• Puzzle initial 'L'(ibrum) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the prologue of Marco Polo's travels., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

blue with zoomorphic and/or foliate decoration, pen-flourishing and partial borders in both colours. Numerous initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Small initials and rubrics in red. Running titles in blue or red and

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam) with pen-flourishing expanding into a 'J-border'., Various musical treatises including Guido of Arezzo's 'Micrologus' and 'Trocaicus' (ff. 5-16v, 16v-24v), Johannes de Grocheio's 'Ars musice' (ff. 39-52), and Petrus de Cruce's 'Tractatus de tonis' (ff. 52v-58)

blue with pen-flourishing including 'J-borders' in the same colours (ff. 5, 16v, 24v, 34, 39, 52v, 58v, 76v). Numerous smaller initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Coloured initials and paragraph marks in red or

• Illuminated initial 'C' in colours and gold., Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc. (imperfect)

gold (f. 31v). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with reserved designs and pen-flourishing in the same colours (f. 277). Numerous large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing with foliate motifs (animal head

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(es) with a lawyer speaking to an assembly., Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc. (imperfect)

gold (f. 31v). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with reserved designs and pen-flourishing in the same colours (f. 277). Numerous large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing with foliate motifs (animal head

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E' of the Virgin and Child., Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc. (imperfect)

gold (f. 31v). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with reserved designs and pen-flourishing in the same colours (f. 277). Numerous large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing with foliate motifs (animal head

• Initials 'B'(lasphemia) and 'B'(ona) with foliate extensions., Tabula originalium sacre scripture

gold with foliate decoration (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on coloured grounds, with foliate extensions. Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Red and blue paraphs and running headings. Underlining and highlighting of initials in red. Tabula originalium sacre scripture Probably

• Initial 'A'(bstinencia) with foliate decoration and partial border with foliate extensions and buds., Tabula originalium sacre scripture

gold with foliate decoration (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on coloured grounds, with foliate extensions. Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Red and blue paraphs and running headings. Underlining and highlighting of initials in red. Tabula originalium sacre scripture Probably

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of one knight unhorsing another before a castle, while a group of women look on., 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

• Decorated initial., De regimine dominorum (principum) (ff. 1-215v); Liber Proverbiorum Salomonis (ff. 217-234)

139v, 157). 1 small decorated initial, in colours (f. 192v). 1 large initial in blue, with reserved designs (f. 1). 1 small initial in red with blue pen-flourishing (f. 11). Small initials in plain red or blue.ff. 217-234: 3 large

• Decorated initial., De regimine dominorum (principum) (ff. 1-215v); Liber Proverbiorum Salomonis (ff. 217-234)

139v, 157). 1 small decorated initial, in colours (f. 192v). 1 large initial in blue, with reserved designs (f. 1). 1 small initial in red with blue pen-flourishing (f. 11). Small initials in plain red or blue.ff. 217-234: 3 large

• Full foliate border with an initial 'S'(ancta) of the Virgin and Christ and George killing the dragon. A hound chases a stag and a hare in the bas-de-page, and a woman, likely the patron, kneels at the feet of an angel and gazes up at the Virgin., Book of Hours with a calendar, Use of Metz

the zodiac (ff. 2-13v). Partial bar borders with large initials in red, blue, and gold. Smaller 'champ' initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Line-fillers in red, blue, and gold. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in red. Book of

• Historiated initial 'V'(ictoriosissimo) with Lawrence of Aquilegia presenting his book to king Philip the Fair, combined with a partial border with acanthus and medallions with youths writing., Summa dictaminis (index Usus dictaminis)(ff. 1-35) and letters

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Tables with green, blue, red lines (lines occasionally taking decorative shapes of fish, leaves, snakes, bird heads, etc. e.g., ff. 18v-19, 22). Paraphs in alternating red or blue. Capitals with

• Puzzle initial 'C'(adit) with penwork decoration and 'j-border' extending along the text., Various mainly legal treatises including Tractatus de bastardia (ff. 12-19), Hengham's Summa magna and Summa parva (ff. 66-97), imperfect

in blue and red with pen-flourishing in the same colours (ff. 21, 30). 3 smaller initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 39v, 41, 44v). Coloured initials in red ink. Spaces for initials left blank. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Historiated initial 'C'(es) with a lawyer speaking to an assembly, combined with a partial bar border with ivy., Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc. (imperfect)

gold (f. 31v). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with reserved designs and pen-flourishing in the same colours (f. 277). Numerous large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing with foliate motifs (animal head

• Historiated initial 'E' of the Virgin and Child, combined with a partial bar border with ivy., Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc. (imperfect)

gold (f. 31v). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with reserved designs and pen-flourishing in the same colours (f. 277). Numerous large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing with foliate motifs (animal head

• Pen drawing of a hand., Various musical treatises including Guido of Arezzo's 'Micrologus' and 'Trocaicus' (ff. 5-16v, 16v-24v), Johannes de Grocheio's 'Ars musice' (ff. 39-52), and Petrus de Cruce's 'Tractatus de tonis' (ff. 52v-58)

blue with pen-flourishing including 'J-borders' in the same colours (ff. 5, 16v, 24v, 34, 39, 52v, 58v, 76v). Numerous smaller initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Coloured initials and paragraph marks in red or

• Text page., Collationes; Epistolarum Dominicalium

brown penwork decoration, and initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small red initials. Paraphs in red. Marginal face (f. 7). Collationes; Epistolarum Dominicalium ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and

• Decorated initial., Collationes; Epistolarum Dominicalium

brown penwork decoration, and initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small red initials. Paraphs in red. Marginal face (f. 7). Collationes; Epistolarum Dominicalium ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and

• Miniature of the Crucifixion in an architectural border with sculptures of Peter and Paul, the arms of Anne Boleyn, and subsidiary medallions of the four evangelists (damaged)., Readings from the Gospels and the Epistles (Epistres et Evangiles des cinquante et deux sepmaines de l'an) (index Lectionary)

very small initials in gold on red or blue grounds (f. 3). Coat of arms of Anne Boleyn in colours and gold (f. 2). Large initials with acanthus motifs in white, blue, gold or violet, on coloured grounds, several with

• Full-page architectural frontispiece with a miniature of the Crucifixion, and, on the facing page, an architectural border with a large initial 'E'(t), and the arms of Anne Boleyn (damaged)., Readings from the Gospels and the Epistles (Epistres et Evangiles des cinquante et deux sepmaines de l'an) (index Lectionary)

very small initials in gold on red or blue grounds (f. 3). Coat of arms of Anne Boleyn in colours and gold (f. 2). Large initials with acanthus motifs in white, blue, gold or violet, on coloured grounds, several with