• Miniatures with the labour of the month and the zodiacal signs for November and December in the Calendar, and John the Evangelist writing the Apocalypse, with his martyrdom in the bas-de-page, at the beginning of the Gospels., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly)

Large and smaller initials in light pink on gold and red grounds. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or brown grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly) Inscribed 'XXIX D' (f. 1v).Sir Hans Sloane (b.

• Miniature of Dante and Virgil entering the area devoted to simoniacs and magicians, while Dante speaks to the upside-down figure of Pope Nicholas III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

figure of Pope Nicholas III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration

• Drawing of a winged figure, drawing a bow, surrounded by fiends., Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

116). 2 initials in colours (f. 132). Initials in green with brown and green pen-flourishing, in blue or in brown with brown and blue pen-flourishing (ff. 4-115v). Initials in red (ff. 150-184v). Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter;

• Text page., Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

116). 2 initials in colours (f. 132). Initials in green with brown and green pen-flourishing, in blue or in brown with brown and blue pen-flourishing (ff. 4-115v). Initials in red (ff. 150-184v). Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter;

• Drawing of Patrick as a bishop surrounded by souls in Purgatory, preceding the Saint Patrick's Purgatory., Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

116). 2 initials in colours (f. 132). Initials in green with brown and green pen-flourishing, in blue or in brown with brown and blue pen-flourishing (ff. 4-115v). Initials in red (ff. 150-184v). Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter;

• null, Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter; Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Vision of Tondal (imperfect)

116). 2 initials in colours (f. 132). Initials in green with brown and green pen-flourishing, in blue or in brown with brown and blue pen-flourishing (ff. 4-115v). Initials in red (ff. 150-184v). Voyage d'outre mer in English translation; Sir Gowghter;

• Full knotwork border with a decorated initial 'F'(acturus), and arms in the shape of a bisected axe head, with a black eagle poised on a sword on a gold ground in the upper half, two crossed swords on a blue ground in the lower half, and the initials 'V' and 'B' on either side., Ab urbe condita (index De gestis romanorum; Historia romana)

a black eagle poised on a sword on a gold ground in the upper half, two crossed swords on a blue ground in the lower half, and the initials 'V' and 'B' on either side. f. 152 is a ruled

• Text pages with marginal commentary and illuminated initial 'S'(ic), at the beginning of Book VI: 'Sic factur lacrimans, classique immittit habenas'., Aeneis (index Aeneid) , with a verse preface (ff. 1-201); Extract from Servius on Aeneis 6 (f. 202)

I is a paper flyleaf.Marginal commentary (ff. 87v to 97). 18 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with red, blue, and brown penwork decoration (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 16, 16v, 32v, 47, 47v, 61v, 79, 79v, 97v,

• 'Champ' initial 'M'(ichi) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of Pierre d'Ailly's 'Elucidarium'., A miscellany of historical and scientific texts, including Dudo's 'De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae Ducum', lacking first leaf (ff. 1-57v), William of Jumièges's 'Gesta Normannorum Ducum', redaction A, books 5-7, lacking the first two leaves (ff. 57v-69), Pierre d'Ailly's works, including 'De concordia astronomice veritatis et narrationis historice', imperfect (ff. 163v-181), 'Elucidarium astronomice concordie', imperfect (ff. 181v-203), and Norfolk's 'In artem progressionis' (ff.238v-241)

in colours and gold with foliate and spray decoration (ff. 107v, 181v). Initials in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red. Circular astrological diagrams in red and ink (ff. 161v, 194v, 203v, 227-228v,

• Detail of a miniature of Dante and Virgil entering the area devoted to simoniacs and magicians, while Dante speaks to the upside-down figure of Pope Nicholas III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

figure of Pope Nicholas III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration

• Decorated initial 'S'(icut) at the beginning of the first text, and birds, oak leaves, acorns and crowned knight in armour in the margins., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

Smaller red initials with pen-flourishing in purple ink, or blue with red flourishing. Marginal red ink drawing: a knight in armour (f. 1). Small coloured initials and paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red ink. Various religious and historical

• Decorated initial 'D'(e) with pen-flourishing including an oak leaf, at the beginning of a list of the relics given to Waltham abbey by Harold and others., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

Smaller red initials with pen-flourishing in purple ink, or blue with red flourishing. Marginal red ink drawing: a knight in armour (f. 1). Small coloured initials and paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red ink. Various religious and historical

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing in the 'Waltham Chronicle'., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

Smaller red initials with pen-flourishing in purple ink, or blue with red flourishing. Marginal red ink drawing: a knight in armour (f. 1). Small coloured initials and paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red ink. Various religious and historical

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourishing. Arches drawn in the margin, possibly by William Howard in the early 17th century., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

Smaller red initials with pen-flourishing in purple ink, or blue with red flourishing. Marginal red ink drawing: a knight in armour (f. 1). Small coloured initials and paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red ink. Various religious and historical

• Coloured initial and musical notations on 4-line staves., Life of Thomas Becket (index Vie de Thomas Becket), in Anglo-Norman verse, followed by an Anglo-Norman crusade noted song ‘S’onques nus hom pour dure’ (ff. 14-14v); Anglo-Norman romance Guy of Warwick (index Gui de Warewic) (ff. 15-26)

B clefs), England, second half of the 13th century (f. 14) Large initial in blue with pen-work decoration in red (f. 1). Initials in red and blue. Musical notation on 4-line staves (f. 14). Life of Thomas Becket (index Vie

• Text page with added notes., Life of Thomas Becket (index Vie de Thomas Becket), in Anglo-Norman verse, followed by an Anglo-Norman crusade noted song ‘S’onques nus hom pour dure’ (ff. 14-14v); Anglo-Norman romance Guy of Warwick (index Gui de Warewic) (ff. 15-26)

B clefs), England, second half of the 13th century (f. 14) Large initial in blue with pen-work decoration in red (f. 1). Initials in red and blue. Musical notation on 4-line staves (f. 14). Life of Thomas Becket (index Vie

• White vine initial 'P'(roficiscenti)., Apologeticus and various sermons

la Mare 1985)Horizontal catchwords.Marginal commentary. 1 large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 6 plain initials In blue (f. 2, 27, 48, 50, 57v, 66v) . Rubrics, paraphs, and colophon in red. Apologeticus and various sermons Ser

• Diagrams in brown ink in the main text., Commentary on Cicero's De somno Scipionis

(ff. 39v, 50v, 53v, 70) and in the margins (ff. 12v, 28v, 37v, 42v, 43, 52v). 1 large initial in blue with a reserved design and red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Initials wanting (ff. 6v, 43v, 46v). Pointing hands, human faces

• Pen-flourished initials, Meditations on the Life of Christ

catchwords. Alternating initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with violet pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red (now faded). Meditations on the Life of Christ Written in 1454 by Jacobus de Parma in Bologna for Frater Gabriel, provincial vicar: colophon,

• Detail of white vine initial 'P'(roficiscenti)., Apologeticus and various sermons

la Mare 1985)Horizontal catchwords.Marginal commentary. 1 large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 6 plain initials In blue (f. 2, 27, 48, 50, 57v, 66v) . Rubrics, paraphs, and colophon in red. Apologeticus and various sermons Ser