• Historiated initial 'B'(enedictus) of Pope Benedict XII with cardinals giving a book to a group of canonists, at the beginning of the Constitution of Benedict XI on the Beatific Vision; below, a miniature of the Holy Face adored by angels and groups of men and women., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

of Pope Benedict XII with cardinals giving a book to a group of canonists, at the beginning of the Constitution of Benedict XI on the Beatific Vision; below, a miniature of the Holy Face adored by angels and groups

• Four miniatures: 1. Moses and the burning bush; 2. the slaughter of the first born; 3. the drowning of the Egyptians in the Red Sea; 4. Moses receiving and casting down the Tablets of the Law., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

the slaughter of the first born; 3. the drowning of the Egyptians in the Red Sea; 4. Moses receiving and casting down the Tablets of the Law. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James

• Four miniatures: 1. the Sacrifice of Aaron; 2. Balaam, the ass and the angel; 3. the adulteress before Moses and the stoning of adulteress; 4. a prophet speaking to his people., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Sacrifice of Aaron; 2. Balaam, the ass and the angel; 3. the adulteress before Moses and the stoning of adulteress; 4. a prophet speaking to his people. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James

• Four miniatures: 1. the Sacrifice of Aaron; 2. Balaam, the ass and the angel; 3. the adulteress before Moses and the stoning of adulteress; 4. a prophet speaking to his people., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Sacrifice of Aaron; 2. Balaam, the ass and the angel; 3. the adulteress before Moses and the stoning of adulteress; 4. a prophet speaking to his people. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James

• Miniature in three compartments of the Vision of Benedict and Paul with the Holy Face adored by Benedict and Paul, and the Fall in the midst of the planetary spheres, adored by kneeling male and female figures., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

of the Exchequer mentioned in numerous documents between 1357 and 1375, when he was granted a pension of £20 a year by Edward III (see Sandler 1996, pp. 20-21). Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of

• Nine historiated initials 'C', illustrating terms: Caverna (cave), Capadocia (Cappadocia), Cancia, Cantabria, Cananea, Campania, Cauda, Calculus (pebble), and Calus (stone)., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

of the Exchequer mentioned in numerous documents between 1357 and 1375, when he was granted a pension of £20 a year by Edward III (see Sandler 1996, pp. 20-21). Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of

• Historiated initial 'C'(essio) illustrating a legal action concerning cession of a man handing a deed (ceding property) to another who holds a silver disk (money?)., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

of the Exchequer mentioned in numerous documents between 1357 and 1375, when he was granted a pension of £20 a year by Edward III (see Sandler 1996, pp. 20-21). Thomas Wolsey (b. 1470/71, d. 1530), royal minister, archbishop of

• Detail of marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions., Prayer book, Italian rite

Detail of marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with full floral border (f. 1). 3 drawings illustrating the text, in brown

• Detail of a painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat., Prayer book, Italian rite

Detail of a painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified.

• Detail of a painting of a man sitting at the spread table lifting his cup and saying the blessing over food., Prayer book, Italian rite

Detail of a painting of a man sitting at the spread table lifting his cup and saying the blessing over food. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with

• Detail of decorated initials., Two leaves of a Missal

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Initial 'S'(tatuit) with pen-flourishing, on a leaf of a Missal., Two leaves of a Missal

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lphica), at the beginning of the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Flourished initials, in the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Decorated initial 'R'(egistrum) with penwork decoration of leaves, at the beginning of the cartulary of John Blaunchard., Cartulary of John Blaunchard

f. 62 to the end. Cartulary of John Blaunchard John Blaunchard, archdeacon of Worcester (reigned 1371-1383), relating to the manor of Barford St Martin, Wiltshire.William George Richard Stanley (b. 1655, d. 1702), 9th earl of Derby (see Davis 1958).Phillip Carteret

• Decorated initial 'R'(egistrum) with penwork decoration of leaves, at the beginning of the cartulary of John Blaunchard., Cartulary of John Blaunchard

f. 62 to the end. Cartulary of John Blaunchard John Blaunchard, archdeacon of Worcester (reigned 1371-1383), relating to the manor of Barford St Martin, Wiltshire.William George Richard Stanley (b. 1655, d. 1702), 9th earl of Derby (see Davis 1958).Phillip Carteret

• Initial 'C'(um) on a gold ground, with a hybrid creature in the bowl of the letter and the ownership inscription of Fountains abbey in the upper margin., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate

• Detail of initial 'C'(um) on a gold ground, with a hybrid creature in the bowl of the letter., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate

• Inscriptions., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate

• Text page., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate