• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

writing in an Anglicana hand. Scribe ?4, ff. 176r-178v. Two-line Lombardic capitals in blue with red penwork decoration to indicate the beginning of texts. Red and blue paraphs and red boxed rubrics (e.g., f. 18). Catchwords are often boxed and

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

each line infilled with red. F. 1r: Large blue initial S of 'Stimulus' with elongated red penwork topped with a crown, outlined in blue and infilled with red. Two-line initials in blue with red flourished penwork - ff. 3v, 4r,

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

two/three-line blue Lombardic initials with red penwork with red penwork infill. Frequent alternate red and blue paraphs. First initial of text: five-line Lombardic initial A with serrated pattern of blue and red with red penwork infill and red and blue

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

initials to start paragraphs, red paraphs, some initials tinted red. F. 100r - two-line blue initials, red Latin phrases, red rubric; f. 100v - six-line blue initial with rudimentary red penwork; f. 107v, 111r - six-line red initial þ ;

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

eleven-line blue initial I with red penwork flourishing in left margin and along top creating a two-sided border. Three-line blue initials with red pen work flourishing for other textual divisions (see Benson and Blanchfield 1997, p. 68, pl. 8). Blue

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Elaborate five-line lombardic capital (f. 1r) in red, blue and gold with border running over the left side of the text and around 3/4 of the writing frame. Initials of passus in blue with pen ink flourishing in red. Rubrics,

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

initial F . It is blue with a pattern of red triangles on the left leg and infilled with red leaves with a green background. Three-line initials in blue with crude brown (oxidised) and blue penwork. Place names underlined in

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

120 mm. Covered in red leather and fabric mitred and pasted onto pasteboard. Inside cover 'marbled' paper in red and blue. Four raised bands across the spine. Shield with supporting angels and scroll at bottom -'VIRTUTE ET FIDE' on front

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

33 lines ruled in pencil. Several different hands writing in small and compact Secretary scripts influenced by Anglicana. Capitals in blue with red penwork. Some eleborate ascenders in brown ink (e.g. ff. 135-136). Medieval binding. Size: 230 x 150 mm.

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

beginning of text; one-line red initials within text. F. 118r: four-line red initial R with blue penwork flourising. F. 148v: three-line red initial with blue penwork flourishing. Not medieval. Note on f. 2v, 'The flyleaves (ff. 1,2,168,169) being two leaves

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

the letter on the right side. & used regularly. Body height: 4 mm. First initial of text eight-lines deep with blue ground and red penwork but now much damaged. Red words in text, mostly names. Two-line red initials. Not medieval.

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Scribe 2: ff. 200v-203v - a roughly contemporary Anglicana book hand. Paragraph marks, alternately red and blue in the South English Legendary . Two-line blue initials with red pen- work flourishes in the South English Legendary . First letter of