• Text page., Canterbury Tales

Text page. ff. 56-63v, and 271 are 19th-century replacements. 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Canterbury Tales Edward Haistwell of the Middle Temple, by 1718: his armorial book-plate

• Text page., Canterbury Tales

Text page. ff. 56-63v, and 271 are 19th-century replacements. 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Canterbury Tales Edward Haistwell of the Middle Temple, by 1718: his armorial book-plate

• Text page., Canterbury Tales

Text page. ff. 56-63v, and 271 are 19th-century replacements. 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Canterbury Tales Edward Haistwell of the Middle Temple, by 1718: his armorial book-plate

• null, Canterbury Tales

ff. 56-63v, and 271 are 19th-century replacements. 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Canterbury Tales Edward Haistwell of the Middle Temple, by 1718: his armorial book-plate with date

• Text page and decorated catchword., Canterbury Tales

page and decorated catchword. ff. 56-63v, and 271 are 19th-century replacements. 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Canterbury Tales Edward Haistwell of the Middle Temple, by 1718: his

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 3 Henry V (c.1387 - 1422)

three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 100v, 166v, 202). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III

• Illuminated initial 'H'(agelylaus) in Cornelius Nepos's Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium., Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?) owner: with

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?) owner: with

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?) owner: with

• null, Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium

historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms (f. 1). Small initials alternately gold with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum Gentium Unidentified original(?) owner: with

• Decorated initial and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Nova Statuta., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 3 Henry V (c.1387 - 1422)

three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 100v, 166v, 202). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III

• Alternating blue and red coloured initials on a page of text from the ~Confectiones et medicine que non sunt in Antidotario Nicolai~., Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai

Alternating blue and red coloured initials on a page of text from the ~Confectiones et medicine que non sunt in Antidotario Nicolai~. This is the oldest copy of the Tractatus. Numerous miniatures of plants in colours, usually several on a

• Diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses in a physician's folding almanac., Physician's folding almanac, including John Somer's 'Calendar' (ff. 3-6), eclipse canon (f. 7), diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses from 1431 to 1462 (ff. 8-10)

British Library: see Carey 2003. Initials in gold on background of blue and light purple with black and white. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red. Paraphs in blue. Initials highlighted in red. Rubrics in red. Titles in black

• Detail of diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses from 1431 to 1462., Physician's folding almanac, including John Somer's 'Calendar' (ff. 3-6), eclipse canon (f. 7), diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses from 1431 to 1462 (ff. 8-10)

British Library: see Carey 2003. Initials in gold on background of blue and light purple with black and white. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red. Paraphs in blue. Initials highlighted in red. Rubrics in red. Titles in black

• Text pages with interspersed drawings of surgical instruments., Collection of medical texts, including 'Chirurgia' (ff. 1-54v), 'De regimine stomachi' (ff. 55-68), and 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v)

initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Large initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 2, 10v, 44). Drawings of surgical instruments interspersed with the text (ff. 1-54v). Initials in red or blue. Small initials

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David praying, with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ixi) of David and Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Anointing of David by Samuel, with a full bar border, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of the Triumph of Saul and David, with a full bar border, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.

• Detail of a historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of the Triumph of Saul and David, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter with canticles, imperfect

and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white and foliate extensions, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with dark blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of verses. Line-filler in red and blue.