• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and Hannah praying before an altar, at the beginning of Kings 1 (Samuel 1)., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and Hannah praying before an altar, at the beginning of Kings 1 (Samuel 1). Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 399v-431).Catchwords, quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals.According to Nigel Morgan (see Morgan

• null, Extracts from the Red Book of the Exchequer; Statuta Angliae; etc.

(f. 1); he signed other manuscripts including Add. 6523 (see Peter Kidd, ~Cat. MSS Queen's College, Oxford~ (online, and Oxford, forthcoming), under MS. 52).Francis Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: inscribed 'Francis Hargrave bought 4 July 1803' (f. 1),

• Decorated initials., Breviary, use of Mâcon, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect

Decorated initials. ff. i-ii are used as a pastedown and flyleaf; ff. ii is a parchment flyleaf at the end; f. iii is a parchment flyleaf at the end; f. iv is a parchment leaf affixed to the lower

• Coloured initial 'O' and marginal inscription along the lower edge stating that it was written in 1272: 'Iste liber est scriptus anno 1272 . . .'., 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.

• Diagram., 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.

• Calendar page., 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 'B'(eatus) of David playing the harp, and David and Goliath, with a border including grotesque and a figural bas-de-page scene, at the beginning of the Psalms., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of God and a naked David in the water, with a partial border inlcuding grotesques, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing, with a partial border including grotesques, in the Psalms., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Miniature of a female saint, from the calendar page for February., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Puzzle initials 'O'(rdinans) and 'A'(nno), Extracts from the Red Book of the Exchequer; Statuta Angliae; etc.

(f. 1); he signed other manuscripts including Add. 6523 (see Peter Kidd, ~Cat. MSS Queen's College, Oxford~ (online, and Oxford, forthcoming), under MS. 52).Francis Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: inscribed 'Francis Hargrave bought 4 July 1803' (f. 1),

• Puzzle initial 'U'(uillelmus), and flourished initials 'I' and 'H', Extracts from the Red Book of the Exchequer; Statuta Angliae; etc.

(f. 1); he signed other manuscripts including Add. 6523 (see Peter Kidd, ~Cat. MSS Queen's College, Oxford~ (online, and Oxford, forthcoming), under MS. 52).Francis Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: inscribed 'Francis Hargrave bought 4 July 1803' (f. 1),

• Detail of a miniature of a female saint, from the calendar page for February., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of God and a naked David in the water, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Detail of the lower section of the border with a two-bodied grotesque., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Detail of the lower section of the border with a hybrid grotesque creature wearing a bishop's mitre and holding a crozier., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of a king and a fool, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer

85, 100, 102, 114). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, developing three-sided bars. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue.

• Historiated initials 'O' and 'D' of a man with a sword and the fool before God, respectively, on a text page., 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 'E' of a group of mailed warriors attacking a fallen horseman before a city gate., 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,