• 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

• 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

• Half-page miniature depicting the story of the cornucopia., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

story of the cornucopia. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum ex elementis constare' (f. 3).Written in an Italian

• Detail of a half-page miniature., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

half-page miniature. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum ex elementis constare' (f. 3).Written in an Italian or Italinate

• Marginal paintings of a cow skull with two upside-down hammers tied to its ears (for 'Patientia') and a duck (for 'Custodia')., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

to its ears (for 'Patientia') and a duck (for 'Custodia'). ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum ex elementis

• Full-page emblematic miniature of a landscape with a dead tree in the centre, with a placard tied to one of its branches., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

the centre, with a placard tied to one of its branches. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum ex

• Text page with symbols of a cow (for 'Rector), two arrows aimed in different directions (for 'Firmus') and an aquatic snake or dolphin twining itself around an anchor (for 'Celer'), with a caption reading 'Tarde Festina.', Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

an aquatic snake or dolphin twining itself around an anchor (for 'Celer'), with a caption reading 'Tarde Festina.' ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur'

• Full-page miniature of spring, with Apollo on his chariot, a cupid, and a sleeping boy in an enclosed garden., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

cupid, and a sleeping boy in an enclosed garden. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum ex elementis constare'

• Full-page miniature of winter, with Neptune in his sea-chariot, driven by a dolphin, and Eolus depicted as an old man., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

by a dolphin, and Eolus depicted as an old man. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum ex elementis

• Full-page miniature of autumn, with a woman (probably Diana) picking apples., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

woman (probably Diana) picking apples. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum ex elementis constare' (f. 3).Written in an

• Full-page emblematic miniature with symbols and an inscription reading 'Eterno deo virtutu[?] glorie etatis regi iustitis ac Pietatis habunda[n]ti mundi rectori religionis n?c Triu[m]phas cum laude sacrum hoc dicaturn est'., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

iustitis ac Pietatis habunda[n]ti mundi rectori religionis n?c Triu[m]phas cum laude sacrum hoc dicaturn est'. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura:

• Full-page emblematic miniature of symbols in a room with two arches, and an inscription reading 'Iustitia[?] ama[n]s ab omnib[us] diligitu. Divina amore aete[r]nas mo? Renascitur. nobilis patientur prudenterque cordis imper[ver?] Tener et est liberirate ornatus'., Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

omnib[us] diligitu. Divina amore aete[r]nas mo? Renascitur. nobilis patientur prudenterque cordis imper[ver?] Tener et est liberirate ornatus'. ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f.

• Full-page emblematic miniature of a wreath with symbols inside and an inscription reading 'Invictus rex tuus: iustitia Opibus : fama: imperio : pace Omnibus potentior.', Hieroglyphica and Emblematic Inscriptions

'Invictus rex tuus: iustitia Opibus : fama: imperio : pace Omnibus potentior.' ff. 1, 25 are parchment flyleaves.1 blank parchment leaf after f. 1.Contemporary index entitled, 'Index rerum quae ab Egy[p]tiis quondam hierogliphis scribebantur' (f. 2).Incipit: 'Natura: Agnouerunt Phisici nullum

• Detail of a miniature of the Greek and Trojan armies., Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation

France in 1380 (f. 1).Catchwords. 34 miniatures in colours and gold with partial borders, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 3, 4, 8v, 11v, 14v, 17v, 20, 24v, 25v, 28, 30, 32v, 39, 47, 48v, 50, 51v, 55, 58,

• Detail of a miniature of the murder of Achilles., Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation

France in 1380 (f. 1).Catchwords. 34 miniatures in colours and gold with partial borders, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 3, 4, 8v, 11v, 14v, 17v, 20, 24v, 25v, 28, 30, 32v, 39, 47, 48v, 50, 51v, 55, 58,

• Detail of a miniature of the theft of the Palladium., Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation

France in 1380 (f. 1).Catchwords. 34 miniatures in colours and gold with partial borders, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 3, 4, 8v, 11v, 14v, 17v, 20, 24v, 25v, 28, 30, 32v, 39, 47, 48v, 50, 51v, 55, 58,

• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus), at the beginning of book 9 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,

• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus), at the beginning of book 10 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,

• Illuminated initial 'A'(s the) in gold and red, at the beginning of the text., The pleasaunt poesye of princelie practise, imperfect

manuscript includes only 24.Quire signatures on the first folio of each quire. 1 full-page ink drawing of Edward VI receiving the book from the author (f. 7v). 1 initial in colours and gold of a crowned Tudor rose, at the

• Bas-de-page scene of a mounted king hunting a fleeing stag; he raises a horn to his lips., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix