• Inscriptions., Alchemical treatises

Inscriptions. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90. Bern.' (f. 2).Sir

• Marginal drawings., Alchemical treatises

drawings. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90. Bern.' (f. 2).Sir

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(e) formed by a quadruped, foliage, and an animal head., Unum ex quatuor

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n), formed by a peacock., Unum ex quatuor

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Full white vine border with a large initial 'S'(emper)., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae); Persius

a parchment leaf.Horizontal catchwords.According to A.C. de la Mare, the border on f. 1 is one of the earliest extant examples of the white vine style. She states: 'This is far the earliest example of such a full border; it

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Scribal Scribe 1 is the same as Scribe 1 of Holkham Hall, Wells, Norfolk, Library of the Earl of Leicester, MS 668 (Lewis and McIntosh, 1982, pp. 54-5, 121-2) and Doyle notes that this scribe was also Scribe 1 of

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

4), i paper flyleaf with half an older flyleaf stuck over; 1 8 lacks 1-2, 8, 2 6 lacks 1, 3 12 lacks 1-2, 9-12, 4 ?6 lacks 1, 3-5, 5 12 lacks 3 and 9, 6 12 lacks 1-2,

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Related Manuscripts and other documents Scribal London, British Library, MS Additional 1 0301 is in the same hand but in Wiltshire dialect (McIntosh, Samuels and Benskin 1986, vol. 1, p. 100). Fletcher, A. J. 1987. ‘ John Mirk and the

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

6 8 (the first leaf, + a leaf in the fourth position, now f.1; the leaves are ff. 4, 2, 1, 16-20; none of them now conjunct), 7 8 (ff. 21-28), 8 8 (ff. 29-36), quire 9 missing (probably this

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Parchment 228 152 mm 1 6 , ff. 1r-12v; 2 6 , ff. 13r-24v, catchword; 3 6 , ff. 25r-36v, catchword; 4 6 , ff. 37r-48v, catchword; 5 6 , ff. 49r-60v, catchword; 6 6 + 1 singleton, ff. 61r-71v;