• Lower half of page: part of genealogical table, with the Valois kings John the Good (1350-1364), Charles V the Wise (1364-130), Charles VI (1380-1422), and below him, his daughter Catherine of France, rather than his son, Charles VII (1422-1461), who was crowned in Reims in 1429 following Joan of Arc's intervention. On the right are the English kings from Edward III (1327-1377), Edward, the Black Prince and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Richard II (1377-1399), and Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV (1399-1413), the only son of John of Gaunt, Henry V (1413-1422), and Henry VI in the lower centre (1422-1461)., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Detail of a miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of English kings from Edward I to Edward III and Edward, the Black Prince and John of Gaunt in medallions., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• 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

• Miniature of Anne and the Virgin teaching Jesus how to read, with a full architectural border and palm tree in the background., Prayer book

with the date 'Anno 1596' (f. [iii]; was trimmed when the manuscript was rebound).Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), OldEnglish scholar, palaeographer, and librarian of Robert and Edward Harley, earls of Oxford: inscribed ‘Bought of H. W.' (f. [iv]).

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Nectanebus., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

ccc xxxii. / et fu translate en francois p[ar] iehan de vi/gnay. Lan mil ccc. xxxiii/ (f. 165v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' included in the list of books

• Detail of a miniature of Darius, king of Persia ordering the chiselling of a marble slab in order to make a portrait of Alexander., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

ccc xxxii. / et fu translate en francois p[ar] iehan de vi/gnay. Lan mil ccc. xxxiii/ (f. 165v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' included in the list of books

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander and his soldiers fighting with crabs, with a preliminary sketch in the lower margin., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

ccc xxxii. / et fu translate en francois p[ar] iehan de vi/gnay. Lan mil ccc. xxxiii/ (f. 165v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' included in the list of books

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander receiving tribute from the citizens of Babylon., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

ccc xxxii. / et fu translate en francois p[ar] iehan de vi/gnay. Lan mil ccc. xxxiii/ (f. 165v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' included in the list of books

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander sending letters to Olympias and Aristotle, mistakenly represented as a woman., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

ccc xxxii. / et fu translate en francois p[ar] iehan de vi/gnay. Lan mil ccc. xxxiii/ (f. 165v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' included in the list of books

• 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

• Miniature of the genealogical table of descendants of Louis IX in the form of a fleur-de-lys, with portraits of kings in medallions, supported by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester with his arms and the arms of Anjou encircled by the Garter, and Richard, duke of York with his arms and an initial 'M' encircled by the Garter; the arms of France and of George encircled by the Garter, and a banner bearing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou, wrapped with a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and supported by the royal device of an antelope with a crown and chain., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Miniature of John Talbot identified by his white talbot dog, presenting the book to queen Margaret seated in a palace beside king Henry VI, and surrounded by the court, with the royal arms of England at the back of the throne, and banners of England, France, George, and Anjou at the top of the roof; with a full border containing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou; the arms of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury with the arms of Beauchamp, earls of Warwick in pretence, for his wife, Margaret Beauchamp, surrounded by the Garter, a scroll inscribed with the verses reading 'Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous / Et bien servir / Jusqu au mourir/ Ce sachent tous / Mon seul desir / Au Roy et vous', and a bunch of daisies, or 'marguerites', referring to Margaret of Anjou., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Detail of a miniature of the coronation of Alexander., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Detail of a miniature of a banner bearing the royal arms of England impaled with the arms of Anjou, wrapped with a scroll inscribed with a motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and supported by the royal device of an antelope with a crown and chain., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Miniature of Alexander battling against a strange beast; miniatures of Alexander fighting Porrus., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander attacking a city., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander receiving a letter from Porrus., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at

• Detail of a miniature of Alexander the Great battling against Porrus., Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book')

25, 70, 155, 207, 227, 405, 439), daisies (marguerites) referring to her name (ff. 2v, 4v, etc). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with 'Le bon roy Alexandre' in the list of books at