• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Part of the border, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Ownership inscription: '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic), in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'M', in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'M'(attheus) and historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with the rebuilding of the temple in the time of Ezra and the crowning of Cyrus, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Esther and a hanged Haman, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Diagrams of eclipses, with the earth in the centre and the sun in the outer orbit. In the upper diagram, labelled 'Eclipse of the moon', the earth casts its shadow on the moon, while in the diagram below, labelled 'Eclipse of the sun', the moon casts its shadow on the earth., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany

miscellany Partly written in 1272: inscribed along the lower edge: 'Iste liber est scriptus anno 1272 . . .' (ff. 1, 32).Roger Marchall (b. c.1417, d. c. 1477), physician and writer on medicine: table of contents in his hand (f.

• Diagrams of eclipses, with the earth in the centre and the sun in the outer orbit. In the upper diagram, labelled 'Eclipse of the moon', the earth casts its shadow on the moon, while in the diagram below, labelled 'Eclipse of the sun', the moon casts its shadow on the earth., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany

miscellany Partly written in 1272: inscribed along the lower edge: 'Iste liber est scriptus anno 1272 . . .' (ff. 1, 32).Roger Marchall (b. c.1417, d. c. 1477), physician and writer on medicine: table of contents in his hand (f.

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible; ownership inscription : '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• 'Champ' initial (added later) and smaller initials with pen-flourishing., Bible historiale

40v, 44, 48, 54v, 56v, 58, 87, 118), 14th century.?14th century legal document written in Anglicana used as flyleaf (ff. 1, 128; includes the names 'Alex', 'Wilhelm ?Gasy', 'Jacobo de Bermynghem' and mentions London).Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d. 1650), 1st

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus) with pen-flourishing extending into the margins including birds at the beginning of the foundation charter., Cartulary of Reading abbey, imperfect

in the same hand (see discussion in Kemp 1986). Cotton Vespasian E XXV is a 14th-century copy of this manuscript.ff. 1 and 247 are fragments from a late-14th century manuscript which were formerly used as pastedowns.ff. 2 and 3 are

• Detail of miniature of Creation and of historiated initial., Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v)

for rubricators (ff. 52v-53, 76). 1 large miniature in colours and gold (f. 1). 12 1-sided borders in colours and gold or with pen-flourishing in red and blue, some with dragons or hybrids (ff. 1, 5, 10v, 15v, 16, 25,

• Detail of a historiated initial with a man and woman in bed., Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v)

for rubricators (ff. 52v-53, 76). 1 large miniature in colours and gold (f. 1). 12 1-sided borders in colours and gold or with pen-flourishing in red and blue, some with dragons or hybrids (ff. 1, 5, 10v, 15v, 16, 25,

• Detail of a miniature of God creating the elements, with the earth in the centre., Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v)

for rubricators (ff. 52v-53, 76). 1 large miniature in colours and gold (f. 1). 12 1-sided borders in colours and gold or with pen-flourishing in red and blue, some with dragons or hybrids (ff. 1, 5, 10v, 15v, 16, 25,

• Detail of the historiated intial 'D' of a scribe writing., Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v)

for rubricators (ff. 52v-53, 76). 1 large miniature in colours and gold (f. 1). 12 1-sided borders in colours and gold or with pen-flourishing in red and blue, some with dragons or hybrids (ff. 1, 5, 10v, 15v, 16, 25,

• Historiated initial 'S'(acies) with eggs (?) or loaves in baskets and decorated initials., Le Régime du corps (ff. 1-75v); Image du monde (ff. 77-133v)

for rubricators (ff. 52v-53, 76). 1 large miniature in colours and gold (f. 1). 12 1-sided borders in colours and gold or with pen-flourishing in red and blue, some with dragons or hybrids (ff. 1, 5, 10v, 15v, 16, 25,