• Puzzle initial 'E'(dward)., Statuta Angliae(index Statutes of England; Statute book), including Magna Charta, Charters of Edward III, various statutes, and the Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum)

and blue with zoomorphic and foliate motifs and red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Full-border with large puzzle initial in red and blue with zoomorphic motifs and red pen-flourishing (f. 141). Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David praying with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Illuminated iniitial 'D'(omine) and full foliate border, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

49v, 55). 2 large red and blue puzzle initials with red and brown or red and blue penwork decoration. A small gold initial, small blue initials with red pen-florishing, and small red or blue simple initials. Book of Hours, Use

• Illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

49v, 55). 2 large red and blue puzzle initials with red and brown or red and blue penwork decoration. A small gold initial, small blue initials with red pen-florishing, and small red or blue simple initials. Book of Hours, Use

• Detail of a miniature of a lion and two cubs., Bestiary

bestiary; see James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d.

• Decorated initial 'B'(estiarum)., Bestiary

p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and

• Detail of a miniature of sheep., Bestiary

James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet,

• Detail of a miniature of rams., Bestiary

James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet,

• Miniature of a crocodille (cocodrillus) with a dog-like face and paws., Bestiary

bestiary; see James; Payne p. 15. Numerous (112) miniatures in brown, green, and red, on alternately blue and red backgrounds. Small initials in red. Bestiary Thomas Rawlinson (b. 1681, d. 1725), book collector; his binding.Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d.

• Decorated initials, in Jean de Meun's Testament., Testament (begins imperfectly)

initials (2 lines) in gold on red and blue grounds. Testament (begins imperfectly) 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

• Decorated initial incorporating heraldic arms, at the beginning of a Breviary., Ordinal, and noted Breviary, Use of Sarum (ff. 1-100), Metrologus de plana musica (ff. 100-117v), Offences which deserve excommunication (f. 118, fragment)

in gold with light brown (foliate) pen-flourishing or in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) and paraph marks in plain red or blue. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Elaborated cadels. Ordinal, and noted Breviary, Use of

• Flourished initial 'I'(n), at the beginning of the liber oculorum., Miscellany of medical treatises (begins incompletely)

of the liber oculorum. Large initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Miscellany of medical treatises (begins incompletely) Inscription in English, 16th-century (f. 48v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane

• Historiated initial 'A'(ve) with the Virgin and Child and a kneeling man, and as part of the lower border, a monk with a shield and sword fighting a dragon., Musical miscellany

in red, blue, and gold (ff. 92, 92v, 115). Large initials in gold or blue with pen-flourishing in gold, and/or red and usually blue forming a one-sided border. Small initials in gold with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with

• Historiated initial 'H'(omo) with the Crucifixion and a kneeling woman, and one-sided border., Musical miscellany

in red, blue, and gold (ff. 92, 92v, 115). Large initials in gold or blue with pen-flourishing in gold, and/or red and usually blue forming a one-sided border. Small initials in gold with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uisquis) with standing figures and a dragon forming the tail of the letter., Musical miscellany

in red, blue, and gold (ff. 92, 92v, 115). Large initials in gold or blue with pen-flourishing in gold, and/or red and usually blue forming a one-sided border. Small initials in gold with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with

• Illuminated initial 'V'(eritas) with a man standing on a dragon spearing an owl., Musical miscellany

in red, blue, and gold (ff. 92, 92v, 115). Large initials in gold or blue with pen-flourishing in gold, and/or red and usually blue forming a one-sided border. Small initials in gold with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with

• Illuminated initial 'B'(ulla) with foliate decoration., Musical miscellany

in red, blue, and gold (ff. 92, 92v, 115). Large initials in gold or blue with pen-flourishing in gold, and/or red and usually blue forming a one-sided border. Small initials in gold with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with

• Historiated initial 'A' with a standing Catherine, and the letter formed by an animal body and head., Musical miscellany

in red, blue, and gold (ff. 92, 92v, 115). Large initials in gold or blue with pen-flourishing in gold, and/or red and usually blue forming a one-sided border. Small initials in gold with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with

• Miniature of the Annunciation in the upper register and of the Nativity in the lower register., Psalter and Canticles

Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing (initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, f. 73v), at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red or blue at the beginning

• Puzzle initial 'L'(a purveiance) with pen-flourishing forming a three-sided border including foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of the prologue to the Livre de Sydrac., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)(ff. 1-140); Edmund's 'Mireour de seinte eglise' (index Speculum ecclesiae; Miroir de sainte eglise; Mirror of the church)(ff. 141-156); a short text in Latin attributed to Ambrose (f. 156); La vie nostre dame seinte marie' (f. 156); Robert Grosseteste's Commencement du monde (ff. 156-168)

ff. 2v, 49v, 57v, 99v, 102, 108v, 132, 132v, etc.), or with simpler blue pen-flourishing (from f. 141). Paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, often in the shape of a fish (e.g., ff. 2v, 11). Livre