• Historiated initial of Chaucer holding an open book, at the beginning of the prologue to the Canterbury Tales., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Illuminated initial 'A'(t) at the beginning of the Reeve's tale, identified by a rubric in the upper margin 'The Reve'., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• null, Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff. 29-50), Phoenissae (ff. 50v-62v), Phaedra (ff. 63-86), Oedipus (ff. 86v-106), Troades (ff. 106v-128), Medea (ff. 128v-147v), Agamemnon (ff. 148-166), Octavia (ff. 167-185), Hercules Oetaeus (ff. 185v-221v)

brown ink. Small initials in blue with red penwork. 1 diagram showing the family relationship of Nero and Claudius (f. 166v). Some marginal sketches (e.g. ff. 76v, 81v, 82, 94). Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff. 29-50),

• Illuminated initial 'W'(hilom) at the beginning of the Miller's tale, identified by a rubric in the upper margin 'The Meller'., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Illuminated initial 'T'(her) and decorated catchword., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Detail of a miniature of two groups of knights in armour fighting., Ab urbe condita (Les decades de Titus Livius)

601v). Small foliate initials in colours and gold with extensions. Initials in gold on blue and rore grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Line-fillers in blue, rose and gold with penwork decoration in white. Ab urbe condita (Les decades de

• Illuminated initial 'D' in colours and gold with foliate decoration including acanthus leaves, ivy, and foliate feathering extending into the margins to form a partial border, including a male figure., Confessio amantis, imperfect

gold with purple (occasionally faded to grey; often combined with blue; including a dragon (f. 102v), a hybrid creature and male face (f. 109)) or ochre pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Running titles written in elaborate Gothic bookhand

• Miniature of the Annunciation, with a decorated initial 'D'(omine) and a full foliate border, at the beginning of matins in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Miniature of the Pentecost, with a decorated initial 'D'(omine) and a full foliate border, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Spirit., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Illuminated puzzle initials 'Q'(ue) and 'D'(ixit), with line flourishing in blue., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing the text for the Hours of the Virgin as said during Advent (ff. 1-3), the Penitential Psalms (ff. 4-8), Litanies (ff. 8-12), and Office of the Dead (ff. 13-21), Use of Rome

Caroline Zöhl (Paris: Brepols; Bibliothèque nationale de France, 2007), pp. 192-202. 36 initials in gold with infills of blue penwork and blue penwork flourishing scrolling into the margins. Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing the text for the Hours

• Detail of a miniature of a group of saints, including a bearded pope, two bishops, a king with a book, Peter and Benedict, at the beginning of the reading for All Saints, in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Detail of a miniature of the Virgin of Humility with the patron kneeling in front of her, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin for Saturday., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Detail of a miniature of God the Father, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Detail of a miniature of the Pentecost, at the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Spirit., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Detail of a miniature of the Entry into Jerusalem, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Detail of a miniature of the Crucifixion, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Detail of a miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a Parisian calendar

All pages with partial pen rinceaux borders in red, blue and gold, with dragons. Large decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red and blue grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Bourges, with a

• Detail of puzzle initial 'G'(aufridus de mandeville comes)., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, often with partial bar borders in the same colours. Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, some with foliate motifs or faces. Rubrics, marginal annotations, and headers in red. Smaller plain initials in blue.

• Pen-flourished initials., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, often with partial bar borders in the same colours. Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, some with foliate motifs or faces. Rubrics, marginal annotations, and headers in red. Smaller plain initials in blue.

• Pen-flourished initials., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, often with partial bar borders in the same colours. Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, some with foliate motifs or faces. Rubrics, marginal annotations, and headers in red. Smaller plain initials in blue.