• Historiated initial 'R'(ege) with a seated scribe labelled 'OSBEARNVS', a censing monk, animals, and animal heads, at the beginning of Osbern's Life of St Dunstan., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

Osbern's Life of St Dunstan. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (see f.

• Decorated initial 'D'(iximus) at the beginning of Book II of Osbern's LIfe of St Dunstan; the script perhaps by two scribes., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

by two scribes. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (see f. 2; Gameson

• Illuminated miniatures, of a man holding the herb Vervain (Verminatia) with his left hand while spearing a serpent with a sword with his right, and below, a doctor attending a patient who has been bitten by the rabid dog in the lower corner; above them is a hen: according to the text, if its appetite is good, it is an omen of recovery., Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus

initials in colours with zoomorphic and foliate decoration on gold grounds (ff. 1v, 7v, 8). Large and small initials in blue, green, or red, a few with penwork decoration. Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis

• Illuminated miniatures of the plant Rue (Ruta), which could be used for a variety of ailments, including sore eyes, forgetfulness, and lethargy; and below, a man drawing a sword to defend himself from a red-faced rabid dog, whose bite can be treated with the plant., Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus

initials in colours with zoomorphic and foliate decoration on gold grounds (ff. 1v, 7v, 8). Large and small initials in blue, green, or red, a few with penwork decoration. Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis

• Illuminated miniatures of the plant Alexanders (Olistratium), which could be used to treat bladder problems; the Lily (Lilium), which could be used to relieve swellings; and a man with a sword before a fire-breathing dragon-like serpent, probably intended to represent an adder, whose bite can be treated with Lily., Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus

initials in colours with zoomorphic and foliate decoration on gold grounds (ff. 1v, 7v, 8). Large and small initials in blue, green, or red, a few with penwork decoration. Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis

• Illuminated miniature in three sections: The top left is a doctor surgically removing haemorrhoids from a patient, while below a doctor removes a nasal growth, and to the right a doctor removes cataracts from the eye of his patient. To excise the haemorrhoids the surgeon uses a clawed separator, and holds a knife in the right. The bowl on which the patient is standing may have been intended to catch the blood., Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus

initials in colours with zoomorphic and foliate decoration on gold grounds (ff. 1v, 7v, 8). Large and small initials in blue, green, or red, a few with penwork decoration. Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis

• Full-page illuminated miniature in four compartments, of a doctor instructing an assistant on how to prepare medicine; two doctors operating on the head of a patient whose hands are tied behind his back; and two images of a doctor with patients who have cautery points marked on their heads and bodies., Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus

initials in colours with zoomorphic and foliate decoration on gold grounds (ff. 1v, 7v, 8). Large and small initials in blue, green, or red, a few with penwork decoration. Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis

• Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliated and interlace decoration, and animal heads and an animal mask at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the Old English gloss erased and corrected, visible in darker ink., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

dragon, and/or animal masks at the beginning of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 1, 56, 111v). Large initials in blue, green, purple, or red (some of the red oxidised), and a few with simple penwork decoration. Added marginal drawings

• Detail of a decorated initial 'D' with interlace and animal heads, at the beginning of Psalm 101., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

dragon, and/or animal masks at the beginning of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 1, 56, 111v). Large initials in blue, green, purple, or red (some of the red oxidised), and a few with simple penwork decoration. Added marginal drawings

• Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uid) with a dragon and animal head, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

dragon, and/or animal masks at the beginning of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 1, 56, 111v). Large initials in blue, green, purple, or red (some of the red oxidised), and a few with simple penwork decoration. Added marginal drawings

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Hymns for the vigils of the Ascension ('Eterne rex altissime'), Katherine ('Disputando vicit virgo'), and Nicholas ('Sospitate dedit egros')

3 large initials in red with penwork decoration. Large and small simple red or blue initials. Musical notation on four-line staves. Hymns for the vigils of the Ascension ('Eterne rex altissime'), Katherine ('Disputando vicit virgo'), and Nicholas ('Sospitate dedit egros')

• Puzzle initial 'P' with foliate decoration., Peter's 'Speculum iuris canonici' (index 'Distinctiones') (ff. 5-19), and Justinian's 'Institutiones', Books 1-4 with gloss (ff. 19-73v)

red (ff. 151-160v);Alexander of Hales, 'Exoticon' (ff. 164v-168v);John of Garland, 'Aequivoca', with two initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, other initials and paraphs in red, verse initials highlighted in red (ff. 174v-185v), followed by a copy of John's

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 22., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

in the same scriptorium as ms. Royal 4 A. XIV of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline

• Initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 109., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

in the same scriptorium as ms. Royal 4 A. XIV of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline

• Initial 'Q'(omodo) with a human face, at the beginning of Psalm 118., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

in the same scriptorium as ms. Royal 4 A. XIV of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline

• Initial 'Q'(uicumque) with a human face., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

in the same scriptorium as ms. Royal 4 A. XIV of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline

• Initial with penwork decoration., 'Liber poenitentialis', imperfect at the end (ff. 37-49v), preceded by a table of contents (ff. 36 r-v)

Pseudo-Albert the Great, 'Summa naturalium', 15th century, with initials and paraphs in red (ff. 1-8). Initials with penwork decoration in blue and red. Rubrics in red. 'Liber poenitentialis', imperfect at the end (ff. 37-49v), preceded by a table of contents

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) with the Sebastian, pierced by arrows, and a partial border, in the Book of Hours., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Hours of Dionora of Urbino') (Eleonora Gonzaga della Rovere)

171, 172, 172v, 173), accompanied by partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red or blue grounds. Originally with three-sided borders with white vine ornament, foliate decoration, and all'antica elements, including putti, etc. for major

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) with a saint and partial border, in the Book of Hours., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Hours of Dionora of Urbino') (Eleonora Gonzaga della Rovere)

171, 172, 172v, 173), accompanied by partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red or blue grounds. Originally with three-sided borders with white vine ornament, foliate decoration, and all'antica elements, including putti, etc. for major

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) with a saint and partial border, in the Book of Hours., Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Hours of Dionora of Urbino') (Eleonora Gonzaga della Rovere)

171, 172, 172v, 173), accompanied by partial foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold on red or blue grounds. Originally with three-sided borders with white vine ornament, foliate decoration, and all'antica elements, including putti, etc. for major