• Illuminated miniature of the Trinity, with God the Father seated enthroned holding the cross with the crucified Christ and the dove of the Holy Spirit above the head of Christ (a 'Gnadenstuhl Trinity'), and below, a kneeling donor, William Melreth, alderman of London, in prayer, with his arms. Below this in gold letters and in English is the caption 'Blessed be the trinite', and an inscription detailing Melreth's gift of the missal to the church of St Lawrence, London., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

in English is the caption 'Blessed be the trinite', and an inscription detailing Melreth's gift of the missal to the church of St Lawrence, London. Musical notation.? Possible instructions to the artist or later notes identifying the subject matter briefly,

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n dei nomine amen)., The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church, London

Paul's Church, London. 5 large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 2, 9, 10v, 11v). Marginal notations and rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church,

• Initial 'V' with filigree penwork decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'V' of Michael weighing a soul., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiatd initial 'A' of the Presentation in the Temple., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'S' of Saint Peter dressed as a pope and holding a book., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'L' of Lucy holding eyes on a dish and a palm leaf., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'F' of John the Baptist., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'B' of Longinus holding a spear., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'D' with Simon and Andrew fishing on Lake Galilee., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Initial 'A' with filigree decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'T' of a Romanesque church with a rose window by a lake, measuring 100 x 115. On the reverse, partial four-line stave, musical notation and text: '...deficit'., Cuttings from a Gradual

of a Romanesque church with a rose window by a lake, measuring 100 x 115. On the reverse, partial four-line stave, musical notation and text: '...deficit'. Italian cuttings.The present cuttings are bound in an album with other cuttings and leaves

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enry)., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III to Edward IV

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of Genesis., Scriptural commentaries, imperfect at the end

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a queen entering a church, with an angel following behind., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of a queen entering a church, with an angel following behind. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two ladies outside a church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of two ladies outside a church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated and added on

• Bas-de-page scene of a group of men outside a church, one pulling a garment off of the other., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

group of men outside a church, one pulling a garment off of the other. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a monk entering a church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of a monk entering a church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated and added on

• Miniature of Dante and Virgil entering the area devoted to simoniacs and magicians, while Dante speaks to the upside-down figure of Pope Nicholas III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX. Pope-Hennessy

• Coloured drawings, of Lot's wife, the Ark, and Egyptian soldiers being drowned in the Red Sea., Summary of the Liber Concordiae Novi ac Veteris Testamenti (Harmony of the Old and New Testaments), imperfect

Old and New Testaments), imperfect Made for Pedro Fort, a merchant of Barcelona in 1455, who presented it to a church, probably Barcelona: inscribed 'Scriptus fuit liber iste per petrum fort mercatorem In Civitate barchenone anno a nativitate dominj Millesimo