• Historiated initial 'T'(empo) made up of a man with outstretched arms holding two harps and blowing on a recorder, with a man playing a viol below, at the beginning of the passion of Claudius, Nicostratus, Symphorian, Castorius, and Simplicius, who were martyred under Emperor Diocletian in the late 3rd or early 4th century., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Historiated initial 'C'(um) at the beginning of the passion of Demetrius showing his martyrdom, ordered by the Emperor Maximianus, who raises his hand in a speaking gesture. Above him, Demetrius is arrested, while in the centre Lyaeus the gladiator is being killed by Nestor, a volunteer from the stands. Below, Demetrius, lying captive, is killed by a spear, his death ordered by Maximianus as a result of the gladiator's loss., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Historiated initial 'C'(onsule) at the beginning of the passion of Tharacus, Probus and Andronicus, three early Christian martyrs who died in the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century, each holding the palms of martyrdom., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of the life of Venantius Fortunatus, a 6th-century abbot and bishop of Poiters., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Anthropomorphic initial 'T'(emporibus) at the beginning of the passion of Theodoret the priest of Antioch, made up of a man holding snakes, standing on a devil., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Historiated initial 'I'(llo) at the beginning of the passion of Benignus, a priest in the time of the Emperor Aurelian (270-275). He is shown nimbed seated at the top of the letter holding a closed book in his left hand., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Inhabited initial 'I'., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Historiated initial 'M'(emoriam) with the archangel Michael spearing and standing on a dragon, at the beginning of a sermon for the dedication of the church of the archangel Michael., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Inhabitied initial 'S', including a hybrid creature., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Inhabited initial 'S'., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Inhabited initial 'C'(um)., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Text page., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Decorated initial 'S'., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Decorated initial 'D'., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Detail of decorated initial 'B'., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Histoirated initial 'T' with Theodore., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

MS Fell 2. Large historiated, anthropomorphic, or decorated initials at the beginning of each life or passion, mostly in green, blue, purple, and sometimes red or yellow, usually with geometric or foliate decoration, and some also with men, hybrid creatures,

• Historiated initial with the Adoration of the Magi at Sext in the Hours of the Virgin, with a hybrid creature in the lower margin., Psalter-Hours

with foliate decoration. Numerous small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in gold with dark blue penwork. Larger initials with cadels in brown ink (f. 226v, 228v). Line-fillers in gold, blue and red ink (some with fish or

• Miniature of the Ascension., Gospel Lectionary, imperfect

silk curtains, which have now been removed and are stored with the original covers as Egerton 809B. These covers are blue velvet over boards, with an inset painting of Bishop Blaise, Agnes and ? Anthony Abbot. 4 full-page framed miniatures

• Miniature of the Ascension., Gospel Lectionary, imperfect

silk curtains, which have now been removed and are stored with the original covers as Egerton 809B. These covers are blue velvet over boards, with an inset painting of Bishop Blaise, Agnes and ? Anthony Abbot. 4 full-page framed miniatures

• Miniature of the Nativity, prefacing the reading for Christmas., Gospel Lectionary, imperfect

silk curtains, which have now been removed and are stored with the original covers as Egerton 809B. These covers are blue velvet over boards, with an inset painting of Bishop Blaise, Agnes and ? Anthony Abbot. 4 full-page framed miniatures