• Historiated initial 'M'(agnifice) of Guilelmus de Monte Lauduno presenting his book to the pope, at the beginning of the Lectura super Clementinis., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

in 1336 (ff. 1-112);John XXII, three decretals from the Extravagantes: 'Suscepti regiminis' (tit. I, cap. 2), 'Execrabilis' (tit. III, cap. 1), and 'Sedes apostolica' (tit. IV, cap. I) (ff. 112-114);Nicholas III, a decretal on Franciscans of 1279 (ff. 114-120);Guilelmus de

• Foliate initial 'E'(os) with a hybrid., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

in 1336 (ff. 1-112);John XXII, three decretals from the Extravagantes: 'Suscepti regiminis' (tit. I, cap. 2), 'Execrabilis' (tit. III, cap. 1), and 'Sedes apostolica' (tit. IV, cap. I) (ff. 112-114);Nicholas III, a decretal on Franciscans of 1279 (ff. 114-120);Guilelmus de

• 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,

• Decorated initial 'P'(rimus) at the beginning of book 22., De universo seu De rerum naturis

to Haymo, bishop of Halberstadt (840-853) (ff. 2-2v), with a table of capitula (ff. 3-5v).Includes the punctus flexus punctuation mark. 1 large foliate initial inhabited with human figures and animals, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning the letter of Rabanus Maurus to Louis the Germanic., De universo seu De rerum naturis

to Haymo, bishop of Halberstadt (840-853) (ff. 2-2v), with a table of capitula (ff. 3-5v).Includes the punctus flexus punctuation mark. 1 large foliate initial inhabited with human figures and animals, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text

• Decorated initial 'T'(empora) at the beginning of book 10., De universo seu De rerum naturis

to Haymo, bishop of Halberstadt (840-853) (ff. 2-2v), with a table of capitula (ff. 3-5v).Includes the punctus flexus punctuation mark. 1 large foliate initial inhabited with human figures and animals, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text

• 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

• Bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, hawking, coming upon two stags feeding., 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

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, hawking, coming upon two stags feeding., 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

• Bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, shooting at a stag with a bow and arrow., 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

• Bas-de-page scene of a king with a hunting horn standing beside a lady; to their right a man bears a stag's head on a pole., 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

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a king with a hunting horn standing beside a lady; to their right a man bears a stag's head on a pole., 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

• Miniature of Charlemagne vision of the milky way, and James appearing to Charles the Great, at the beginning of chapter 1 of 'Charlemagne' book 4., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

appearing to Charles the Great, at the beginning of chapter 1 of 'Charlemagne' book 4. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated

• Miniature of Louis the Pious sending messengers to Constantinople, and the messengers received by two bishops; Louis the Pious holding a parliament at Aix-la-Chapelle, at the beginning of chapter 8 of 'Louis the Pious' book 1, Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

the Pious holding a parliament at Aix-la-Chapelle, at the beginning of chapter 8 of 'Louis the Pious' book 1 With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991,

• Detail of a miniature of the siege of Montrichard with a trebuchet in use, at the beginning of chapter 25 of 'Philip Augustus' book 1., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

in use, at the beginning of chapter 25 of 'Philip Augustus' book 1. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies made