• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hermit stripping off his clothes., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a naked hermit among the trees., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hairy hermit crawling into a cave., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a king with hounds visiting a hairy hermit in his cave., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman bringing an infant to a hairy hermit., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page showing Dunstan healing injured peasants., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Historiated initial 'P'(uer) with a Majestas Domini, in the Gradual., Icelandic Gradual

8 (ff. 2-7). 1 large historiated initial, in colours (f. 33). Large decorated initials, in colours. Smaller initials in red, blue, green, or yellow with pen-flourishing in different colours, some including human faces. Icelandic Gradual Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,

• Decorated initial 'B'(enedicta), and initials with pen-flourishing, in the Gradual., Icelandic Gradual

8 (ff. 2-7). 1 large historiated initial, in colours (f. 33). Large decorated initials, in colours. Smaller initials in red, blue, green, or yellow with pen-flourishing in different colours, some including human faces. Icelandic Gradual Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,

• Detail of a miniature of John the Baptist pointing to the Lamb of God in a landscape, at the beginning of the reading for the feast of John the Baptist., Epistle Lectionary

of f. 15. 'Champ' initials in gold on rose and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white, sometimes with foliate extensions. Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Epistle Lectionary The London city church of

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'V'(espe), with birds, dragons, and the face of Christ in a roundel., Homiliary

with entwined animals and head terminals. Large initials in red, green, yellow, purple, or blue, some with penwork decoration. Small initials in brown, green or blue. Rubrics in red. Homiliary The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury: liturgical evidence; corresponds

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(rimo) with animals and animal and human-head terminals., Homiliary

with entwined animals and head terminals. Large initials in red, green, yellow, purple, or blue, some with penwork decoration. Small initials in brown, green or blue. Rubrics in red. Homiliary The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury: liturgical evidence; corresponds

• Miniature of the Virgin and Child, at the beginning of Cantiques., La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect

200, 203, 204, 209v, 211, 231, 324v, 385v). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Running titles alternately in red or blue. La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect Robert de Marchia, clerk and

• Miniature of Amos as a shepherd, at the beginning of Amos, with the instruction for an illuminator in the margin; 'I saint berger / garde de berbis et / vois d'ange'., La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect

200, 203, 204, 209v, 211, 231, 324v, 385v). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Running titles alternately in red or blue. La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect Robert de Marchia, clerk and

• Marginal drawing of the standard used at the Battle of the Standard, with an inscription reading 'Standard'., Chronica; Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regum Angliae, and other texts

blue ink (f. 88), and of a red star (f. 100), and 1 drawing in black and red ink of a seal of William, king of Sicily (f. 160v). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, initials in

• Illuminated initial 'B'(Eati) with a floriate motif, in blue, red, green, and gold., Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and Hours') (Arundel 83 I) (ends imperfectly); including a calendar of uncertain East Anglian destination (ff. 6-11v), a liturgical Psalter with canticles, litany, and Office of the Dead (ff. 14-113v), and an incomplete Hours of the Passion (ff. 113v-116v)

last part of the manuscript (ff. 106-116v). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials in gold with purple foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and

• Illuminated initial 'C' with a floriate design, in blue, red and gold., Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and Hours') (Arundel 83 I) (ends imperfectly); including a calendar of uncertain East Anglian destination (ff. 6-11v), a liturgical Psalter with canticles, litany, and Office of the Dead (ff. 14-113v), and an incomplete Hours of the Passion (ff. 113v-116v)

last part of the manuscript (ff. 106-116v). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials in gold with purple foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Psalter and Book of Hours (the 'Howard Psalter and

• Miniature of the Entry into Jerusalem with Christ on a donkey's back, two disciples, a boy in a tree and a man laying down a blue cloth, with an historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Trinity, containing the Father and the Son holding spheres and the Holy Dove descending down between them, with a bas-de-page scene of Stephen preaching before three others., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

85v-318). Foliate initials in gold and colours with marginal extensions. Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter') Isabella

• Detail of a miniature of the Entry into Jerusalem with Christ on a donkey's back, two disciples, a boy in a tree and a man laying down a blue cloth., Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter')

85v-318). Foliate initials in gold and colours with marginal extensions. Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter') Isabella

• Detail of a miniature of Amos as a shepherd, at the beginning of Amos., La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect

200, 203, 204, 209v, 211, 231, 324v, 385v). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Running titles alternately in red or blue. La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect Robert de Marchia, clerk and

• Detail of a miniature of the Virgin and Child, at the beginning of Cantiques., La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect

200, 203, 204, 209v, 211, 231, 324v, 385v). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Running titles alternately in red or blue. La bible historiale complétée, 2nd volume, imperfect Robert de Marchia, clerk and