• Marginal miniature of the Holy Sepulchre and a miraculous lamp, with inscriptions reading, 'Þe sepulchre of our lord', and 'a lampe', and a miniature of the Calvary with an inscription reading, 'Mount caluary'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

the scribe. Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English Inscribed 'D. and Y. Knottesford', 15th century (f. 2).Added itinerary from the Northern Europe to Florence, partially excised, late

• Marginal miniature of Helen holding a book, with an inscription reading, 'Seynt Eline', and the crown of thorns, with an inscription reading, 'Þe corone of crist'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

the scribe. Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English Inscribed 'D. and Y. Knottesford', 15th century (f. 2).Added itinerary from the Northern Europe to Florence, partially excised, late

• Marginal miniature of a feathered man, with a inscription reading, 'a man ygrowe in feÞeris'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

the scribe. Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English Inscribed 'D. and Y. Knottesford', 15th century (f. 2).Added itinerary from the Northern Europe to Florence, partially excised, late

• Marginal miniature of emperor Justinian on horseback, with an inscription reading, 'A ymage of Justinyan emperour'., Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English

the scribe. Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Voyage d'outre mer in Middle English Inscribed 'D. and Y. Knottesford', 15th century (f. 2).Added itinerary from the Northern Europe to Florence, partially excised, late

• Illuminated initials 'N'(unc) and 'I'(ncipit), with foliate extensions., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Petrus A[ureolus]' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1258' (f. 2), acquired by the

• Detail of a miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Petrus A[ureolus]' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1258' (f. 2), acquired by the

• Miniature of Petrus Aureoli, Archbishop of Aix, preaching from the pulpit inscribed on the front with words 'quis ascendit in montem', with Christ enthroned on the mountain above him, with a full border and a shield with cross, crown of thorns, and crossed lance and sponge, at the beginning of the text., Compendium litterale totius Scripture

John Longland, bishiop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Petrus A[ureolus]' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1258' (f. 2), acquired by the

• Detail of a table of signs and images used in the text to mark some of the subjects treated in the text, with explanations of their meanings., Series causae inter Henricum regem et Thomam archiepiscopum, Abbreviationes chronicorum, and Imagines historiarum

York, and cardinal: 'TC' monogram, perhaps for Thomas Cardinalis (see Carley 2000, p. xxxiii), 16th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1044' (f. i), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initials 'O' and coloured initials., Order of preparation for a pontifical mass, imperfect

of preparation for a pontifical mass, imperfect f. 74v has an added 15th-century prayer.No. 360 in a 19th-century unidentified English bookseller's catalogue, identifying it as written in 1420 (f. i).Pencilled number '7' (f. iii). Walter Brindley Slater: his sale, Hodgson

• Decorated initial 'W', at the beginning of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales., Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly)

out (f. 183). Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly) Inscribed, 16th-century: 'GH' (f. 4).Inscribed, 16th-century: 'Thomas Wentworth' (f. 222v).Inscriptions in English, 16th-century (ff. 173, 196v, 223).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• Detail of text page., Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly)

out (f. 183). Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly) Inscribed, 16th-century: 'GH' (f. 4).Inscribed, 16th-century: 'Thomas Wentworth' (f. 222v).Inscriptions in English, 16th-century (ff. 173, 196v, 223).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• Text page., Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly)

out (f. 183). Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly) Inscribed, 16th-century: 'GH' (f. 4).Inscribed, 16th-century: 'Thomas Wentworth' (f. 222v).Inscriptions in English, 16th-century (ff. 173, 196v, 223).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• Illuminated historiated initial 'U' at the beginning of Leviticus, showing Aaron(?), dressed as a thirteenth-century priest, sacrificing a sheep on an altar, watched by similarly dressed Israelites., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' of Paul handing the book to the messenger Phebe at the beginning of Romans., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial at the beginning of Luke, with Luke shown writing, with the head of his symbol, an ox, and an illuminated initial below of Zacharias censing the altar (Luke 1:9)., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of Acts, of Luke writing and of Theophilus, to whom the Acts are addressed in the opening lines, with two smaller decorated illuminated initials., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of I Peter, of Peter writing, and his arrest; the buildings at the top probably represent the cities to which Peter's epistle was addressed., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' of Paul in prison, giving a scroll to a messenger, at the beginning of Philippians., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Miniature of the creation of Eve, with foliate border and foliate initials, and a diagram of the the descendants of Adam and Eveat the beginning of a genealogy from Adam and Eve to the Kings of England., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

brown pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and/or blue. Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The

• Decorated initials 'P'(lacita) with a monk's head in the record of rents from Bradestret., St Albans register of properties

Decorated initials 'P'(lacita) with a monk's head in the record of rents from Bradestret. Large brown ink initials with intricate penwork decoration, many including patterns, flowers or foliage, crowns, some with faces. Cadels. St Albans register of properties The