in a monk's habit, holding a martyr's palm, with a full foliate border with coat of arms. Leaves excised after ff. 9 (off-set from heraldic device on preceding unfoliated flyleaf), 132, 147, 151, 158, 184, 191 (off-set from heraldic device
blue with pen-flourishing in red and black, at the beginning of chapters. Initials and paraphs in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and
in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
of the Millere Whan that the knyght , had thus his tale I told<note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>The blue of the illuminated letter is not the same of the blue of the paraph mark. This is evident on folio 39r. The capital has been
and al hir myght And by hir beddes heed , she made a Muwe And couered it , with veluettes blue In signe of trouthe , that is in wommen sene And al with oute , the Muwe is peynted
fyghte Lest that she wold hem with hir hondes sleen Or with hir meynye putten hem to flighte In kynges habit wenten hir sones two As heyres , of hir fadres regnes alle And hermanno and tymolao Hir names were
fantasyk And shortly turned , was al vp so doun Bothe habit , and eke disposicioū Of hym , this wooful louyer Arcite What shuld I al day , of hys woo endite Whan he endured had , a ȝere
that she wolde , hem wt hir handes slen Or with hir meignee , putten hem to flighte In kynges habit , wente hir sones two As heires , of hir fadres regnes alle And Hermanno , and Thymalao Hir