• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(uis) of the martyrdom of Simon and Jude., 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 'S'(i) of Philip and two other saints, with a crowd below., 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 'C'(e) of the martyrdom of James the Less., 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 'O' of Bartholomew being flayed., 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 'R'(esons) of Mark being torn asunder by horses., 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 'M' of Longinus knocking down idols., 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 'T'(uit) of the martyrdom of Vincent on a spiked wheel., 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 'M' of Christopher preaching to black men in a castle., 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'(u) of Agatha being tortured with pincers., 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 Lucy in a fire being pierced by a spear., 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 with note perhaps in the hand of Patrick Young., Synonyma, Homilies, Commentaries on the Song of Songs

with Royal 5 E XX in the same volume. Initials in red (f. 1) or brown. Rubrics in rustic capitals. Synonyma, Homilies, Commentaries on the Song of Songs The cathedral church of St Mary, Salisbury: probably to be identified with

• The ownership inscription 'De camera abbatis Pippewell'., Psalter, imperfect

The ownership inscription 'De camera abbatis Pippewell'. f. 1 is a parchment leaf. 12 miniatures in colours and gold of the labours of the months (ff. 2-7v). 1 large historiated initial at the beginning of Psalm 51 (f. 8). Large

• Illuminated initials and miniatures for the calendar pages for February and March, with a standing woman and a man pollarding trees with an axe., Psalter, imperfect

woman and a man pollarding trees with an axe. f. 1 is a parchment leaf. 12 miniatures in colours and gold of the labours of the months (ff. 2-7v). 1 large historiated initial at the beginning of Psalm 51 (f.

• Marginal sketch of a tonsured figure in prayer with the hand of God above., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) for the Prologue of a friar writing on a scroll., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) with creation scenes and the Crucifixion at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• First page 'P' of Poitiers, with glosses, Noah's Ark, and genealogical commentary., Theological miscellany, including the Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi (ff. 33-38v)

inscribed title and table of contents (ff. 1, 2). Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton (see Wright 1972): inscribed no. '81' (f. 1) and foliated the manuscript. Sir Simonds D’Ewes

• Text page in Ecclesiastes., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• Text page in Corinthians., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• Decorated initial 'P'(revaricatus) at the beginning of IV Kings (II Samuel)., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with