• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (Octateuch)

beginning of Exodus. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael A. Michael, this manuscript was designed as part of a set of four

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (Octateuch)

Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites, at the beginning of Exodus. Catchwords, quire signatures in upper or lower margins, guide numbers for chapter numbers, numerous corrections and corrector's signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael

• Historiated initial 'J'(ohannes) of a lawyer holding a book, with a partial border, at the beginning of the preface (the introductory bull of John XXII), and a foliate initial 'J'(ohannes), at the beginning of the gloss; with birds and a hybrid grotesque in the margin., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

beginning of the preface (the introductory bull of John XXII), and a foliate initial 'J'(ohannes), at the beginning of the gloss; with birds and a hybrid grotesque in the margin. Contains the Constitutuions Clementinae, a collection of constitutions of Clement

• Text page of Leviticus 18: 16, reading 'Et uxorem fratris sui nullus accipet' ('Nobody may marry his brother's wife') marked by a manicule in the margin., Bible (Octateuch)

signatures 'corr' next to catchwords.According to Michael A. Michael, this manuscript was designed as part of a set of four volumes comprising the entire text of the Bible. The present manuscript is the only one to have survived intact, but

• Historiated initial 'M'(agnifice) of Guilelmus de Monte Lauduno presenting his book to the pope, at the beginning of the Lectura super Clementinis., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

Historiated initial 'M'(agnifice) of Guilelmus de Monte Lauduno presenting his book to the pope, at the beginning of the Lectura super Clementinis. Contains the Constitutuions Clementinae, a collection of constitutions of Clement V promulgated by John II in 1317, with

• Foliate initial 'E'(os) with a hybrid., Constitutiones Clementinae; Extravagantes; Decretal on Franciscans; Lectura super Clementinis; Breviarium sive Repertorium

de Weston, dean ofYork (1347-1349), inscription recording a pledge at Oxford: inscribed 'ph[ilippus] de Weston. In Glaucestr[e] schire ap[ud] Mariol hall co[n]t[r]a offic[ium] Jornal[e] p[ro] II mar[cis] et dim[idio], 14th century (f. 236v).The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Reading,

• Miniature of Charlemagne welcoming Clement Scotus and another, and giving the Abbey of Tours to Alcuin of York., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

of Charlemagne welcoming Clement Scotus and another, and giving the Abbey of Tours to Alcuin ofYork. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one

• 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.

• The ownership inscription of John Clerk, grocer and apocetharius of King Edward IV, and warden of the London Company of Grocers in 1467 and 1475. The apocetharius of the royal household was the official responsible for preserved fruits and condiments., 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 in the litany. Each column on this page has the saint's name to the left, followed by a space and an abbreviation of the word 'priez' (pray [for me]), with a hybrid creature in the lower right margin., 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 huntsman and his dog chasing a female ape: the ape carries one child on her back, and the other on her front, and a mermaid and a ship in the sea., 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.

• Miniature of Peter of Capua mediating between Philip Augustus and Richard I of England, with an illuminated initial 'P'(helippes)., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Miniature of Peter of Capua mediating between Philip Augustus and Richard I of England, with an illuminated initial 'P'(helippes). With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991,

• Detail of a miniature of Peter of Capua mediating between Philip Augustus and Richard I of England., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Detail of a miniature of Peter of Capua mediating between Philip Augustus and Richard I of England. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of

• Miniature of Louis d'Outremer taking possession of the young Duke Richard., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis

Miniature of Louis d'Outremer taking possession of the young Duke Richard. With over 400 illustrations, this manuscript is one of the moxt luxurious French manuscripts of the 14th century.According to Hedeman 1991, one of nine illustrated copies made before 1350,