• Historiated initial 'D'(e) with a man holding a urine flask, at the beginning of the Summa platearii de urinis., Summa platearii de urinis

the Summa platearii de urinis. 1 large historiated initial, in colours (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with blue pen-folourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Summa platearii de urinis Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and

• Decorated initials in a former paste-down., Former paste-downs of a scholastic theological text

former paste-down. The rest of the manuscript is a 17th-century unilluminated miscellany. Small initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Former paste-downs of a scholastic theological text Numerous pen-trials and annotations (ff. 1v,

• Miniature of the author presenting his book to a king, the training of a knight at the pile (or pale), and a knight mounting a horse., Les establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari)

blue and red with initials in colours and gold with vine and zoomorphic motifs, some large, some small. Initials in gold with black penwork decoration and in blue with red penwork decoration. Line fillers in red and blue or

• Illuminated initial 'L'(iancien) at the beginning of the prologue., Les establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari)

blue and red with initials in colours and gold with vine and zoomorphic motifs, some large, some small. Initials in gold with black penwork decoration and in blue with red penwork decoration. Line fillers in red and blue or

• Detail of a miniature of the author presenting his book to a king, the training of a knight at the pile (or pale), and a knight mounting a horse., Les establissemenz de chevalerie, imperfect, wanting 3 chapters at the end (a French translation of De re militari)

blue and red with initials in colours and gold with vine and zoomorphic motifs, some large, some small. Initials in gold with black penwork decoration and in blue with red penwork decoration. Line fillers in red and blue or

• null, Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses

red and blue, flourished in red and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 11v, 21, 27v, etc.). Small initials in red with blue flourishing or blue with red flourishing (purple with red on f. 47). Paraphs alternately blue or

• null, Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses

red and blue, flourished in red and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 11v, 21, 27v, etc.). Small initials in red with blue flourishing or blue with red flourishing (purple with red on f. 47). Paraphs alternately blue or

• Puzzle initial 'A'., Various works; Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis

red and blue with penwork decoration. Initials in red with penwork decoration in red or blue, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red or brown. Running headers in red and blue. Various

• Puzzle initial 'P'., Various works; Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis

red and blue with penwork decoration. Initials in red with penwork decoration in red or blue, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red or brown. Running headers in red and blue. Various

• null, Bible with prologues

puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Small initials (2 lines) in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in plain red or blue. Bible with prologues Inscribed,

• null, Bible with prologues

puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Small initials (2 lines) in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in plain red or blue. Bible with prologues Inscribed,

• Detail of marginal image of God holding the world., Bible with prologues

puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Small initials (2 lines) in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in plain red or blue. Bible with prologues Inscribed,

• Detail of historiated initial of Jerome., Bible with prologues

puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Small initials (2 lines) in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in plain red or blue. Bible with prologues Inscribed,

• Pen-flourished initials., De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ, in five books, imperfect

puzzle initial in blue and gold with a partial bar border in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing and in blue with red pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. De legibus

• Illuminated initial 'P'(ropositum) at the beginning of Boethius's translation of Aristotle's Topica., Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses

red and blue, flourished in red and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 11v, 21, 27v, etc.). Small initials in red with blue flourishing or blue with red flourishing (purple with red on f. 47). Paraphs alternately blue or

• Flourished initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of Book 8 of Boethius's translation of Aristotle's Topica., Translation of Aristotle's Topica, with glosses

red and blue, flourished in red and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 11v, 21, 27v, etc.). Small initials in red with blue flourishing or blue with red flourishing (purple with red on f. 47). Paraphs alternately blue or

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uia) and decorated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of the second part of Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae., Summa theologiae, second part; with table of contents (f. 251r-v)

initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, and spots of gold (f. 1). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Highlighting of letters

• null, Law treatise called Britton

puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red developing a full border (ff. 4, 143). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing (only in the first quire, ff. 4-15) or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraph

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus)., Miscellany, including the Chronicon, and lives of English saints including Osgythe (ff. 29v-30), imperfect (the 'Romsey Legendary')

small simple initials in blue, green, or red, 1 with penwork decoration brown (f. 4). Circles around names in blue, brown, pink, or red, some connected by straight lines. From f. 5v, large puzzle initials in blue and red with

• null, Miscellany, including charters for Durham and letters to the bishop of Durham, Walter Map's De nummo (f. 10v)

blue with red pen-flourishing and foliated decoration in red and blue (f. 114v). Large and small initials in red, usually with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or