• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with the royal arms of England, with a partial border including Tudor roses, at the beginning of the text., Tractatulus de regimine seu caritate principum

of the English Observant Franciscans (c. 1508-1513), and his confessor, inscribed ' Sacre regie maiestasti frater Ste/phanus baronis immeritus p[ro[vincialis / et hu[m]ilis s[er]vulus' (f. 1); the royal arms of England (f. 3).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library):

• Text page with 9th century and 10th century scripts., Libri evangeliorum quattuor; Aenigmata; De arte metrica (extract)

Text page with 9th century and 10th century scripts. Numerous Latin glosses and two OldEnglish glosses (ff. 73, 76v).Text is unjustified at right margins with the following arrangement: ff. 1-59v: bold capitals arranged vertically at the beginning of linesff.

• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Hill, M. D., 22 March 1803: note stating that on a leaf of paper pasted on the inside of the old cover was written 'Thys fayre Boke I have fro the Abbey of Saint Albons in thys yeare of our

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Hill, M. D., 22 March 1803: note stating that on a leaf of paper pasted on the inside of the old cover was written 'Thys fayre Boke I have fro the Abbey of Saint Albons in thys yeare of our

• Detail of a miniature of a fleet of ships of the expedition of the English and French to Barbary, with heraldic shields., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

of ships of the expedition of the English and French to Barbary, with heraldic shields. Vol. IV, part 2 is Harley 4380. 11 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours

• Miniature of a fleet of ships of the expedition of the English and French to Barbary, illuminated initial 'O'(r) and foliate border including a scallop shell, a hybrid figure, and the heralic arms of Commynes quartered with Armuyden., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

ships of the expedition of the English and French to Barbary, illuminated initial 'O'(r) and foliate border including a scallop shell, a hybrid figure, and the heralic arms of Commynes quartered with Armuyden. Vol. IV, part 2 is Harley 4380.

• Decorated initial 'E'(t si) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Leonardus Aretinus' De bello italico adversus Gotos., De bello italico adversus Gotos

134v, 148v). De bello italico adversus Gotos Part 1 (ff. 1-82v)Added marginal inscriptions in various medieval and post-medieval hands in English and Latin (e.g., ff. 1, 17v-18, 35, 55, 66v, 67, 78v, 79)Effaced inscription (f. 9).Effaced inscription 'The man blest

• Detail of a miniature of a fleet of ships of the expedition of the English and French to Barbary, illuminated initial 'O'(r) and foliate border including a scallop shell, a hybrid figure, and the heralic arms of Commynes quartered with Armuyden., Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart')

of ships of the expedition of the English and French to Barbary, illuminated initial 'O'(r) and foliate border including a scallop shell, a hybrid figure, and the heralic arms of Commynes quartered with Armuyden. Vol. IV, part 2 is Harley

• Ink diagram of the Nativity., Chronicle of England ( the 'Anonimalle Chronicle')

collection became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, (f. 11).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Nativity Written by several scribes England

• Genealogical diagram, ink drawing of sword and decorated initial C., Chronicle of England ( the 'Anonimalle Chronicle')

became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, (f. 11).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Genealogical diagram Written by several scribes England

• Ink drawing of a castle., Chronicle of England ( the 'Anonimalle Chronicle')

collection became part of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, (f. 11).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Castle Written by several scribes England

• Ink drawing of coat of arms of Henry II with 3 lions passant gardant, crest and lion crowned and of crown and sceptre., Chronicle of England ( the 'Anonimalle Chronicle')

of the Royal Library: included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, (f. 11).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Arms of Henry II Written by several scribes England

• Detail of a miniature of Albina and other daughters of Diodicias disembarking from a ship in Britain, with two giants and Brutus and his followers arriving in another ship, with a foliate initial 'E'(n), and a full border, at the beginning of the text., French Prose Brut

initial 'C'(est) (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Daughters of

• Miniature of Albina and other daughters of Diodicias disembarking from a ship in Britain, with two giants and Brutus and his followers arriving in another ship, with a foliate initial 'E'(n), and a full border, at the beginning of the text., French Prose Brut

initial 'C'(est) (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 13.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Daughters of

• Miniature of the English ships at Lisbon, and an audience of the English., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. English ships

• Detail of a miniature of the English ships at Lisbon, and an audience of the English., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. English ships

• Book plates, inscriptions and note about purchase of the manuscript by Sir Thomas Mostyn in 1692., Gospel Book (the 'Thorney Gospels') with Eusebian canon tables (ff. 4v-9v); added Liber Vitae (ff. 1v-4, 9v-11,12) and list of relics (f. 11v) of Thorney Abbey

miniatures.There are some 50 pencilled or scratched interlinear glosses in OldEnglish in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke dating from the beginning of the 10th century. An OldEnglish inscription of the 2nd half of the 11th century refers

• Later list of Anglo-Norman names entered in the Thorney Liber Vitae., Gospel Book (the 'Thorney Gospels') with Eusebian canon tables (ff. 4v-9v); added Liber Vitae (ff. 1v-4, 9v-11,12) and list of relics (f. 11v) of Thorney Abbey

miniatures.There are some 50 pencilled or scratched interlinear glosses in OldEnglish in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke dating from the beginning of the 10th century. An OldEnglish inscription of the 2nd half of the 11th century refers

• Canon tables with columns in colours and with foliate capitals., Gospel Book (the 'Thorney Gospels') with Eusebian canon tables (ff. 4v-9v); added Liber Vitae (ff. 1v-4, 9v-11,12) and list of relics (f. 11v) of Thorney Abbey

miniatures.There are some 50 pencilled or scratched interlinear glosses in OldEnglish in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke dating from the beginning of the 10th century. An OldEnglish inscription of the 2nd half of the 11th century refers

• 12th-century list of relics at Thorney abbey with title: 'Hec sunt nomina sanctorum Thornensi cenobio requiescentium'., Gospel Book (the 'Thorney Gospels') with Eusebian canon tables (ff. 4v-9v); added Liber Vitae (ff. 1v-4, 9v-11,12) and list of relics (f. 11v) of Thorney Abbey

miniatures.There are some 50 pencilled or scratched interlinear glosses in OldEnglish in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke dating from the beginning of the 10th century. An OldEnglish inscription of the 2nd half of the 11th century refers