• Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith, 1598., 'The Visitacion of Lancashire' (index Visitation of Lancashire) (unfinished)

Coloured drawing of the map of Lancashire dated and signed by William Smith, 1598. f. 1* is a small inscribed piece of parchment.The visitation was made in 1567, but transcribed and augmented in 1598 by William Smith (f. 2*).Contains

• Orrell of Orrell pedigree., 'The Visitacion of Lancashire' (index Visitation of Lancashire) (unfinished)

Orrell of Orrell pedigree. f. 1* is a small inscribed piece of parchment.The visitation was made in 1567, but transcribed and augmented in 1598 by William Smith (f. 2*).Contains an alphabetical index of family names (ff. 1-2), pedigrees of

• Miniature of the Visitation, with a scatter border of red roses, moths, a fly, and a deer, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

218v, 219v, 220v, 221v, 222v, 224, 225v, 227; 245). 1 large initial (5 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on a brown ground with floral decoration in gold (f. 120). Small initials (1 and 2 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on

• Calendar roundel with a gentleman and a lady riding the same horse, and an insect in the right margin, at the beginning of May., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

218v, 219v, 220v, 221v, 222v, 224, 225v, 227; 245). 1 large initial (5 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on a brown ground with floral decoration in gold (f. 120). Small initials (1 and 2 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on

• Calendar roundel with a man warming himself by a fire, at the beginning of January, with a bumble bee in the right margin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

218v, 219v, 220v, 221v, 222v, 224, 225v, 227; 245). 1 large initial (5 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on a brown ground with floral decoration in gold (f. 120). Small initials (1 and 2 lines) formed of grey-white acanthus on

• Miniature of the Visitation, set within an architectural frame, and initial 'D'(eus), at the beginning of Lauds of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Tiron

ending imperfect in Lauds. 12 large miniatures in architectural frames, with large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 14v, 22, 26v, 31v, 36v, 42, 47v, 57v, 60, 63v, 78). Partial foliate borders on every text page, in

• Miniature of the Adoration of the Magi, set within an architectural frame, at the beginning of Sext of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Tiron

ending imperfect in Lauds. 12 large miniatures in architectural frames, with large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 14v, 22, 26v, 31v, 36v, 42, 47v, 57v, 60, 63v, 78). Partial foliate borders on every text page, in

• Miniature of Job on the dunghill visited by two friends, set within an architectural frame, at the beginning of the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Tiron

ending imperfect in Lauds. 12 large miniatures in architectural frames, with large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 14v, 22, 26v, 31v, 36v, 42, 47v, 57v, 60, 63v, 78). Partial foliate borders on every text page, in

• Detail of initial 'F'., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of initial 'F'., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of initial 'E'(xtremum)., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Text page., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Decorated initial 'H'(actenus)., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of faceted initial with putti., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of miniature of the two youths (Entellus and Dares) wrestling., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of faceted initial 'T'(u)., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of faceted initial 'P', with a fish head., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of faceted initial 'T'., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Text page of the beginning of 'A Treatise between Information and Truth' of William Cornish., Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England, A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

campaigns (Parts 1, 2, 4). The miniatures of the final stage were attributed to two artists, Gerard Horenbout (f. 148, see Kren and McKendrick 2003) and perhaps his daughter Susanna (see Backhouse 1997).Catchwords, some written on scrolls (Part 1), or

• Text page of John Skelton's 'On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland', with calligraphic letters and decorated ascenders., Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England, A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

campaigns (Parts 1, 2, 4). The miniatures of the final stage were attributed to two artists, Gerard Horenbout (f. 148, see Kren and McKendrick 2003) and perhaps his daughter Susanna (see Backhouse 1997).Catchwords, some written on scrolls (Part 1), or