• Puzzle initial 'E'(duuardus) at the beginning of the Magna Carta as confirmed by Edward I, Statutes of England (index Statuta Angliae, Statute book) preceded by (ff. 1-7v) a list of contents

Magna Carta as confirmed by Edward I 1 puzzle initial in blue and red, with red penwork infill (f. 8). Initials alternately in plain red or blue. Paraphs alternately blue or red. Statutes of England (index Statuta Angliae, Statute book)

• Decorated foliate initial 'M', and full foliate border, at the beginning of Thomas Hoccleve's De Regimine Principis., De Regimine Principis

2). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in green and red (f. 33). Smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. De Regimine Principis Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (ff.

• Detail of puzzle initial., Vita Sancti Thomae Becket

initial. 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.

• Detail of puzzle initial., Vita Sancti Thomae Becket

initial. 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.

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), to 15 Henry VI (r. 1422–61; 1470–71), with tables of contents

border (ff. 32, 127, 208, 267). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, often in foliate forms. Large and small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. From f. 280, spaces left for initials. Cadels. Nova

• Detail of illuminated initial., De Regimine Principis

2). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in green and red (f. 33). Smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. De Regimine Principis Inscriptions in English, 15th-century (ff.

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'N'(ulle), at the beginning of the Nova statuta., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(ome) of Edward III, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'R'(ichard) of Richard II, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(enry) of Henry IV, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Henry VI, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'N'(ostre) of Henry V, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Flourished initials, in a music fragment., Music fragment, probably of the same manuscript as f. 50, bound in a volume of heraldic collections

Flourished initials, in a music fragment. Musical notation. Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Music fragment, probably of the same manuscript as f. 50, bound in

• Miniature of king David playing the harp, at the beginning of the Psalter., Added leaf to replace a missing one

a red and blue ground, with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (f. 9). Small initials in gold with black pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold, red and blue. Added leaf to

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with the royal arms of England, with a partial border including Tudor roses, at the beginning of the text., Tractatulus de regimine seu caritate principum

with Tudor roses (f. 3). 1 initial in gold on blue and rose ground. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Tractatulus de regimine seu caritate principum Henry VIII (b. 1491,

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Book of Hours, Use of Rome

• null, Treatise on hawking

initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Treatise on hawking Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Book of Hours, Use of Rome

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Book of Hours, Use of Rome

• Miniature of the Annunciation, decorated initial 'H'(ere) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours

blue grounds with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 15, 40, 51, 57). Smaller initials in gold on red grounds. Small initials (2 lines) in gold with purple pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing or in