• Inscription in gold and silver on a purple background, beginning 'Hic HIS baptiza/tus est ab Iohan/ne', and relating to a lost miniature of the Baptism of Christ., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

hand responsible for glossing the Vespasian Psalter, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, the oldest extant translation of Scripture into OldEnglish. 1 incipit page with miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God blessing, and an initial in

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'Z'(acgarias), at the beginning of the list of capitula of Luke., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

hand responsible for glossing the Vespasian Psalter, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, the oldest extant translation of Scripture into OldEnglish. 1 incipit page with miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God blessing, and an initial in

• Detail of an initial 'Q'(uoniam) from the incipit page, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

hand responsible for glossing the Vespasian Psalter, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, the oldest extant translation of Scripture into OldEnglish. 1 incipit page with miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God blessing, and an initial in

• Detail of a miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God the Father above, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

hand responsible for glossing the Vespasian Psalter, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, the oldest extant translation of Scripture into OldEnglish. 1 incipit page with miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God blessing, and an initial in

• Text page., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

hand responsible for glossing the Vespasian Psalter, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, the oldest extant translation of Scripture into OldEnglish. 1 incipit page with miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God blessing, and an initial in

• Text page., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

hand responsible for glossing the Vespasian Psalter, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, the oldest extant translation of Scripture into OldEnglish. 1 incipit page with miniature of an ox, the symbol of Luke, with God blessing, and an initial in

• Decorated initial., Lives of saints, and an Irish translation of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi

brown. Spaces left for initials. Lives of saints, and an Irish translation of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi Inscription in English dated 1823 (f. 21v).Bought by the British Museum in 1832, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by

• Front cover and spine of the binding., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

(c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Front cover and spine Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Miniature of the personification of Philosophy, crowned and holding a sceptre., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Philosophy Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of a garden or flowery field referring to 'Prato'., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Garden Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of a garden or flowery field referring to 'Prato'., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Garden Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of Seraphs., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Seraphs Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of Cherubs., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Cherubs Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of Thrones., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Thrones Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of the angelic personifications of Dominations., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Dominations Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of the angelic personifications of Princes., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Princes Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of the angelic personifications of Powers., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Powers Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of Virtues., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Virtues Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of Archangels., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Archangels Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)

• Detail of a miniature of angels., Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina')

under his protection (c. 1335-40); his arms (f. 2v), and portrait (f. 10).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Angels Pacino di Buonaguida Convenevole da Prato Tuscany Italy, Central (Tuscany)