• Marginal drawing of travellers, speaking In English, in the margin of Jacobus de Voragine's life of Cecila., Legenda aurea (index Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints; Golden Legend)

travellers, speaking In English, in the margin of Jacobus de Voragine's life of Cecila. Rust-stains from a chain-staple (?) at the lower edge of the front flyleaves (ff. [iii-]iv]). 4 large puzzle initials in red and blue with red and

• Text page., Fragments of a philosophical work

of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), pp. 240, 242).All parts:Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page England

• Detail of a text page., Fragments of a philosophical work

of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), pp. 240, 242).All parts:Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text page England

• Anthropomorphic initial 'S'(ancti), formed of two monks, at the beginning of the prologue to the De fide catholica of Isidore., De fide catholica

St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7922, 7923).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Anthropomorphic initial Isidore Canterbury England, S. E. (Canterbury?)

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(udei) with an animal head., De fide catholica

St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7922, 7923).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Zoomorphic initial Isidore Canterbury England, S. E. (Canterbury?)

• Illuminated headpiece decorated with geometric patterns, and initial 'A'(ndres) at the beginning of Gregory Nazianzus' De pauperum amore (Oratio 14)., In patrem tacentem (ff. 1-3); De pauperum amore (ff. 3v-18v), both imperfect

Illuminated headpiece decorated with geometric patterns, and initial 'A'(ndres) at the beginning of Gregory Nazianzus' De pauperum amore (Oratio 14). f. 20r-v formerly used as a pastedown.Old pagination on ff. 1-18v of 481-516.ff. 1-18 were formerly gatherings 31-33 of

• Detail of headpiece., In patrem tacentem (ff. 1-3); De pauperum amore (ff. 3v-18v), both imperfect

Detail of headpiece. f. 20r-v formerly used as a pastedown.Old pagination on ff. 1-18v of 481-516.ff. 1-18 were formerly gatherings 31-33 of a larger volume. Headpiece decorated with geometric patterns in colours and gold. Large gold and blue initial

• Decorated initial 'U'(t) with display script, at the beginning of the Expositio psalmorum., Expositio psalmorum

James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 7896).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Cassiodorus Senator England, W.

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit)' at the beginning of Jerome on Psalms., Commentary on Psalms 109-149, with a homily on Numbers 20:10

Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Jerome England, S. W. England, S. W. (Wessex, perhaps Winchester)

• Text page with large initials; Latin and Anglo-Saxon script., Grammar

eldest child of James I (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956: pp. 14-17): his collection became part of the Royal Library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Large initials Aelfric England

• Calendar with saints and table to calculate the date of Easter., Theological miscellany, including Meditations, prayers and letters; Poem on the ceremonial of the Mass; Sermons; theological works; calendar

Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Calendar Anselm; Hildebert; Ivo; Gregory, Augustine and others England, Gloucestershire

• Penwork initial 'E'(t) with foliate decoration., Theological miscellany, including Meditations, prayers and letters; Poem on the ceremonial of the Mass; Sermons; theological works; calendar

and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Penwork initial Anselm; Hildebert; Ivo; Gregory, Augustine and others England, Gloucestershire

• Detail of an allegorical miniature of a bush of the Tudor rose incorporating a Latin poem celebrating the House of Tudor, with a scroll reading 'Salve, radix varios producens germine ramos, / Quos inter ramus supereminet altior unus', with daisies for Henry VIII's sister Margaret of Scotland, and marigolds for his another sister, Mary of France, and a pomegranate bush for his wife, Katherine of Aragon, enclosed within a walled garden with tours surmounted by banners of the royal arms of England, George, and Castile, and a gateway with a lion, flanked by a red dragon and a white greyhound, and inscribed with words 'salve felix Anglia'., Motets

Scotland, and marigolds for his sister, Mary of France (f. 2).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Tudor Rose Magister Sampson, Benedictus de Opitiis and others Antwerp Netherlands, S. (Antwerp?)

• Miniatures of swords in various positions., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: inscribed, 'the king's book, anno dom. 1680' (f. 25v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Swords Filippo Alberici ? Paris France, Central (Paris)

• Full-page miniature of various emblems, including a sword, a crown, a wheel, and a serpent., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: inscribed, 'the king's book, anno dom. 1680' (f. 25v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Emblems Filippo Alberici ? Paris France, Central (Paris)

• Miniature of a hellscape., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: inscribed, 'the king's book, anno dom. 1680' (f. 25v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Hellscape Filippo Alberici ? Paris France, Central (Paris)

• Miniature of symbols on a red tablet, hung by a bow., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: inscribed, 'the king's book, anno dom. 1680' (f. 25v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Symbols Filippo Alberici ? Paris France, Central (Paris)

• Miniatures of symbols at the bottom of a page of text, including a fire, an urn pouring water, a hand holding a sword and a plant, etc., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: inscribed, 'the king's book, anno dom. 1680' (f. 25v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Symbols Filippo Alberici ? Paris France, Central (Paris)

• Full-page miniature of a monument-like structure with a purple background, with a series of symbols., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: inscribed, 'the king's book, anno dom. 1680' (f. 25v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Symbols Filippo Alberici ? Paris France, Central (Paris)

• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'., Theological texts

of the library of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7855).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial England, S. (Gloucester?)