• 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

• Historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of the Coronation of the Virgin with architectural elements, monochrome choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage., Cutting from a Missal

Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 60630. To see the Ascott Album, which originally contained all the cuttings order Add. 60630, Old Covers. 1 historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of the Coronation of the Virgin with architectural elements, monochrome

• Detail of a miniature of the Annunciation., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Detail of a miniature of the Nativity., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Detail of a miniature of the Visitation., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Detail of historiated initial of a nun., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Miniature of the Visitation, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate border, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Miniature of the Nativity with an angel preparing a bath for the Christ child, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate border, at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Miniature of the Requiem mass, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, initial 'O' with a nun in prayer, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of a prayer to Our Lord., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• On the left, illuminated initial, and on the right, a miniature of the Requiem mass, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Miniature of a burial., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (the 'Hours of the Umfray Family')

'Nupcie sacre fuerunt …ser Johannem Umfray et Alianorem uxorem eius in anno regis henrici sexti xxx^ano^ primo' (f. 5v).Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (f. 1r-v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Illuminated historiated initial, with Moses (identified by his horns) facing a group of Israelites, making a gesture of speaking (or perhaps counting?) at the beginning of Deuteronomy. The blue ground-line on which they all stand is in fact a serpent., 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 'E' at the beginning of Josua, probably inspired by Joshua 5:3, in which Joshua circumcises the Israelites who had been born after the Israelites fled from Egypt, with Josua characterised as an ugly hook-nosed Jew., 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 II Kings, probably representing the events related in II Kings 24:11, in which King Nebuchadnezzar besieged and captured Jerusalem. This subject may have been chosen because it was relatively 'topical': Jerusalem had been captured in the Fourth Crusade just a few decades before this manuscript was made., 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 'T' at the beginning of Tobit, with Tobit on the left (his closed eyes signifying his blindness) sending out his son Tobias with the angel Raphael, instead of the more usual scene of the blinding of Tobit which is more typically is illustrated., 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