• Historiated initial 'O'(rem) with outline drawing of a mermaid and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

initials (ff. 70v, 78v) and 1 historiated initial with a mermaid (f. 93v), outlined in brown on blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration

• Large initial 'R'(edare) with foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

initials (ff. 70v, 78v) and 1 historiated initial with a mermaid (f. 93v), outlined in brown on blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Initial 'P' with foliate decoration with ownership inscription of Sir Robert Cotton., Historia Romana (ff. 4-50), Historia gentis Longobardorum (ff. 51-102v); Gesta Alexandri magni (index: Alexander the Great) (ff. 102-130).

magni occur in the same order in Royal 12 C.iv. Large initial in red and green with penwork decoration (f. 1). Numerous initials in red or green, some with penwork decoration. Small initials in alternating red or green and numerals

• Historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Text page of the legend of Paul the Hermit., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A' of Euphrasia becoming a nun., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the martyrdom of Laurence., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the translation of Martin., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of a miniature of the beheading of Paul., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Puzzle initial 'P'(anis) and smaller initials with pen-flourishing., Pantheologus, books 2 and 3

A.D. 1722' (f. 1). Kept until 1722 at the library of Brampton Bryan, Hereford, family seat of the Harleys: inscribed by Wanley: 'Hic Codex e Bibliotheca quae est in Castro Bramtoniensi a Domino meo huc transfertus' (f. 1). Edward Harley

• Decorated initials 'S'(epius), 'F'(undamentum), and 'G'(loriose)., Elucidarium (ff. 1-30), pious verses in Provençal (f. 30), Papal bull of Boniface VIII, dated 1300 (f. 30v)

auzem dir' (ff. 30-30v). 1 large initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1). 4 smaller initials in red with blue penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 1 (x 2), 10v,

• Decorated initial 'P'(receptis), and the Pinelli number '7899' in the upper left-hand corner., Historia adversus paganos (ff. 1-68v), and an anonymous compilation of Old Testament history (ff. 69-73v)

Decorated initial 'P'(receptis), and the Pinelli number '7899' in the upper left-hand corner. 1 large puzzle initial (f. 1). Small initials alternately blue with red penwork decoration, or vice versa. Historia adversus paganos (ff. 1-68v), and an anonymous compilation of

• Decorated initials 'N'(eminem) and 'R'(ex); the lower margin with a note stating that from the creation of the world (5199 years before the birth of Christ) to the present is 6,434 years., Historia adversus paganos (ff. 1-68v), and an anonymous compilation of Old Testament history (ff. 69-73v)

creation of the world (5199 years before the birth of Christ) to the present is 6,434 years. 1 large puzzle initial (f. 1). Small initials alternately blue with red penwork decoration, or vice versa. Historia adversus paganos (ff. 1-68v), and

• Marginal drawing of Mary and Christ, the latter blessing and holding a closed book, with the inscription: 'Christum virgo pia genuit sine morte Maria'., Theological miscellany, including Sententiae

the last gathering. 1 large initial in red and yellow with foliate decoration, damaged (f. 1). Simple initials in red (most oxidised) or brown, some in both colours. 1 marginal drawing (f. 8v). Line fillers in red. 1 large leadpoint

• Pen-flourished initial 'F'(ides) at the beginning of the first book with the ownership inscription of Worcester Cathedral Priory., Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi) with an imperfect table of rubrics (ff. 200 r-v)

'Fides est rerum sperandarum argumentum'. 3 puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (ff. 1, 22, 160). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing and in blue with red pen-flourishing. Plain initials in red. Rubrics in

• Decorated initial, Sermons

Decorated initial 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 large initial in red with with purple pen-flourishing and red infill (f. 169). Smaller and small initials in red with purple penwork decoration/-flourishing or in purple with red penwork

• Flourished initial., Sermons

Flourished initial. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 large initial in red with with purple pen-flourishing and red infill (f. 169). Smaller and small initials in red with purple penwork decoration/-flourishing or in purple with red penwork