• Foliate initial 'Q'(uis) with a full border, at the beginning of the works of Peter of Blois., Letters and opuscula

with full or partial borders (ff. 1, 17). 2 initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 151, 161). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Letters and opuscula Written by William Bedmestre, scholar (1423),

• Detail of a miniature of Boccaccio writing, with Adam and Eve standing before him., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

borders, at the beginning of books. Initials and paraphs in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, initials with ivy extensions. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. De casibus virorum illustrium

• Miniature of the struggle of Fortune and Poverty at the crossroads, with an illuminated initial 'P'(elenus) and foliate borders., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

borders, at the beginning of books. Initials and paraphs in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, initials with ivy extensions. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. De casibus virorum illustrium

• Miniature of the death of Manlius, with an illuminated initial 'I'(l) and foliate borders., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

borders, at the beginning of books. Initials and paraphs in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, initials with ivy extensions. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. De casibus virorum illustrium

• Miniature of the death of Antonius, son of Triumvir, with an illuminated initial 'C'(hascun) and foliate borders., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

borders, at the beginning of books. Initials and paraphs in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, initials with ivy extensions. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. De casibus virorum illustrium

• Miniature of the death of Brunhilda, with an illuminated initial 'P'(ource que) and foliate borders., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

borders, at the beginning of books. Initials and paraphs in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, initials with ivy extensions. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. De casibus virorum illustrium

• Full page miniatures of the fortified town of York., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red, one with foliate decoration in green (f. 46). Initial in green with foliate design and penwork decoration in red (f. 42v). Rubrics in red. Initials and paraphs in red and blue. Prose

• Text page., Historical miscellany, including abridged versions of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum) in verse (404 verses) and in prose (ff. 46-48v), followed by a poem relating to the building of York (ff. 48v-55v), and copies of papal bulls and regal documents (ff. 55v-58v)

Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red, one with foliate decoration in green (f. 46). Initial in green with foliate design and penwork decoration in red (f. 42v). Rubrics in red. Initials and paraphs in red and blue. Prose

• Detail of a tinted drawing of a woman of Laon, condemned to be burned, being rescued by the Virgin Mary., A historical chronicle of the popes and emperors from the Incarnation to the year 1350

(ff. 67, 109v, 170, 172v, 175v). Blue initials with red penwork decoration or red initials with black penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in red. Marginal annotations in red. Paraphs in red or blue. A historical chronicle of the

• Detail of a tinted drawing of a hanged man being taken down from the gallows., A historical chronicle of the popes and emperors from the Incarnation to the year 1350

(ff. 67, 109v, 170, 172v, 175v). Blue initials with red penwork decoration or red initials with black penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in red. Marginal annotations in red. Paraphs in red or blue. A historical chronicle of the

• Coloured initials and, between the columns of text on this page a late medieval scribe has added an ownership inscription: This book belongs to the monastery of Worksop ('Wyrksopp')., Historia ecclesiastica, the Life of Bede, with the Preface, and Lives of the Abbots, imperfect

initials with foliate penwork decoration in green, red, and usually blue at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 2, 16, 29, 46v, 64v, 83, 87v). Initials in green, blue, or red, some with penwork decoration in another colour or

• Decorated initial 'S'(uccessit) at the beginning of the fifth and final book of the 'Ecclesiastical History', with a quire signature 'viii' in ink in the lower margin., Historia ecclesiastica, the Life of Bede, with the Preface, and Lives of the Abbots, imperfect

initials with foliate penwork decoration in green, red, and usually blue at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 2, 16, 29, 46v, 64v, 83, 87v). Initials in green, blue, or red, some with penwork decoration in another colour or

• Decorated initial 'R'(eligiosus) at the beginning of the Lives of the abbots of Jarrow and Wearmouth., Historia ecclesiastica, the Life of Bede, with the Preface, and Lives of the Abbots, imperfect

initials with foliate penwork decoration in green, red, and usually blue at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 2, 16, 29, 46v, 64v, 83, 87v). Initials in green, blue, or red, some with penwork decoration in another colour or

• Decorated initial 'B'(rittannia) with foliate decoration and interlace., Historia ecclesiastica, the Life of Bede, with the Preface, and Lives of the Abbots, imperfect

initials with foliate penwork decoration in green, red, and usually blue at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 2, 16, 29, 46v, 64v, 83, 87v). Initials in green, blue, or red, some with penwork decoration in another colour or

• Decorated initial 'H'(umane) at the beginning of the Life of Bede., Historia ecclesiastica, the Life of Bede, with the Preface, and Lives of the Abbots, imperfect

initials with foliate penwork decoration in green, red, and usually blue at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 2, 16, 29, 46v, 64v, 83, 87v). Initials in green, blue, or red, some with penwork decoration in another colour or

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Brunhilda., De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes)

borders, at the beginning of books. Initials and paraphs in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, initials with ivy extensions. Line-fillers in rose, blue, and gold with penwork decoration in white. De casibus virorum illustrium

• Decorated initial., Fragment of a leaf with a section beginning 'Nunc autem dicamus primum …'

(Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves. Small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing, and decorated extension in red and blue. Fragment of a leaf with a section beginning 'Nunc autem dicamus primum …' f.

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) and partial foliate border., Breviary, Use of York, imperfect

32v, 38, 45, 58v). Initials in colours and gold (ff. 61, 67, 76v). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Coloured initials in red or blue. Breviary, Use of York, imperfect Added inscriptions in Latin and English, 15th century (f. 80v).

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit) and partial foliate border., Breviary, Use of York, imperfect

32v, 38, 45, 58v). Initials in colours and gold (ff. 61, 67, 76v). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Coloured initials in red or blue. Breviary, Use of York, imperfect Added inscriptions in Latin and English, 15th century (f. 80v).

• Detail of a historiated initial 'V'(erba) of Jerome in his study., Psalter with a calendar (ff. 2-5), a litany (ff. 143-146), and excerpts from the New Testament

Large 'champ' initials with foliate sprays. Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing and in gold with purple pen-flourishing. 'KL' initials in colours and gold with foliate sprays. Line-fillers in blue and gold. Rubrics in red. Psalter with a calendar