• Detail of the puzzle initial Initial 'H'(ec) at the beginning of book 4 of Boethius's consolatio philosophiae., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

blue with penwork decoration, sometimes in foliate forms, and pen-flourishing, sometimes as extensions forming a partial border at the beginning of each book (f. 1, 6, 13, 23v, 32v). Simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or

• null, Sermones Quadragesimales, followed (ff. 244v-246v) by a table of contents

gold ground, and full borders with a dragon (f. 2). Small initials alternately red with blue flourishing, or blue with red flourishing. Paraphs in blue or red. Sermones Quadragesimales, followed (ff. 244v-246v) by a table of contents An erased inscription,

• Foliate initial 'P'(rotector), and part of the three-sided foliate border, in the Ordo Coronationis., Ordo Coronationis (fragment)

with foliate extensions into the margins (ff. 23, 29v). Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Ordo Coronationis (fragment) ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Foliate initial 'O'(rdo), and part of the three-sided foliate border, in the Ordo Coronationis., Ordo Coronationis (fragment)

with foliate extensions into the margins (ff. 23, 29v). Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Ordo Coronationis (fragment) ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Initials with pen-flourishing, in the Rituale., Rituale, Use of Sarum

with pen-flourishing, in the Rituale. Musical notation. Large and small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Rituale, Use of Sarum Rubric mentioning an indulgence granted on 19

• Miniature of a zodiac man, with the signs of the zodiac illustrated on the body parts under their rulership., Physician's folding calendar, including the calendar of John Somer (ff. 3-10), Zodiac man, and tables of eclipses of the sun and moon

on blue and pink grounds. 5 full-page tables in colours and gold (ff. 13v-16). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or originally in gold (now mainly bole only) with brown penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue with

• Illuminated diagram of eclipses., Physician's folding calendar, including the calendar of John Somer (ff. 3-10), Zodiac man, and tables of eclipses of the sun and moon

on blue and pink grounds. 5 full-page tables in colours and gold (ff. 13v-16). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or originally in gold (now mainly bole only) with brown penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue with

• Astrological diagram with volvelles., Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts

initial in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 33). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics, paraphs,

• Decorated initial 'C'(irca)., Treatises on the Virtues and Vices, on penance, contrition, and confession, imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Decorated initial 'C'(irca). Horizontal catchwords.ff. 1, 100 are damaged by mold and damp. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Treatises on the Virtues and Vices, on penance, contrition, and confession, imperfect at the beginning and

• Initial 'Q'(uintus) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Cicero's De amicitia., De amicitia

with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Cicero's De amicitia. 1 large initial, in blue with infill and flourishing in red (f. 1). Paraphs in red or blue. De amicitia Unidentified reader, 16th century: at the end of the text is

• null, Comedies, preceded by prologues and arguments: Andria (ff. 1v-21v), Eunuchus (ff. 22-45v), Heauton timorumenos (ff. 46-68v), Adelphoe (ff. 68v-89), Hecyra (ff. 89-108), Phormio (ff. 108-130)

at the beginning of the first comedy. Large initials in blue with flourishing predominantly in red, or vice versa, to each subsequent comedy. Small initials alternately plain red or blue. Comedies, preceded by prologues and arguments: Andria (ff. 1v-21v), Eunuchus

• Decorated initial 'C' with a partial foliate border and a dragon, in Bernardus de Gordonio's Lilium medicinae., Lilium medicinae

borders (with dragons), in colours and gold (ff. 43, 79, 100, 127v, 146v). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Lilium medicinae Inscription, 15th-century (ff. 1v, 164v-166, 167).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• Alternating blue and red coloured initials on a page of text from the ~Confectiones et medicine que non sunt in Antidotario Nicolai~., Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai

Alternating blue and red coloured initials on a page of text from the ~Confectiones et medicine que non sunt in Antidotario Nicolai~. This is the oldest copy of the Tractatus. Numerous miniatures of plants in colours, usually several on a

• Text pages with interspersed drawings of surgical instruments., Collection of medical texts, including 'Chirurgia' (ff. 1-54v), 'De regimine stomachi' (ff. 55-68), and 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v)

initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Large initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 2, 10v, 44). Drawings of surgical instruments interspersed with the text (ff. 1-54v). Initials in red or blue. Small initials

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David praying, with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ixi) of David and Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Anointing of David by Samuel, with a full bar border, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of the Triumph of Saul and David, with a full bar border, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Detail of a historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of the Triumph of Saul and David, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of David kneeling with a harp, and trumpeters before an ark, at the beginning of Psalm 97., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.