• Detail of a marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, referring to his death, and a pair of clasped hands above referring to the marriage of Richard, first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany, to Isabella of Gloucester., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

of William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, referring to his death, and a pair of clasped hands above referring to the marriage ofRichard, first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany, to Isabella of Gloucester. Includes two autograph copies

• Detail of a marginal drawings of swords with the inverted arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem, indicating his death, and an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death of Richard II, bishop of Durham., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem, indicating his death, and an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death ofRichard II, bishop of Durham. Includes two autograph copies of works of

• Detail of a magic square., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

49, 61, 68). Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names) The Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richardof Chester, canon ofYork (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old

• Coloured initials, and in the lower right corner a human-animal hybrid creature, perhaps intended to ornament the run-over word at the bottom of the column., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

49, 61, 68). Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names) The Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richardof Chester, canon ofYork (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old

• Initial with floral decoration. Coloured initials, line-fillers and paraphs. Added in the upper margin is the note 'Ex monasterio cestrie': From the monastery of Chester., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

49, 61, 68). Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names) The Benedictine abbey of St Werburg, Chester: included in a list of 20 books bequeathed by Richardof Chester, canon ofYork (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old

• Ownership inscription of the Cistercian abbey of Newminster 'Liber Sancte Marie Novi monasterii' (The New Monastery [Newminster] of St Mary)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to RichardofYork Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded in 1137: 12th- or

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino), at the beginning of a letter to Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria (d. c. 685)., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to RichardofYork Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded in 1137: 12th- or

• Decorated initial 'R'(everentissimis), at the beginning of the treatise addressed to the abbess Hildelith, with interlinear glosses., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to RichardofYork Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded in 1137: 12th- or

• Decorated initial ' (H)elias' at the beginning of chapter 20., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to RichardofYork Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded in 1137: 12th- or

• Decorated initial 'E'(xpeltis) at the beginning of Chapter 39, 'the summary of masculine examples'., De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to Richard of York

in red. De laude virginitatis, in prose, and one letter of Pope Alexander to RichardofYork Various texts and verses in different 12th-century hands (ff. 2r-v, 96v-97).The Cistercian abbey of St. Mary, Newminster, Northumberland, founded in 1137: 12th- or

• Puzzle initials 'T'(out) and 'D'(es), and cadels, in Richard de Fournival's Medicine., Medical treatise

force' (f. 1).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Puzzle initials ? Richard de Fournival France(?)

• Text page., Turpin's Chronicle, in thirty-six chapters (4v-31v) with an added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 45-62), extracts relating to biblical history from the Speculum Historiale (ff. 62v-125), a chronicle of the archbishops of York from Paulinus to William Le Zouche (d. 1352) (ff. 125-159v) (index Historia Caroli Magni, De Gestis Karoli)

added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St

• Fragment of the roll with the genealogical line of Cnut, roundels of Edward the Confessor and Harold Godwinson, and the line of the Normam ancestors of William the Conqueror: Rollo, William and Richard I the Fearless., Genealogical chronicle of the English Kings

Fragment of the roll with the genealogical line of Cnut, roundels of Edward the Confessor and Harold Godwinson, and the line of the Normam ancestors of William the Conqueror: Rollo, William and Richard I the Fearless. Contains the genealogy of

• Detail from the roll of the descendants of Richard I the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, to Henry II and his descendants., Genealogical chronicle of the English Kings

roll of the descendants ofRichard I the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, to Henry II and his descendants. Contains the genealogy of the kings of England from the Heptarchy to Henry III (b. 1207, d. 1272), with a portrait of

• Decorated initial 'I'(llic) in the form of a naked blue man., De planctu naturae

Decorated initial 'I'(llic) in the form of a naked blue man. ff. 35v-36 is a 13th-century copy of a poem on the nature of the world. 1 partial border made up of text on coloured background and penwork decoration (f.

• Decorated initial 'T'(ercia) and coloured initials in a fragment from Gratian's Decretal., Decretal, fragment (Part II, Causæ xii-xvi)

d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• null, Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson

• Historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and Elizabeth [Elizabeth ofYork] (b. 1466, d. 1503), queen of England, his consort: inscribed, 'God save kyngge Harre / and kyenne Ellessabet' (f. i).?Shelfmark of a very large number

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson 1999).According