• Illuminated historiated initial 'S's of Peter and John at the beginnings of II and III John. In the left-hand one John hands a book to Peter, below which are the children who are referred to several times in the short Epistle. In the right-hand initial Peter sits writing (his keys hanging from his wrist), instructed by John., 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 'L' of the nine orders of angels; in the seven large roundels are the Fall of the Rebel Angels and the Creation, and the Trinity enthroned; and in the six smaller roundels are scenes of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the Sacrifice of Isaac at the beginning of Genesis., 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 'H' at the beginning of Exodus, with Moses (identified by his horns) parting the Red Sea (depicted a vertical blue and red wavy lines), in the upper margin is a pencil instruction indicating the opening words which had been deliberately omitted by the scribe, to be executed in gold by the artist., 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 Judges, perhaps representing Judah as a seated tonsured judge with crossed legs, one hand pointing, the other at his neck holding the cords of his cloak., 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 'U' at the beginning of Job, of a naked Job holding a pot-shard, sitting on the dung-heap, visited by his three friends, as described in Job 2:8, 11, with the right hand of God emerging from heaven above Job's head., 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 'C' probably of Jerome giving this letter prologue to the bishops Chromatius and Heliodorus, its recipients, and historiated initial 'P' of Solomon (depicted with a tonsure), holding a switch and teaching his son, Rehoboam, who reads from an open book, at the beginning of the prologue to and book of Proverbs., 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 'A' of an apocryphal story added to the end of Daniel, in which Daniel is challenged by the king of Babylon to prove that a dragon, worshipped by many Babylonians as a god, is not a god. Daniel feeds a poison to the dragon, killing it, proving that it was mortal., 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 'I' at the beginning of Zechariah, probably of a vision of two angels carrying an amphora containing a woman (Zechariah 5:9), with the woman interpreted as Christ (as indicated by his crossed halo)., 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 'I'(n) at the beginning of John, of four separate scenes: John with the head of his evangelist symbol, the Eagle; John resting against Christ at the Last Supper; John presenting a woman (the woman taken in adultery, or the woman of Samaria?) to Christ; and the Marriage Feast at Cana., 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 initial 'M'(ulta)., Commentary on Malachi and Homilies

the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 8181).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Gervase of Chichester England

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with the Annunciation, and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

the text. ff. 71v, 150v, and 151 inscribed with prayers. ff. 1v-2 is a double leaf of a prayer in English. 1 small miniature, with decorated foliate initial and full foliate borders (f. 120). 3 preparatory drawings in ink for

• Miniature of the Virgin and Child, decorated foliate initial 'S'(alve), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of a prayer., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

the text. ff. 71v, 150v, and 151 inscribed with prayers. ff. 1v-2 is a double leaf of a prayer in English. 1 small miniature, with decorated foliate initial and full foliate borders (f. 120). 3 preparatory drawings in ink for

• Decorated initials, line fillers, and a partial trompe l'oeil border with a bee., Book of Hours ('Hours of Louis XII', or 'Hours of Henry VII'), imperfect

in the David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Foliate border Jean Bourdichon France, Central France, Central (Tours)

• Decorated initials, line fillers, and partial trompe l'oeil borders with flowers and a butterfly., Book of Hours ('Hours of Louis XII', or 'Hours of Henry VII'), imperfect

included in the David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Flowers Jean Bourdichon France, Central France, Central (Tours)

• Decorated initials, line fillers, and a partial trompe l'oeil border of flowers., Book of Hours ('Hours of Louis XII', or 'Hours of Henry VII'), imperfect

included in the David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Flowers Jean Bourdichon France, Central France, Central (Tours)

• Decorated initials, line fillers, and a partial trompe l'oeil border, with a butterfly and a ladybug., Book of Hours ('Hours of Louis XII', or 'Hours of Henry VII'), imperfect

included in the David Casley, ~A Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the King’s Library~ (London, 1734).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Butterfly Jean Bourdichon France, Central France, Central (Tours)