• Illuminated initial 'C'(um), with hybrids and human heads., Theological treatises

14th century (ff. 1*, 132).Antonio Beccaria of Verona, translated and perhaps written by him for Humfrey [or Humphrey of Lancaster], duke of Gloucester (b. 1390, d. 1447), prince, soldier, and literary patron, duke of Gloucester from 1414, after he became

• Colophon of Antonio Beccaria of Verona, reading 'Athanasii viri sanctissimi de unitate substantiae deitatis / dialogus ex Graeco in Latinu[m] conversus per Antonium / Becariam Veronesem ad serenissimu[m] principem d[omi]n[u]m/ Humfredum Gloucestrix Ducem d[omi]n[u]m suu[m] singularissimu[m] / Locutores Athanasius, Arius et c'; with an inscription identifying the text by John Theyer., Theological treatises

14th century (ff. 1*, 132).Antonio Beccaria of Verona, translated and perhaps written by him for Humfrey [or Humphrey of Lancaster], duke of Gloucester (b. 1390, d. 1447), prince, soldier, and literary patron, duke of Gloucester from 1414, after he became

• Decorated initial 'S'(icut) at the beginning of the first text, and birds, oak leaves, acorns and crowned knight in armour in the margins., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

pp. 114-15).A terminus post quem is provided by a poem written in one of the original hands lamenting the death of the ninth abbot of Waltham, Richardof Hertford, who died in 1345 (ff. 38v-39).Some verses written in Middle English

• Decorated initial 'D'(e) with pen-flourishing including an oak leaf, at the beginning of a list of the relics given to Waltham abbey by Harold and others., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

pp. 114-15).A terminus post quem is provided by a poem written in one of the original hands lamenting the death of the ninth abbot of Waltham, Richardof Hertford, who died in 1345 (ff. 38v-39).Some verses written in Middle English

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing in the 'Waltham Chronicle'., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

pp. 114-15).A terminus post quem is provided by a poem written in one of the original hands lamenting the death of the ninth abbot of Waltham, Richardof Hertford, who died in 1345 (ff. 38v-39).Some verses written in Middle English

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourishing. Arches drawn in the margin, possibly by William Howard in the early 17th century., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany') including the 'Vita Haroldi' (ff. 1-24v); 'De inventione sancte crucis de Waltham' (also known as the 'Waltham Chronicle', ff. 43-62v), part 1; the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 67-75v)

pp. 114-15).A terminus post quem is provided by a poem written in one of the original hands lamenting the death of the ninth abbot of Waltham, Richardof Hertford, who died in 1345 (ff. 38v-39).Some verses written in Middle English

• Calendar page for October, added obit of Isabel, sister of Richard, duke of York, and wife of Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of Essex (2nd October 1484), 'Obitus illustrissime d[omi]ne / d[omi]ne Isabelle comitisse / Essex[ensis] consortis Henrici / Bourgchier comiti / Essex[ensis] l[itte]ra d[omi]nicali B? A[nn]o / D[omi]ni M[illesi]mo cccc mo lxxxiiii'., Psalter, with 12 Canticles, Litany, and Office of the Dead, use of Sarum

beginning of major Psalm divisions (ff. 7, 22v, 32v, 41v, 51, 63, 74, 86), with the arms of Isabel, sister ofRichard, duke ofYork, aunt of Edward IV impaled by those of her husband, Henry Bourchier, 1st earl of

• Pen-flourished initials 'O'(r' and 'M'(ost)., Roman de Tristan, imperfect at the beginning, with an index (ff. 149-154v) (index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais)

(index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais) Richard III, king of England (b. 1450, d. 1485): inscribed, as duke of Gloucester from 1461 to 1483) 'Iste Liber constat Ricardo Duci Gloucestre' (f. 155).Elizabeth ofYork (b. 1466,

• Text page with decorated initials., Roman de Tristan, imperfect at the beginning, with an index (ff. 149-154v) (index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais)

(index Romance of Tristan, Tristram, Romance of Tristam de Leonnais) Richard III, king of England (b. 1450, d. 1485): inscribed, as duke of Gloucester from 1461 to 1483) 'Iste Liber constat Ricardo Duci Gloucestre' (f. 155).Elizabeth ofYork (b. 1466,

• Calendar page for August with three additions: 1. the obit of Mabel de Tresgoz; 2. the obits of John de Grandison and Thomas Saint John; 3. the dates of Henry VII's landing at Milford Haven and of Richard III's death., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Calendar page for January with three additions: 1. the obit of queen Catherine de Valois and the date of marriage of king Henry VII and Elizabeth of York; 2. the date of birth of Henry VII; and 3. the obit of king Henry VIII., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Calendar page for February with added dates of the death of queen Elizabeth of York and of the birth of Prince Edmund, son of Henry VII., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Illuminated initial 'D'(omine)., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Miniature of a guardian angel and a praying woman (possibly Margaret Beauchamp), at the beginning of a prayer to the guardian angel., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Text page., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Text of an added prayer 'Illumina occulos meos'., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Blank page., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Calendar page for March with an added date of the birth of princess Mary, daughter of Henry VII., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Calendar page for April with four additions: 1. the obit of Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII; 2. the obits of Otho de Grandison and Katherine Montagu, countess of Salisbury, daughter of William de Grandison; 3. the obit of Edward IV; and 4. the date of the investiture of Margaret Saint John as the abbess of Shaftesbury., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,

• Calendar page for May wit three additions: 1. the obit of king Henry VII; 2. the obit of John Beaufort, duke of Somerset, and 3. the birth of Margaret Beaufort., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

son of John Holland: the calendar of the Rennes Psalter includes dates of birth of children ofRichard (d. 1460), duke ofYork and Cecily Neville (b. 1415, d. 1495) added after 1461: Anne ofYork, Edward, Elisabeth ofYork,