• Illuminated initial 'P'(ace), and three-sided border, in Livy's Ab urbe condita., Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters

books (ff. 13, 30, 41v, 56, 67v, 79, 90, 103v). Small initials alternately blue with red pen-flourishing, or red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs alternately red or blue. Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a

• Detail of illuminated initial and border., Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters

books (ff. 13, 30, 41v, 56, 67v, 79, 90, 103v). Small initials alternately blue with red pen-flourishing, or red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs alternately red or blue. Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a

• Detail of illuminated initial., Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters

books (ff. 13, 30, 41v, 56, 67v, 79, 90, 103v). Small initials alternately blue with red pen-flourishing, or red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs alternately red or blue. Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a

• Detail of lower border., Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters

books (ff. 13, 30, 41v, 56, 67v, 79, 90, 103v). Small initials alternately blue with red pen-flourishing, or red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs alternately red or blue. Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a

• Foliate initial 'F'(rater) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of the Hexaemeron., Dicta CXLVII and other works

211, 228, 240). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with foliate extensions (e.g., f. 97). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Dicta CXLVII and other works

• Historiated initial 'A'(mor) of Robert Grosseteste, with a bishop's mitre and crozier, with a full bar border, at the beginning of the dicta., Dicta CXLVII and other works

211, 228, 240). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with foliate extensions (e.g., f. 97). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Dicta CXLVII and other works

• Foliate initial 'S'(i diligenter) with a partial bar border, at the beginning of Peter of Limoges's Oculus moralis., Dicta CXLVII and other works

211, 228, 240). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with foliate extensions (e.g., f. 97). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Dicta CXLVII and other works

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(icut) in the form of a dragon, with foliate decoration and a full bar border, at the beginning of Robert Grosseteste's De decem mandatis., Dicta CXLVII and other works

211, 228, 240). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with foliate extensions (e.g., f. 97). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Dicta CXLVII and other works

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(mor) of Robert Grosseteste, with a bishop's mitre and crozier, at the beginning of the dicta., Dicta CXLVII and other works

211, 228, 240). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with foliate extensions (e.g., f. 97). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Dicta CXLVII and other works

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(er) of a man pointing at a depiction of air, shown as a passage of wavy blue., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

at a depiction of air, shown as a passage of wavy blue. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal

• Initial 'B'(eatus) with foliate decoration executed over an erasure., Breviary, Use of Rome for the Augustinian Hermits, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalter (ff. 7-72), Ordinal (ff. 73-272) with Litany (ff. 149r-v), Sanctoral (ff. 273-407v), Common of the saints, possibly imperfect at the end (ff. 408-430v), with later addition (ff. 431-447v)

with foliate decoration in colours over erasure (f. 7). Plain or puzzle initials in blue or red with pen-flourished decoration in red or ochre. Initials in blue or red. Rubrics in red. Breviary, Use of Rome for the Augustinian Hermits,

• Diagram of the seven vices represented as devils: Superbia (Pride), Invidia (Envy), Ira (Wrath), Accidia (Sloth), Avaricia (Covetousness), Gula (Gluttony), and Luxuria (Self-indulgence), each subdivided, and countered by doves representing the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, a knight on horseback with the shield of faith, and an angel. The armour of the knight and the trappings of the horse are labelled with the names of virtues., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Diagram of the seven vices represented as devils: Superbia (Pride), Invidia (Envy), Ira (Wrath), Accidia (Sloth), Avaricia (Covetousness), Gula (Gluttony), and Luxuria (Self-indulgence), each subdivided, and countered by doves representing the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, a knight on horseback (the 'Just Man') with the shield of faith and armed with virtues, and an angel. The armour of the knight and the trappings of the horse are labelled with the names of virtues., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Miniature of a pard ('Pardo) with its mate attacking a ram. Below: miniature of a panther ('Panthera') emerging from a cave. The text explains that when the panther awakes from a nap, its breath is so sweet that all the animals, except the dragon, gather around to sniff it., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Miniatures of bees collecting pollen from flowering plants, and below, of doves nesting in the peridens tree. A dragon waits below the peridens' branches, hoping to have an opportunity to catch one of its enemies, the dove, according to the text. On the opposite page, a snake is depicted in the upper miniature, and a dragon below., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Drawing of Edward VI seated on a throne inscribed with a motto 'Dieu et mon droit' and 'Vivat rex', receiving the book from the author William Forrest., The pleasaunt poesye of princelie practise, imperfect

gold of a crowned Tudor rose, at the beginning of the poem (f. 8). Initials in gold on rose or blue grounds, or space left for the initials (ff. 51-78). The pleasaunt poesye of princelie practise, imperfect Added leaves of

• Illuminated initial 'T'(he nobleste) of a crowned Tudor rose, at the beginning of the poem., The pleasaunt poesye of princelie practise, imperfect

gold of a crowned Tudor rose, at the beginning of the poem (f. 8). Initials in gold on rose or blue grounds, or space left for the initials (ff. 51-78). The pleasaunt poesye of princelie practise, imperfect Added leaves of

• Text page with coloured initial words., Guide of the Perplexed in Judeo-Arabic

(f. 190).Hebrew inscriptions (ff. 190v, 191).Numerous inscriptions in Hebrew characters (f. [ii]).Arabic inscription (f. 0).English inscription about the content in blue pencil (f. 0).Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions (ff. 1, 191v).Sir Thomas Baring (b. 1772, d. 1848), British banker and MP:

• Foliate initial 'C'(lemens) with a medallion of a portrait of the author, pope Clement I, at the beginning of the text., Collectio Lanfranci

author, in colours and gold (f. 1). Decorated initials, some with arabesque ornament, in green, red, purple, or / and blue. Initials in red, green, purple. Collectio Lanfranci The Benedictine abbey, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire: attributed to its scriptorium on palaeographical and

• Detail of a coloured drawings of the Mocking of Christ and to the right, Israelites spit on Hur who refuses to adore the golden calf., Speculum humanae salvationis

a different artist (f. 4v, top left).f. 52v is blank. Coloured drawings (2 per page, ff. 4v-52). Coloured initials in blue, green, or red. Capitals marked with red. Speculum humanae salvationis Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681, d. c. 1753), bookseller, employed