• 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

matter briefly, in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated initials.The final two leaves are later insertions. 1 miniature in colours and gold with a donor portrait (f. 262v). 11 full, 3-sided, or partial borders with foliate

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

in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated initials.The final two leaves are later insertions. 1 miniature in colours and gold with a donor portrait (f. 262v). 11 full, 3-sided, or partial borders with foliate decoration in

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

in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated initials.The final two leaves are later insertions. 1 miniature in colours and gold with a donor portrait (f. 262v). 11 full, 3-sided, or partial borders with foliate decoration in

• Decorated initial 'U'(trum) with acanthus leaf and ivy tendrils at the beginning of the text., Orator

Added text: late 15th century, prior to 1477 (f. 69).Renaud de Chauvigny de Blot, abbot of La Chaise-Dieu 1465-1491: until 1 August 1477, when it was given to the abbey, inscription recording the gift 'Reverendissimus ?ihesu christo pat[er] et dominus

• Text page., Part of a lectionary

(ff. 4-66). Initials in red (oxidised) Part of a lectionary Samuell Compton and Ch. Kirten: inscribed with their names (f. 1) in a sixteenth-century hand.John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary, included in the catalogue of his library left to

• Detail of inscription., Speculum, De disciplina christiananorum, and other texts

Detail of inscription. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some with human or animal faces (ff. 19, 24v,

• Detail of inscription., Speculum, De disciplina christiananorum, and other texts

Detail of inscription. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some with human or animal faces (ff. 19, 24v,

• Detail of decorated initial., Speculum, De disciplina christiananorum, and other texts

Detail of decorated initial. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some with human or animal faces (ff. 19,

• Detail of decorated initial., Speculum, De disciplina christiananorum, and other texts

Detail of decorated initial. Small and large initials in red or green, sometime with foliate or geometric penwork decoration in the same and/or the other colour (e.g., ff. 2, 6, 7v); some with human or animal faces (ff. 19,

• Bar border and initial 'W'(han) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'W'(han) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss of one leaf as well as an

• White vine initial 'T'(ytire) in colours and gold., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 2-19v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 19v-66); Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 67-276v); Appendix (ff. 277-310).

in colours and gold. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf and there is a ruled leaf after f. 66.Vertical catchwords.A small square piece of parchment has been cut from the lower margin of f. 277 and the entire leaf is

• White vine initial 'A'(rma) in colours and gold., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 2-19v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 19v-66); Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 67-276v); Appendix (ff. 277-310).

in colours and gold. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf and there is a ruled leaf after f. 66.Vertical catchwords.A small square piece of parchment has been cut from the lower margin of f. 277 and the entire leaf is

• Bar border and initial 'A'(t) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Reeve's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'A'(t) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Reeve's Tale. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss of one leaf as well as an entire gathering after

• Bar border and initial 'T'(he) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Cook's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'T'(he) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Cook's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss

• Bar border and initial 'O' (hatefull) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Man of Law's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'O' (hatefull) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Man of Law's Tale. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss of one leaf as well as an

• Bar border and initial 'A'(t) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Squire's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'A'(t) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Squire's Tale. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss of one leaf as well as an entire gathering after

• Bar border and initial 'W'(hilom) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Merchant's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'W'(hilom) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Merchant's Tale. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss of one leaf as well as an entire gathering after

• Bar border and initial 'I'(n) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Wife of Bath's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'I'(n) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Wife of Bath's Tale. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss of one leaf as well as an entire

• Bar border and initial 'T'(his) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Friar's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'T'(his) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Friar's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss

• Bar border and initial 'L'(ordyngis) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Summoner's Tale., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

Bar border and initial 'L'(ordyngis) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Summoner's Tale. The Prologue of the Cook's Tale is imperfect due to the loss of one leaf as well as an entire gathering after