• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David playing the harp, combined with a full foliate bar border at the beginning of Psalm 1., Breviary, Use of Sarum, vol. 2, imperfect

of David playing the harp, combined with a full foliate bar border at the beginning of Psalm 1. In 2 volumes, vol. 1 is Harley 1797.Beginning with the Psalms, followed by various litanies including Albine, Eusebi, Swythune, Byrine, Affra, Editha,

• Foliate initial 'R'(everendo) at the beginning of the prologue; a historiated initial 'I'(mperatorie) of three heads of kings, at the beginning of the Historia Scholastica, and a foliate initial 'I'(n principio), at the beginning of the chapter 'De creatione empyrei et quatuor elementorum', with an inscription stating that the book was given to the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester by Radulphus de Stoke, and numbered III, reading 'III Per Radulphu[m] de Stoke mo[nacu]m. Li/ber histo[riarum] scolastica[rum] de claustro / Roffens[i] q[ue]m q[ui] inde alienav[er]it alienatu[m] / celav[er]it vel hu[n]c titulu[m] in fraude[m] delev[er]it / Anathema sit Amen./'., Historia scolastica

Sens (f. 1).Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold (f. 1), and 15 foliate initials, sometimes with small animals, in colours and gold, with display script, at the beginning of chapters and prologues (ff. 1, 24v, 37v, 42v,

• Inscription recording a pledge of the book by Thomas Wybarn, monk of Rochester, in 1468 with 3 other books, in Chichele chest, Oxford, reading 'Liber Sexti cum glossa ordinaria', ' Magister Sententiarum' [Petrus Lombardus], and 'Originalia Anselmi: 'Caucio Tho[m]e Wybarn. ...in cista de chichele a[nn]o d[omini] m cccc sexa[gesi]mo octavo / vincesimo die m[en]sis augusti...'., Historia scolastica

Sens (f. 1).Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold (f. 1), and 15 foliate initials, sometimes with small animals, in colours and gold, with display script, at the beginning of chapters and prologues (ff. 1, 24v, 37v, 42v,

• Blue initial 'S'(oror) with red penwork decoration at the beginning of the first tragedy, 'Hercules Furens' ('The Madness of Hercules')., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

1427) (Watson, 1979). A full-page drawing in brown ink of a crenellated building (f. 148v). 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 1). 9 large blue initials (f. 22v, 53, 76, 95v, 117, 136v, 156, 175, 213).

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n), and partial foliate border, at the beginning of Petrus Baldus de Ubaldis's In usus feudorum., Lectura feudorum (ff. 3-93); Conclusiones feudorum (f. 93); Commentarius ad pacem Constantie (ff. 93-102); Pax Constantie (ff. 102v-104v); Opus statutorum (ff. 105-250); Thesaurus civilis sapientiae (f. 251)

by Magnus Ryan. Ff. 3-102: 1 large illuminated initial with a partial foliate border and heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials, some with reserved designs, in plain red. Ff. 105-250: 1 large reserved place for illuminated

• Detail of illuminated initial., Lectura feudorum (ff. 3-93); Conclusiones feudorum (f. 93); Commentarius ad pacem Constantie (ff. 93-102); Pax Constantie (ff. 102v-104v); Opus statutorum (ff. 105-250); Thesaurus civilis sapientiae (f. 251)

by Magnus Ryan. Ff. 3-102: 1 large illuminated initial with a partial foliate border and heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials, some with reserved designs, in plain red. Ff. 105-250: 1 large reserved place for illuminated

• Detail of marginal arms, with the letters 'G' to the left and 'AR' to the right., Lectura feudorum (ff. 3-93); Conclusiones feudorum (f. 93); Commentarius ad pacem Constantie (ff. 93-102); Pax Constantie (ff. 102v-104v); Opus statutorum (ff. 105-250); Thesaurus civilis sapientiae (f. 251)

by Magnus Ryan. Ff. 3-102: 1 large illuminated initial with a partial foliate border and heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials, some with reserved designs, in plain red. Ff. 105-250: 1 large reserved place for illuminated

