• Illuminated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours

• Illuminated initials 'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours and gold

• Illuminated initials 'A's in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

'A's in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours and gold

• Illuminated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours

• Illuminated initials 'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours and gold

• Decorated initial., Commentary on the Ethics of Aristotle

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Detail of text page., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

(f. 5).Inscribed, 16th century: 'Margret Denton' (f. 66v).Inscribed 16th century: 'John St. John (f. 109v).Many 16th/17th century names written on ff. 263-263v, including: Harry Morley, Alys Morley, Alys St. John, Richard Lumley, Margret Grey, George Mordaune, Thomas Lathamm, and Anothie

• Historiated initial with the Ascension of Christ with the Virgin and the apostles, at the beginning of the text., Acts of the Apostles, James, Peter I and II, John I-III, Jude, Revelation (index Apocalypse), with gloss

each main section except Jude (Ascension (f. 1), James (f. 59), Peter (ff. 68, 77v), John with an open book (f. 83v, 94, 100), John with a scroll (f. 94)). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other

• Detail of a miniature of John Lydgate kneeling at the shrine of Edmund, with an illuminated initial 'O', from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

Detail of a miniature of John Lydgate kneeling at the shrine of Edmund, with an illuminated initial 'O', from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund. Added table of contents (ff. 109-110). Note that the manuscript includes both pagination

• Miniature of John Lydgate kneeling at the shrine of Edmund, with an illuminated initial 'O', from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

Miniature of John Lydgate kneeling at the shrine of Edmund, with an illuminated initial 'O', from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund. Added table of contents (ff. 109-110). Note that the manuscript includes both pagination and foliation, with

• Calligraphic initial 'A'(nd)., Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases

English or Latin phrases John Scottowe (d. 1607), calligrapher and schoolmaster, writing master of Norwich: inscribed 'per me Johannem Scottowe' on a banderolle next to the letter 'J' (f. 9) (see also Backhouse 1976).Elizabeth and John Dawtry: inscribed with their

• Calligraphic initial 'B'(eloved)., Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases

English or Latin phrases John Scottowe (d. 1607), calligrapher and schoolmaster, writing master of Norwich: inscribed 'per me Johannem Scottowe' on a banderolle next to the letter 'J' (f. 9) (see also Backhouse 1976).Elizabeth and John Dawtry: inscribed with their

• Calligraphic initial 'C'(ontente)., Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases

English or Latin phrases John Scottowe (d. 1607), calligrapher and schoolmaster, writing master of Norwich: inscribed 'per me Johannem Scottowe' on a banderolle next to the letter 'J' (f. 9) (see also Backhouse 1976).Elizabeth and John Dawtry: inscribed with their

• Calligraphic initial 'D'(o)., Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases

English or Latin phrases John Scottowe (d. 1607), calligrapher and schoolmaster, writing master of Norwich: inscribed 'per me Johannem Scottowe' on a banderolle next to the letter 'J' (f. 9) (see also Backhouse 1976).Elizabeth and John Dawtry: inscribed with their

• Calligraphic initial 'T' depicting Mr Tharlton playing a fife and drum., Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases

English or Latin phrases John Scottowe (d. 1607), calligrapher and schoolmaster, writing master of Norwich: inscribed 'per me Johannem Scottowe' on a banderolle next to the letter 'J' (f. 9) (see also Backhouse 1976).Elizabeth and John Dawtry: inscribed with their

• Miniature of a standing John Chrysostom holding a book., Leitourgikon, including ordination services and prayers

a standing John Chrysostom holding a book. 3 full-page miniatures in colours and gold of standing saints holding a book (ff. 5v, 23v, 47v). Large headpieces in gold and colours with foliate or braided patterns. Endpiece in brown and red

• Flourished initial., Psalter, a metrical version (the Surtees Psalter version)

version (the Surtees Psalter version) Inscription 'Will (?) Bonnell' (f. 1v).John Fauntleroy: inscription in calligraphy (f. 1*); inscription (f. 1); 'John Fauntlero' (f. [101v].Bought by the British Museum in 1836, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis

• Added foliate headpiece and decorated initial in John Chrysostom's Commentary in Matthaeum., Homilies on Matthew (index In Matthaeum), imperfect

and decorated initial in John Chrysostom's Commentary in Matthaeum. ff. 1, 8, 137-138, and 180-187 are replacements in a 13th- (?) century hand. 3 pink foliate headpieces and large decorated pink initials (ff. 138v, 180v, and 187v) added in the

• Pen-flourished initials 'A'(ffter) and 'H'(erewith)., 'The Myrror of the Blessed Lyfe of Oure Lorde Jhesu Criste' (ff. 1-145); an anti-Lollard treatise

Lorde Jhesu Criste' (ff. 1-145); an anti-Lollard treatise Inscribed 'this is my name Richard Bruer' (f. 39). ? John Clark: inscribed 'John Clark' (ff. 53v, 79v, 120, 124v); 'scriptum per me Johannem Clarke' (f. 58v).Inscribed 'L'Aedry (?) Moulton' (f. 46v);

• Initial 'W' with foliate penwork decoration and pen-flourishing., 'The Myrror of the Blessed Lyfe of Oure Lorde Jhesu Criste' (ff. 1-145); an anti-Lollard treatise

Lorde Jhesu Criste' (ff. 1-145); an anti-Lollard treatise Inscribed 'this is my name Richard Bruer' (f. 39). ? John Clark: inscribed 'John Clark' (ff. 53v, 79v, 120, 124v); 'scriptum per me Johannem Clarke' (f. 58v).Inscribed 'L'Aedry (?) Moulton' (f. 46v);