• Historiated initial 'E'(t) of Christ and Joshua holding a book, with a partial border, at the beginning of Joshua., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t) of Christ and Joshua holding a book, at the beginning of Joshua., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) of Christ giving a spear to Judah, at the beginning of Judges., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ost) of Christ giving a spear to Judah, at the beginning of Judges., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Foliate initial 'R(uth) with a partial border, at the beginning of the prologue to Ruth., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Miniature next to the initial 'I'(n principio) of twelve compartments containing the Days of Creation, Temptation, Expulsion from Paradise and Labours of Adam and Eve, with display script and a miniature of Crucifixion below, at the beginning of Genesis. Full border with a medallion of Descent into Limbo in the lower margin., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Detail of a miniature next to the initial 'I'(n principio) of twelve compartments containing the Days of Creation, Temptation, Expulsion from Paradise and Labours of Adam and Eve, with display script and a miniature of Crucifixion below, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Text page from Genesis., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Historiated initial 'I' of Elimelech and Naomi with her children, at the beginning of Ruth., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I' of Elimelech and Naomi with her children, at the beginning of Ruth., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Historiated initial 'J'(ohannes) of a lawyer holding a book, with a partial border, at the beginning of the preface (the introductory bull of John XXII), and a foliate initial 'J'(ohannes), at the beginning of the gloss; with birds and a hybrid grotesque in the margin., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium Philip Weston, perhaps to be identified with Philip de Weston, dean of York (1347-1349), inscription recording a pledge at Oxford: inscribed 'ph[ilippus] de Weston. In Glaucestr[e] schire ap[ud] Mariol hall co[n]t[r]a offic[ium]

• Text page of Leviticus 18: 16, reading 'Et uxorem fratris sui nullus accipet' ('Nobody may marry his brother's wife') marked by a manicule in the margin., Bible (Octateuch)

in Latin 'Si quid preclarum faciens laborem...', 16th century (f. 1*v).Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal

• Historiated initial 'M'(agnifice) of Guilelmus de Monte Lauduno presenting his book to the pope, at the beginning of the Lectura super Clementinis., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium Philip Weston, perhaps to be identified with Philip de Weston, dean of York (1347-1349), inscription recording a pledge at Oxford: inscribed 'ph[ilippus] de Weston. In Glaucestr[e] schire ap[ud] Mariol hall co[n]t[r]a offic[ium]

• Foliate initial 'E'(os) with a hybrid., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium Philip Weston, perhaps to be identified with Philip de Weston, dean of York (1347-1349), inscription recording a pledge at Oxford: inscribed 'ph[ilippus] de Weston. In Glaucestr[e] schire ap[ud] Mariol hall co[n]t[r]a offic[ium]

• Miniature of Charlemagne welcoming Clement Scotus and another, and giving the Abbey of Tours to Alcuin of York., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

and giving the Abbey of Tours to Alcuin of York. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies made before 1350, and

• Illuminated initial 'S' on gold in coloured grounds., Turpin's Chronicle, in thirty-six chapters (4v-31v) with an added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 45-62), extracts relating to biblical history from the Speculum Historiale (ff. 62v-125), a chronicle of the archbishops of York from Paulinus to William Le Zouche (d. 1352) (ff. 125-159v) (index Historia Caroli Magni, De Gestis Karoli)

Brendan (ff. 45-62), extracts relating to biblical history from the Speculum Historiale (ff. 62v-125), a chronicle of the archbishops of York from Paulinus to William Le Zouche (d. 1352) (ff. 125-159v) (index Historia Caroli Magni, De Gestis Karoli) Sir Simonds

• Detail of marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions., Prayer book, Italian rite

censor (fl. in Urbino): inscribed with his name, 1688 (f. 182v); ee William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 44.Heinrich Eisemann, bookseller: brought from him by the British Museum on 27 October

• Detail of a painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat., Prayer book, Italian rite

censor (fl. in Urbino): inscribed with his name, 1688 (f. 182v); ee William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 44.Heinrich Eisemann, bookseller: brought from him by the British Museum on 27 October