• Coloured initial., Psalter

Coloured initial. 1 decorated headpiece (f. 2). Large initials in plain red. Psalter Inscription in Russian (f. 1).Inscribed 'Ex dono Will(hel)mi Skinner Armig(?)' (f. 1). Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of

• Inscriptions., Alchemical treatises

Inscriptions. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90. Bern.' (f. 2).Sir

• Marginal drawings., Alchemical treatises

drawings. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90. Bern.' (f. 2).Sir

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lady. 1 large historiated initial, and a three-sided foliate border with gold balls, with heraldry, devices, and monograms, in colours and gold; a large red heart on a burning wood fire with raindrops, in the right margin (f. 1). Small

• null, Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Scribal Scribe 1 is the same as Scribe 1 of Holkham Hall, Wells, Norfolk, Library of the Earl of Leicester, MS 668 (Lewis and McIntosh, 1982, pp. 54-5, 121-2) and Doyle notes that this scribe was also Scribe 1 of

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

4), i paper flyleaf with half an older flyleaf stuck over; 1 8 lacks 1-2, 8, 2 6 lacks 1, 3 12 lacks 1-2, 9-12, 4 ?6 lacks 1, 3-5, 5 12 lacks 3 and 9, 6 12 lacks 1-2,

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Related Manuscripts and other documents Scribal London, British Library, MS Additional 1 0301 is in the same hand but in Wiltshire dialect (McIntosh, Samuels and Benskin 1986, vol. 1, p. 100). Fletcher, A. J. 1987. ‘ John Mirk and the

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

6 8 (the first leaf, + a leaf in the fourth position, now f.1; the leaves are ff. 4, 2, 1, 16-20; none of them now conjunct), 7 8 (ff. 21-28), 8 8 (ff. 29-36), quire 9 missing (probably this

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Parchment 228 152 mm 1 6 , ff. 1r-12v; 2 6 , ff. 13r-24v, catchword; 3 6 , ff. 25r-36v, catchword; 4 6 , ff. 37r-48v, catchword; 5 6 , ff. 49r-60v, catchword; 6 6 + 1 singleton, ff. 61r-71v;

• MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 28,617 British Library, London 47 images.

Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B Manuscript Number 28,617 Source Library British Library, London Description Prologue, II, 513-end, f. 1; "Legenda Cleopatrye," II, 1-31, f. 2; Tisbe, II. 103-end, f. 3; "Legenda Didonis Cartagie Regine," 11. 1-180, 381-end, with

• MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 32,248 British Library, London 18 images.

Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B Manuscript Number 32,248 Source Library British Library, London Description 11. MIRACLES of the Virgin, in Latin rhyming verse, beginning "Virgo fuit quedam, metrice quam plenius edam." At the end,

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Description 11. The Chastising of God's children. In 27 chapters. Imperfect, beg. in chap. iv. with the words "and in saulo. Som falles pen in perplexities." The text differs considerably from that printed and attributed to Caxton. f. 1.

• MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 25,718 British Library, London 95 images.

British Library, London Description THE Canterbury Tales of Geoffroy Chaucer. Imperfect; containing portions only of tales of, the Knight, f. 1; Miller, f. 24 b; Man of Law, f. 31; Sompnour, f. 41; Doctor of Physic, f. 48; Pardonor, f.

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

And byg&#563;neth his tale 76/1</ctp>.<resp>LC</resp> Whilom þer was dwellyng at Oxenford A riche gnof þat gestes heeld to boorde And of his craft he was a Carpenter Wiþ him þer was dwellyng a pore scoler Had lerned art but

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

is evident on folio 39r. The capital has been decorated using a shyning blue.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note><note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>There is a small pricking next L 1 of the prologue, which appears under the illumination and is visible from the verso of 39v.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note> In al the

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

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