• Historiated initial 'P'(ater) of Christ blessing and holding a book, at the beginning of the Pater Noster., Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Matthew, 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],

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nitium) with dragons and human masks in medallions, at the beginning of Mark., Gospel of Mark, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Mark, 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],

• 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 the death of Polixena, with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'A'(pres)., Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation

and miniatures (35): 'en cest livre sont xii caiers et demy et xxxv histoirez', 15th century (f. 100v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): to be identified with 'La destruction de Troye' in the list of books at Richmond

• Mathematical diagrams with marks linking them to the adjacent texts., Elements, in the second Latin translation attributed to Adelard of Bath, imperfect at the beginning: missing the first folio and another after f. 6.

early 13th-century hand as far as Book I, Prop. 32 (f. 4v).Red seal of a ship (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 12' (f. 1); but this shelfmark does not correspond to the