• Decorated initials 'I'(n) and 'A'(nno) at the beginning of Roger of Hovenden's Chronicle., Chronicle, including a prophecy in English

159, at which point most flourished in red, green, or blue. From f. 212v including initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, and red or blue paraph marks. 1 diagram (f. 118). Paraphs in red

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 1 of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red at the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

initials in gold on blue, white, and red grounds, with green and gold foliage extending into the margins (ff. 114, 172, 203v, 224v). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in blue or red. Nova Statuta

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

initials in gold on blue, white, and red grounds, with green and gold foliage extending into the margins (ff. 114, 172, 203v, 224v). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in blue or red. Nova Statuta

• null, Testament (begins imperfectly)

in gold on red and blue grounds. Testament (begins imperfectly) Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in

• Detail of a miniature of a standing Virgin holding the Christ Child in one hand and a bowl of fruit (?) in the other, and to the left, a kneeling monk with hand clasped in prayer., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Miniature of a tree with 6 bird nests, with a seated man in the centre., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a pelican in a nest pricking its breast to feed its young., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a caladrius bird and a man in a sick-bed, on the left, and on the floor, on the right. The mythical caladrius predicted the recovery or death of a patient by looking towards or away from him., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a siren, depicted as a woman with the tail of a fish, pulling a sailor from a boat by the hair, while another sailor stops his ears to avoid hearing the siren's song, with a centaur holding a bow below., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Miniature of elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a wild ass (onager)., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Miniature of lizards (lacerta) with wings, on the left, and to the right, a sawfish (serra), a winged sea monster, and a ship, and below this, vipers (vipera) mating with the male putting his head into the female's mouth, and giving birth, with the young gnawing through her side., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Puzzle initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 26., Leaf of a Psalter, in the Gallican version, including Psalms 26-32, imperfect, and bound with the recto as the verso

83r-v). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing for Psalm 26 (f. 24v). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Leaf of a Psalter, in the Gallican version,

• Puzzle initial with penwork decoration, at the beginning of book 10 of Vergil's Aeneid., Aeneid, and others

lines) in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 5, 27v, 36v). 1 large puzzle initial (3 lines) in red and blue with red penwork decoration (f. 46). Small initials in red, some with blue penwork decoration, or in blue, some with

• Detail of illuminated initial., De officiis

Detail of illuminated initial. 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, 7

• Detail of illuminated initial., De officiis

Detail of illuminated initial. 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, 7

• Illuminated initial and border with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Poor Caitiff., The Poor Caitif; with calendar (November and December missing) (ff. 2-6v); a moral treatise (f. 161r-161v)

in blue with red pen-flourishing in the calendar (ff. 2-6v). 1 large blue initial and 1 three-sided border in blue, red, and white on a gold ground (f. 7). Large initials in gold on blue and red grounds, with blue

• Illuminated initial 'A'., 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

• Detail of puzzle initial 'D'(uem) with penwork decoration., Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration and pen flourishing forming a 2-sided border (f. 2). 5 large puzzle initials in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (one