• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and Hannah praying before an altar, at the beginning of Kings 1 (Samuel 1)., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and Hannah praying before an altar, at the beginning of Kings 1 (Samuel 1). Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 399v-431).Catchwords, quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals.According to Nigel Morgan (see Morgan

• null, Extracts from the Red Book of the Exchequer; Statuta Angliae; etc.

(f. 1); he signed other manuscripts including Add. 6523 (see Peter Kidd, ~Cat. MSS Queen's College, Oxford~ (online, and Oxford, forthcoming), under MS. 52).Francis Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: inscribed 'Francis Hargrave bought 4 July 1803' (f. 1),

• Decorated initials., Breviary, use of Mâcon, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect

Decorated initials. ff. i-ii are used as a pastedown and flyleaf; ff. ii is a parchment flyleaf at the end; f. iii is a parchment flyleaf at the end; f. iv is a parchment leaf affixed to the lower

• Puzzle initials 'O'(rdinans) and 'A'(nno), Extracts from the Red Book of the Exchequer; Statuta Angliae; etc.

(f. 1); he signed other manuscripts including Add. 6523 (see Peter Kidd, ~Cat. MSS Queen's College, Oxford~ (online, and Oxford, forthcoming), under MS. 52).Francis Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: inscribed 'Francis Hargrave bought 4 July 1803' (f. 1),

• Puzzle initial 'U'(uillelmus), and flourished initials 'I' and 'H', Extracts from the Red Book of the Exchequer; Statuta Angliae; etc.

(f. 1); he signed other manuscripts including Add. 6523 (see Peter Kidd, ~Cat. MSS Queen's College, Oxford~ (online, and Oxford, forthcoming), under MS. 52).Francis Hargrave (b. 1740/41, d. 1821), legal writer: inscribed 'Francis Hargrave bought 4 July 1803' (f. 1),

• Historiated initials 'O' and 'D' of a man with a sword and the fool before God, respectively, on a text page., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'E' of a group of mailed warriors attacking a fallen horseman before a city gate., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Marginal drawing of Samson fighting with a lion next to Judges 14:1-5., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

a copy of the early 12th century Bible, Salisbury Cathedral MS 148. 35 historiated initials in gold and colours (ff. 1, 20v, 34, 43, 56, 67v, 84v, 95, 104, 114, 124, 133v, 145v, 158, 162v, 165v, 178, 186v, 198, 227v,

• Historiated initial 'P'(etrus) of Peter holding his keys and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 399v-431).Catchwords, quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals.According to Nigel Morgan (see Morgan 1988, p. 62), only a few initials are by the

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic) and historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initials and historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with the rebuilding of the temple in the time of Ezra and the crowning of Cyrus, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Esther and a hanged Haman, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Part of the border, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Ownership inscription: '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic), in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'M', in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,