• Detail of a page: dcorated panel with foliate scroll at the closure of the text column framing the colophon of the scribe, Solomon, at the end of Samuel ibn Tibbon's ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms)., Miscellany of philosophical works including e. g. the Guide of the Perplexed by Maimonides in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 8v-117), Maimonides' commentary on Pirqei Avot in Samuel ibn Tibbon's Hebrew translation (ff. 117v-138), ~Pereq Heleq~ (Maimonides' commentary on Tractate Sanhedrin, ch. 10) in Samuel ibn Tibbon's translation (ff. 139-143v), ~Tehiyyat ha-metim~ (The Resurrection of the Dead) by Maimonides (ff. 143v-148), ~Perush ha-milot ha-zarot~ (A glossary of foreign terms) by Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 148v-160), ~Keter malkhut~ (A Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 163v-165v), Aristotle's Meteorology in the translation of Samuel ibn Tibbon (ff. 182v-198), Sefer hathalot ha-nimtzaot (The Book of Principles) by Al-Farabi (ff. 198v-211v), etc.

of the 17th century): inscribed with his name, 1597 (f. 214v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), p. 61, and appendix § 62-74. Censored by Giovanni Domenico Carretto, Italian censor (active in

• Puzzle initial 'U'(erbum) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of Hosea., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

blue. Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss The Benedictine cathedral priory of St. Mary, Worcester: inscribed by William Thornhill of York, c. 1528 (see a dated inscription by him in Royal 2 D. XXVI), 'Liber ecclesiae beatae Mariae Wigorne[nsis] /

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Foliate initial 'L'(ucas), at the beginning of the prologue to Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Decorated initial word, at the beginning of Joshua., Former and Latter Prophets with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~, Targum Jonathan and Rashi's commentary

Giovanni Domenico Vistorini: inscribed 'Gio. Dom. Vistorini 1609' (ff. 2, 267v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 85-87.Samuel Schönblum: purchased by the British Museum on 24 August, 1865: inscribed (f.

• ~Carmina figurata~ of a fleur-de-lis, at Ezekiel., Former and Latter Prophets with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~, Targum Jonathan and Rashi's commentary

Giovanni Domenico Vistorini: inscribed 'Gio. Dom. Vistorini 1609' (ff. 2, 267v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 85-87.Samuel Schönblum: purchased by the British Museum on 24 August, 1865: inscribed (f.

• Micrography, at the beginning of Isaiah., Former and Latter Prophets with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~, Targum Jonathan and Rashi's commentary

Giovanni Domenico Vistorini: inscribed 'Gio. Dom. Vistorini 1609' (ff. 2, 267v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 85-87.Samuel Schönblum: purchased by the British Museum on 24 August, 1865: inscribed (f.

• Micrography, ~carmina figurata~, the colophon of the scribe, and a censor's signature., Former and Latter Prophets with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~, Targum Jonathan and Rashi's commentary

Giovanni Domenico Vistorini: inscribed 'Gio. Dom. Vistorini 1609' (ff. 2, 267v), see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 85-87.Samuel Schönblum: purchased by the British Museum on 24 August, 1865: inscribed (f.

• Text page., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

blue. Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss The Benedictine cathedral priory of St. Mary, Worcester: inscribed by William Thornhill of York, c. 1528 (see a dated inscription by him in Royal 2 D. XXVI), 'Liber ecclesiae beatae Mariae Wigorne[nsis] /

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n mense) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of Zechariah., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

blue. Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss The Benedictine cathedral priory of St. Mary, Worcester: inscribed by William Thornhill of York, c. 1528 (see a dated inscription by him in Royal 2 D. XXVI), 'Liber ecclesiae beatae Mariae Wigorne[nsis] /

• Puzzle initial 'V'(erbum) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of Joel, and two puzzle initials 'S'(anctus) and 'J'(oel) at the beginning of the prologues to Joel., Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss

blue. Minor Prophets and Job, with gloss The Benedictine cathedral priory of St. Mary, Worcester: inscribed by William Thornhill of York, c. 1528 (see a dated inscription by him in Royal 2 D. XXVI), 'Liber ecclesiae beatae Mariae Wigorne[nsis] /

• Ownership inscription of the Cistercian abbey of Newminster 'Liber Sancte Marie Novi monasterii' (The New Monastery [Newminster] of St Mary)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino), at the beginning of a letter to Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria (d. c. 685)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'R'(everentissimis), at the beginning of the treatise addressed to the abbess Hildelith, with interlinear glosses., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial ' (H)elias' at the beginning of chapter 20., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initial 'E'(xpeltis) at the beginning of Chapter 39, 'the summary of masculine examples'., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

Rubrics in red. Numbers in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded

• Decorated initials 'D'(omine) and 'V'(enite)., Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v)

(ff. 69, 69v). Residual glue from prints that have been removed (ff. 46v, 122, 122v). Book of Hours (Use of York) with calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany (ff. 59-62v) Henry Worsley (b. 1675, d. 1747), scholar and manuscript collector, envoy

• Detail of a page: initial-word panel inhabited by animals and dragons including two hare hunting scenes, at the beginning of the section on the customs of Passover., ~Keter Malkhut~ (The Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 1-8r); festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite (ff. 8v-231v)

168). Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1619 (f. 231v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 50-56.Owner's inscription in Italian, partially illegible: 'Questo lib[ro] .. David a Samuel ..

• Foliate initial 'H'(ic), at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John, at the beginning of John., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

century? (ff. 1, 268).Thomas Thomson: inscribed 'Thomas Thomson writ it this', 15th century (f. 179v).William Wille, dean of Middleham [co. York] 1538: inscribed with his name and a date 'm. Wil[lia]m Wille dein of mydilh[a]m anno / d[omi]ni 1538' (ff.