• Drawing of the Resurrection, with Christ stepping on sleeping soldiers., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Drawing of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Drawing of the finding of the silver coin., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Drawing of the marriage of Michal and Phaltiel, and a marginal drawing of a beggar., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Drawing of the Coronation of the Virgin., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Drawing of Christ showing wounds to God the Father., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Drawing of the feast of Job's children., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Drawing of the Last Supper, with Christ washing a disciple's feet below., Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect

'B', of 8 miniatures in an Italianate style c. 1380-1400 (ff. 34r-v, 39r-v, 51v, 52v, 53v, 54); and 'C' of 1 miniature, of c. 1400-1410 (f. 53). Large initials in blue. Paraphs in blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Marginal

• Miniature of Adam and Eve in paradise, with a trompe l'oeil border with a portrait of Henry VIII with his royal arms, and illuminated initial 'I'(n principio), at the beginning of Genesis., Bible

Volume one of two: vol. II is Royal MS 1 C VI.Quire signatures, instructions for rubricator. Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing, 1 initial with two-sided pen-flourished border (f. 1). Small initials in red or blue. Running titles

• Detail of a miniature of Adam and Eve in paradise, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible

Volume one of two: vol. II is Royal MS 1 C VI.Quire signatures, instructions for rubricator. Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing, 1 initial with two-sided pen-flourished border (f. 1). Small initials in red or blue. Running titles

• Inhabited illuminated initial 'P'(rimum) with human figures and animals, at the beginning of book 1., De universo seu De rerum naturis

and animals, at the beginning of book 1. Includes the De universo seu De rerum naturis, an encyclopaedia arranged in 22 books, based on the 'Etymologies' of Isidore, of Rabanus Maurus (b. c. 776, d. 856), abbot of Fulda and

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

Quire signatures.One of 12 surviving English Romanesque copies of the text. 1 large foliate initial with a medallion of a portrait of the author, in colours and gold (f. 1). Decorated initials, some with arabesque ornament, in green, red, purple,

• Historiated initial 'A'(d) with Aristotle and foliate border., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

with a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 68, 80, 83v, 129). 10 smaller decorated

• Historiated initial 'D'(um) and foliate border., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 68, 80, 83v, 129). 10 smaller decorated foliate

• Historiated initial of Giles of Rome blessing, holding a book., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

first with a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 68, 80, 83v, 129). 10 smaller

• Decorated initial., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 68, 80, 83v, 129). 10 smaller decorated foliate initials, in

• Decorated headpiece and brown initial 'K'(ai), in the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Decorated braided headpiece and decorated initial at the beginning of the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam), at the beginning of Eberhardus Bethuniensis's Graecismus., Glossed Graecismus

beginning of Eberhardus Bethuniensis's Graecismus. 1 large puzzle initial in red and brown with penwork decoration in brown and red (f. 1v). Small initials in plain red, some with brown penwork decoration. Capital letters at the beginning of a line

• Roundel with the Nativity, surrounded by roundels with prophets, accompanied by Moses and Aaron. Roundel with the Adoration of the Magis, surrounded by roundels with prophets, accompanied by king David and Abner, and king Salomon and the queen of Sheba., Miscellany

The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber e(st) fr(atru)m Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. 46v). Inscribed 'Z 261' (f. 1); similar inscriptions consisting of a 'Z' followed by a number are found in a significant number