• Detail of historiated initial 'Q' of a standing figure holding a flowering staff, with a bird as part of the letter form, at the beginning of the prologue to Daniel., Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Genesis to Malachi), imperfect, the first of two volumes

Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘16 January 1720/21' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Detail of zoomorphic initial 'A'(nno) with a dragon and a bird's head at the beginning of Daniel., Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Genesis to Malachi), imperfect, the first of two volumes

Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘16 January 1720/21' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Detail of ownership inscription., Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Genesis to Malachi), imperfect, the first of two volumes

Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘16 January 1720/21' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Decorated initial 'Q'(ueris)., Dragmaticon philosophiae

Decorated initial 'Q'(ueris). We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uamvis)., Dragmaticon philosophiae

Decorated initial 'Q'(uamvis). We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or

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We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• null, Dragmaticon philosophiae

We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• null, Dragmaticon philosophiae

We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• null, Dragmaticon philosophiae

We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus), at the beginning of Psalm 1, and two initials 'P'(rimus) and 'A'(biit) with penwork extensions, at the beginning of gloss divisions, and a drawing of a hand in the margin., Psalter, glossed, with 5 Canticles

of Psalm 1, and two initials 'P'(rimus) and 'A'(biit) with penwork extensions, at the beginning of gloss divisions, and a drawing of a hand in the margin. Includes 5 Canticles: 'Canticum Ysaie prophete' (Isaiah 12, 37:10-20), 'Canticum Anne' (1 Samuel,

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) depicting Zacharias(?), at Luke 1:5., Glossed Gospel of Luke, followed (f. 110r-v) by the prologue 'Plures fuisse …'

…' usually introduces the Four Gospels, rather than Luke. 1 historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue decoration (f. 1). Small initials alternately red, blue, or green (or

• Inhabited initial 'P'(ur) with lions interlaced with a foliate scroll, at the beginning of the Roman de Rou., Roman de Rou, part 2

II: ff. 223-149).Part 3 contains the Miracle of Sardenai in French verse (ff. 270-279v). Quire signatures (ff. 1 - 122); catchwords (ff. 249-279v). 1 large inhabited initial in outline drawing, at the beginning of the text (f. 249). Initials in

• Illuminated initial 'E'(piscopus), at the beginning of causa 24., Decretum

and gold (ff. 287v, 288). 1 historiated initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 2 (f. 79). 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 1 (f. 1). Initials in gold on blue

• Diagram of the Tree of Consanguinity., Decretum

and gold (ff. 287v, 288). 1 historiated initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 2 (f. 79). 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 1 (f. 1). Initials in gold on blue

• Inhabited initial 'P'(er) of a double headed eagle, at the beginning of the Sententia de libro retractationum and an inhabited initial 'I'(nter) with double headed eagles and white lions, at the beginning of Book 1 of the De consensu evangelistarum., De consensu evangelistarum

at the beginning of Book 1 of the De consensu evangelistarum. Contains Sententia de libro retractationum of Augustine (f. 1)Quire signatures 1 inhabited initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of book 1, and 1 initial in colours, at

• Text page with small initial 'F'(actum) and decorative quire-number in a glossed Gospel of Luke., Glossed Gospel of Luke, followed (f. 110r-v) by the prologue 'Plures fuisse …'

…' usually introduces the Four Gospels, rather than Luke. 1 historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue decoration (f. 1). Small initials alternately red, blue, or green (or

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam) at the beginning of Luke (often treated in manuscripts as a prologue rather than the start of the main text)., Glossed Gospel of Luke, followed (f. 110r-v) by the prologue 'Plures fuisse …'

…' usually introduces the Four Gospels, rather than Luke. 1 historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue decoration (f. 1). Small initials alternately red, blue, or green (or

• Decorated initial 'E'(cce) with foliate penwork decoration at the beginning of Mark 1:2., Glossed Gospel of Mark

initial 'E'(cce) with foliate penwork decoration at the beginning of Mark 1:2. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue foliate decoration (f. 1). 2 large initials in red or blue, with red and blue foliate

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a scroll with the inscription 'Ad Timotheu[m]', at the beginning of 1 Timothy., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

102v, 117, 129v, 138v, 146, 152, 155v, 164v, 170, 172v). 1 foliate initial with white lions in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1), and 1 initial with dragons in colours and gold, at the beginning

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1 large puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue foliate decoration (f. 1). 2 large initials in red or blue, with red and blue foliate decoration (ff. 2, 89v). Glossed Gospel of Mark ? Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire,