• Illuminated initial 'M' at the beginning of a chartulary for Higham Ferrers., Cartulary of the College of Sts Mary, Thomas the Martyr, and Edward the Confessor, at Higham Ferrers

the beginning of a chartulary for Higham Ferrers. 1 large initials in colours and gold with foliage decoration, damaged (f. 1).1 large initial in brown ink with foliate patterns (f. 1). Spaces left for other initials. Cartulary of the

• Decorated initial 'H'(ec) at the beginning of a chartulary for Higham Ferrers., Cartulary of the College of Sts Mary, Thomas the Martyr, and Edward the Confessor, at Higham Ferrers

the beginning of a chartulary for Higham Ferrers. 1 large initials in colours and gold with foliage decoration, damaged (f. 1).1 large initial in brown ink with foliate patterns (f. 1). Spaces left for other initials. Cartulary of the

• Illuminated and decorated initials 'M' and 'H' at the beginning of a chartulary for Higham Ferrers., Cartulary of the College of Sts Mary, Thomas the Martyr, and Edward the Confessor, at Higham Ferrers

the beginning of a chartulary for Higham Ferrers. 1 large initials in colours and gold with foliage decoration, damaged (f. 1).1 large initial in brown ink with foliate patterns (f. 1). Spaces left for other initials. Cartulary of the

• Large display script in alternating colours of red, green and blue on each line, with portions of penwork decoration in colours, and in the upper margin, the inscription 'Liber Guilielmi Tyllotson clerici Ao 1592'., De civitate Dei (index City of God), fragment

Large display script in alternating colours of red, green and blue on each line, with portions of penwork decoration in colours, and in the upper margin, the inscription 'Liber Guilielmi Tyllotson clerici Ao 1592'. Large display script in alternating

• Detail of a marginal drawing of Samson carrying away the gates of Gaza., Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job

[inceptus est liber] ?' (f. 1): see Cohen-Mushlin 1990.The Augustinian monastery of St Mary, outside of Worms: 17th-century inscription 'Hic liber pertinet ad Ecclesiam Beatae Mariae Virginis in Suburbio Wormatiensis', signed 'J. G.' (f. 1). J. G. might be Joannes

• The upper pastedown, with a typical Bury press-mark, '.J. 7.' ('J' is for Jerome). To the right of this is an inscription headed 'A book of St. Edmund, in which are contained', followed by a note on the contents., Commentaries on Isaiah and Ezechiel

Boston 'Boston Buriensis', a monk of Bury St Edmunds (said to have fl. c. 1410) (ff. 1, 159); early 15th-century inscription 'Johannes Bury' (f. 1 and f. iii (the back cover)), . ? Sir Nicholas Bacon, the Lord Keeper: Redgrave

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), to 15 Henry VI (r. 1422–61; 1470–71), with tables of contents

tables of contents Various inscriptions, including 'Liber Stephani Clarke', 'Liber Thom [. . . ?] and the date 1576 (ff. 1, 2v).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister;

• Puzzle initial 'N' at the beginning of a chronicle., Chronicle from Noah to Henry IV, and a list of kings from William I to Henry VI (f. 71r-v)

the beginning of a chronicle. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red penwork flourishing. Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red or blue.

• Miniature of Jerome writing at a desk with a small monk below, and the illuminated initial 'F'(rater) with foliate interlace and bands, at the beginning of Jerome's letter to Ambrose., Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job

[inceptus est liber] ?' (f. 1): see Cohen-Mushlin 1990.The Augustinian monastery of St Mary, outside of Worms: 17th-century inscription 'Hic liber pertinet ad Ecclesiam Beatae Mariae Virginis in Suburbio Wormatiensis', signed 'J. G.' (f. 1). J. G. might be Joannes

• Ownership inscription identifying the manuscript as belonging to the Brigittine monastery at Syon, "near Shene" (Sheen), located near Twickenham., Ladder of Perfection (Scala perfectionis), imperfect, the first two parts only

partial border in blue, red, white and gold at the beginning of parts, the second with an animal head (ff. 1, 54). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, often in the form of leaves. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Detail of miniature and illuminated initial., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

3 3-sided foliate borders in gold and colours with large initials in colours on gold grounds (ff. 3, 6v, 7). 1 large initial in colours on gold grounds with gold sprays (f. 3v). 2 large initials in brown with penwork

• Detail of decorated and illuminated initials., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

3 3-sided foliate borders in gold and colours with large initials in colours on gold grounds (ff. 3, 6v, 7). 1 large initial in colours on gold grounds with gold sprays (f. 3v). 2 large initials in brown with penwork

• Illluminated initial 'H'(enricus) at the beginning of the Magna Carta confirmed by Henry III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), to 15 Henry VI (r. 1422–61; 1470–71), with tables of contents

tables of contents Various inscriptions, including 'Liber Stephani Clarke', 'Liber Thom [. . . ?] and the date 1576 (ff. 1, 2v).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime minister;

• On the left, large calligraphic initial 'L'(envoye) and illuminated initial 'T(his), and on the right, a miniature of the story of Cadmus, possibly retouched, and the illuminated initial 'B'., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

3 3-sided foliate borders in gold and colours with large initials in colours on gold grounds (ff. 3, 6v, 7). 1 large initial in colours on gold grounds with gold sprays (f. 3v). 2 large initials in brown with penwork

• Detail of a miniature of the story of Cadmus, possibly retouched, and the illuminated initial 'B'., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

3 3-sided foliate borders in gold and colours with large initials in colours on gold grounds (ff. 3, 6v, 7). 1 large initial in colours on gold grounds with gold sprays (f. 3v). 2 large initials in brown with penwork

• Detail of a large calligraphic initial 'L'(envoye) and illuminated initial 'T(his)., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

3 3-sided foliate borders in gold and colours with large initials in colours on gold grounds (ff. 3, 6v, 7). 1 large initial in colours on gold grounds with gold sprays (f. 3v). 2 large initials in brown with penwork

• Illuminated initials., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

miniatures in colours and gold (ff. 1v, 3v), perhaps added later. 118 large framed rectangular miniatures in colours and gold. 1 large historiated initial in colours and gold, forming a 3-sided border (f. 10v). Large initials in colours on gold

• Miniature of the death of Sweyn, the king of the Danes., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

miniatures in colours and gold (ff. 1v, 3v), perhaps added later. 118 large framed rectangular miniatures in colours and gold. 1 large historiated initial in colours and gold, forming a 3-sided border (f. 10v). Large initials in colours on gold

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Sweyn, the king of the Danes., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

miniatures in colours and gold (ff. 1v, 3v), perhaps added later. 118 large framed rectangular miniatures in colours and gold. 1 large historiated initial in colours and gold, forming a 3-sided border (f. 10v). Large initials in colours on gold

• Miniature of a woman being pulled from the shrine of Edmund., Metrical lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund, in the presentation copy for Henry VI, including the prologue (ff. 1v-5)

miniatures in colours and gold (ff. 1v, 3v), perhaps added later. 118 large framed rectangular miniatures in colours and gold. 1 large historiated initial in colours and gold, forming a 3-sided border (f. 10v). Large initials in colours on gold