• Detail of a miniature of swallows (Hyrundo) flying to their nests under eaves., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in

• Detail of a miniature at the top left of the folio: geese hissing at a fox who holds another goose in his mouth., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

goose in his mouth. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

• Detail of a miniature of a basilisk, with snakes., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f.

• Miniature of a viper, birthing its babies through its side., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f.

• Miniature of an asp and a man, illustrating the text that the asp puts one ear against the ground, and blocked its other ear with the tip of its tail, so that it could not hear a snake-charmer's spell., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

hear a snake-charmer's spell. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

• Detail of a miniature of an anphivena., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1).

• Miniatures of two kinds of reptiles (Scicalis and Anphivena)., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f.

• Detail of a miniature of fish (Pisces) and reptiles, some fabulous., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours

• Miniature of a whale and a sailing boat, illustrating the text that a whale was so large and could go to sleep for so long, that men might mistake its back for an island, land on it, and try to light a fire before the whale would wake up and dive below the surface., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

dive below the surface. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

• Miniature of a Swan (Olor), with a fish in its beak., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours

• Detail of mniature of herons (Ardea). This image can be interpreted in two ways: the herons can be seen as a group of three, standing together eating eels. Alternatively, it can be interpreted as a single heron, in three postures: first, dipping its head into the water to catch an eel; second, standing tall, swallowing its catch; and third, with its head twisted around to eat the eel a second time., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

eel a second time. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

• Miniature of a griffin (Grip[h]es), which has the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, grabbing a horse in its talons., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

horse in its talons. A 'Second Family' bestiary: see James.ff. 1* and 2* are small notes on the text in English pasted onto unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial

• Illuminated initial 'F'(rater), at the beginning of the general prologue., Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• Flourished initial 'A'(ccesserunt) and puzzle initial 'H'(ec) at the beginning of Numbers 36 and the beginning of Deuteronomy., Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Genesis., Bible with prologues

Occasional marginal drawings, e.g. a pair of scales (f. 68) Bible with prologues Unidentified English owners, 15th century: with his added marginal notes throughout; in English on f. 228v, and in Latin filling most of f. 438v; erased ownership(?) inscription

• Reading for the fourth Sunday after Easter, taken from the Epistle of James, with French commentary at the top and the translated commentary below., Readings from the Gospels and the Epistles (Epistres et Evangiles des cinquante et deux sepmaines de l'an) (index Lectionary)

for each Sunday in the year. The Gospels are in French, the expositions, in English. According to Carley, the commentary text was translated from French into English by George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, for his sister Anne (Carley 2004, p. 129).The

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Thessalonians., Bible with prologues (ff. 2-358v) and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 359-377v)

in alternate red and blue characters. Bible with prologues (ff. 2-358v) and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 359-377v) Unidentified English readers: annotated in ink, 14th century (e.g. f. 355), and ink, 15th century (e.g. f. 334), and leadpoint (passim).Unidentified

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with full border at the beginning of Genesis., Bible with prologues (ff. 2-358v) and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 359-377v)

in alternate red and blue characters. Bible with prologues (ff. 2-358v) and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 359-377v) Unidentified English readers: annotated in ink, 14th century (e.g. f. 355), and ink, 15th century (e.g. f. 334), and leadpoint (passim).Unidentified

• Patterned fore-edge of a Bible., Bible with prologues (ff. 2-358v) and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 359-377v)

in alternate red and blue characters. Bible with prologues (ff. 2-358v) and the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 359-377v) Unidentified English readers: annotated in ink, 14th century (e.g. f. 355), and ink, 15th century (e.g. f. 334), and leadpoint (passim).Unidentified

• Decorated initial 'A' (micum), the usual incipit of Platearius's text: 'Amicum induit qui amicorum precibus., Medical miscellany, the Ars medicine, including Antidotarium Nicolai (ff. 58-71); Practica brevis (ff. 74-111), with table of chapters (f. 73v); the Practica of Bartholomaeus (ff. 111v-146); the Trotula (ff. 172-178)

111v-146); the Trotula (ff. 172-178) Added text in 15th-century Gothic cursive (f. 146).Inscription in 17th-century cursive script (f. 57v).Inscription in English (f. 170).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection