• Illuminated initials 'Q'(uatuor) and 'B'(ello) with interlace motifs., Historia (1-222v) and Five Books of Commentaries on the Acts of the Church (ff. 223-296)

in blue with red and gold pen-flourishing (f. 273v). Small initials in red with blue or purple penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red or gold penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Rubrics

• Decorated initial 'C'(um ad instruendam)., On Stratagems, in 4 books (index Strategematica, libri 4)

and blue grounds ornamented with white filigree decoration (ff. 1, 12, 26, 33v). Initials in red with black pen-work decoration and in blue with red penwork decoration. Plain initials in blue. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. On

• Miniature of John the Baptist with an angel, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including hybrid and human figures, at the beginning of the Hours of John the Baptist., Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face

Large and small initials (2-3 lines) in blue on brown or in brown on blue grounds, decorated with golden acanthus. Small initials (1 line) and line fillers in gold on red or blue grounds. Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter

• Miniature of a death scene, with an angel and a devil fighting for the soul of the man lying in the foreground, decorated initial 'I'(ncipit) and foliate borders including hybrid figures and rabbits, at the beginning of the short Office of the Dead., Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face

Large and small initials (2-3 lines) in blue on brown or in brown on blue grounds, decorated with golden acanthus. Small initials (1 line) and line fillers in gold on red or blue grounds. Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter

• Detail of historiated initial 'D'(as) with Micah holding a scroll at the beginning of Micah., Old Testament (volume 2), from Psalms

230). Large initials in red with brown and sometimes blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Small initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Cadels.

• Historiated initial of Daniel seated in a room with landscape in the background at the beginning of Daniel., Old Testament (volume 2), from Psalms

230). Large initials in red with brown and sometimes blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Small initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Cadels.

• Historiated initial 'U'(nd) of a boat with sailors, Jonah, and the whale, at the beginning of Jonah., Old Testament (volume 2), from Psalms

230). Large initials in red with brown and sometimes blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Small initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Cadels.

• Pen-flourished initials 'N'(emo) and 'V'(isio), at the beginning of the prologue to Isaiah and of Isaiah., Bible

is Royal MS 1 C V.Instructions for rubricator. Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourished decoration in red, blue, and green. Small initials in red or blue, running titles and chapter numbers in red. Bible Made in Zwolle, Netherlands,

• Detail of the left-hand column with pen-flourished initials 'N'(on) and 'V'(erbum), at the beginning of the prologue to Minor Prophets and of Hosea., Bible

is Royal MS 1 C V.Instructions for rubricator. Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourished decoration in red, blue, and green. Small initials in red or blue, running titles and chapter numbers in red. Bible Made in Zwolle, Netherlands,

• Pen-flourished initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Romans., Bible

is Royal MS 1 C V.Instructions for rubricator. Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourished decoration in red, blue, and green. Small initials in red or blue, running titles and chapter numbers in red. Bible Made in Zwolle, Netherlands,

• Puzzle initial 'A'(u), and full flourished border, at the beginning of the reign of Henry VI., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 20 Henry VI in chronological order

blue with foliate penwork decoration in brown and red, with full flourished borders in red, blue and brown, at the beginning of each reign (ff. 98v, 153, 190, 220). Smaller initials in red with brown (foliate) pen-flourishing or in

• Added diagrams and puzzle initial 'D'(ixit) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Johannes de Rupescissa's De quinta essentia., Alcehmical texts, including De quinta essentia

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in brown and red (f. 2). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple and red (f. 32). Smaller initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red

• Puzzle initial 'S' on the right, and on the left, capitula., Medical miscellany, including a lunary; rules for the canicular days (ff. 111v-112); Liber de diversisi medicinis; portion of the Secretum secretorum (f. 118v)

decoration (ff. 50, 64, 84). Large initials in blue or green with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in green with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red, blue, or green. Diagrams and tables in red

• Diagrams and table., Medical miscellany, including a lunary; rules for the canicular days (ff. 111v-112); Liber de diversisi medicinis; portion of the Secretum secretorum (f. 118v)

decoration (ff. 50, 64, 84). Large initials in blue or green with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in green with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red, blue, or green. Diagrams and tables in red

• Detail of puzzle initial., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

blue with penwork decoration, sometimes in foliate forms, and pen-flourishing, sometimes as extensions forming a partial border at the beginning of each book (f. 1, 6, 13, 23v, 32v). Simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or

• Calendar page for September, on the left, and for August (bound upside down) on the right., Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation of eclipses and of the moon's influence

of which 10 are in the British Library: see Carey 2003. Large 'KL' letters in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Tables with words in red. Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation

• null, Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation of eclipses and of the moon's influence

of which 10 are in the British Library: see Carey 2003. Large 'KL' letters in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Tables with words in red. Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation

• Medallion of Taurus and the illuminated initial 'T'(aurus)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays with gold balls. Small initial in gold with blue penwork decoration (f. 1v). Rubrics in gold. Fragment of an astrological treatise, including

• Medallion of Scorpio and the illuminated initial 'S'(corpio)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays with gold balls. Small initial in gold with blue penwork decoration (f. 1v). Rubrics in gold. Fragment of an astrological treatise, including

• Coloured initial and display script., Part of the Old Testament, including part of Canticum canticorum

black. Highlighting of letters in yellow, red, or blue. Part of the Old Testament, including part of Canticum canticorum Purchased by the British Museum from William Pickering on 11 November 1843 using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by