• Decorated foliate initial 'C', and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Statues., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 14 Henry VI in chronological order

Statutes (f. 24). Smaler initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins, at the beginning of each reign. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute

• 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,

• Coloured initials, and, in the right-hand column, an example of a corrected mistake. The scribe left a space for a coloured initial, and wrote the letters 'PM' with an abbreviation mark. The artist later painted a green initial 'S', because 'SPM' is a common abbreviation for 'Spiritum' (Spirit). In fact, the first word of the sentence should be 'Christum' (Christ), which can be represented by the letters 'XPM'. When the mistake was realised, the green 'S' was erased and replaced by a blue 'X'., Homiliary

mistake was realised, the green 'S' was erased and replaced by a blue 'X'. Large zoomorophic initial in green, red, brown, and blue (f. 1). Initials in blue, red, brown, or green, some with penwork decoration in the same colour

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning of the prologue dedicating the book to bishop Eadfrid., Life of Cuthbert

in red, with washes in green, blue, and yellow (f. 4). Large initial in brown with penwork foliate decoration in red, and washes in blue, green, and yellow (f. 1). Initials in red or blue. Small initials in brown. Rubrics

• Inhabited initial 'P'(rincipium) at the beginning of the life of Cuthbert, with a man and a dragon., Life of Cuthbert

in red, with washes in green, blue, and yellow (f. 4). Large initial in brown with penwork foliate decoration in red, and washes in blue, green, and yellow (f. 1). Initials in red or blue. Small initials in brown. Rubrics

• Inhabited initial 'V'(enerabilis) with animal and human heads, and a fish., Theological miscellany, including Goselin's (index: Gocelinus, Jocelyn) Life of Augustine and other saints' lives (see Notes)

on a blue ground (f. 3). Large initials in red, green, or blue, some with penwork decoration in the other colour or colours. Small initials in red or green. Text in alternating letters or words of red, blue, and green.