• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(mmonius) formed of a dragon, at the beginning of the letter of Eusebius to Carpianus; and a foliate initial 'V'(idi)., Diatessaron (or Unum ex quatuor), with glosses

Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 6v (see Carley 2000). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 895' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of 2 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the Glossa ordinaria

England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: 'Edwardus dei gr[ati]a rex Anglie', 14th century? (f. 138v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 328' (f. 6), included in the inventory of books in the

• Added fragment of a legal commentary., Pauline Epistles, with the Glossa ordinaria

England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: 'Edwardus dei gr[ati]a rex Anglie', 14th century? (f. 138v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 328' (f. 6), included in the inventory of books in the

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Titus., Pauline Epistles, with the Glossa ordinaria

England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: 'Edwardus dei gr[ati]a rex Anglie', 14th century? (f. 138v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 328' (f. 6), included in the inventory of books in the

• Framed initial 'A'(spiciebam) from Daniel 7:2 with zoomorphic, foliate and spiral decoration and extension., Sermons

St Andrew, Rochester (1262-1283), perhaps owned by him: inscribed 'Liber de Claustro Roffens[is] per I. priorem' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 813' (f. 1); included in the inventory of books in the

• Initial 'H'(abemus) with penwork decoration., Sermons

St Andrew, Rochester (1262-1283), perhaps owned by him: inscribed 'Liber de Claustro Roffens[is] per I. priorem' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 813' (f. 1); included in the inventory of books in the

• Puzzle initial 'V'(idi) with pen-flourishing in foliate patterns., Sermons

St Andrew, Rochester (1262-1283), perhaps owned by him: inscribed 'Liber de Claustro Roffens[is] per I. priorem' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 813' (f. 1); included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial, with addorsed animals., Policraticus

beginning, 'Syn fortune hath forbarryt your presence | I can not oper wyse myn herte vnclose' (f. 114).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 697' (f. [ii]); included in the inventory of books in the

• Initial 'I'(nter) with foliate decoration., Policraticus

beginning, 'Syn fortune hath forbarryt your presence | I can not oper wyse myn herte vnclose' (f. 114).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 697' (f. [ii]); included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initials., Policraticus

beginning, 'Syn fortune hath forbarryt your presence | I can not oper wyse myn herte vnclose' (f. 114).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 697' (f. [ii]); included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initials., Policraticus

beginning, 'Syn fortune hath forbarryt your presence | I can not oper wyse myn herte vnclose' (f. 114).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 697' (f. [ii]); included in the inventory of books in the

• Marginal drawing of a scribe at work, in the upper left margin., Policraticus

beginning, 'Syn fortune hath forbarryt your presence | I can not oper wyse myn herte vnclose' (f. 114).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 697' (f. [ii]); included in the inventory of books in the

• Marginal drawing of a woman., Policraticus

beginning, 'Syn fortune hath forbarryt your presence | I can not oper wyse myn herte vnclose' (f. 114).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 697' (f. [ii]); included in the inventory of books in the

• Illuminated initial 'E'(piscopus), at the beginning of causa 24., Decretum

Decretum The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading: 'Hic est liber monacho[rum] claustraliu[m] Radingie', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 9, 9v, or 10;

• Diagram of the Tree of Consanguinity., Decretum

Decretum The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading: 'Hic est liber monacho[rum] claustraliu[m] Radingie', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 9, 9v, or 10;

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(aulus) with white lions interlaced with a foliate scroll and an attached portrait of Peter Lombard writing the first words of his commentary, 'hunc epistola[m] / s/cribit / ap[osto]l[us]s roma/nos'., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

the commentary of Peter Lombard Added two indexes to homilies on the Pauline Epistles, 14th century (f. 213r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 189' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliated and interlace decoration, and animal heads and an animal mask at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the Old English gloss erased and corrected, visible in darker ink., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

foliated and interlace decoration, and animal heads and an animal mask at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the OldEnglish gloss erased and corrected, visible in darker ink. Added marginal notated incipits of Psalms.Musical notation: late Anglo-Saxon neumes on

• Text page with coloured initials., Gemma animae sive De divinis officis

with an inscription reading 'Indentura Joh[an]is Bacher[i] firmar[i] de Strode in / obligac[i]one ad ...' (f. i verso).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 359' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hair-covered Mary of Egypt feeding a lion, a bear and a stag., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

priory of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield: inscribed, 'Liber domus sancti barthomomei in smyth fylde', 15th century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a blue-faced grotesque, hunched, with a man standing on his shoulders, from Book 1 of the Decretals., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

priory of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield: inscribed, 'Liber domus sancti barthomomei in smyth fylde', 15th century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper