• null, Treatise on hawking

1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Treatise on hawking Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly

• Volvelle, Volvelle

Volvelle 1 volvelle, in colours and gold (f. 1). Volvelle Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in

• null, In gallicam antiquitatem

1 large decorated initial with a full strew border including a swan, a bird, and a unicorn, in colours and gold (f. 4). 1 large decorated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 large initial in gold on a

• Illuminated initial 'S'(aepe) with a full border containing the royal arms of England surmounted by a crown, at the beginning of the text., Letter to Henry VII

England surmounted by a crown, at the beginning of the text. 1 initial in colours and gold with a full border containing the royal arms of England (f. 1). Letter to Henry VII Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king

• Zoomorphic initial 'C'(allimachi), partly formed of two fish or dolphins, at the beginning of Book 3 of Propertius's Elegies., Elegiae (index Elegies) (ff. 1-70); followed by two short texts (ff. 70-71)

1 perhaps originally had arms supported by putti. 1 large initial (erased), with a white vine border (erased) (f. 1).1 large initial, in colours and gold (over an erasure, f. 1).1 large zoomorphic initial, painted (f. 36v).

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

And byg&#563;neth his tale 76/1</ctp>.<resp>LC</resp> Whilom þer was dwellyng at Oxenford A riche gnof þat gestes heeld to boorde And of his craft he was a Carpenter Wiþ him þer was dwellyng a pore scoler Had lerned art but

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

is evident on folio 39r. The capital has been decorated using a shyning blue.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note><note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>There is a small pricking next L 1 of the prologue, which appears under the illumination and is visible from the verso of 39v.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note> In al the

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

Incipit fabula Armigeri<note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>The ink in this folio is brown and becomes darker brown afterwards. NB an extra watermarked leafs was used here.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note> At Sarray , in the lond of Tartarye There dwelled a kyng , that werred Russye Thorugh