• Detail of illuminated initial., De officiis

Detail of illuminated initial. Large initials in gold with whilte vine decoration on pink, green, and blue backgrounds. Large simple initials in blue. De officiis Anthony Askew (bap. 1722, d. 1774), physician and book collector: his binding; his sale, 7

• Illuminated initial and border with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Poor Caitiff., The Poor Caitif; with calendar (November and December missing) (ff. 2-6v); a moral treatise (f. 161r-161v)

in blue with red pen-flourishing in the calendar (ff. 2-6v). 1 large blue initial and 1 three-sided border in blue, red, and white on a gold ground (f. 7). Large initials in gold on blue and red grounds, with blue

• Miniature of Louis XII and his court, at the beginning of the Chronicle of France., Chronicle of France (ends imperfectly)

miniature, in colours and gold, accompanied by a large decorated initial in blue on a red ground (f. 1). Large initials and paraph marks in plain red or blue. Chronicle of France (ends imperfectly) William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737,

• Illuminated initial 'A'., Surgery, imperfect; with medical receipts

beginning of the preface and books (ff. 2, 8, 20, 45). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Drawings of surgical instruments (ff. 82v, 140). Surgery, imperfect; with medical receipts Sir Hans

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• Miniature of the Creation, at the beginning of Paulus Orosius's Histoire Ancienne., Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,

• Detail of puzzle initial 'D'(uem) with penwork decoration., Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration and pen flourishing forming a 2-sided border (f. 2). 5 large puzzle initials in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (one

• Detail of puzzle initial 'A'(dorna) with penwork floral decoration., Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration and pen flourishing forming a 2-sided border (f. 2). 5 large puzzle initials in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (one

• Illuminated initial 'H'(istoria) with interlace motifs., Historia (1-222v) and Five Books of Commentaries on the Acts of the Church (ff. 223-296)

in blue with red and gold pen-flourishing (f. 273v). Small initials in red with blue or purple penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red or gold penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Rubrics

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'H'(istoria) with interlace motifs and a smaller initial with penwork decoration., Historia (1-222v) and Five Books of Commentaries on the Acts of the Church (ff. 223-296)

in blue with red and gold pen-flourishing (f. 273v). Small initials in red with blue or purple penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red or gold penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Rubrics

• Partial border with a large initial 'C'(um) with a series of faces in profile and thirteen smaller initials with penwork decoration., Historia (1-222v) and Five Books of Commentaries on the Acts of the Church (ff. 223-296)

in blue with red and gold pen-flourishing (f. 273v). Small initials in red with blue or purple penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red or gold penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Rubrics