• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a knight with a sword attacking a giant with an axe., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit embracing a woman., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman in bed with a swaddled infant., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man shooting at a multi-headed monster., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of ducks dragging a tomb towards a rock., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit with his hand upraised against a woman and an infant., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit clubbing a woman., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit with a scythe before an altar; a murdered woman lies behind him., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a nun visiting a hermit., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit stripping off his clothes., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a naked hermit among the trees., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hairy hermit crawling into a cave., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a king with hounds visiting a hairy hermit in his cave., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman bringing an infant to a hairy hermit., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian, with a group of soldiers and scholars, one of whom holding a scroll with an inscription reading 'Bonus studens facit doctorem'; and a foliate initial 'I'(mperatoriam), at the beginning of book 1 of the Institutiones., Volumen parvum, with the glossa ordinaria

Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of major gloss divisions. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Volumen parvum, with

• Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian, and two plaintiffs holding money, with children, and a foliate initial 'S'(uperiori), at the beginning of book 2 of the Institutiones., Volumen parvum, with the glossa ordinaria

Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of major gloss divisions. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Volumen parvum, with

• Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian and two lawyers, one of whom pointing at a women with a child illustrating the hereditary law, with a foliate initial 'I'(ntestatus), at the beginning of book 3 of the Institutiones., Volumen parvum, with the glossa ordinaria

Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of major gloss divisions. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Volumen parvum, with

• Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian, a soldier, and a hanged man, with a foliate initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of book 4 of the Institutiones., Volumen parvum, with the glossa ordinaria

Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of major gloss divisions. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Volumen parvum, with

• Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian with two lawyers and a child holding a scroll with an inscription reading 'Iustitiam peto', and a foliate initial 'O'(cupatis), at the beginning of the Authenticum., Volumen parvum, with the glossa ordinaria

Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of major gloss divisions. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Volumen parvum, with

• Detail of a miniature of a king receiving homage, and two lawyers, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uia), at the beginning of the Libri feudorum., Volumen parvum, with the glossa ordinaria

Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of major gloss divisions. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Volumen parvum, with