• Text page., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

is Royal 16 G VIII. ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '37' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no.

• Detail of a miniature of Roxane being brought before Alexander., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

is Royal 16 G VIII. ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '37' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no.

• Miniature of Alexander addressing his troops., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

is Royal 16 G VIII. ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '37' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no.

• Miniature of the surrender of Arbela, with a full border including hybrid grotesques and a foliate initial 'S'(e), at the beginning of book 4., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

is Royal 16 G VIII. ?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '37' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no.

• Historiated initial 'P'(opulus) of Vegatius, with a partial white vine-stem border ('bianchi girari') with birds and putti supporting an escucheon with an erased coat of arms, at the beginning of the preface., De re militari; Mulomedicina

of parchment inscribed with the title 'Vegatius de re militari et mulomedicina' from the old cover, 16th century (f. i verso).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no.1349' (f. i), acquired by the Upper Library at

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(opulus) of Vegatius, with a partial white vine-stem border ('bianchi girari'), at the beginning of the preface., De re militari; Mulomedicina

of parchment inscribed with the title 'Vegatius de re militari et mulomedicina' from the old cover, 16th century (f. i verso).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no.1349' (f. i), acquired by the Upper Library at

• Detail of putti supporting an escucheon with an erased coat of arms at the bottom of the folio, at the beginning of the preface., De re militari; Mulomedicina

of parchment inscribed with the title 'Vegatius de re militari et mulomedicina' from the old cover, 16th century (f. i verso).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no.1349' (f. i), acquired by the Upper Library at

• Detail of a miniature of Charles the Bold enthroned and surrounded by his court receiving the book from Vasco da Lucena, at the beginning of the prologue., Cyropaedia (Cyropedie); De re militari (Lart de chevalerie)

result of his arrest in 1494.?Shelfmark of a very large number in brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') '39' (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no.

• An inscription in Old English from the 2nd half of the 11th century referring to the former binding of the manuscript: '+Aelfric 7 wulfwine. Eadgife goldsmides geafen to broperraedenne twegen orn weghenes goldes daet is on pis ilce boc her foruten gewired' (Aelfric and Wulfwine, goldsmiths of Eadgifu, gave for the confraternity two oras of weighed gold which is wired without upon this same book)., Gospel Book (the 'Thorney Gospels') with Eusebian canon tables (ff. 4v-9v); added Liber Vitae (ff. 1v-4, 9v-11,12) and list of relics (f. 11v) of Thorney Abbey

miniatures.There are some 50 pencilled or scratched interlinear glosses in OldEnglish in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke dating from the beginning of the 10th century. An OldEnglish inscription of the 2nd half of the 11th century refers

• Miniature of the English army at the walls of Troyes, with two heralds summoning, with a partial border containing a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of chapter 20 of book 1., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Siege

• Detail of a miniature of the English army at the wall of Troyes, with two heralds summoning, with a partial border containing a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family with the Yorkist badge, 'Dieu et mon droit', at the beginning of chapter 20 of book 1., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Siege

• Miniature of a battle between Portuguese and English army and a French vanguard of the King of Castile, with a partial border containing a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 14 of book 4., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Battle

• Detail of a miniature of a battle between Portuguese and English army and a French vanguard of the King of Castile, with a partial border containing a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, at the beginning of chapter 14 of book 4., Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre

McKendrick 1994). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 43.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Battle

• Circular diagram of the division of the world between Shem, Ham and Japhet., Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and charms

similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings in colours of the labours of the months and the signs of the zodiac, and various

• Calendar page for February with tinted drawings of a man with a shovel (the labour of the month: digging) and saints: Brigida, a fleur-de-lis (for the feast of the purification), a brasier (Blaise), a sword (Agatha), a bird (Valentine), Peter in Cathedra and Matthew., Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and charms

Cathedra and Matthew. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings in colours of the labours of the months and the signs

• Calendar page for March with a man trimming vines (the labour of the month), a ram (Aries), David's harp, saints Gregory, Edward, Cuthbert, Benedict, and a fleur-de-lis (for the Annunciation)., Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and charms

(for the Annunciation). Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings in colours of the labours of the months and the signs

• Calendar for May with tinted drawings of man with a hawk (hawking is the labour of the month), twins (Gemini), Philip and Jacob, a papal cross (Alexander), John before the gate, John of Beverlaco., Agricultural almanac containing an astronomical calendar (1420), miscellaneous tables, mnemonic verses and charms

John of Beverlaco. Contents very similar to Harley 2332.Prologue to a letter from St Louis to King Charles in Middle English (f. 22v). 12 calendar pages with tinted drawings in colours of the labours of the months and the signs

• Miniature of the army of the prince of Orange defeated by the French, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'E'(n ce temps)., Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII)

17th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Defeat of

• Miniature of the French army at the walls of Château Landon with the banners of Bernard d'Armagniac, count of la Marche (with a device of a boar) and of Arthur, count of Richemont and constable of France (ermine, a label of three points gules), with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'O'(udit)., Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII)

17th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. French army

• Miniature of the siege of Meaux, with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'E'(n lan)., Grandes Chroniques de France (Chronique de Charles VII)

17th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 12v.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Siege of