• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a lion suckling an infant., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a ship pursued by a lion, and birds in the trees., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman with a child and a lion; a bird above spews round objects from its beak., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman, carrying a child and followed by a lion, walking towards a boat., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man with a lion in a boat, approached by a woman leading children., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two men approaching a sleeping woman and children guarded by a lion., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two men carrying infants., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two men carrying children to women in a building., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a bishop baptising children in a font., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea, sun and moon., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

yellow, gold or white on a red, green or blue panel. Initials in gold on a ground combining blue, red and green (from f. 91). Coloured initials in gold or blue (ff. 11-20v). Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Aeneas Silvius

• Detail of a white vine initial 'M'., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

yellow, gold or white on a red, green or blue panel. Initials in gold on a ground combining blue, red and green (from f. 91). Coloured initials in gold or blue (ff. 11-20v). Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Aeneas Silvius

• Detail of arms from the lower border of the folio., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

yellow, gold or white on a red, green or blue panel. Initials in gold on a ground combining blue, red and green (from f. 91). Coloured initials in gold or blue (ff. 11-20v). Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Aeneas Silvius

• Puzzle initial and partial border, at the beginning of Bernard of Clairvaux's Sermons., Sermons

6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, developing a three-sided border (f. 3). 7 smaller initials in blue, with reserved designs, with red pen-flourishing (ff. 7, 21, 53, 134,

• Flourished initial, in Bernard of Clairvaux's Sermons., Sermons

6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, developing a three-sided border (f. 3). 7 smaller initials in blue, with reserved designs, with red pen-flourishing (ff. 7, 21, 53, 134,

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a portrait of Bartholomaeus de S. Concordio and an illuminated initial 'A'(bbas)., Summa Pisana with an index (ff. 222v-226v) (index Summa de casibus conscientiae, Summa Pisanella)

116, 128v, 131v, 143, 162v, 163, 174v, 201, 207). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics in red (f. 1). Summa Pisana with an index (ff. 222v-226v)

• Decorated initial O(paca) in blue, magenta, and green with floral sprays and bezants. Marginal hand and text hand by Gunthorpe., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

22, 40, 51, 91, 111, 147). The two remaining decorated initials in blue, magenta, and green with floral sprays and bezants (ff. 130, 163). Initials in red or blue at the beginning of each scene. Paraphs. Tragoediae (index Tragedies) John

• Decorated initial 'A'(lvredus) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 6., Polychronicon (to the 25th year in the reign of Henry VI, i.e. 1445), including 2 extracts from the Latin Brut Chronicle of England (ff. 227-228v) (imperfect)

(f. 37v). 5 initials in blue with blue, red and dark purple pen-flourishing extending into the margins at the beginning of each book (ff. 10, 32, 64, 89, 140v). Coloured initials in red or blue. Polychronicon (to the 25th year

• Full border with rinceaux decoration, foliate motifs, and birds, with the coat of arms of Petrus de Foix, supported by two angels, and the historiated initial 'E'(go) with a man at a lecturn., Epistolae (index Letters)

81v, 95v, 104, 115, 136, 144v). Large initial in red with blue and red penwork decoration (f. 132). Alternating blue initials with red penwork decoration and red initials with blue penwork decoration. Marginal sketches added in brown ink (ff. 29v,

• Miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea, sun and moon; text with a decorative initial 'M', and decorated borders with a coat of arms., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

yellow, gold or white on a red, green or blue panel. Initials in gold on a ground combining blue, red and green (from f. 91). Coloured initials in gold or blue (ff. 11-20v). Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Aeneas Silvius

• Detail of decorated initial., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

white vine scroll decoration. Small simple red or blue initials. The arms of the Donati family of Venice surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno