with emeshed men, animals, and animal heads (ff. 101, 104). 1 large inhabited foliate initial in colours on a gold ground with two men, a boy, and a dragon (f. 1). 27 large initials in gold with red on blue
with emeshed men, animals, and animal heads (ff. 101, 104). 1 large inhabited foliate initial in colours on a gold ground with two men, a boy, and a dragon (f. 1). 27 large initials in gold with red on blue
with emeshed men, animals, and animal heads (ff. 101, 104). 1 large inhabited foliate initial in colours on a gold ground with two men, a boy, and a dragon (f. 1). 27 large initials in gold with red on blue
Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of creation, at the beginning of Genesis. Two historiated initials in colours (ff. 6, 9v) and numerous initials with foliate or zoomorphic decoration in colours, at the beginning of books. Puzzle initials
or green, some with penwork decoration in the other colour, at the beginning of each chapter. Lancelot du Lac ff. 1 and 2 are added leaves containing part of the Proprium Sanctorum from a 14th-century missal. The end flyleaf (f.
Miniature of a mermaid playing a harp lurking sailors in a boat. This one of four 13th-century English illustrated copies of Guillaume le Clerc's text, written in 1210-1211, according to Morgan 1988 p. 194. 36 drawings in ink of
Miniature of an animal. This one of four 13th-century English illustrated copies of Guillaume le Clerc's text, written in 1210-1211, according to Morgan 1988 p. 194. 36 drawings in ink of bestiary subjects, framed or marginal, a few with
Medieval lists of the contents of the volume, and shelfmark. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some with
Initial 'R'(everentissimo) at the beginning of Pseudo-Alcuin's (Adalbertus of Metz) Speculum. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some
Initial 'Q'(ui) with an animal's head in the bowl of the letter. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v);
Decorated initial 'P'(rima), at the beginning of Horace's Epistolae. Large and small initials alternately red with blue flourishing (as far as f. 25v), or vice versa; those on ff. 3 and 76 with penwork in both colours. Line-fillers. Odes
Decorated initial 'Q'(ui), at the beginning of Horace's Sermones. Large and small initials alternately red with blue flourishing (as far as f. 25v), or vice versa; those on ff. 3 and 76 with penwork in both colours. Line-fillers. Odes
Decorated initials 'D'(omino) and 'M'(odicum) at the beginning of the prologue of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (f. 54v). Large initials in green with
Decorated initials 'T'(ria) and 'N'(ichil) with part of a list of chapters, at the beginning of the second part of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration and
Decorated initials 'D'(omino) and 'M'(odicum) at the beginning of the prologue of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (f. 54v). Large initials in green with
Decorated initials 'T'(ria) and 'N'(ichil), at the beginning of the second part of Innocent III's De contemptu mundi. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (f. 54v). Large initials in green
'E'(xpletis). f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf. f. 2 is a paper flyleaf.ff. 3 and 94v-98v are added texts. Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, and in red with blue penwork decoration, some with decoration in both colours.
of Bartholomaeus of Salerno's Practica. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf. f. 2 is a paper flyleaf.ff. 3 and 94v-98v are added texts. Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, and in red with blue penwork decoration, some with
Detail of an historiated initial ‘F’(rater) of Jerome writing at a writing desk, at the beginning of the Prologue. Two historiated initials in colours (ff. 6, 9v) and numerous initials with foliate or zoomorphic decoration in colours, at the
49, 50). Space left for miniatures (ff. 52-107), some with instructions to an illuminator (ff. 52v, 53v, 54v, 56, 57). 1 foliate initial with zoomorphic decoration in colours and gold, at the beginning of the bestiary (f. 3). Initials in