• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Virgin and Child, with the donor, Thomas Besforde, in a Benedictine habit with a scroll reading 'In te confidit a[n]i[m]a / mea', in the margin.', Commentary on Wisdom

full border in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Some catchwords in decorated frames. Commentary on Wisdom John of Lutton, written by him: his

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Virgin and Child, with the donor, Thomas Besforde, in a Benedictine habit with a scroll reading 'In te confidit a[n]i[m]a / mea', in the margin, with a full border containing a dragon and two shields with arms of the Reading abbey (three escallops) and of the donor (a fesse between six pears)., Commentary on Wisdom

full border in colours and gold, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Some catchwords in decorated frames. Commentary on Wisdom John of Lutton, written by him: his

• Partialy repainted miniature of Jean, duke of Berry receiving the book from the author, Honoré Bouvet, in a prior's habit with a blue hood, with a full border with Jean's arms, and a foliate initial 'A'( la sainte), at the beginning of the dedicatory letter to Charles VI of France., L'Arbre des batailles

repainted miniature of Jean, duke of Berry receiving the book from the author, Honoré Bouvet, in a prior's habit with a blue hood, with a full border with Jean's arms, and a foliate initial 'A'( la sainte), at the beginning

• Historiated initial 'O' in colours and gold, of the Coronation of the Virgin with architectural elements, monochrome choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage., Cutting from a Missal

of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage. Italian cuttings. The present cuttings are boxed with Add. 60630, ff. 1-10 and 13- 42. To

• Detail of a medallion with Jerome., Cutting from a Missal

choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage. On the reverse text: 'Virgam virtutis tue e / mittet d(omi)n(u)s ex Syo(n): do /

• Detail of a monochrome angel., Cutting from a Missal

choir of angels, medallions inhabited with saints, and ‘drôlerie’ of a Franciscan monk, dressed in the Order’s original grey hooded habit, climbing amongst the foliage. On the reverse text: 'Virgam virtutis tue e / mittet d(omi)n(u)s ex Syo(n): do /

• Puzzle initial 'D'(icco), at the beginning of book 6 of Bartholomaeus Anglicus's De proprietatibus rerum., De proprietatibus rerum, with an index in a later hand (ff. 388-392)

Anglicus's De proprietatibus rerum. Large and smaller puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. De proprietatibus rerum, with an index in a

• Illuminated initial., Alchemical tracts, including the Secretum secretorum, imperfect

with foliage decoration, damaged (f. 100v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, and in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Highlighting of letters in red. Alchemical tracts, including

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d.

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d.

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d.

• Illuminated border and initial 'F'(or)., Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of Chauliac's Anatomy; a treatise on complexions

'champ' initials in gold on blue and pink grounds with sprays of green leaves with gold. Small initials in gold with brown or blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Line-fillers in blue and gold. Drawings in

• Drawing of a Zodiac man., Medical miscellany, including a lunary (ff. 6v-7); anonymous text on humours, elements, and urines, a calendar (ff. 11-21v); Guy of Chauliac's Anatomy; a treatise on complexions

'champ' initials in gold on blue and pink grounds with sprays of green leaves with gold. Small initials in gold with brown or blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Line-fillers in blue and gold. Drawings in

• Puzzle initial 'A'(d) with penwork decoration in foliate forms at the beginning of the prologue to a Life of Thomas Becket., Vita Sancti Thomae Becket

Becket. 2 elaborate puzzle initials in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing extending into the margins (ff. 3, 8v). 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (f.

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) with penwork decoration in foliate forms at the beginning of a Life of Thomas Becket labelled in the rubric 'edita a magistro Willielmo filio Stepheni'., Vita Sancti Thomae Becket

Stepheni'. 2 elaborate puzzle initials in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing extending into the margins (ff. 3, 8v). 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (f.

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n)., Ethica (index Ethics), and Expositio super libros Ethicorum

red or red and blue at the beginning of each book, some with a crown of thorns motif. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with a crown of thorn motif and red and blue penwork decoration (f. 83v).

• Puzzle initial 'O'(mnis), at the beginning of Hippocrates' Prognostica., Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica

puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple and red. Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Medical miscellany

• In the upper left, an ownership inscription of All Souls college, Oxford: 'Liber collegium animarum omnium', and in the lower right corner, an ownership incription of William Romesey: 'liber Willelmus Romesey quae fecit scribi' ('William Romesay for whom it was written'")., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

puzzle initial in blue and red with pen-flourishing forming a full border (f. 9). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, many with foliate forms. Large simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Medical miscellany,

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) and partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam., De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d.

• null, Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains

and red dots for details, followed by smaller puzzle initials in gold and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys in gold, blue, and red (ff. 11v, 14, 17, 22, 29, 30v, 35v, 38v, 46,