• Decorated initials., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Puzzle initials., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Decorated initials., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Puzzle initial., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Decorated initials., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XII.6.20’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Miniature of the image of Christ from Veronica's veil (Sudarium), at the beginning of a prayer., Prayer

is the earliest richly illuminated manuscript with fairly definite evidence of having been made in Oxford, according to Morgan 1982. 1 half-page miniature at the beginning of a prayer to the Holy Face, or Veronica image, in colours and gold

• Miniature of a plant., Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265)

the Younger (Ibn Sarabi, likely 12th century). 2 full border in colours and gold, with heraldic decoration (ff. 4, 267). 1 large historiated initial with author portrait in colours on a gold ground (f. 4). Numerous miniatures of plants in

• Miniature of basil in a planter., Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265)

the Younger (Ibn Sarabi, likely 12th century). 2 full border in colours and gold, with heraldic decoration (ff. 4, 267). 1 large historiated initial with author portrait in colours on a gold ground (f. 4). Numerous miniatures of plants in

• Miniature of a plant., Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265)

the Younger (Ibn Sarabi, likely 12th century). 2 full border in colours and gold, with heraldic decoration (ff. 4, 267). 1 large historiated initial with author portrait in colours on a gold ground (f. 4). Numerous miniatures of plants in

• Full border with heraldic decoration and historiated initial 'E', with miniature of a tree., Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265)

the Younger (Ibn Sarabi, likely 12th century). 2 full border in colours and gold, with heraldic decoration (ff. 4, 267). 1 large historiated initial with author portrait in colours on a gold ground (f. 4). Numerous miniatures of plants in

• Miniature of a grape vine., Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265)

the Younger (Ibn Sarabi, likely 12th century). 2 full border in colours and gold, with heraldic decoration (ff. 4, 267). 1 large historiated initial with author portrait in colours on a gold ground (f. 4). Numerous miniatures of plants in

• Miniature of a plant., Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265)

the Younger (Ibn Sarabi, likely 12th century). 2 full border in colours and gold, with heraldic decoration (ff. 4, 267). 1 large historiated initial with author portrait in colours on a gold ground (f. 4). Numerous miniatures of plants in

• Miniature of vines., Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265)

the Younger (Ibn Sarabi, likely 12th century). 2 full border in colours and gold, with heraldic decoration (ff. 4, 267). 1 large historiated initial with author portrait in colours on a gold ground (f. 4). Numerous miniatures of plants in

• Detail of a Veronica image., Prayer

is the earliest richly illuminated manuscript with fairly definite evidence of having been made in Oxford, according to Morgan 1982. 1 half-page miniature at the beginning of a prayer to the Holy Face, or Veronica image, in colours and gold

• Medieval lists of the contents of the volume, and shelfmark., Speculum, De disciplina christiananorum, and other texts

Medieval lists of the contents of the volume, and shelfmark. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some with

• Initial 'R'(everentissimo) at the beginning of Pseudo-Alcuin's (Adalbertus of Metz) Speculum., Speculum, De disciplina christiananorum, and other texts

Initial 'R'(everentissimo) at the beginning of Pseudo-Alcuin's (Adalbertus of Metz) Speculum. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some

• Initial 'Q'(ui) with an animal's head in the bowl of the letter., Speculum, De disciplina christiananorum, and other texts

Initial 'Q'(ui) with an animal's head in the bowl of the letter. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v);

• Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) with Solomon disciplining a pupil at the beginning of Proverbs. Decorated initial with foliate decoration and hybrid creatures for the Prologue to this book., Bible, including the Psalms and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names

out. 6 large historiated initials in gold and colours with foliate decoration and sometimes a dragon or animal head (f. 1: friar writing for prologue to Genesis; f. 4: Creation scenes for Genesis; f. 84v: God speaking to Joshua for

• Miniatures of the Crucifixion and the Virgin and Child, the soul of Lucy de Vere being carried to heaven by angels, and her funeral, and decorated initial., Mortuary roll of Lucy, foundress and first prioress of the Benedictine nunnery of Castle Hedingham, with tituli (responsive prayers) 1-6

Miniatures of the Crucifixion and the Virgin and Child, the soul of Lucy de Vere being carried to heaven by angels, and her funeral, and decorated initial. Part II is stored separately.This is the fifth oldest English obituary roll,

• Prayers., Mortuary roll of Lucy, foundress and first prioress of the Benedictine nunnery of Castle Hedingham, with tituli (responsive prayers) 1-6

Prayers. Part II is stored separately.This is the fifth oldest English obituary roll, though the others are fragmentary, preceded by those of Turgot of Durham (d. 1115) in Harley 491, Reginald of Bath (d. 1190) in a Cambridge University