• Flourished initial 'P'(ort), at the beginning of the Vita et passio beati Thomae [Becket]., Quadrilogus's Vita et passio beati Thomae [Becket] (ff. 1-72); Testamenta duodecim patriarcharum (ff. 73-97v)

the beginning of the Vita et passio beati Thomae [Becket]. Ff. 1-72: 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or penwork decoration (blue turned

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ec), at the beginning of Nicolaus de Lyra's Postillae., Postillae on the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth

Illuminated initial 'H'(ec), at the beginning of Nicolaus de Lyra's Postillae. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1). Drawings of the Ark of the Covenant, candelabrum, etc. (ff. 164, 165v, 166v, 168, 169v, 171, 171v, 183). Smaller initials in

• null, Comediae (index Comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-27v), Eunuchus (ff. 28-57v), Heauton tirorumenos (ff. 58-87), Adelphoe (f. 87-113v), Hecyra (ff. 114-137v), Phormio (ff. 138-166v)

1 large zoomorphic initial, in colours and gold, with foliate marginal extensions (f. 1). 7 large foliate initials, in colours and shell gold, at the beginnings of the arguments (ff. 28, 29v, 58, 87, 114, 114v, 138). Small initials alternately

• Pen-flourished initials 'C'(orduba); 'B'(ella); and 'Q'(uis)., Pharsalia

some framed or marked in red.Italian manuscript with initials in a Northern style. 1 large initial in blue with red and purple penwork decoration (f. 1).1 large initial in red with purple penwork decoration (f. 118v). 4 initials in

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uantum) with foliate extensions and a man in academic dress (probably Aristotle)., Compendium of natural philosophy

1* is a paper flyleaf with a table of contents.Vertical catchwords. 1 large initial in colours with foliate extensions and a man in academic dress (probably Aristotle) (f. 1). Plain initials in red. Some rubrics and marginal notes in red,

• null, Fragment of a legal text

17th-century unilluminated poems by Protestant prisoners. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 2). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Fragment of a legal text Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet,

• Three decorated initials 'M'(are), 'N'(ili) and 'A'(er); in the lower half of the image are the remains of f. 2., De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, Book VIII (De astronomia also known as Hipparchus), imperfect (ff. 1-33v); two smaller texts (ff. 33v-39)

the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires); later medieval (?) leaf marks (in quire 1 the ff. 1-3 are foliated 'f.ii'-'f.iiii'; in quires 2-5 the first four leaves respectively are marked 'a', 'ai', 'aii',

• Pen-flourished initial 'D'(ignum), with a partial border and a shield with the coat of arms of the Duchy of Cleves., Commentary on Lucan's Pharsalia (index In Pharsaliam Lucani)

with the coat of arms of the Duchy of Cleves. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.f. 2 is a paper title page.Watermark of a 'Tête de boeuf', similar to C. M. Briquet, ~Les Filigranes: Dictionnaire historique des marques du papier

• Decorated initial and letters., Homiliae in numeri 15-19

transferred there in 1638, with a 18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance (f. ir-v), and 'No. 197' (f. 1, lower left corner).? The abbey of St-Laurence (18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance, f. ir-v).Charles Burney (b.

• Text page, from Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

Text page, from Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum. 1 large white-vine initial, accompanied by a three-sided white-vine border, including heraldic arms in the lower margin, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 smaller white-vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 30v,

• Decorated initials., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Text page., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Text page., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Cadel., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Text page., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Decorated initial., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Decorated initial 'F'(irst) at the beginning of a description of the order of service for the coronation of kings and queens of England, and in the lower margin, the crest of Sir Thomas Wriothesley (d. 1534), herald, with the letters 'Th' Wr'., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Decorated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate's Book of Governance of Kings and Princes., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Decorated initial 'F'(irst) at the beginning of a description of the order of service for the coronation of kings and queens of England., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in

• Crest of Sir Thomas Wriothesley (d. 1534), herald, with the letters 'Th' Wr'., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); inscription 'Sr Gilbert Garter/ Roy d'Ams' (f. 218).Sir William Dethick (b. 1543, d. 1612), herald and antiquary, the second son of Sir Gilbert Dethick: inscription 'Sr Gilbert/Willm Dethick Garter' (f. 1); perhaps his hand in