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British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
of England in colours and gold, with masks, jewels, putti, and the inscription 'Fortunam Augusti superes et Nestoris annos' (f. 1). Title page with full foliate border and a laural wreath encircling a cartouche with the author's name and the
Canon table with foxes and a bird. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures
Canon table with birds. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours and
Miniature of the Nativity. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours and
Miniature of the Transfiguration. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours and
Miniature of the Last Supper. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours
etc. James Orchard Halliwell-[Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: inscription 'Bib. Hall. 63' (f. 1); his stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana' (ff. 1, 46v); catalogued for sale, 27 June 1840, lot 66, but withdrawn, along with the other manuscripts,
from 1341-1501 (f. 127v); 1400-1500 (f. 128v). 1 full border in red, blue, white, and gold, with foliate decoration (f. 14). 12 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with white filigree, and sprays (ff. 14, 17v, 20,
1341-1501 (f. 127v); 1400-1500 (f. 128v). 1 full border in red, blue, white, and gold, with foliate decoration (f. 14). 12 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with white filigree, and sprays (ff. 14, 17v, 20, 21v,
Practica geometrie. Tables dated from 1341-1501 (f. 127v); 1400-1500 (f. 128v). 1 full border in red, blue, white, and gold, with foliate decoration (f. 14). 12 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with white filigree, and sprays
and initials in brown in display capitals in ink. Added pen drawings of a knight in armour on horseback (f. 1) and of Christ with out-stretched arms (f. 188v). Institutiones grammaticae, Books 1-18 Written by two scribes, respectively datable to
pen-flourishing. Composite manuscript. Part 1 beginning with a list of contents (ff. 1-2v).Leaf signatures. Catchwords written horizontally.ff. 149-150 are originally blank parchment leaves.f. 110 is an inserted piece of parchment. Initials in gold with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with
Diagram representing the genealogy of Jupiter. Watermark in the shape of a flower.ff. 5-7v are blank.Leaf signatures. Catchwords written horizontally. 14 large puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 5v (x2), 6 (x2), 31v, 43, 83v, 84, 97, 109,
partial border, a wreath enclosing a blank space originally intended for a heraldic motif surrounded by pen-flourishing with flowers (f. 1). White vine initial in gold and colours with decoration extending into the border (f. 2). 5 smaller initials in
Coloured initial 'A'(nd). For a detailed description of the contents, see the Harley Catalogue.ff. 1*, 2* are parchment flyleaves. Initials in red, some large, some small. Paraphs in red. Miscellany of religious texts, beginning with the Lord's Prayer, the
of the last folio of each quire). Large initial in brown and red ink (f. 1), with reserved designs (f. 27v) at the beginning of each text. Large initials with penwork decoration in brown ink (f. 29, altered; f. 36v).
at the beginning of each text (ff. 1, 13v, 25). White vine decoration in the lower margin in colours and gold with a blank space left for a coat of arms (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with purple pen-flourishing.
puzzle initial in red and blue with red and purple penwork decoration (the blue pigment has flaked off) (f. 1).1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 26). Smaller initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in
Puzzle initial 'N'(otandum). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with foliate motifs and pen-flourishing in red, green and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with purple pen-flourishing and in blue with red pen-flourishing. Plain initials in red
former pastedown.When the first quire of the manuscript went missing it was replaced by ff. 1-8v. 1 large white vine initial in colours (f. 1). Exodus with gloss (added quire) 2 effaced inscriptions, likely relating to ownership (ff. [v], 1).A