• 2 puzzle initials 'A', at the beginning of the Alphabetical legal dictionary., Vocabularium iuris utirusque (ff. 1-92); Lectura on usury (ff. 93-164v)

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIV.3.1’, f. [iii verso]).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society together

• Miniature of Louis of Guyenne, Dauphin of France receiving instruction from Louis, with the heraldic charges of France and Bavaria, and the arms of Dauphin of France, with a full border and a foliate initial 'N'(obilissimo)., Gesta sancti Luduvici et regis Philippi

(see Delisle 1873).Catchwords. 1 large miniature in colours and gold of the Dauphin Louis, with a full border of vine leaves and a foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 2). 1 foliate initial

• Detail of a miniature of Louis of Guyenne, Dauphin of France receiving instruction from Louis, with the heraldic charges of France and Bavaria., Gesta sancti Luduvici et regis Philippi

(see Delisle 1873).Catchwords. 1 large miniature in colours and gold of the Dauphin Louis, with a full border of vine leaves and a foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 2). 1 foliate initial

• Foliate initial 'R'(egum) with a partial border, at the beginning of the Gesta Philippi regis Francie., Gesta sancti Luduvici et regis Philippi

(see Delisle 1873).Catchwords. 1 large miniature in colours and gold of the Dauphin Louis, with a full border of vine leaves and a foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 2). 1 foliate initial

• Foliate initials 'H'(ybernia) and 'H'(yspanicum)., Topographia Hiberniae, Expugnatio Hibernica, Itinerarium Kambriae; De purgatorio sancti Patrici, Excerpts from the Chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea

23v, 26, 27v-29, 30, 30v). 14 large initials with foliate and zoomorphic decoration in colours, some with marginal extensions (ff. 1, 3v, 4, 13, 34v, 37, 38, 54v, 73v, 74v, 90v, 100v, 101v). Initials in blue, red or green. Topographia

• Illuminated initial ‘H’(ac)., Topographia Hiberniae, Expugnatio Hibernica, Itinerarium Kambriae; De purgatorio sancti Patrici, Excerpts from the Chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea

23v, 26, 27v-29, 30, 30v). 14 large initials with foliate and zoomorphic decoration in colours, some with marginal extensions (ff. 1, 3v, 4, 13, 34v, 37, 38, 54v, 73v, 74v, 90v, 100v, 101v). Initials in blue, red or green. Topographia

• Foliate initials 'H'(ybernia) and 'H'(yspanicum)., Topographia Hiberniae, Expugnatio Hibernica, Itinerarium Kambriae; De purgatorio sancti Patrici, Excerpts from the Chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea

23v, 26, 27v-29, 30, 30v). 14 large initials with foliate and zoomorphic decoration in colours, some with marginal extensions (ff. 1, 3v, 4, 13, 34v, 37, 38, 54v, 73v, 74v, 90v, 100v, 101v). Initials in blue, red or green. Topographia

• Zoomorphic initial 'IN' (primis) formed of a winged biped, at the beginning of the 'Oratio sancti Hugbaldi abbatis'., Prayer book (the 'Royal Prayer Book'), including the apocryphal letter of Christ to Abgar, and Gospel readings

1996 and 2001).Guide letters in red (e.g., ff. 29v, 30v, 31, etc). 2 large zoomorphic initials: 1 in gold and silver (f. 1) and 1 in colours (f. 17). Smaller initials filled with colours and outlined with red dots. Marginal

• Illluminated initials in the Friar's tale., The Canterbury Tales

de Gamelyn' ('Here will begin Gamelyn's tale'). Large initial in colours and gold with a full foliate bar border (f. 1). 26 large initials in colours and gold with three-sided foliate bar borders at the beginning of each tale (ff.