• Decorated initial 'H'(eri) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the sermon of Fulgentius for the feast of Stephen, at the beginning fo the Sanctorale., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Detail of an illuminated initial., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixi)., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Illuminated intial., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Decorated initials., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Miniature of Richard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Miniature ofRichard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne. Peter of Langtoft's Chronicle is prefaced by ten folios (the first quire) of tinted drawings with inscriptions, distichs,

• Detail of a miniature of Richard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne., Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of Edward II (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) Lancelot du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of Sicily to Hugh IV King of Cyprus (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end

Detail of a miniature ofRichard I enthroned, holding a sword, with three Christian heads and three Saracen heads on either side of his throne. Peter of Langtoft's Chronicle is prefaced by ten folios (the first quire) of tinted drawings

• Detail of decorated initial 'U'., Mainly scientific and grammatic miscellany, including the Summa Chiromantiae (ff. 100-108v; 109-34), the Mirror of Light (ff. 155-168); Cistercian statuta and ordinationes (ff. 200-220); De sphaera (ff. 59-75); algorismus with commentary (ff. 26-43)

Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Detail Richard Dove of Buckfast, John Metham, and others England

• Puzzle initials at the beginning of Psalms 50 and 51, with headings in Latin., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Decorated initials and ink drawings of teaching and writing., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Ink drawings of animals, including a donkey, a cricket and a swan., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Ink drawings of a bird picking out the eyes of a human corpse, and a lion fighting with a man., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Ink drawing of animals, including a phoenix, and a man keeping beehives., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Ink drawings of animals including a man with a horn and a lion, and women with a cow., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Ink drawing of a bird and a corpse., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Coloured initials., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Coloured initials., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Detail of a pen drawing of a dragon and an elephant., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Ink diagram of a left hand, inscribed with suggestions for nightly meditations., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.

• Calendar page for February, with the dedication of the church of St. Lawrence, Ludlow (the largest parish church in Shropshire): about half-way down the page, written in red ink at 13 February, is 'Dedicacion de la eglise seint Laurence de Lodelawe'., Miscellany, including a calendar, Psalter with prayers and Hours of the Virgin, imperfect, Bestiaire d'amour; Rules, and the Chronicle of Turpin (see Notes)

the date of the dedication of the Ludlow parish church of St. Laurence,French Psalter followed by other liturgical prayers (ff. 8-53v, 53v-59),Hours of the Virgin and of the Dead (ff. 59v-67v, 68-69v, imperfect), Richard de Fournival, Bestiary of love (ff.