• Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uoniam quidem) at the beginning of Luke., Luke with Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, preceded by a prologue, beginning: 'Luchas Anthiocensis natione Syrus'

glosatorum in tribus voluminibus. E iii. m' (f. 1v); 'Liber de claustro Roffensi I. de Glanuill' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 321' (f. 2), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'L'(ocutusque), with foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of Numbers., 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

• Petrucchio Ubaldini's letter of dedication addressed to Elizabeth I and dated 1577., Le Vite e i Fatti di sei Donne Illustri, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth (descriptions of six mythical or early princesses: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Clotilda of France, Suanhuita (or Suanvita) of Sweden, Jutha (or Judith), daughter of the Emperor Otho II, Zarina, Queen of the Sacae, and Venda (or Wanda), Queen of Poland.

and Gilson 1921).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1661, Royal Appendix 86, f. 42, no. 2.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Dedication

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n anno)., Glossed Isaiah

slip with notes on Isaiah (f. 256) and marginal glosses by the same hand (ff. 91v-169), 13th/14th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 324' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Illuminated initial 'L'(ucas) at the beginning of the prologue to Luke., Gospels of Luke and John, with the Glossa ordinaria

refers to this manuscript, 'B. Luchas Joh[ann]es glossat[us]. De com[mun]itate fr[atru]m mi[n]o[rum] Cantuar[ie]', 14th century (see Ker 1964).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Miniature of the sacrifice of Josiah, with a foliate initial 'I'(osias) and a partial border, at the beginning of 2 Esdras (4 Ezra)., Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

(Genesis - Psalms) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 14.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Sacrifice

• Detail of a miniature of Caesar entering Alexandria with his army, with a foliate initial 'P'(uis) and partial border., Les fait des Romains

blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, initials with ivy extensions. Les fait des Romains The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): perhaps included in the list of books at Richmond Palace of 1535, no. 4 (but

• Text page., Letters

1618): erased inscription possibly in his hand, 'ex dono Jo. Bridges' (f. 1) (see Warner and Gilson 1921).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James’s Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi

• Detail of a magic square., Interpretaciones nominum Ebreorum (Interpretation of the Hebrew names)

list of 20 books bequeathed by Richard of Chester, canon of York (died 1347). [Possibly part I only].The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 and

• Pen-flourished initial 'F'(ides) at the beginning of the first book with the ownership inscription of Worcester Cathedral Priory., Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi) with an imperfect table of rubrics (ff. 200 r-v)

deum laudamus. Anno domini mcc tricessimo primo mense octobri' (f. 199v).Worcester Cathedral Priory: inscribed, 'liber monasterii wygornie'(f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 355' (f. 1); included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(lpha) of a teacher giving a lecture to his students, at the beginning of book 1., Summa super titulis Decretalium

super titulis Decretalium Perhaps written by a scribe called Johannes: inscribed 'Explicit liber secundus Copiose Joh[ann]is (f. 153v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 825' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of the author presenting his book to a king, the training of a knight at the pile (or pale), and a knight mounting a horse., Les establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari)

establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 511' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of a miniature of the Creation of Adam., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and

• Detail of a miniature of a lecture., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and

• Detail of a miniature of a lecture., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and

• Detail of a miniature of the four ages of man., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and

• Detail of a miniature of a lecture., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and

• Detail of a miniature of a teacher seated with a globe, with another man standing before him., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and

• Detail of a miniature of a scribe writing., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and

• Detail of a miniature of a teacher and a circular landscape with winds., De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses)

blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses) The Old Royal Library (the English Royal library): probably included in the list of books at Richmond Palace, of 1535, no. 57; and