• Puzzle initial with penwork decoration., Book of Hours

initials in red and blue, with foliate infill and penwork decoration in red and blue, with touches of green (ff. 12, 28). 1 similar initial without penwork decoration (f. 52). Smaller initials in red or blue with simple reserved designs,

• Illuminated foliate initial 'T'(he) and full border., Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of Chauliac's Anatomy; a treatise on complexions

'champ' initials in gold on blue and pink grounds with sprays of green leaves with gold. Small initials in gold with brown or blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Line-fillers in blue and gold. Drawings in

• Illuminated border and initial., Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of Chauliac's Anatomy; a treatise on complexions

'champ' initials in gold on blue and pink grounds with sprays of green leaves with gold. Small initials in gold with brown or blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Line-fillers in blue and gold. Drawings in

• Miniature of a knight with sword and shield, and a knight mounting a horse., L'Art de Chivalry

(ff. 1, 2v, 23v, 43, 85). Smaller and small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing (with decorated extensions in red and blue). L'Art de Chivalry Colophon '… par mestre Jehan de Meun. En lan

• null, Treatise on hawking

initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Treatise on hawking 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

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'H'(ere) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours

blue grounds with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 15, 40, 51, 57). Smaller initials in gold on red grounds. Small initials (2 lines) in gold with purple pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing or in

• Puzzle initial., 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 'M'(ulti), at the beginning of Bernardus's Meditationes piisimae de cognitione humanae., Meditationes piisimae de cognitione humanae, etc.

red and blue with (foliate) pen-flourishing in blue and red, the first with a decorated extension (ff. 2, 14v, 23v, 52v, 70v, 78, 83). Small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Meditationes

• Coloured initials and paraphs., Treatises on Consanguinity, probably a portion of a decretal

9s. 6d. (Egerton 710-730). Initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (f. 399). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 401v, 403). Paraphs in red or blue. Running headers and numbers in blue and red. Highlighting of letter

• Miniature of Louis XII and his court, at the beginning of the Chronicle of France., Chronicle of France (ends imperfectly)

miniature, in colours and gold, accompanied by a large decorated initial in blue on a red ground (f. 1). Large initials and paraph marks in plain red or blue. Chronicle of France (ends imperfectly) William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737,

• Decorated initial 'O' with interlace decoration and partial foliate border., Cartulary of the Augustianian priory of Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, with table of contents (ff. 2-25)

foliate border in blue and yellow (f. 26). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown ink, some with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Large and small simple initials in blue or red,

• Detail of a miniature of a group of men in discussion, with an inscription on the wall reading 'Concilium', with a foliate initial 'A'(dives), at the beginning of book 2., Facta et dicta memorabilia

blue with pen-flourishing in red and black, at the beginning of chapters. Initials and paraphs in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and

• Detail of a miniature of Charles V, king of France, receiving the book from the translator, Raoul des Presles, at the beginning of the prologue., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.

• Detail of a miniature of a group of men dancing around an idol, at the beginning of book 2., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.

• Miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, with a full border containing the royal arms of England surrounded by the Garter with the motto, 'Honny soit qui mal y pense', and surmounted by a crowned helm with a mantling in Edward IV's colours of red and blue, with two shields bearing the same arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke of York, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit'; and an illuminated initial 'L'(e propre) with a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue., Decameron (Les cent nouvelles)

the prologue (f. 1). Initials and paraphs in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in blue, gold or in gold and blue. Decameron (Les cent nouvelles) Edward IV (b. 1442, d. 1483), king of England

• Detail of a miniature of pagan priest worshiping an idol, and of a Christian mass in front of an altar, at the beginning of book 6., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.

• Detail of a miniature of an angel holding aloft the arms of England, from the right margin of the folio., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.

• Blank folio., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.

• Detail of a miniature of an enthroned monarch wearing the papal crown and an armour, and holding the imperila insigna, a sword and a globe, at the beginning of book 5., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.

• Miniature of a group of men dancing around an idol, with a partial border and a puzzle initial 'D'(e la maniere), at the beginning of book 2., City of God (La cité de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, or puzzle initials in gold and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 8v, 54, 129v). Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing.