• Historiated initial 'H'(ic est) formed by a dragon and a lion, of John writing on a tablet and the dove of the Holy Spirit approaching to his ear, at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospel of John, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of John, with the Glossa ordinaria The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'V'(ocavit), with foliate motifs and birds, at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end

pentateuc. E. vi. m'. (f. 1v); a similar inscription occurs in Royal 4 A VII, also from Rochester.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 514' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a decorated initial 'H'(ec), with foliate motifs, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end

pentateuc. E. vi. m'. (f. 1v); a similar inscription occurs in Royal 4 A VII, also from Rochester.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 514' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Historiated initial 'D'(e) of a marriage ceremony, at the beginning of book 4, De sponsalibus et matrimoniis., Decretales, with the Glossa ordinaria

of sentences highlighted in yellow. Decretales, with the Glossa ordinaria Addressed to the university of Paris (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1008' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(e) of a marriage ceremony, at the beginning of book 4, De sponsalibus et matrimoniis., Decretales, with the Glossa ordinaria

of sentences highlighted in yellow. Decretales, with the Glossa ordinaria Addressed to the university of Paris (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1008' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail from the roll of two roundels of Alured (or Alfred) and his son Edward., Genealogical roll of the kings of England

France in 1340: 'Edward se fit apelez roy / de f[r]a[n]ce et dangleterr[e] et q[ua]trona ses armes'. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Le role des roys d'Angleterre', or 'Rotulus regum Anglie',

• Detail from the roll of Edward the Confessor holding a crown., Genealogical roll of the kings of England

France in 1340: 'Edward se fit apelez roy / de f[r]a[n]ce et dangleterr[e] et q[ua]trona ses armes'. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Le role des roys d'Angleterre', or 'Rotulus regum Anglie',

• Detail from the roll of queen Maud (or Matilda of Scotland) and Henry I., Genealogical roll of the kings of England

France in 1340: 'Edward se fit apelez roy / de f[r]a[n]ce et dangleterr[e] et q[ua]trona ses armes'. The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps to be identified with the 'Le role des roys d'Angleterre', or 'Rotulus regum Anglie',

• Miniature of the capture of a city by soldiers, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'D'(e)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of a duel between two knights on foot, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'S'(es)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of soldiers engaged in various acts of pillage of a city, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'I'(ls)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of an emperor kneeling before a Pope, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'P'(our ce que)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Janus and other pagan deities, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'L'(es)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Philosophy holding the spheres, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'O'(r)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of Augustine before a group of demons, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'A'(ulcuns)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Miniature of a pope celebrating mass before an altar, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'T'(ous)., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

cite de Dieu) Unidentified coat of arms, azure a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 34; and in

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne, on a pilgrimage, passing Montauban., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

red. Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon) Inscribed 'Les IIII filz Aymont', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 75; and in

• Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne enthroned consulting his barons, with a partial border, a foliate initial 'E'(n ceste), and an instruction to illuminator reading 'Icy soit fait ung palaiz ou le roy Charlemaine et plusieurs barons soient'., Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon)

red. Renaut de Montauban (or Les Quatre Fils Aimon) Inscribed 'Les IIII filz Aymont', 15th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 75; and in

• Detail of a miniature of a statue of Opis, the wife of Saturn, with two Roman worshippers., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Opis

• Detail of a miniature of Juno crowned in heaven, with priests with censers below, and women with an infant., De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de femmes nobles et renomées)

et renomées) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, ff. 11v, or 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Juno