• On the left, a miniature of Adam naming the animals, with various animals including a lion, deer, dog, rabbit, and horse, and on the right, sheep and rams., Bestiary

is a 'Second Family' bestiary; see James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans

• Decorated initial 'S' and flourished initial 'P', at the beginning of the De lapidibus pretiosis., De lapidibus pretiosis

extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials in red with purple foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. De lapidibus pretiosis Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased

• Miniature, at the beginning of book 2 of Justinian's Digestum novum., Glossed Digestum Novum

Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the text. Small blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the glosses. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, in the text and in the glosses. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. 3

• Decorated initial, in Justinian's Digestum novum., Glossed Digestum Novum

Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the text. Small blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the glosses. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, in the text and in the glosses. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. 3

• Unfinished miniature at the end of book 3 of Justinian's Digestum novum., Glossed Digestum Novum

Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the text. Small blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the glosses. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, in the text and in the glosses. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. 3

• Miniature, accompanied by the initial 'C'(ausa), including a human head, at the beginning of book 4 of Justinian's Digestum novum., Glossed Digestum Novum

Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the text. Small blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the glosses. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, in the text and in the glosses. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. 3

• Flourished initials, in Petrus de Riga's Aurora., Aurora

Foreward' for the critical edition. 1 large (f. 2) and small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Aurora Franciscan convent, Cambridge: inscription (f. 1).Inscription in English, 15th- or 16th-century: 'Thomas …' (f. 117).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

of Peter Lombard's prologue (f. 2). Initials in red, some with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue, some with red pen-flourishing. Running titles and chapters numbers in red and blue. Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard Added 'Regule Tychoni'

• Text page., Miscellany of sermons, treatises and Gospel harmonies, including Unum ex quattuor; Allegoriae super Novum Testamentum; Diatessaron (fragment)

Text page. Puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 22v). Numerous initials in red and blue, red and green, and red, blue or green some with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in the same or the other

• Marginal painting of a king of England in armour, holding a shield with arms of three crowns., Chronicle of the Kings of England from Brut to 1420, i.e. Henry V (index Chronica regum Angliae), followed by a text relating to Oxford and Cambridge universities (ff. 79r-v)

Large initial in gold with penwork decoration in blue and red (f. 4). Initials in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red (see in particular ff. 1v, 2, 43). Initials in red, blue or green. Rubrics, running titles, marginal notabilia in

• Coloured initials in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red and blue., Leaf from an Antiphonary containing the chants for the office of St Cecilia.

Coloured initials in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red and blue. The volume is a collection of fragments of music, principally Gregorian, from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of 2 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the Glossa ordinaria

foliate or zoomorphic penwork decoration in blue and red, at the beginning of the Epistles (ff. 6, 24, 43v, 56v, 63v, 69v, 74, 78, 80v, 84v, 89v, 93, 95, 96). Small initials in blue or red, some with penwork decoration.

• Added fragment of a legal commentary., Pauline Epistles, with the Glossa ordinaria

foliate or zoomorphic penwork decoration in blue and red, at the beginning of the Epistles (ff. 6, 24, 43v, 56v, 63v, 69v, 74, 78, 80v, 84v, 89v, 93, 95, 96). Small initials in blue or red, some with penwork decoration.

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Titus., Pauline Epistles, with the Glossa ordinaria

foliate or zoomorphic penwork decoration in blue and red, at the beginning of the Epistles (ff. 6, 24, 43v, 56v, 63v, 69v, 74, 78, 80v, 84v, 89v, 93, 95, 96). Small initials in blue or red, some with penwork decoration.

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rimum) with pen-flourishing and display script., Acts of the Apostles, with glossa ordinaria

initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in both colours and display script (f. 2v). Initials in red or blue with decoration in the other colour. Numerous small initials and running titles in alternating red or blue. Acts of the

• Text page with decorated initials and ownership inscription., Acts of the Apostles, with glossa ordinaria

initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in both colours and display script (f. 2v). Initials in red or blue with decoration in the other colour. Numerous small initials and running titles in alternating red or blue. Acts of the

• Table of contents with decorated initials., Epistle of St John (f. 4); Sermons (f. 6); Sermones de oneribus (f. 43), De spiritali amicitia (f. 137), Speculum caritatis (159v)

Table of contents with decorated initials. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red, green and black (ff. 43, 57). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration in the other or both colours. Tall letters in

• Puzzle initial 'V'(ere) with penwork decoration., Epistle of St John (f. 4); Sermons (f. 6); Sermones de oneribus (f. 43), De spiritali amicitia (f. 137), Speculum caritatis (159v)

Puzzle initial 'V'(ere) with penwork decoration. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red, green and black (ff. 43, 57). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration in the other or both colours. Tall letters in

• Initial 'O'(mnium) with foliate decoration., Epistle of St John (f. 4); Sermons (f. 6); Sermones de oneribus (f. 43), De spiritali amicitia (f. 137), Speculum caritatis (159v)

Initial 'O'(mnium) with foliate decoration. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red, green and black (ff. 43, 57). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration in the other or both colours. Tall letters in brown

• Decorated initial 'T'(enetis) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the twenty-seventh sermon., Sermones super Cantica canticorum

display script in red and blue beneath (f. 6). Puzzle initials or large initials in red, green or blue with pen-flourishing at the beginning of each sermon (e.g., ff. 17v, 103v). Initials in red, blue or green with pen flourishing.