• Puzzle initial 'N'(umquid) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of 'Ordinarium sive Alphabetum vitae religiosae'., Opera (index Works), imperfect at the end

Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton: his MS. 45 (see f. 1); title and note in his hand (ff. 2*r-v'; see Watson 1966).Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson

• Detail of a marginal drawing of Samson carrying away the gates of Gaza., Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job

[inceptus est liber] ?' (f. 1): see Cohen-Mushlin 1990.The Augustinian monastery of St Mary, outside of Worms: 17th-century inscription 'Hic liber pertinet ad Ecclesiam Beatae Mariae Virginis in Suburbio Wormatiensis', signed 'J. G.' (f. 1). J. G. might be Joannes

• The upper pastedown, with a typical Bury press-mark, '.J. 7.' ('J' is for Jerome). To the right of this is an inscription headed 'A book of St. Edmund, in which are contained', followed by a note on the contents., Commentaries on Isaiah and Ezechiel

Boston 'Boston Buriensis', a monk of Bury St Edmunds (said to have fl. c. 1410) (ff. 1, 159); early 15th-century inscription 'Johannes Bury' (f. 1 and f. iii (the back cover)), . ? Sir Nicholas Bacon, the Lord Keeper: Redgrave

• Drawing., Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae

drawings mostly with washes in colours (ff. 1, 2, 2v, 4, 4v, 5, 6, 6v, 7, 7v, 8, 8v, 9, 10, 11, 11v, 12, 12v, 13, 13v, 14, 15, 16v, 17, 18v, 19, 19v-20, 20v, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28,

• Drawing with frogs., Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae

ink drawings mostly with washes in colours (ff. 1, 2, 2v, 4, 4v, 5, 6, 6v, 7, 7v, 8, 8v, 9, 10, 11, 11v, 12, 12v, 13, 13v, 14, 15, 16v, 17, 18v, 19, 19v-20, 20v, 21, 22, 23, 26,

• Drawing., Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae

drawings mostly with washes in colours (ff. 1, 2, 2v, 4, 4v, 5, 6, 6v, 7, 7v, 8, 8v, 9, 10, 11, 11v, 12, 12v, 13, 13v, 14, 15, 16v, 17, 18v, 19, 19v-20, 20v, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28,

• Drawing of a bleeding dragon., Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae

small ink drawings mostly with washes in colours (ff. 1, 2, 2v, 4, 4v, 5, 6, 6v, 7, 7v, 8, 8v, 9, 10, 11, 11v, 12, 12v, 13, 13v, 14, 15, 16v, 17, 18v, 19, 19v-20, 20v, 21, 22, 23,

• Drawing including a dragon and a bird, with the inscription 'much more precious shall they be then golde'., Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae

be then golde'. Numerous large and small ink drawings mostly with washes in colours (ff. 1, 2, 2v, 4, 4v, 5, 6, 6v, 7, 7v, 8, 8v, 9, 10, 11, 11v, 12, 12v, 13, 13v, 14, 15, 16v, 17, 18v,

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'S'(atis) with a marginal extension forming a partial border containing hybrids, at the beginning of the De humanitate Verbi contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Text page., Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Illuminated initial 'P'(auli) with a hybrid and a mask., Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Ownership inscriptions of Humfrey, duke of Gloucester, reading 'Cest livre est a moy Homfrey duc de / Gloucestre le quel Jay fait translater / de grec en latyn par Antoyne de Becaria / Veroneys mon serviteur.', Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Illuminated Initial 'R'(erum) with a dragon, and hybrid holding a kettle and a sword, at the beginning of the Contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Illuminated initial 'S'(atis) with a marginal extension forming a partial border containing hybrids, at the beginning of the De humanitate Verbi contra gentes of Athanasius., Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um), with hybrids and human heads., Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Colophon of Antonio Beccaria of Verona, reading 'Athanasii viri sanctissimi de unitate substantiae deitatis / dialogus ex Graeco in Latinu[m] conversus per Antonium / Becariam Veronesem ad serenissimu[m] principem d[omi]n[u]m/ Humfredum Gloucestrix Ducem d[omi]n[u]m suu[m] singularissimu[m] / Locutores Athanasius, Arius et c'; with an inscription identifying the text by John Theyer., Theological treatises

colours and gold with grotesques and marginal extensions forming partial borders, at the beginning of the four first treatises (ff. 1, 32, 66v, 70). Space left for initials, at the beginning of other major divisions (ff. 92, 93, 101v, 103v,

• Miniature of Jerome writing at a desk with a small monk below, and the illuminated initial 'F'(rater) with foliate interlace and bands, at the beginning of Jerome's letter to Ambrose., Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job

[inceptus est liber] ?' (f. 1): see Cohen-Mushlin 1990.The Augustinian monastery of St Mary, outside of Worms: 17th-century inscription 'Hic liber pertinet ad Ecclesiam Beatae Mariae Virginis in Suburbio Wormatiensis', signed 'J. G.' (f. 1). J. G. might be Joannes

• Ownership inscription identifying the manuscript as belonging to the Brigittine monastery at Syon, "near Shene" (Sheen), located near Twickenham., Ladder of Perfection (Scala perfectionis), imperfect, the first two parts only

partial border in blue, red, white and gold at the beginning of parts, the second with an animal head (ff. 1, 54). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, often in the form of leaves. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Detail of miniature and illuminated initial., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

3 3-sided foliate borders in gold and colours with large initials in colours on gold grounds (ff. 3, 6v, 7). 1 large initial in colours on gold grounds with gold sprays (f. 3v). 2 large initials in brown with penwork

• Detail of decorated and illuminated initials., The Fall of Princes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium), fragment

3 3-sided foliate borders in gold and colours with large initials in colours on gold grounds (ff. 3, 6v, 7). 1 large initial in colours on gold grounds with gold sprays (f. 3v). 2 large initials in brown with penwork