• Detail from the roll: Henry III holding a model of a church, and his children: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice, Katharine, and again Edward wearing a crown., Genealogical chronicle of the English Kings

III holding a model of a church, and his children: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice, Katharine, and again Edward wearing a crown. Contains the genealogy of the kings of England from the Heptarchy to Henry III (b. 1207, d. 1272), with

• Historiated initial 'I' of a saint., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'L' of a deacon saint in an act of charity., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'U' of the Assumption of the Virgin., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'I' of the Circumcision., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'C' of Christ, a female saint and musicians., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Marginal miniature of a centaur., De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ (imperfect at the beginning)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Pen-flourished initials, 'O'(rdo), 'D'(omine), and 'B'(eati)., Missal, use of Sarum, imperfect

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Flourished initials and marginal drawing of a hand holding a fishing rod, line, and hook., De fide orthodoxa

by the later provenance, and by the marginal glosses and chapter numbering in arabic numerals.Hannibal Gamon (bap. 1582, d. 1650/51), Church of England clergyman: inscribed 'Hannibal Gamon. Tandem -- D.O.M.' (f. 1); Gammon aided Richard, 1st Baron Robartes, in collecting

• null, De fide orthodoxa

by the later provenance, and by the marginal glosses and chapter numbering in arabic numerals.Hannibal Gamon (bap. 1582, d. 1650/51), Church of England clergyman: inscribed 'Hannibal Gamon. Tandem -- D.O.M.' (f. 1); Gammon aided Richard, 1st Baron Robartes, in collecting

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man ringing a church bell with another kneeling behind him; to their right, a priest is at an altar., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of a man ringing a church bell with another kneeling behind him; to their right, a priest is at an altar. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the

• Historiated initial 'S' (anctificavit) of a bishop dedicating a church., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

of a bishop dedicating a church. Horizontal catchwords.Miniature curtains, likely of silk, once protected the full-page minitures. These are no longer extant, but the holes and thread, by means of which these were attached, are still visible. 6 full-page miniatures

• Miniature of a king supervising the building of a church; miniature of Joseph or Arimathea on his deathbed making a red cross on a white shield with his own blood as a momento for Mordrain., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

supervising the building of a church; miniature of Joseph or Arimathea on his deathbed making a red cross on a white shield with his own blood as a momento for Mordrain. Includes: Estoire del Saint Graal, imperfect (ff. 1-88); La

• Detail of a miniature of a king supervising the building of a church., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

king supervising the building of a church. Includes: Estoire del Saint Graal, imperfect (ff. 1-88); La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 89-139); abridged version of the Morte Artu, imperfect, attributed to Walter Map (ff. 140-161). This manuscript is connected in

• Drawing of an author portrait of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

Ehfridus, with corrections in the hand of Patrick Young, 17th century (ff. 163-165). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Aldhelm Aldhelm Winchester England, S. (Winchester or Canterbury, Christ Church)

• Detail from the roll of Henry III with a church, with six extending roundels of his descendants: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice and Katherine, with Edward I enthroned in a seventh roundel., Genealogical roll of the kings of England

of Henry III with a church, with six extending roundels of his descendants: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice and Katherine, with Edward I enthroned in a seventh roundel. Contains a genealogical chronicle of the Kings of England from the Heptarchy to

• Miniature illustrating Pars ii., Causa xxviii: an infidel, who has married, was converted to the faith; but his wife left him out of hatred for the Christian faith. He, in turn, took for himself a Christian wife. When she died, he became a cleric. Then owing to his conduct of life and his learning he was chosen as bishop. In the miniature the man is shown (from right to left) as a layman pointing towards his deceased second wife, a cleric, and a bishop, before a seated judge., Cutting from the Decretum Gratiani (index Concordia Discordantium Canonum)

other with two merchants, pleading their case before a seated judge, illustrating Pars ii., Causa xiv: "The canons of a church initiated legal proceedings in regard to their estates. They produced witnesses from their own company; they entrusted some money

• Decorated initials and line-fillers., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Decorated initials and line-fillers., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of a metrical version of the Psalms in Middle English., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French The Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Kirkham, Yorkshire: 14th-century ? inscription 'Liber monasterii de Kirkham' (f. 2v).15th-century ? inscriptions 'Johes Vicaricui Hutton' and Thomas leue'