• Marginal drawings of bishops' mitres and crosiers referring to the consecration of archbishop of York, and of Richard de Gravesend, as bishop of Lincoln., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

Marginal drawings of bishops' mitres and crosiers referring to the consecration of archbishop ofYork, and ofRichard de Gravesend, as bishop of Lincoln. Includes two autograph copies of works of Matthew Paris: the only complete copy of the Historia

• Text page., Turpin's Chronicle, in thirty-six chapters (4v-31v) with an added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 45-62), extracts relating to biblical history from the Speculum Historiale (ff. 62v-125), a chronicle of the archbishops of York from Paulinus to William Le Zouche (d. 1352) (ff. 125-159v) (index Historia Caroli Magni, De Gestis Karoli)

added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St

• Decorated initial 'I'(llic) in the form of a naked blue man., De planctu naturae

Decorated initial 'I'(llic) in the form of a naked blue man. ff. 35v-36 is a 13th-century copy of a poem on the nature of the world. 1 partial border made up of text on coloured background and penwork decoration (f.

• Decorated initial 'T'(ercia) and coloured initials in a fragment from Gratian's Decretal., Decretal, fragment (Part II, Causæ xii-xvi)

d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• null, Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson

• Historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and Elizabeth [Elizabeth ofYork] (b. 1466, d. 1503), queen of England, his consort: inscribed, 'God save kyngge Harre / and kyenne Ellessabet' (f. i).?Shelfmark of a very large number

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(sserz) of Paul the hermit. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson 1999).According

• Text page of the legend of Paul the Hermit., Lives of the Saints

Text page of the legend of Paul the Hermit. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson 1999).According to

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A' of Euphrasia becoming a nun., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A' of Euphrasia becoming a nun. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the martyrdom of Laurence., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the martyrdom of Laurence. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the translation of Martin., Lives of the Saints

Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the translation of Martin. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson

• Detail of a miniature of the beheading of Paul., Lives of the Saints

Detail of a miniature of the beheading of Paul. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson 1999).According to

• Historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Lives of the Saints

Historiated initial 'A'(utens) of the martyrdom of Sebastian. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and Thompson 1999).According to Branner

• Puzzle initial 'G'(loriosi) at the beginning of a life of William, archbishop of York (died 1154)., Life of William, archbishop of York (died 1154)

Puzzle initial 'G'(loriosi) at the beginning of a life of William, archbishop ofYork (died 1154). f. 1* verso is a 14th-century list of contents.f. 288 is a portion of a parchment leaf with various inscriptions. Large puzzle initial in

• Historiated initial 'C' of a monk swinging a censer over the coffin of Gille, first wife of Rollo, first duke of Normandy., Chronique des ducs de Normandie (index Chronicle of Normandy; Chronique de Normandie)

over the coffin of Gille, the first wife of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, men swearing allegiance to William of Normandy, Richard the Fearless becoming duke of Normandy, Richard riding towards a group of monks, Richard II, Richard II and

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C' of a monk swinging a censer over the coffin of Gille, first wife of Rollo, first duke of Normandy., Chronique des ducs de Normandie (index Chronicle of Normandy; Chronique de Normandie)

over the coffin of Gille, the first wife of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, men swearing allegiance to William of Normandy, Richard the Fearless becoming duke of Normandy, Richard riding towards a group of monks, Richard II, Richard II and

• Musical notation, on four-line red staves, 13th century., Chronique des ducs de Normandie (index Chronicle of Normandy; Chronique de Normandie)

over the coffin of Gille, the first wife of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, men swearing allegiance to William of Normandy, Richard the Fearless becoming duke of Normandy, Richard riding towards a group of monks, Richard II, Richard II and

• Historiated initial 'O'(iez) with baptism scene., Chronique des ducs de Normandie (index Chronicle of Normandy; Chronique de Normandie)

over the coffin of Gille, the first wife of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, men swearing allegiance to William of Normandy, Richard the Fearless becoming duke of Normandy, Richard riding towards a group of monks, Richard II, Richard II and

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uant) with interlace and a winged dragon at the beginning of the text., Chronique des ducs de Normandie (index Chronicle of Normandy; Chronique de Normandie)

over the coffin of Gille, the first wife of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, men swearing allegiance to William of Normandy, Richard the Fearless becoming duke of Normandy, Richard riding towards a group of monks, Richard II, Richard II and