• Historiated initial 'C'(um) of William of Nangis writing, with a partial bar border., Chronicle

red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 288, 319). 2 lin-fillers in the form of dragons in red and blue ink (ff. 205, 207). Initials and paraphs in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red

• Initial 'A' with penwork decoration, Sermons, letters and tracts

a 4th century manuscript from Africa (see Webber 1999). Initials with penwork decoration in red and blue. Small initials in alternating red or blue at the beginning of lines and verses (ff. 60-89). Rubrics in red. Sermons, letters and tracts

• Text page from Genesis., Bible

1 C VI.Quire signatures, instructions for rubricator. Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing, 1 initial with two-sided pen-flourished border (f. 1). Small initials in red or blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red. Bible Made in Zwolle,

• Decorated initial 'A'., Miscellany, including alchemical texts, such as the Rosarius philosophorum (ff. 11-39)

Large initials in blue, with red foliate penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Large initials in red with red pen-flourishing, or also with a leaf in brown (f. 11). Large initial in green with red pen-flourishing (f. 24). Small initials in brown,

• Coloured initial with contrasting penwork decoration including a bird and a monster., Pharsalia, imperfect

glosses and maniculae. Large puzzle initials in blue and red with pen-flourished decoration in red, some in form of birds or creatures (ff. 1, 8v, 13v, 25, 36, 46, 56). Two initials in blue with penwork decoration in red (f.

• Bar border with extensions ending in grotesques with human faces, decorated initial with silver, smaller initials with foliate penwork decoration, and in the lower margin, the ink stamp of the Royal Society., Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 33-42v); and the Historia de Preliis Alexandri Magni (ff. 43-71)

1, 24, 43, 74v, 81v, 95). Large and small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, sometimes with foliate forms (e.g., f. 33), and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of

• Decorated initial 'A'(lexander) with ivy leaves and a partial bar border., Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 33-42v); and the Historia de Preliis Alexandri Magni (ff. 43-71)

1, 24, 43, 74v, 81v, 95). Large and small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, sometimes with foliate forms (e.g., f. 33), and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uator), at the beginning of Egidius Corboliensis's Liber de pulsibus versibus., Liber de pulsibus versibus

'Q'(uator), at the beginning of Egidius Corboliensis's Liber de pulsibus versibus. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, with decorated extension (f. 73). No other illumination. Liber de pulsibus versibus Unidentified owner, 16th

• Bar border with extensions ending in grotesques with human faces, decorated initial with silver, and smaller initials with foliate penwork decoration., Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 33-42v); and the Historia de Preliis Alexandri Magni (ff. 43-71)

1, 24, 43, 74v, 81v, 95). Large and small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, sometimes with foliate forms (e.g., f. 33), and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of

• Decorated initial 'S'(ecundus) and partial foliate border., Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 33-42v); and the Historia de Preliis Alexandri Magni (ff. 43-71)

1, 24, 43, 74v, 81v, 95). Large and small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, sometimes with foliate forms (e.g., f. 33), and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of

• Decorated initial 'S'(ecundus)., Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 33-42v); and the Historia de Preliis Alexandri Magni (ff. 43-71)

1, 24, 43, 74v, 81v, 95). Large and small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, sometimes with foliate forms (e.g., f. 33), and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of

• Calendar page for January with coloured initials., Calendar

includes Anglo-Saxon saints such as Aldhelm, Guthlac, Oswald, and Dunstan. Large 'KL' letters in red, green, or blue. Small letters in red, blue, or green. Calendar The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Abingdon, Berkshire (text includes the annals of Abingdon).Part

• Puzzle initial 'L'(abo) with pen-flourishing, in the Vocabularium., Vocabularium (ends imperfectly)

work, 2nd half of the 13th century, are used as flyleaves. Puzzle initials in blue and red with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 36, 39, 39v, 46v, 56, 59v, 61, 74, 75v (unfinished, and guide-letter), 79

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum., Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum (ends imperfectly)

'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum. 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1). 1 smaller initial with reserved designs (f. 4). Small initials in plain red.

• Pen-flourished initial., Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of Tyre (ff. 33-42v); and the Historia de Preliis Alexandri Magni (ff. 43-71)

1, 24, 43, 74v, 81v, 95). Large and small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, sometimes with foliate forms (e.g., f. 33), and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Miscellaneous theological and other texts, including Secretum secretorum, Apollonius of

• Flourished initial., Alexandri de Villa Dei Massa Compoti, with commentary

Flourished initial. Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Diagrams. Alexandri de Villa Dei Massa Compoti, with commentary James Orchard Halliwell-[Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: his stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana',

• Drawing of a young esquire., Pharsalia

initials in yellow set against blue, purple and yellow backgrounds possibly painted over or added later into blanks (ff. 3, 31v, 47, 63v, 79v, 96v, 114, 131v, 153v). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and

• Full page with miniature of the battle between Arthur and Mordred's armies on Salisbury Plain., La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 2-53); Morte Artu (ff. 53-96)

gold grounds, within pink, blue and red borders with penwork decoration in white, each above an initial in gold on a blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in white. Numerous initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the

• Miniature of the battle between King Arthur and Mordred's armies on Salisbury Plain., La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 2-53); Morte Artu (ff. 53-96)

gold grounds, within pink, blue and red borders with penwork decoration in white, each above an initial in gold on a blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in white. Numerous initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the

• Full page with miniature of the hand emerging from the lake to take back Arthur's sword, watched by Girflet., La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 2-53); Morte Artu (ff. 53-96)

gold grounds, within pink, blue and red borders with penwork decoration in white, each above an initial in gold on a blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in white. Numerous initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the