• Illuminated initial 'A'(tt) at the beginning of the prologue to the Squire'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

• Decorated initial 'U' and full border, in the Antiphonary., Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), use of Sarum (begins and ends imperfectly)

brown penwork decoration, some including human heads, in the musical notation. Smaller initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red or blue. Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), use of Sarum (begins and ends imperfectly) William Petty (~formerly~

• Initial 'A'(ristoteles) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Aristoteles's De generatione animalium., Consilia medica and other texts

blue with pen-flourishing in red, at the beginning of the texts (ff. 7, 31v, 40, 43, 101, 156, 159v, 161, 162v, 166v, 172, 180v, 184, 189v, 211v, 218, 223v, 229v, 235, 235v, 263). Paraph marks in plain red or

• Detail of the lower part of the folio showing urine glasses with different bands of colour and floating particles at various levels, with the colours marked in Greek: 'kyanos' (blue), on the left, and 'inopos' (wine-coloured) on the right., Medical miscellany, including Godfridus super palladium (ff. 88-92); Agnus Castus, fragmentary (ff. 30-33v)

(blue), on the left, and 'inopos' (wine-coloured) on the right. Various additions (ff. 1-3; 112-119) Large simple initials in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Diagrams in red with washes of other colours (ff. 58-60). Rubrics in red or

• Text page from the Miller'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

• Detail of initial 'A'(t)., 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

• Foliate initial 'A'(nd)., 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

• Illuminated initial 'O' with foliate border., 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 ...

• Initial 'S' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Alchemical treatises., Alchemical treatises

of the Alchemical treatises. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90.

• Miniatures of an antelope with its saw-shaped horns entangled in tamarisk being killed by a hunter, and below, a unicorn lured into a woman's lap being killed by a man with a spear., Bestiary

is a 'Second Family' bestiary; see James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans

• Miniature of a man in bed with a caladrius bird on his chest., Bestiary

Family' bestiary; see James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,

• null, Château d'Amour, called 'The Myrour of Lewed Men' (translated into English)

initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Château d'Amour, called 'The Myrour of Lewed Men' (translated into English) ? Sawley Abbey, York: the translator calls himself a 'munke of Sallay' (f. 1). Bought by the British Museum from J. H.

• Decorated initial 'I'(n ye) wit a full border, at the beginning of Genesis., Wycliffite Bible, in the later version

315, 325v, 333, 353v, 363v, 367v). 'Champ' initials in gold, blue, and rose, with penwork extensions with flowers and vines, at the beginning of other biblical books. Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Wycliffite Bible, in the later version