• Detail of historiated initial 'O' of Christ blessing., Calendar and Psalter, with litany and prayers, and Sanctorale

blue, red, and white in the calendar and at the beginning of the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with penwork decoration in blue. Small initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Small initials in red or

• Illuminated initials 'I'(ncipit) and 'L'(una) at the beginning of the Somnia Danielis., Somnia Danielis

list of contents in Latin in Gothic hybrid script. Large initials in gold on grounds of blue and pink. Small initials in red or blue. Somnia Danielis Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as

• Text page., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

190). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and 'I'-band borders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers with pen-flourishing in red and blue, line-fillers in red and blue. Omitted text written in the margins in blue and yellow

• Detail of a bird from the border., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

190). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and 'I'-band borders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers with pen-flourishing in red and blue, line-fillers in red and blue. Omitted text written in the margins in blue and yellow

• Detail of a bird from the border, at the beginning of Judges., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

190). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and 'I'-band borders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers with pen-flourishing in red and blue, line-fillers in red and blue. Omitted text written in the margins in blue and yellow

• Detail of a bird from the marginal decoration., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

190). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and 'I'-band borders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers with pen-flourishing in red and blue, line-fillers in red and blue. Omitted text written in the margins in blue and yellow

• Initial 'I'(n) decorated with zoomorphic form and extending into partial bar border., Pharetra, in four books

in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders in red and blue at the beginnings of books 2-4 (ff. 35, 69, 95). Red and blue initials with contrasting pen-flourishing in blue and red. Red and blue line-fillers. Paraphs

• Initial 'G'(regorius) with foliate and zoomorphic decoration., Pharetra, in four books

in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders in red and blue at the beginnings of books 2-4 (ff. 35, 69, 95). Red and blue initials with contrasting pen-flourishing in blue and red. Red and blue line-fillers. Paraphs

• Puzzle initial 'G'(regorius) with pen-flourishing and partial border., Pharetra, in four books

in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders in red and blue at the beginnings of books 2-4 (ff. 35, 69, 95). Red and blue initials with contrasting pen-flourishing in blue and red. Red and blue line-fillers. Paraphs

• null, Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

190). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and 'I'-band borders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers with pen-flourishing in red and blue, line-fillers in red and blue. Omitted text written in the margins in blue and yellow

• null, Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

190). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and 'I'-band borders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers with pen-flourishing in red and blue, line-fillers in red and blue. Omitted text written in the margins in blue and yellow

• Text page., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

190). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and 'I'-band borders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers with pen-flourishing in red and blue, line-fillers in red and blue. Omitted text written in the margins in blue and yellow

• Decorated initials and line-fillers., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

and blue with red penwork decoration and red and blue pen-flourishing at some of the major Psalm divisions (including Psalm 101) (ff. 22v (x2), 60 (one excised), 75v, 92v, 110). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and in blue

• Decorated initials and line-fillers., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

and blue with red penwork decoration and red and blue pen-flourishing at some of the major Psalm divisions (including Psalm 101) (ff. 22v (x2), 60 (one excised), 75v, 92v, 110). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and in blue

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of a metrical version of the Psalms in Middle English., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

and blue with red penwork decoration and red and blue pen-flourishing at some of the major Psalm divisions (including Psalm 101) (ff. 22v (x2), 60 (one excised), 75v, 92v, 110). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and in blue

• Puzzle initials 'D'(ominus) and 'L'(i) at the beginning of Psalm 26, in Latin and French., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

and blue with red penwork decoration and red and blue pen-flourishing at some of the major Psalm divisions (including Psalm 101) (ff. 22v (x2), 60 (one excised), 75v, 92v, 110). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and in blue

• Puzzle initials 'E'(xultate) and 'E' at the beginning of Psalm 80 in Latin and French., Psalter in Latin with a parallel French translation, imperfect, with the Athanasian Creed and the Lord's Prayer, in Latin and French

and blue with red penwork decoration and red and blue pen-flourishing at some of the major Psalm divisions (including Psalm 101) (ff. 22v (x2), 60 (one excised), 75v, 92v, 110). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and in blue

• 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

initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the alternate colour. Display script in alternate red and blue with some penwork decoration. Simple initials and paragraph marks in red or blue. Running headers in red and blue. Rubrics in red.

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) with a partial bar border., Statutes, laws, and legal treatises, including Edward I's reissue of the Cara de foresta in 1297

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (ff. 7, 118). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Statutes,

• 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