• Decorated initial 'W'(ete) and space left blank for miniature at the beginning of the Prologue of the Manciple's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

in colours and gold. Initials in gold against grounds of blue and red with white tracery and spray decoration. Initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in red or blue. Running titles in black. Rubrics and marginal notes in

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

in colours and gold. Initials in gold against grounds of blue and red with white tracery and spray decoration. Initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in red or blue. Running titles in black. Rubrics and marginal notes in

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

in colours and gold. Initials in gold against grounds of blue and red with white tracery and spray decoration. Initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in red or blue. Running titles in black. Rubrics and marginal notes in

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

in colours and gold. Initials in gold against grounds of blue and red with white tracery and spray decoration. Initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in red or blue. Running titles in black. Rubrics and marginal notes in

• A fragment of the original parchment flyleaf with ownership inscriptions., The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect

in colours and gold. Initials in gold against grounds of blue and red with white tracery and spray decoration. Initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in red or blue. Running titles in black. Rubrics and marginal notes in

• Detail of inscription., Domesday book (ends imperfectly)

62, 66, 70, 72, 77v, 78, 79v, 81v, 82).date checked JH Large and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Domesday book (ends imperfectly) The Cistercian abbey of St Mary,

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost), with the book number in the upper margin. Citations of the Gospel are marked with their first letters in red (contrasting with green for sections of the commentary) and a diplet in the margin by each line., In Lucam

part of 12.2, according to unpublished notes of Michael Gullick.Quire signatures in small Roman numerals. Catchwords. 7 large initials in blue, red, and green with intricate penwork decoration at the beginning of books and prefatory material (ff. 2, 7, 42v,

• In the lower margin, the ownership inscription of Margam abbey, at the beginning of the Domesday book., Domesday book (ends imperfectly)

62, 66, 70, 72, 77v, 78, 79v, 81v, 82).date checked JH Large and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Domesday book (ends imperfectly) The Cistercian abbey of St Mary,

• Flourished initials with records for Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the Domesday book with small decorated initials., Domesday book (ends imperfectly)

62, 66, 70, 72, 77v, 78, 79v, 81v, 82).date checked JH Large and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Domesday book (ends imperfectly) The Cistercian abbey of St Mary,

• Marginal sketch in the lower margin, related to other marginal drawings in the manuscript, depicting royal and noble figures; with the ownership inscription Margam abbey in the upper margin., Domesday book (ends imperfectly)

62, 66, 70, 72, 77v, 78, 79v, 81v, 82).date checked JH Large and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Domesday book (ends imperfectly) The Cistercian abbey of St Mary,

• Miniatures forming a diptych with Adam and Eve and the Annunciation, accompanied by angels and the Marriage of the Virgin in the frame, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly)

Large and smaller initials in light pink on gold and red grounds. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or brown grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly) Inscribed 'XXIX D' (f. 1v).Sir Hans Sloane (b.

• Miniatures with the labour of the month and the zodiacal signs for November and December in the Calendar, and John the Evangelist writing the Apocalypse, with his martyrdom in the bas-de-page, at the beginning of the Gospels., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly)

Large and smaller initials in light pink on gold and red grounds. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or brown grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (ends imperfectly) Inscribed 'XXIX D' (f. 1v).Sir Hans Sloane (b.

• White vine initial 'P'(roficiscenti)., Apologeticus and various sermons

la Mare 1985)Horizontal catchwords.Marginal commentary. 1 large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 6 plain initials In blue (f. 2, 27, 48, 50, 57v, 66v) . Rubrics, paraphs, and colophon in red. Apologeticus and various sermons Ser

• Diagrams in brown ink in the main text., Commentary on Cicero's De somno Scipionis

(ff. 39v, 50v, 53v, 70) and in the margins (ff. 12v, 28v, 37v, 42v, 43, 52v). 1 large initial in blue with a reserved design and red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Initials wanting (ff. 6v, 43v, 46v). Pointing hands, human faces

• Detail of white vine initial 'P'(roficiscenti)., Apologeticus and various sermons

la Mare 1985)Horizontal catchwords.Marginal commentary. 1 large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 6 plain initials In blue (f. 2, 27, 48, 50, 57v, 66v) . Rubrics, paraphs, and colophon in red. Apologeticus and various sermons Ser

• Detail of text page with a diagram on rainfall in the lower margin at the end of the first book of Macrobius' Commentary on Cicero's 'De somno Scipionis'., Commentary on Cicero's De somno Scipionis

(ff. 39v, 50v, 53v, 70) and in the margins (ff. 12v, 28v, 37v, 42v, 43, 52v). 1 large initial in blue with a reserved design and red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Initials wanting (ff. 6v, 43v, 46v). Pointing hands, human faces

• White vine initial 'H'(erbarum) with a butterfly., De viribus herbarum

pastedowns.Marginal notes list ailments for which the various herbs are recommended. 1 large white vine initial in gold, purple, blue and green: 'H'(erbarum), with a butterfly in the upper margin (f. 3). De viribus herbarum Written by Geptius de Lucignano

• Decorated initial 'E'(go), at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares., Epistolae ad familiares

36, 46, 61, 73v, 87, 101, 116, 134, 146v, 162v, 188v, 195, 209). Small initials mostly in plain red or blue, a few with pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in red or brown. Epistolae ad familiares Written in Bologna in 1446

• 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).

83, 99v, 115, 130, 148v, 167v, 185, 200v, 218, 237, 256v, 277, 286, 288v, 300v, 309, 309v). Plain initials in blue. Rubrics in red. Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 2-19v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 19v-66); Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 67-276v); Appendix (ff. 277-310).

• 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).

83, 99v, 115, 130, 148v, 167v, 185, 200v, 218, 237, 256v, 277, 286, 288v, 300v, 309, 309v). Plain initials in blue. Rubrics in red. Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 2-19v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 19v-66); Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 67-276v); Appendix (ff. 277-310).