• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uamquam) with white vine decoration and a butterfly at the beginning of Cicero's De officiis., De officiis

beginning of Cicero's De officiis. Large initials in gold with whilte vine decoration on pink, green, and blue backgrounds. Large simple initials in blue. De officiis Anthony Askew (bap. 1722, d. 1774), physician and book collector: his binding; his sale,

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uemadmodum) with white vine decoration at the beginning of book II of Cicero's De officiis., De officiis

II of Cicero's De officiis. Large initials in gold with whilte vine decoration on pink, green, and blue backgrounds. Large simple initials in blue. De officiis Anthony Askew (bap. 1722, d. 1774), physician and book collector: his binding; his sale,

• Illuminated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

ground (f. 1). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays in green with gold balls. Large initials in gold with dark red penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Secrets of Philosophers Inscription in

• Illuminated initials 'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

ground (f. 1). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays in green with gold balls. Large initials in gold with dark red penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Secrets of Philosophers Inscription in

• null, Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation of eclipses and of the moon's influence

of which 10 are in the British Library: see Carey 2003. Large 'KL' letters in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Tables with words in red. Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation

• Illuminated initials 'A's in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

ground (f. 1). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays in green with gold balls. Large initials in gold with dark red penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Secrets of Philosophers Inscription in

• Illuminated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

ground (f. 1). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays in green with gold balls. Large initials in gold with dark red penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Secrets of Philosophers Inscription in

• Decorated initials 'I'(nductus) and 'A'(ctiones) at the beginning of a Carthusian customary., Carthusian Customary

includes the punctus flexus punctuation mark. Large initials in red or blue, with patterned decoration within the form of the letter. Large and small simple initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Carthusian Customary ? The English communithy of

• Genealogy of William the Conqueror to Henry I in a genealogical chronicle of the kings of England, from Adam to Edward IV (the 'Considerans' chronicle)., Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England, from Adam to Edward IV (the 'Considerans' chronicle)

2 large initials in colours and gold (f. 2v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Names in circles or squares of green, yellow, red or blue, with green, yellow or red lines connecting them. Diagrams. Genealogical Chronicle of

• Drawing of bloodletting man., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 48-169), and a phlebotomy

From f. 31, large and small blue initials, usually with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red, some with penwork decoration in red or brown. Small initials in brown. Paraphs in red or blue. Diagram (f. 25). Medical miscellany, including

• Medallion of Taurus and the illuminated initial 'T'(aurus)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays with gold balls. Small initial in gold with blue penwork decoration (f. 1v). Rubrics in gold. Fragment of an astrological treatise, including

• Medallion of Scorpio and the illuminated initial 'S'(corpio)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays with gold balls. Small initial in gold with blue penwork decoration (f. 1v). Rubrics in gold. Fragment of an astrological treatise, including

• Illuminated initial 'F'(or) and border at the beginning of Guy de Chauliac's Surgery., Surgery, imperfect; with medical receipts

beginning of the preface and books (ff. 2, 8, 20, 45). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Drawings of surgical instruments (ff. 82v, 140). Surgery, imperfect; with medical receipts Sir Hans

• Illuminated initials 'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

ground (f. 1). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with sprays in green with gold balls. Large initials in gold with dark red penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Secrets of Philosophers Inscription in

• Detail of decorated initials with penwork and pen-flourishing., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, to 1285

with penwork and pen-flourishing. 1 small initial in gold on a red and blue ground with foliate filigree extending into the margins (f. 1). Initials in blue with red penwork decoration, sometimes foliate, and pen-flourishing. Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, to

• Puzzle initial, Cronica de los reyes Don Fernando y Dona Ysabel por Diego de Valera (ff. 1-88, chapters 1-91; ff. 88-288, chapters 92-213)

Puzzle initial 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple (f. 1). Small initials in plain red or blue. Cronica de los reyes Don Fernando y Dona Ysabel por Diego de Valera (ff. 1-88, chapters 1-91;

• Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with a full border, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

initials in gold on rose and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions highlighted in green. Smaller initials in gold with blue or purple pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. 1

• Miniature of the Birth of the Virgin with an inscription on the wall 'Joy sans fin', and of the Annunciation to Joachim and the meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surrounded by the Garter with the motto 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward VI's colours of red and blue, and the Yorkist badge of a white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and an illuminated initial 'C'(ombien) with the white rose of the York family, at the beginning of the prologue to book 2., Fleur des histoires, books 2-3

an initial in colours (f. 175). Initials and paraphs in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Fleur des histoires, books 2-3 Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England and

• null, Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• null, Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or