Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8 July 1882:
1 large initial with pen decoration (f. 1).1 interlace headpiece (f. 1).1 map (f. 25v). De chorographia (ff. 1-23), and other works, including an account of a sea voyage (ff. 23v-25v) Maffeo Pinelli (d. 1785) of Venice (his
Illuminated initial and border. 1 full border in colours and gold with foliate decoration (f. 1).1 large initial in colours on a gold ground (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often in the
Decorated initials and line-fillers. 1 full border in colours and gold with foliate decoration (f. 1).1 large initial in colours on a gold ground (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often in the
Detail of decorated initial. 1 full border in colours and gold with foliate decoration (f. 1).1 large initial in colours on a gold ground (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often in the
Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B Manuscript Number 28,617 Source Library British Library, London Description Prologue, II, 513-end, f. 1; "Legenda Cleopatrye," II, 1-31, f. 2; Tisbe, II. 103-end, f. 3; "Legenda Didonis Cartagie Regine," 11. 1-180, 381-end, with
Number 24,192 Source Library British Library, London Description 11. AN epistle "of religious exortacioun" to a nun of how she should "growe in religious vertuously as a goostly tree," f. 1. 2 2. "A Lettre sent to a religious
Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B Manuscript Number 32,248 Source Library British Library, London Description 11. MIRACLES of the Virgin, in Latin rhyming verse, beginning "Virgo fuit quedam, metrice quam plenius edam." At the end,
Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A Manuscript Number 2457 Source Library British Library, London Description 11. Verses on blood-letting, the title of which is "How thow schalt knowe veynes for blod letynge; and how in
Description 11. The Chastising of God's children. In 27 chapters. Imperfect, beg. in chap. iv. with the words "and in saulo. Som falles pen in perplexities." The text differs considerably from that printed and attributed to Caxton. f. 1.
And bygȳneth his tale 76/1</ctp>.<resp>LC</resp> Whilom þer was dwellyng at Oxenford A riche gnof þat gestes heeld to boorde And of his craft he was a Carpenter Wiþ him þer was dwellyng a pore scoler Had lerned art but
is evident on folio 39r. The capital has been decorated using a shyning blue.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note><note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>There is a small pricking next L 1 of the prologue, which appears under the illumination and is visible from the verso of 39v.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note> In al the
Incipit fabula Armigeri<note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>The ink in this folio is brown and becomes darker brown afterwards. NB an extra watermarked leafs was used here.<resp>ODR</resp></notetxt></note> At Sarray , in the lond of Tartarye There dwelled a kyng , that werred Russye Thorugh