• Foliate initial 'S'(I rationi) at the beginning of book 2., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• Foliate initial 'I'(am) at the beginning of book 3., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• Foliate initial 'D'(e felicitate) at the beginning of book 15., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• 6 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letter 'wynn'., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• 2 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letter 'wynn'., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• Text page with display script highlighted in colour., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• 2 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letters 'thorn' and wynn., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus) with display script., Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses

glosses The Benedictine priory of Holy Trinity, or Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed, 'De claustro X[risti] / cantuarie', 13th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of Henry of Eastry (beginning of the 14th century), no. 246 (see M. R. James,

• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus) with display script, at the beginning of the Liber scintillarum., Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses

glosses The Benedictine priory of Holy Trinity, or Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed, 'De claustro X[risti] / cantuarie', 13th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of Henry of Eastry (beginning of the 14th century), no. 246 (see M. R. James,

• Inhabited puzzle initial including a reading figure., Liber de Apibus, etc.

Inhabited puzzle initial including a reading figure. 1 large inhabited puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, including a reading figure (f. 5). 1 smaller initial in red, with reserved designs, with pen-flourishing in red

• Drawing of a knight on horseback, with a lance, with an account of Macrobius and his work, and opposite, various ownership inscriptions and the book-plate of Dunn., Somnium Scipionis (ff. 3-7), with an 'Alfabetum Grecorum' (f. 1v), a diagram of consanguinity (f. 2)

a parchment leaf at the end.Ampersands, and uncrossed tironian ets. In part 1, ct ligatures. 1 drawing in brown ink with colour washes, of a mounted knight (f. 1). Large zoomorphic initial in brown ink with coloured washes (f. 3).

• Drawing of outline drawing of Scipio Africanus and Masinissa, under a colonnade., Somnium Scipionis (ff. 3-7), with an 'Alfabetum Grecorum' (f. 1v), a diagram of consanguinity (f. 2)

a parchment leaf at the end.Ampersands, and uncrossed tironian ets. In part 1, ct ligatures. 1 drawing in brown ink with colour washes, of a mounted knight (f. 1). Large zoomorphic initial in brown ink with coloured washes (f. 3).

• Puzzle initial., Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of Lille's Parabolae (ff. 161-171); and Regulae theologicae (ff. 270-318v); Alan of Meaux's Metrical treatise on Susanna (ff. 1-4)

in red and brown or blue (ff. 1, 5, 5v, 76, 142, 161v, 270). Small initials in plain red. Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of Lille's

• Title page decorated with a coloured drawing of an armorial tree with the arms of Lancashire noble families centred around those of the duchy of Lancaster., 'The Visitacion of Lancashire' (index Visitation of Lancashire) (unfinished)

Title page decorated with a coloured drawing of an armorial tree with the arms of Lancashire noble families centred around those of the duchy of Lancaster. f. 1* is a small inscribed piece of parchment.The visitation was made in

• Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith., 'The Visitacion of Lancashire' (index Visitation of Lancashire) (unfinished)

Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith. f. 1* is a small inscribed piece of parchment.The visitation was made in 1567, but transcribed and augmented in 1598 by William Smith (f. 2*).Contains an

• Miniature of Pentecost, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and scatter borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross. f. 1 is an added printed leaf of a title page for a book of hours, Paris 1600, signed by 'Iamet Mettayer Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roy'. 24 small miniatures, in colours

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, decorated initial 'E'(gressus) and scatter borders, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John. f. 1 is an added printed leaf of a title page for a book of hours, Paris 1600, signed by 'Iamet Mettayer Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roy'. 24 small miniatures, in

• Miniature of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, decorated initial 'D'(eus) and scatter borders, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

borders, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin. f. 1 is an added printed leaf of a title page for a book of hours, Paris 1600, signed by 'Iamet Mettayer Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roy'. 24 small

• Decorated initial with a hybrid creature and foliage., Commentary on the Gospel of John and the Epistles of John

with a hybrid creature and foliage. f. 1 is a small parchment fragment of a charter or deed in English.The first leaf of this manuscript is bound in Harley 5958, f. 87. 1 large initial in red with red penwork

• null, Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2)

and brown (volume I, f. 1). Other simple headpieces. Large red initials, some decorated with foliate shapes. Small red or gold initials. Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2) Written for Ioasaph,