• Detail of a miniature of Lucrecia committing suicide., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Miniature of the Lover in a hunting scene., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of the Lover in a hunting scene., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of Nature forging a baby., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of Delilah cutting Samson's hair., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of the Lover and Richesse., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature Vulcan finding his wife in bed with Mars., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Miniature of Comradery in prison., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of Pygmalion before the statue., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Detail of a miniature of allegorical figures escaping from the castle in flames., Roman de la Rose

119, 124, 126, 128v, 132 (x2), 141v, 151, 163, 165v, 167). 1 large historiated initial with a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 129). 1 large and 1 smaller decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in

• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus), at the beginning of book 9 of the Liber scintillarum., Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses

glosses The Benedictine priory of Holy Trinity, or Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed, 'De claustro X[risti] / cantuarie', 13th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of Henry of Eastry (beginning of the 14th century), no. 246 (see M. R. James,

• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus), at the beginning of book 10 of the Liber scintillarum., Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses

glosses The Benedictine priory of Holy Trinity, or Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed, 'De claustro X[risti] / cantuarie', 13th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of Henry of Eastry (beginning of the 14th century), no. 246 (see M. R. James,

• Historiated initial 'O' of Romauld enthroned with a bishop saint (probably Augustine) and monastic saints John Gualbert (top right), Maurus and Placidus in Camaldolese habits., Cutting from a Gradual

order Add. 37472.Musical notation. 1 historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of Romauld enthroned with a bishop saint (probably Augustine) and monastic saints John Gualbert (top right), Maurus and Placidus in Camaldolese habits (f. 3). 1 initial 'A' with

• Detail of a miniature of the Damsel of Hungerford with Arthur and Guinevere, with an illuminated initial overpainted with the arms of Bohun., Lancelot du Lac

signatures. 2 added miniatures in colours and gold, with 2 initials overpainted with the arms of England and Bohun (ff. 1, 102v). Lancelot du Lac The royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 60, 95), France (e.g., ff. 9, 266), and

• Miniature of Arthur engaged in conversation with his barons, while Lancelot and Guinevere are whispering together, and on the right, the king and queen presiding over a banquet; with an illuminated initial 'M'(out) containing the arms of England and Bohun, and a full bar border with scenes of two men fighting and monkeys at school, in the lower margin., Lancelot du Lac

signatures. 2 added miniatures in colours and gold, with 2 initials overpainted with the arms of England and Bohun (ff. 1, 102v). Lancelot du Lac The royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 60, 95), France (e.g., ff. 9, 266), and

• Detail of a miniature of Arthur engaged in conversation with his barons, while Lancelot and Guinevere are whispering together, and on the right, the king and queen presiding over a banquet., Lancelot du Lac

signatures. 2 added miniatures in colours and gold, with 2 initials overpainted with the arms of England and Bohun (ff. 1, 102v). Lancelot du Lac The royal arms of England (e.g., ff. 60, 95), France (e.g., ff. 9, 266), and

• Decorated initial 'P'(rimus) at the beginning of book 22., De universo seu De rerum naturis

to Haymo, bishop of Halberstadt (840-853) (ff. 2-2v), with a table of capitula (ff. 3-5v).Includes the punctus flexus punctuation mark. 1 large foliate initial inhabited with human figures and animals, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning the letter of Rabanus Maurus to Louis the Germanic., De universo seu De rerum naturis

to Haymo, bishop of Halberstadt (840-853) (ff. 2-2v), with a table of capitula (ff. 3-5v).Includes the punctus flexus punctuation mark. 1 large foliate initial inhabited with human figures and animals, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text

• Decorated initial 'T'(empora) at the beginning of book 10., De universo seu De rerum naturis

to Haymo, bishop of Halberstadt (840-853) (ff. 2-2v), with a table of capitula (ff. 3-5v).Includes the punctus flexus punctuation mark. 1 large foliate initial inhabited with human figures and animals, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text

• Coloured initials with pen-flourished decoration and music staves., Fragments of a leaf from an early 14th century English Missal containing the Mass for the 5th and 6th Sunday after Pentecost

of the foundation collections of the British Library.Inscribed with notes relating to the removal of printed specimen (Nos. 1-185, 244, 246, 247, 266) for tranfer to the Department of Printed Books in 1814 and 1891 (f. 1). Decorated initials England