• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning the letter of Rabanus Maurus to Louis the Germanic., De universo seu De rerum naturis

'Etymologies' of Isidore, of Rabanus Maurus (b. c. 776, d. 856), abbot of Fulda and later archbishop of Mainz (ff. 6-282v), preceded by the letters to Louis the Germanic, king of Germany (843-876) (ff. 1-2), and to Haymo, bishop of

• Decorated initial 'T'(empora) at the beginning of book 10., De universo seu De rerum naturis

'Etymologies' of Isidore, of Rabanus Maurus (b. c. 776, d. 856), abbot of Fulda and later archbishop of Mainz (ff. 6-282v), preceded by the letters to Louis the Germanic, king of Germany (843-876) (ff. 1-2), and to Haymo, bishop of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of the Dominican friar, John of Freiburg, teaching a group of pupils., Summa confessorum

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 2v; and in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James’s Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• Decorated initial 'Q' with a partial bar border., Summa confessorum

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 2v; and in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James’s Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• Puzzle initial and pen-flourished initials., Summa confessorum

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 2v; and in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James’s Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• Initial-word panel framed with border filled by floral motifs, vases and a mask, unfinished., ~Keter Malkhut~ (The Crown of Kingship) by Solomon ibn Gabirol (ff. 1-8r); festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite (ff. 8v-231v)

decorated (f. 168). Camillo Jaghel, censor: inscribed with his name, 1619 (f. 231v); see William Popper, ~The Censorship of Hebrew Books~ (New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1969), appendix § 50-56.Owner's inscription in Italian, partially illegible: 'Questo lib[ro] .. David a

• Initials and border with penwork decoration in foliate design with hybrid creatures., A collection of statutes, including a calendar (ff. 1-6v), a table of the Magna Charta clauses (ff. 8-14v), Edward I's 1297 Magna Charta (ff. 15-25v), Edward I's Charter of the Forrest (ff. 25v- 30v), an extract from a register from the Benedictine Priory of Eye in Suffolk (ff. 68-71), the statutes of Berewike (possibly Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland; ff. 191-192) and York (ff. 262v-267), and the Ordinationes issued by Edward II in 1311 (ff. 231-262v)

15-25v), Edward I's Charter of the Forrest (ff. 25v- 30v), an extract from a register from the Benedictine Priory of Eye in Suffolk (ff. 68-71), the statutes of Berewike (possibly Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland; ff. 191-192) and York (ff. 262v-267), and the

• Detail of a miniature of a battle with Richard I of England at Arques., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Detail of a miniature of a battle with Richard I of England at Arques. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies

• Detail of a miniature of a battle with Richard I of England before Gisors., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Detail of a miniature of a battle with Richard I of England before Gisors. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies

• Detail of a miniature of the coronation of Richard I., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Detail of a miniature of the coronation ofRichard I. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies made before 1350, and

• Miniature of Duke Richard of Normandy giving presents to his knights., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Miniature of Duke Richardof Normandy giving presents to his knights. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies made before 1350,

• Detail of a miniature of the death-bed of Duke Richard of Normandy., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Detail of a miniature of the death-bed of Duke Richardof Normandy. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies made before

• Miniature of the deathbed of Duke Richard of Normandy., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Miniature of the deathbed of Duke Richardof Normandy. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies made before 1350, and illuminated

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) of Jerome writing, with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible (Octateuch)

beginning of the prologue. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael A. Michael, this manuscript was designed as part of a set of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(rater) of Jerome writing, at the beginning of the prologue., Bible (Octateuch)

Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(rater) of Jerome writing, at the beginning of the prologue. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael A.

• Detail of a border with a medallion of Descent into Limbo in the lower margin., Bible (Octateuch)

(f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Days of Creation with Adam and Eve cycle

• Detail of a miniature of Adam and Eve, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (Octateuch)

Detail of a miniature of Adam and Eve, at the beginning of Genesis. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael A. Michael, this

• Historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of Israelites offering sacrifice to God, at the beginning of Leviticus., Bible (Octateuch)

beginning of Leviticus. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael A. Michael, this manuscript was designed as part of a set of four

• Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of Israelits offering sacrifice to God, at the beginning of Leviticus., Bible (Octateuch)

Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of Israelits offering sacrifice to God, at the beginning of Leviticus. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to

• Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses and Christ, at the beginning of Numbers., Bible (Octateuch)

beginning of Numbers. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael A. Michael, this manuscript was designed as part of a set of four