• Text page from the Merchant's Tale., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Initial with reserved designs,, Scala paradisi, etc.

Initial with reserved designs, 2 large initials in blue with reserved designs (ff. 2, 38v). Small initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Hole in the parchment encircled in red (f. 8). Scala paradisi, etc. Colophon 'Finito

• Detail of a 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

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning of a dedicatory epistle of Gilbert Foliot, bishop of London to Robert, bishop of Hereford., Commentary on the Song of Solomon

initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in green, yellow and blue, at the beginning of the preface (f. 4). Smaller initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, yellow, and/or green, or in blue with penwork decoration in

• null, Glossed Digestum Novum

Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the text. Small blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the glosses. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, in the text and in the glosses. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. 3

• Miniature of the Crucifixion before the beginning of the Psalms., Psalter

in gold on red and blue grounds, with partial foliate borders, for all the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Capital letters at the

• Drawing of a battle between mounted knights., Chanson d'Aspremont, imperfect

45 pen drawings and fragments of 2 more, with a wash of green, and often red, or sometimes yellow and/or blue, often of knights on horseback in combat. Small simple initials in red or green. Chanson d'Aspremont, imperfect William Petty

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 26, with the Anointing of David by Samuel., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

the other Psalms and divisions. Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, a few in green (e.g., ff. 195v, 200, 201v). Line-fillers in blue or red, some in the form of animals or

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uem) with an animal drinking and decorated line-fillers in the form of heads and a bird., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

the other Psalms and divisions. Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, a few in green (e.g., ff. 195v, 200, 201v). Line-fillers in blue or red, some in the form of animals or

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uid) with David and Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

the other Psalms and divisions. Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, a few in green (e.g., ff. 195v, 200, 201v). Line-fillers in blue or red, some in the form of animals or

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) with white lions, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

the other Psalms and divisions. Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, a few in green (e.g., ff. 195v, 200, 201v). Line-fillers in blue or red, some in the form of animals or

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) at the beginning of Psalm 68, with Christ blessing and a man below with two demons., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

the other Psalms and divisions. Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, a few in green (e.g., ff. 195v, 200, 201v). Line-fillers in blue or red, some in the form of animals or

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfitebor) with a monk writing., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalms, imperfect (ff. 7-190v), and Canticles, hymns and prayers

the other Psalms and divisions. Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, a few in green (e.g., ff. 195v, 200, 201v). Line-fillers in blue or red, some in the form of animals or

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) and border at the beginning of the Psalms., Psalter

in gold on red and blue grounds, with partial foliate borders, for all the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line fillers decorated in gold and blue. Capital letters at the

• Blue initial 'S'(oror) with red penwork decoration at the beginning of the first tragedy, 'Hercules Furens' ('The Madness of Hercules')., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

crenellated building (f. 148v). 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 1). 9 large blue initials (f. 22v, 53, 76, 95v, 117, 136v, 156, 175, 213). Smaller alternating blue or red initials. Rubrics, incipits, explicits, and protagonists'

• Historiated initial 'C' with the portrait of the poet playing the lute., 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

• Decorated initial 'C'(oment) with pen-flourishing and line-fillers at the beginning of the statutes., Nova statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III (ff. 30-115) to 17 Richard II (ff. 116-171v)

115v are blank. Initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour including foliate motifs (ff. 1, 20, 30, 30v, 32v, etc.). Line-fillers in red and blue. Paraphs in red and/or blue. Some catchwords decorated with red pen-flourishing

• Decorated initials with foliate patterns and a partial border at the beginning of the cartulary for the Cluniac Priory of Monk's Horton, Kent., Cartulary of the Cluniac Priory, Monk's Horton, Kent

Cluniac Priory of Monk's Horton, Kent. 2 large initials in blue with red penwork, accompanied by three-sided borders in red and blue penwork (ff. 1, 6v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, often with foliate patterns, 1 with

• Decorated initials with foliate patterns and a partial border at the beginning of the cartulary for the Cluniac Priory of Monk's Horton, Kent., Cartulary of the Cluniac Priory, Monk's Horton, Kent

Cluniac Priory of Monk's Horton, Kent. 2 large initials in blue with red penwork, accompanied by three-sided borders in red and blue penwork (ff. 1, 6v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, often with foliate patterns, 1 with

• null, Register book of the Fraternity of Corpus Christi, York

extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (f. 15). Smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing including human heads. Register book of the Fraternity of Corpus Christi, York Heading 'Liber ordinacionis Fraternitatis corporis Christi fundate in Ebor ...