• Detail of an historiated initial 'G'(aa) of a hybrid, at the beginning of the 'G' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'H(aben), at the beginning of the 'H' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'I', at the beginning of the 'I' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'L' with a human head, at the beginning of the 'L' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'M'(aabel), at the beginning of the 'M' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'N', at the beginning of the 'N' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'O', at the beginning of the 'O' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'(aphum) with a human head, at the beginning of the 'P' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'R', at the beginning of the 'R' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'S', at the beginning of the 'S' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'T' with a hybrid, at the beginning of the 'T' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'V'(bil) with a head of an angel, at the beginning of the 'V' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'Z'(aab), at the beginning of the 'Z' section in the Interpretation of Hebrew names., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'C'(unctis), at the beginning of Bede's Commentary to Ezra., Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

præfatione notis et indice ad editionem primam~, 6 vols (Farnborough: Gregg International Publishers, 1970), IV, p. 158].Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 126' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Detail of a miniature of Lancelot rescuing Guinevere from burning at the stake, with grotesque hybrid creatures surrounding the miniature, at the beginning of the Mort Arthu., Lancelot du Lac

186v), 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 11, or 11v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Guinevere

• Illuminated initial 'T' with pen flourishing, Lamentationes (f. 1); Le Livre de Leesce (index: Les Rebours de Matheolus, Le Resolu en Mariage) (f. 70)

Henry VIII: inscribed with his name and proverbs in Latin, French, Spanish and Italian (ff. 99v, 100). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number '455 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion in the lower register, at the beginning of Genesis, and a portion of the full border with hunting scenes, an animal parody of a bishop and cleric, birds and hybrids., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Initial 'P' with foliate decoration with ownership inscription of Sir Robert Cotton., Historia Romana (ff. 4-50), Historia gentis Longobardorum (ff. 51-102v); Gesta Alexandri magni (index: Alexander the Great) (ff. 102-130).

scholar, recorded in lists in Harley 6018, f. 159v, and Additional 35213, ff. 34-34v (see Tite 1992). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): royal seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); included in the 1698 catalogue of

• Miniature divided in four compartments, of Coronation of the Virgin, the Crucifixion flanked by two Cherubims, the Virgin and Child flanked by Peter and Paul, and Martin and the beggar with a kneeling cleric in a blue habit, in the lower margin., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(ir) of Job on the dungheap, with his wife and friends nearby, at the beginning of Job., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

of Devon') Written by William of Devon: his colophon, 'Will[elmu]s devoniensis scripsit istum / librum/' (f. 540v). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 972' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the