• Detail of a miniature of the death of Absalom., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of the anointing of Solomon., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of the building of the Temple., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of the building of the Temple., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Elijah being taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Job and his friends; above, God and and angels watch., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of Gedaliah receiving Ishmael., Bible historiale, the early version

inscribed 'My lady Powys I yow pray / raymambayre me wayn yow / may', 15th century (f. 111v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 787' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, with a full border and a shield with cross, crown of thorns, and crossed lance and sponge, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Petrus A[ureolus]' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1258' (f. 2), acquired by the

• Detail of a miniature of two angels holding the cloth of Veronica., Prayers, hymns and miscellaneous religious texts, including verses on the Arma Christi or Symbols of the Passion (ff. 72v-80)

(identified as the AB language by J.R.R. Tolkien, 'Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad', ~Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association~, 14 (1929): pp. 104–26).At the end of Sawles Warde (f. 10) is a colophon: 'Par seinte charite biddeð

• Drawings of coats of arms of knights of the Order of the Garter at the time of Henry V, founder of the order., Armorial of members of the Order of the Garter

the lower left corner, 18th century (f. [18]v; probably an instruction to the binder).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar, palaeographer, and librarian of Robert and Edward Harley, earls of Oxford (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Historiated initial 'L'(ibrum) of Jerome giving a book to a boy, at the beginning of the prologue to Esther, and historiated initial 'I'(n diebus) of King Ahasuerus' feast with Esther, princes and three musicians, at the beginning of Esther., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Historiated initial 'A'(nno) of Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, at the beginning of Daniel., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Jerome as a cardinal giving a book to a kneeling young man, at the beginning of the argumentum to Malachi., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O'(nus) of Malachi with a scroll reading 'in quo dilexisti nos', and Israelites and God with a scroll reading 'Dilexi vos'., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antem) of Jerome writing., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t factum) of Joshua and the crossing of the Jordan., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C' of Jerome writing., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of Joel., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I' of Jerome., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater), of Jerome receiving (or offering) a book from a young man, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father, Henry V (see above].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Biblia magna' in the list of books at Richmond