• Pen-flourished initials., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, often with partial bar borders in the same colours. Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, some with foliate motifs or faces. Rubrics, marginal annotations, and headers in red. Smaller plain initials in blue.

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 4., Aeneid (index Aeneis)

book 6 of Justinian's Codex (late 14th-century, Italy) with initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and in red with purple pen-flourishing.f. 9 is a parchment leaf. Large initials in blue, blue-grey, red and/or ochre with pen-flourishing using the same colours

• Decorated initial 'R'(icardus) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the statutes of Richard II., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III (ff. 13-217) to 7 Richard II (ff. 217-271)

very close to Lansdowne 475.Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures. Initials in gold with purple pen-flourishing including foliate motifs. Paraphs in blue or red with penwork decoration in the other colour. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book),

• Detail of a historiated initial of a lover presenting his verses to a lady., 49 love sonnets

fire with raindrops, in the right margin (f. 1). Small initials in gold with red or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red or purple pen-flourishing or in silver with purple pen-flourishing. 1 small initial in gold with a woman's

• Heraldic arms and decorated initial 'T'(he), at the beginning of 'The statutys and ordynaunscys of the moste noble ordre of Satynte George named the Garter, refourmed explayned declared and renewed by the mooste high moste excellent and mooste puyssant prynce Henry the VIIIth'., Statutes and ordinances of the Order of the Garter of St George

Henry the VIIIth'. Small text fragments pasted to 2nd flyleaf recto and verso. Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Statutes and ordinances of the Order of the Garter of St George The order of the Garter: their

• Miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire presenting the book to John II; 2. the wolf with Romulus and Remus; 3. John II enthroned; 4. Knights fighting, at the beginning of the prologue., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

601v). Small foliate initials in colours and gold with extensions. Initials in gold on blue and rore grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Line-fillers in blue, rose and gold with penwork decoration in white. Ab urbe condita (Les decades de

• Miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire reading; 2. the Death of Hasdrubal; 3. John II enthroned; 4. A battle illustrating the second Punic War, at the beginning of decade 2., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

601v). Small foliate initials in colours and gold with extensions. Initials in gold on blue and rore grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Line-fillers in blue, rose and gold with penwork decoration in white. Ab urbe condita (Les decades de

• Decorated initial 'A' at the beginning of Augustine's Sermones., Various texts including Augustine's Sermones (index Sermons)(ff. 1-107); 'Vitis mystica' (ff. 108-152v); 'De septem columpnis' (ff. 153-159), and Griselda (index Decameron)(ff. 223-228v)

with foliate patterns and enclosing red and green penwork. Large initial in blue with reserved designs,with foliate patterns and flowers in colours (f. 108). Large initial in blue outlined with gold, with red penwork decoration and a green wash (f.

• Detail of a coloured drawing with knights jousting, including Tristan, designated by an inscribed 'Ti'., Roman de Tristan in prose (index Tristram) (imperfect)

5 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (ff. 35v, 46v, 51, 58v, 61v). Display initials with penwork decoration (f. 2). Coloured initials in alternating red or blue. Roman de Tristan in prose (index

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the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72, 90, 100v, 112, 132v). De bello Judaico

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the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72, 90, 100v, 112, 132v). De bello Judaico

• Detail of a miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire reading; 2. the Death of Hasdrubal; 3. John II enthroned; 4. A battle illustrating the second Punic War, at the beginning of decade 2., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

601v). Small foliate initials in colours and gold with extensions. Initials in gold on blue and rore grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Line-fillers in blue, rose and gold with penwork decoration in white. Ab urbe condita (Les decades de

• Detail of a miniature in four segments: 1. Pierre Bersuire presenting the book to John II; 2. the wolf with Romulus and Remus; 3. John II enthroned; 4. Knights fighting, at the beginning of the prologue., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

601v). Small foliate initials in colours and gold with extensions. Initials in gold on blue and rore grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Line-fillers in blue, rose and gold with penwork decoration in white. Ab urbe condita (Les decades de

• Large miniature of Tarquinus and Lucrecia at the beginning of book 6. Full border copied from f. 88v, with acanthus leaves, flowers, fruits and gold leaves on unpainted ground, inhabited by a man climbing on a vine and a hybrid wrestling a bear. Decorated initial 'U'(nde) in gold and blue, and an original 15th-century initial 'D'(ux) which was cut-out from the original folio and pasted onto the present folio., Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (index Memorabilia, index Facta et Dicta Memorabilia), replacement folio

inhabited by a man climbing on a vine and a hybrid wrestling a bear. Decorated initial 'U'(nde) in gold and blue, and an original 15th-century initial 'D'(ux) which was cut-out from the original folio and pasted onto the present folio.

• Miniature of the Crown of Thorns with two inscriptions, 'Pax vobis', and 'Ih[es]us Roy de paix', between the crowns of the king of France, inscribed with the motto 'en bien', and 'Charles roy de fra[n]ce', and of England, inscribed with the motto 'sans dep[ar]tir' and 'Richart roy danglet[er]re'; and of the large 'YHS' on a ground in colours of France (blue with feur-de-lis) and England (red with lions), with a full border., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

the motto 'sans dep[ar]tir' and 'Richart roy danglet[er]re'; and of the large 'YHS' on a ground in colours of France (blue with feur-de-lis) and England (red with lions), with a full border. Contains the presentation copy of the ~Epistre au

• Text page with initials at the beginning of the Historia Scholastica., Historia Scolastica

of the Historia Scholastica. Initials in red, blue, brown or two of these colours, some with penwork decoration. Rubrics, running titles and numbers in red. Historia Scolastica The Franciscan friars of Bridgwater, Somerset, inscribed ' Historie scolastice date communitati Minorum

• Detail of miniature., Genealogia deorum gentilium

extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 16, 164v). Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Drawing of a human head in the margin (f. 17v). Genealogia deorum gentilium Colophon, written for

• Diagram., Genealogia deorum gentilium

extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 16, 164v). Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Drawing of a human head in the margin (f. 17v). Genealogia deorum gentilium Colophon, written for

• Detail of historiated initial., Genealogia deorum gentilium

extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 16, 164v). Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Drawing of a human head in the margin (f. 17v). Genealogia deorum gentilium Colophon, written for

• Detail of historiated initial of a man holding a book., Genealogia deorum gentilium

extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 16, 164v). Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Drawing of a human head in the margin (f. 17v). Genealogia deorum gentilium Colophon, written for