius' included in the list of books at Richmond