• White vine initial 'I'(ncipiunt) at the beginning of the Chronicle., Chronici canones (index Chronicon, Chronicle)

vine initial in gold on a blue panel preceded and followed by display script in red and blue forms a frontispiece to the text (f. 1). 3 large white vine initials in gold on blue panels (ff. 1v, 2v, 4v).

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnes) with foliate extensions., Vita Terentii (ff. 1-2); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 2-121v); Catilina, Jugurtha (ff. 122-198); De re militari (ff. 218-265v)

103v, 122, 150, 198v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 24v, 100v). 1 blue and white initial with red penwork (f. 204). Small initials in red or blue, some with penwork decoration. Running headers, rubrics, roman

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus)., Various statutes from the reign of king Henry III to the reign of king Edward I, with a table of contents (ff. 1-4v) (index Statuta Antiqua)

initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours, some with creatures and figures (e.g., f. 29). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Various statutes from

• Decorated initial 'P'(reparate)., Tractatus de doctrina cordis

initial in blue on a gold ground with red penwork decoration (f. 3v). 7 large red, blue, or red and blue initials, some with geometric motifs (ff. 4v, 14, 48v, 57, 63v, 73, 83). Smaller alternating red or blue initials.

• Puzzle initial 'A'(llas) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the book., The Consolation of Philosophy (index De consolatione philosophiae)

Catchwords written horizontally. Large puzzle initial in blue and red with pen-flourishing in the same colours including foliate motifs (f. 1). Large puzzle initial in blue and red (f. 22). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 25, 27,

• Puzzle initial 'N'(atus in excelsis tectis cartagenis alte) and coloured initial 'S'(orores falso)., Comoediae (index Comedies), including Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimoroumenos, Adelphi, Hecyra, and Phormio

Large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and purple penwork decoration (the blue pigment has flaked off) (f. 1). 1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 26). Smaller initials in blue with red penwork decoration or

• Decorated initial 'P'(ange) with pen-flourishing and musical notation., Processional, imperfect

120).Missing the beginning.Catchwords written horizontally. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 137v). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing including foliate motifs. Paraphs in blue. Initials with cadels and penwork decoration in brown and red

• Text page with musical notation., Hymnal, use of Sarum, with a calendar (ff. 126-131v)

parchment flyleaves. 'KL' initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and in red with blue pen-flourishing. 3 Initials in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 119, 121v,122v). Initials in red, some large, some small. Smaller blue or red initials in the

• Decorated initial 'Q' with hybrid creature., Vita Terentii (ff. 1-2); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 2-121v); Catilina, Jugurtha (ff. 122-198); De re militari (ff. 218-265v)

103v, 122, 150, 198v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 24v, 100v). 1 blue and white initial with red penwork (f. 204). Small initials in red or blue, some with penwork decoration. Running headers, rubrics, roman

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uesto) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the July section., De agricultura (index De re rustica) (imperfect)

Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing sometimes highlighted with blue (ff. 1, 2, 15v, 21v, 33, 42, 49v, 51, 53). Coloured initials and paragraph marks in red or blue. De agricultura (index De

• Puzzle initial 'D'(ilecto) with pen-flourishing forming a full border around the text., Miscellaneous religious texts, imperfect, including the Vision of Tundal (ff. 5-16v)

'meditacio diurna' (f. 121r-v). Puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red, blue and purple including foliate motifs (f. 1). Coloured initials in blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Miscellaneous religious texts, imperfect, including the Vision of Tundal

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dward)., Statuta Angliae(index Statutes of England; Statute book), including Magna Charta, Charters of Edward III, various statutes, and the Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum)

and blue with zoomorphic and foliate motifs and red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Full-border with large puzzle initial in red and blue with zoomorphic motifs and red pen-flourishing (f. 141). Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nte) and a smaller blue intial with red penwork decoration 'h'(ec)., Regula Beati Augustini (index The Augustinian Rule) with the exposition of Hugh of Saint-Victor (index Hugh of St. Victor)

Puzzle initial 'A'(nte) and a smaller blue intial with red penwork decoration 'h'(ec). Vertical catchwords. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue and a smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 1). Small plain initials in red

• Illuminated initial 'E'(dward) with ivy leaves extending into the margins at the beginning of the text., Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc.

4). Large initial in gold with blue pen-flourishing including a hybrid creature (f. 26). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in gold with blue pen-flourishing, including foliate motifs. Paraphs in blue. Various legal texts including Magna Carta,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David praying with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Illuminated iniitial 'D'(omine) and full foliate border, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

49v, 55). 2 large red and blue puzzle initials with red and brown or red and blue penwork decoration. A small gold initial, small blue initials with red pen-florishing, and small red or blue simple initials. Book of Hours, Use

• Unfinished initial 'N'(ec), at the beginning of Perseus' Satires., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)(ff. 1-69v; ff. 70v-83)

lines in gold, blue, purple, and olive green (f. 1). 1 large unfinished initial, and square capitals used as display script with alternating words in gold, blue, red, olive green, and purple, and alternating lines in blue and red (f.

• Illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

49v, 55). 2 large red and blue puzzle initials with red and brown or red and blue penwork decoration. A small gold initial, small blue initials with red pen-florishing, and small red or blue simple initials. Book of Hours, Use

• Puzzle initial 'R'(everentissimo) with penwork decoration and decorated extensions, at the beginning of Thomas Becket's Epistolae., Collectio epistolarum S. Thomae Cantuariensis

1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions forming partial borders (f. 2). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small red or blue plain initials. Capital letters highlighted in red.

• Detail of a miniature of a lion and two cubs., Bestiary

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, d.