• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

Line-fillers in gold, red, and blue. Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers The church of St Lawrence in London, given in 1446 by William Melreth, alderman, textile merchant of Broad Street, member of

• Detail of a miniature of the Trinity., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

Line-fillers in gold, red, and blue. Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers The church of St Lawrence in London, given in 1446 by William Melreth, alderman, textile merchant of Broad Street, member of

• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

Line-fillers in gold, red, and blue. Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers The church of St Lawrence in London, given in 1446 by William Melreth, alderman, textile merchant of Broad Street, member of

• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

Line-fillers in gold, red, and blue. Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers The church of St Lawrence in London, given in 1446 by William Melreth, alderman, textile merchant of Broad Street, member of

• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

Line-fillers in gold, red, and blue. Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers The church of St Lawrence in London, given in 1446 by William Melreth, alderman, textile merchant of Broad Street, member of

• Detail of illuminated initials., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

Line-fillers in gold, red, and blue. Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers The church of St Lawrence in London, given in 1446 by William Melreth, alderman, textile merchant of Broad Street, member of

• Decorated initial 'V'(irginis) with penwork decoration containing a human head., Processional

red with brown penwork decoration. Large and small initials in plain red or blue. Processional Petrus Lauzelli, priest of the church of St. Michael-des-lions, Limoges: 'Incipit processionalis ordinatus secundum usum et consuetudinem ecclesie sancti michaelis lemovicis' (f. 11), and a

• Decorated initial 'D'(ilexi), at the beginning of the Office and Mass of the Dead., Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 1)

in plain red or blue. Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 1) Apparently written for use in the cathedral church of St Lambert at Liège: includes the anniversary of the election of the bishop Everard de la Marck (d.

• Flourished initial 'M'(isere), in the Office and Mass of the Dead., Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 1)

in plain red or blue. Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 1) Apparently written for use in the cathedral church of St Lambert at Liège: includes the anniversary of the election of the bishop Everard de la Marck (d.

• Heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Office and Mass of the Dead., Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 1)

in plain red or blue. Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 1) Apparently written for use in the cathedral church of St Lambert at Liège: includes the anniversary of the election of the bishop Everard de la Marck (d.

• Illuminated initial with interlace., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Illuminated initial., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Miniature of the Crucifixion., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Miniature in two registers, of the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Illuminated initial with interlace., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Illuminated initial., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Text page of added miscellaneous documents, memoranda, and records of pensions or tenancies providing documentation of the villages around Evesham., Cartulary and Register of Evesham

of the villages around Evesham. The volume is a composite miscellany including:- Proceedings relating to the church of Ombersley (Worcerstershire) in 1284 (ff. 3-44);- 14th-century letters and papers relating to churches, pensions and other matters, mainly contemporary to Abbot William

• Decorated initial 'I'(n god) with cadels and a fish at the beginning of chapter 22 of the ~Life of Our Lady~., Various texts including Lydgate's Life of Our Lady, a calendar with mnemonic verses, and culinary recipes (imperfect); the Mappula angliae of Osbern Bokenham (ff. 144-163)

?' and other partly erased inscriptions, ?16th century (f. 182).Illegible signature, ?16th century (f. 2).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Decorated initial 'A'(nd) with pen-flourishing and cadels in chapter 22 of the ~Life of Our Lady~., Various texts including Lydgate's Life of Our Lady, a calendar with mnemonic verses, and culinary recipes (imperfect); the Mappula angliae of Osbern Bokenham (ff. 144-163)

?' and other partly erased inscriptions, ?16th century (f. 182).Illegible signature, ?16th century (f. 2).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Coloured initial 'F'(or) at the beginning of Mappula Anglie. Line filler, table of contents, and incipits in red., Various texts including Lydgate's Life of Our Lady, a calendar with mnemonic verses, and culinary recipes (imperfect); the Mappula angliae of Osbern Bokenham (ff. 144-163)

?' and other partly erased inscriptions, ?16th century (f. 182).Illegible signature, ?16th century (f. 2).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John