• Foliate initial 'A'(nd)., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Illuminated initial 'O' with foliate border., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Text page from the Merchant's Tale., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning of a dedicatory epistle of Gilbert Foliot, bishop of London to Robert, bishop of Hereford., Commentary on the Song of Solomon

initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in green, yellow and blue, at the beginning of the preface (f. 4). Smaller initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, yellow, and/or green, or in blue with penwork decoration in

• null, Glossed Digestum Novum

Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the text. Small blue initials with red pen-flourishing, in the glosses. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, in the text and in the glosses. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. 3

• Blue initial 'S'(oror) with red penwork decoration at the beginning of the first tragedy, 'Hercules Furens' ('The Madness of Hercules')., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

crenellated building (f. 148v). 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 1). 9 large blue initials (f. 22v, 53, 76, 95v, 117, 136v, 156, 175, 213). Smaller alternating blue or red initials. Rubrics, incipits, explicits, and protagonists'

• null, Register book of the Fraternity of Corpus Christi, York

extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (f. 15). Smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing including human heads. Register book of the Fraternity of Corpus Christi, York Heading 'Liber ordinacionis Fraternitatis corporis Christi fundate in Ebor ...

• Initial 'S' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Alchemical treatises., Alchemical treatises

of the Alchemical treatises. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90.

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with David playing a harp and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Psalms., Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with a litany (ff. 181-243v)

the litany (f. 240). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials (2 lines) in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Decorated catchwords. Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with

• Illuminated initial 'K'(yrie) and marginal drawing of a fox and an ape, at the beginning of the litany., Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with a litany (ff. 181-243v)

the litany (f. 240). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials (2 lines) in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Decorated catchwords. Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with

• Detail of historiated initial 'B'(eatus)with David harping at the beginning of the Psalms., Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with a litany (ff. 181-243v)

the litany (f. 240). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials (2 lines) in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Decorated catchwords. Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with

• Illuminated initial., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book) from Edward III to Richard II

large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with foliate extensions into the margins (ff. 2, 14). Smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta

• Initial with foliate designs, initials with penwork flourishing, and full border., Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with a litany (ff. 181-243v)

the litany (f. 240). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials (2 lines) in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Decorated catchwords. Breviary, Use of Sarum, including a Psalter with

• Decorated initial 'T'(indare)., Bucolica

Decorated initial 'T'(indare). Large blue initial with red penwork decoration (f. 1). Numerous smaller initials in red with purple penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Plain red initials (ff. 58-60). Rubrics, running headers, and abbreviations of protagonists'

• 2 puzzle initials 'A', at the beginning of the Alphabetical legal dictionary., Vocabularium iuris utirusque (ff. 1-92); Lectura on usury (ff. 93-164v)

the beginning of the Alphabetical legal dictionary. 3 large puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 1(2x), 93). 39 large initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs (ff. 14, 16v, 26v, 34, 39, 42v, 43, 44v, 55,

• Puzzle initial 'V'(estra) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium., De disciplina scholarium, with glosses

Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extension (f. 1). Small initials in plain red or blue. 1 marginal drawing of a head, 15th century (f. 3v).

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixi) with pen-flourishing, incorporating a human head, in the Psalms., Psalms, with commentary ('Rolle of Hampole's Psalter') (ends imperfectly), preceded by a calendar (ff. 1v-7) and a homily on patience and humility (ff. 8-9)

initials in red or blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, sometimes with human heads. Large puzzle initials in red and blue, mostly without pen-flourishing, sometimes with human heads. Large and small initials in plain red or blue. 1 large brown initial

• White vine initial 'C'(um)., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

46). Large initials in silver, gold, green, blue or red (ff. 2, 23v, 33, 47v, 80, 80v, 81v, 82v, 83v). Smaller initials in blue or red (ff. 4, 78v). Capitals in red or blue identify the speakers in the dialogues.

• White vine initial 'A'(anima)., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

46). Large initials in silver, gold, green, blue or red (ff. 2, 23v, 33, 47v, 80, 80v, 81v, 82v, 83v). Smaller initials in blue or red (ff. 4, 78v). Capitals in red or blue identify the speakers in the dialogues.

• Detail of white vine initial 'C'(um)., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

46). Large initials in silver, gold, green, blue or red (ff. 2, 23v, 33, 47v, 80, 80v, 81v, 82v, 83v). Smaller initials in blue or red (ff. 4, 78v). Capitals in red or blue identify the speakers in the dialogues.