• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, hawking, coming upon two stags feeding., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, shooting at a stag with a bow and arrow., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Bas-de-page scene of a king with a hunting horn standing beside a lady; to their right a man bears a stag's head on a pole., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a king with a hunting horn standing beside a lady; to their right a man bears a stag's head on a pole., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with the Anointing of David by Samuel at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

of the other Psalms and Canticles, including faces, heraldry, and animals. Small initials in gold on blue, red, and white grounds. Line-fillers in blue and gold or red and gold and white, some with white flowers, fish, or faces. Psalter

• Detail of historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with God appearing to a standing figure at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

of the other Psalms and Canticles, including faces, heraldry, and animals. Small initials in gold on blue, red, and white grounds. Line-fillers in blue and gold or red and gold and white, some with white flowers, fish, or faces. Psalter

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with Christ, holding a globe and flanked by angels, appearing to the drowning king David., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

of the other Psalms and Canticles, including faces, heraldry, and animals. Small initials in gold on blue, red, and white grounds. Line-fillers in blue and gold or red and gold and white, some with white flowers, fish, or faces. Psalter

• Detail of historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with God holding a globe of the world with angels censing, and below, a naked king in water, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

of the other Psalms and Canticles, including faces, heraldry, and animals. Small initials in gold on blue, red, and white grounds. Line-fillers in blue and gold or red and gold and white, some with white flowers, fish, or faces. Psalter

• Detail of historiated initial 'E'(xultate) with a king playing bells at the beginning of Psalm 80., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

of the other Psalms and Canticles, including faces, heraldry, and animals. Small initials in gold on blue, red, and white grounds. Line-fillers in blue and gold or red and gold and white, some with white flowers, fish, or faces. Psalter

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing at a lectern, at the beginning of Psalm 97., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

of the other Psalms and Canticles, including faces, heraldry, and animals. Small initials in gold on blue, red, and white grounds. Line-fillers in blue and gold or red and gold and white, some with white flowers, fish, or faces. Psalter

• Decorated initial 'F'(ur in see bi west Spaynge) at the beginning of the poem, The Land of Cokaygne, which begins: 'Far out to see and west of Spain / There is a country named Cockaygne. / No place no earth compares to this / For sheer delightfulness and bliss.', The Kildare Lyrics, including the Land of Cokaygne (ff. 3-6v)

<http://www.thegoldendream.com/landofcokaygne.htm> [accessed 8 September 2008]. Large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Smaller plain initials in red, some in blue. Paraphs in red. Captials marked in red. The Kildare Lyrics, including the Land of

• Detail of a coloured drawing of a man poking a knife into Christ on the cross., Various works including the tale of Adam of Bristol (ff. 19-27v) and 'Les trente et troys folis' (in French verse; ff. 27v-31v)

1808. Drawing in colours of the Crucifixion (f. 22). Historiated initial in colours (f. 22). Puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 19). Paraphs in red. Various works including the tale of Adam of Bristol (ff. 19-27v) and 'Les trente

• Decorated foliate initial 'A'(dventus) at the beginning of Florus's Epitome bellorum, and foliate border with heraldic arms., Epitome bellorum omnium annorum DCC

gold ground (f. 1, perhaps 19th-century ?), with a three-sided border incorporating heraldic arms. Small initials alternately plain red or blue, often in unusual angular forms. Epitome bellorum omnium annorum DCC An ecclesiastical member of the Capra family, perhaps Bartolomeo

• Historiated initial 'U' with an angel holding a book, a knight with a shield and spear, a crouching man, and a dragon's head forming part of the letter., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

forming part of the letter. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (see f.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(odie) of the Nativity of Christ, at the beginning of the choir response during the morning prayers (lauds) for Christmas., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

329, 334v). Large decorated initials, many including human heads, with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, some including human heads or grotesque figures. 1 marginal drawing of a grotesque figure, in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(esterna) of the martyrdom of Stephen, with a partial bar border including a grotesque, at the beginning of the reading for 26 December., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

329, 334v). Large decorated initials, many including human heads, with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, some including human heads or grotesque figures. 1 marginal drawing of a grotesque figure, in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(alde) of John writing on a scroll ('S. Iohannes') with an eagle, his symbol, at his feet, with a partial bar border including a grotesque hybrid, at the reading for 27 December., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

329, 334v). Large decorated initials, many including human heads, with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, some including human heads or grotesque figures. 1 marginal drawing of a grotesque figure, in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(erodes) of Herod overseeing the massacre of the innocents by knights, with a partial bar border including a dancing, hooded grotesque, at the reading for the feast of Holy Innocents on 28 December., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

329, 334v). Large decorated initials, many including human heads, with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, some including human heads or grotesque figures. 1 marginal drawing of a grotesque figure, in

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'E'(stote), with a partial bar border including a dragon, at the reading for Vespers for the second Saturday of Lent., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

329, 334v). Large decorated initials, many including human heads, with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, some including human heads or grotesque figures. 1 marginal drawing of a grotesque figure, in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(idi) of a bishop sprinkling holy water on a church with a liturgical spoon; behind him a deacon stands next to a font of holy water and holds a hyssop, with a partial bar border including grotesques and hybrids., Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary')

329, 334v). Large decorated initials, many including human heads, with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, some including human heads or grotesque figures. 1 marginal drawing of a grotesque figure, in