• Detail of decorated initial with a leaf., Historiae ecclesiasticae

8. Three-sided border of pen-flourishing in red and blue (f. 1). Large puzzle initials in blue and red with penwork foliate or geometric decoration in blue, red, or purple. Large and small blue initials with red penwork decoration. Historiae ecclesiasticae

• Decorated initial 'E'(go)., Historia Brittonum, Vita Gildae, and other Vitae

8. Three-sided border of pen-flourishing in red and blue (f. 1). Large puzzle initials in blue and red with penwork foliate or geometric decoration in blue, red, or purple. Large and small blue initials with red penwork decoration. Historia Brittonum,

• Illuminated initials., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum., Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum (ends imperfectly)

'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum. 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1). 1 smaller initial with reserved designs (f. 4). Small initials in plain red.

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• Detail of miniature., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• Decorated initial 'C'(oment) with pen-flourishing and line-fillers at the beginning of the statutes., Nova statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III (ff. 30-115) to 17 Richard II (ff. 116-171v)

115v are blank. Initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour including foliate motifs (ff. 1, 20, 30, 30v, 32v, etc.). Line-fillers in red and blue. Paraphs in red and/or blue. Some catchwords decorated with red pen-flourishing

• Colophon: ‘scriptus per manum Guillelmi dicti du Stiphel de Britania pro venerabili et religioso viro domino Utredo Dunelmensi monacho ac sancte sacre pagine doctore. Anno domini millesimo ccco/ octuagesimo primo vicesimo sexto die mensis augusti. In fincal’, and, in the lower margin, the signature ‘G. du Stiphel’., Historiae ecclesiasticae

8. Three-sided border of pen-flourishing in red and blue (f. 1). Large puzzle initials in blue and red with penwork foliate or geometric decoration in blue, red, or purple. Large and small blue initials with red penwork decoration. Historiae ecclesiasticae

• Initial 'S' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Alchemical treatises., Alchemical treatises

of the Alchemical treatises. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90.

• Miniature of the Beaufort's arms with Beaufort's badge of a portcullis, and the red rose of Lancaster, with a motto 'Me sovent sovant' inscribed four times on scrolls in the margins., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Miniature of Nicholas and three boys in a tub., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin, with male and female saints, and the Last Judgement., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Detail of a miniature of Christ and Thomas., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Detail of a miniature of the Circumcision of Christ., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Detail of a miniature of the Annunciation., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Detail of a miniature of Margaret emerging from the dragon., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Detail of a miniature of James with his staff, book, and a shell on his hat., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Detail of a miniature of Cosmas and Damian seated, with caskets., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.

• Detail of a miniature of Simon and Jude with a spear and a book., Legenda aurea

major text divisions, some with vine extensions, or partial borders. Paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Legenda aurea Written in 1382: colophon, 'Ceste legende fut escript lan mil. ccc.