• Illuminated border and the historiated initial 'T'(erribilis) with a bishop outside a church, about to sprinkle it with holy water., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

'T'(erribilis) with a bishop outside a church, about to sprinkle it with holy water. Musical notation.? Possible instructions to the artist or later notes identifying the subject matter briefly, in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated

• Illuminated miniature of the Trinity, with God the Father seated enthroned holding the cross with the crucified Christ and the dove of the Holy Spirit above the head of Christ (a 'Gnadenstuhl Trinity'), and below, a kneeling donor, William Melreth, alderman of London, in prayer, with his arms. Below this in gold letters and in English is the caption 'Blessed be the trinite', and an inscription detailing Melreth's gift of the missal to the church of St Lawrence, London., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

in English is the caption 'Blessed be the trinite', and an inscription detailing Melreth's gift of the missal to the church of St Lawrence, London. Musical notation.? Possible instructions to the artist or later notes identifying the subject matter briefly,

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two ladies outside a church., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of two ladies outside a church. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the decoration left unfinished.Catchwords and bifolium signatures; numerous corrections.Part II: the Calendarium illuminated and added on

• Miniature of Dante and Virgil entering the area devoted to simoniacs and magicians, while Dante speaks to the upside-down figure of Pope Nicholas III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX. Pope-Hennessy

• Detail of a miniature of Dante and Virgil entering the area devoted to simoniacs and magicians, while Dante speaks to the upside-down figure of Pope Nicholas III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

III, with a figure of the True Church in the centre, as a lady dressed in blue with a gold star on her breast, and a seven-headed monster before her (presumably the false church), in illustration of Canto XIX. Pope-Hennessy

• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Detail of a miniature of the Trinity., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Detail of illuminated initials., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Decorated initial 'V'(irginis) with penwork decoration containing a human head., Processional

red with brown penwork decoration. Large and small initials in plain red or blue. Processional Petrus Lauzelli, priest of the church of St. Michael-des-lions, Limoges: 'Incipit processionalis ordinatus secundum usum et consuetudinem ecclesie sancti michaelis lemovicis' (f. 11), and a

• Text page of added miscellaneous documents, memoranda, and records of pensions or tenancies providing documentation of the villages around Evesham., Cartulary and Register of Evesham

of the villages around Evesham. The volume is a composite miscellany including:- Proceedings relating to the church of Ombersley (Worcerstershire) in 1284 (ff. 3-44);- 14th-century letters and papers relating to churches, pensions and other matters, mainly contemporary to Abbot William

• Historiated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of the hymn based on a psalm verse for the first Sunday in Advent, with a kneeling layman looking up to the radiant face of God, and a direction to the artist or note identifying the subject matter in the lower margin., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Illuminated border and historiated initial at the beginning of the mass on Christmas day. In the left column, the reading for Christmas eve from the Gospel of Luke is highlighted by the long golden letter I(n), and at the end of the right column, the hymn verses for the introit of mass on Christmas day begin with an historiated initial 'P'(uer) of the Nativity, with the Virgin lying on a red blanket, receiving the infant Christ from the midwife, while Joseph and the animals look on, and a direction to the artist or note identifying the subject matter in the lower margin., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Illuminated border and historiated initail 'D'(ominus) of Andrew's crucifixion, at the vigil of the feast of Andrew., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Illuminated border and historiated initial 'S'(uscepimus) of a bishop blessing the throats of the faithful who are queuing up, holding candles, at the beginning of the feast of Blaise, with a note 'purificaciou(n'), possibly an instruction to the illuminator and a direction to the artist or a note identifying the subject matter in the lower margin., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Illuminated partial border and historiated initial 'R'(orate) of the Annunciation to the Virgin, with the Archangel Gabriel bearing a scroll with the words "Ave Maria" beside the Virgin who is in front of an open book, at the feast of the Annunciation,with a note, possibly an instruction to the illuminator, in the lower margin: 'i ymage of oure ladey'., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Illuminated border and historiated initial 'D'(e) of John the Baptist in the wilderness, wearing a camel skin garment carrying a book to which is tied a small figure of a lamb, at the beginning of the offertory of feast of the birth of John the Baptist on 24 June. In the lower margin, a note, or possibly an instruction to the artist: 'sent Jon ye baptyst'., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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• Illuminated border and historiated initial 'N'(unc) with Peter and Paul holding their symbols of keys and a sword, respectively, at the beginning of the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul. In the lower margin, the note "Peter and Paule," is possibly a later identifying note or an instruction to the artist., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

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