• Initial-word panel ~Wa-yehi~ (and it came to pass) decorated with penwork and inhabited by a rooster. The panel is accompanied by a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of 1 Samuel., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

beginning of 1 Samuel. Bible in two volumes: Harley 5710 (vol. 1) and Harley 5711 (vol. 2). 9 initial-word panels with penwork decoration, medallions and foliated borders inhabited by fish, hybrids, birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34v, 63,

• Drawing of a cleric imposing a penance on a man, in the margin of the chapter 'Hec penitencia est inponenda ei, qui matrem occiderit'., Abbreviatio Decreti Gratiani

decretals; the latest are of the pope Lucius III (1181–1185) (ff. 139v-154). Catchwords. 1 initial in colours and gold with foliate penwork decoration and display script (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, red and/or green, or

• Drawing of a chalice with a host in the upper margin of chapters 'Non nisi a ieiunis hominibus sacramenta celebrentur altaris' and 'Ante missarum solempnia, circa horam nonam decantata nulli, in Quadragesima comedere licet.', Abbreviatio Decreti Gratiani

decretals; the latest are of the pope Lucius III (1181–1185) (ff. 139v-154). Catchwords. 1 initial in colours and gold with foliate penwork decoration and display script (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, red and/or green, or

• Drawing of an altar in the upper margin of the chapter 'Vestimenta sacra et vasa pre vetustate consumpta incendantur, et cineres eorum in loca occulta proiciantur.', Abbreviatio Decreti Gratiani

decretals; the latest are of the pope Lucius III (1181–1185) (ff. 139v-154). Catchwords. 1 initial in colours and gold with foliate penwork decoration and display script (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, red and/or green, or

• Initial 'Q'(uando) with a descender in the form of a human head., Abbreviatio Decreti Gratiani

decretals; the latest are of the pope Lucius III (1181–1185) (ff. 139v-154). Catchwords. 1 initial in colours and gold with foliate penwork decoration and display script (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, red and/or green, or

• Illuminated initial 'H'(umanum) with display script, at the beginning of the text., Abbreviatio Decreti Gratiani

decretals; the latest are of the pope Lucius III (1181–1185) (ff. 139v-154). Catchwords. 1 initial in colours and gold with foliate penwork decoration and display script (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, red and/or green, or

• Marginal drawings of an altar and a chalice in the upper margins., Abbreviatio Decreti Gratiani

decretals; the latest are of the pope Lucius III (1181–1185) (ff. 139v-154). Catchwords. 1 initial in colours and gold with foliate penwork decoration and display script (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, red and/or green, or

• Penwork initial 'Q'(uidam)., Abbreviatio Decreti Gratiani

decretals; the latest are of the pope Lucius III (1181–1185) (ff. 139v-154). Catchwords. 1 initial in colours and gold with foliate penwork decoration and display script (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, red and/or green, or

• Detail of an initial-word panel ~We-ha-melekh~ (and the king) decorated with penwork and inhabited by two birds, at the beginning of 1 Kings., Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

beginning of 1 Kings. Bible in two volumes: Harley 5710 (vol. 1) and Harley 5711 (vol. 2). 9 initial-word panels with penwork decoration, medallions and foliated borders inhabited by fish, hybrids, birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34v, 63,

• Puzzle initial 'D'(ominica) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the additional portion of the Ordinal., Ordinal for Hereford Cathedral, imperfect at the end

imperfect at the end.f. 46 partially excised. 3 puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourished or penwork decoration (ff. 1, 13v, 47). Initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in the other colour. Paraphs in red or blue

• Puzzle initial 'D'(ominica) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of the original text of the Ordinal., Ordinal for Hereford Cathedral, imperfect at the end

imperfect at the end.f. 46 partially excised. 3 puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourished or penwork decoration (ff. 1, 13v, 47). Initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in the other colour. Paraphs in red or blue

• Coloured initials, including 'G'(regorius)., Chronicle from 1181 to 1201 (index Chronicon, Annalium Anglicanorum)

Coloured initials, including 'G'(regorius). Crossed tironian ets. 1 large puzzle initial 'A'(nno) in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (f. 1).1 smaller red initial with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 25). Red initials with green penwork

• Puzzle initials 'D'(omino) and 'O'(portet), the former is followed by display script; in the upper margin is an ownership inscription of the hospital of St Nicholas, Cues., Pantegni

hospital of St Nicholas, Cues. Quire marks; catchwords; leaf marks.Effaced inscription (f. 1). 12 large puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing (ff. 1 (x2), 6, 11, 17v, 21, 30v, 36, 41, 43, 48v, 62v). Numerous

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uedam) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., De animalibus

66 are former pastedowns. Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in both colours extending into the margin (f. 1). Initials in blue with pink and blue pen-flourishing (ff. 4, 7, 10v, 14, 17, 20, etc.). Capitals marked in

• Detail of a miniature of a woman with wings and a starred crown standing on a crescent., Speculum humanae salvationis

Detail of a miniature of a woman with wings and a starred crown standing on a crescent. Beginning with a list of contents, prohemium and prologue (ff. 1-3v). Quire marks.f. 1* is a paper fragment pasted onto f. [iv].f.

• Miniature and historiated initial 'B'(onifacius) with the portrait of Boniface VIII, and full border with three shields of arms, at the beginning of the Liber sextus decretalium., Glossed Liber Sextus Decretalium

three shields of arms, at the beginning of the Liber sextus decretalium. 1 small miniature and 1 historiated initial with full border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials (3-4 lines) with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours

• Puzzle initials 'A'(pocalipsis) and 'P'(rincipium) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Revelation., Glossed Catholic Epistles (ff. 1-32v), Apocalypse (ff. 33-68v), and Pauline Epistles (ff. 73-167)

blue with foliate pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in blue and red, some with decorated extensions in blue and red (ff. 1, 9, 16v, 21v, 29, 33 (2x), 34). ff. 73-167: 12 large and smaller puzzle initials in red and blue

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus) with pen-flourishing, and initial 'P'(rimum) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Paul's Epistles., Glossed Catholic Epistles (ff. 1-32v), Apocalypse (ff. 33-68v), and Pauline Epistles (ff. 73-167)

blue with foliate pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in blue and red, some with decorated extensions in blue and red (ff. 1, 9, 16v, 21v, 29, 33 (2x), 34). ff. 73-167: 12 large and smaller puzzle initials in red and blue

• Historiated initial 'L'(egitur) with a portrait of the author, pope Innocent IV, and a partial border with the bust below, at the beginning of his Apparatus super decretalibus., Apparatus super decretalibus, with glosses

partial border with the bust below, at the beginning of his Apparatus super decretalibus. 1 large historiated initial, with a partial border, in colours (f. 1). Large decorated initials, in colours, at the beginning of the other books (ff. 81,

• Puzzle initial 'A'(pocalipsis) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Revelation., Glossed Catholic Epistles (ff. 1-32v), Apocalypse (ff. 33-68v), and Pauline Epistles (ff. 73-167)

blue with foliate pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in blue and red, some with decorated extensions in blue and red (ff. 1, 9, 16v, 21v, 29, 33 (2x), 34). ff. 73-167: 12 large and smaller puzzle initials in red and blue