• 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 /

• null, Stimulus divini amoris, and other devotional texts and prayers

a full border of red penwork infilled with green wash, framed in blue. Red initials with purple pen-flourishing, and blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Small simple red or blue initials. Stimulus divini amoris, and other devotional texts and prayers Charles

• Puzzle initial 'A', at the beginning of the Repertorium juris civilis., Repertorium juris civilis

large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 1). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 110v). 5 smaller initials in red or blue, some with reserved designs, with penwork decoration in blue or red (ff. 206, 218,

• Detail of puzzle initial., Repertorium juris civilis

large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 1). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 110v). 5 smaller initials in red or blue, some with reserved designs, with penwork decoration in blue or red (ff. 206, 218,

• Detail of puzzle initial., Glossed Digestum Novum, preceeded by an added table of contents (ff. 1-2v)

alternately in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, and large initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, or 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 3,

• Detail of decorated initial., Glossed Digestum Novum, preceeded by an added table of contents (ff. 1-2v)

alternately in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, and large initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, or 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 3,

• Flourished display script 'Ulpianus' and initial 'R'(es), in Justinian's Digestum Novum., Glossed Digestum Novum, preceeded by an added table of contents (ff. 1-2v)

alternately in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, and large initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or red, or 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 3,

• Tables for determining the dominical letter and the golden number for the year 1425, and on the right, an illuminated initial 'M'(agna) at the beginning of the Speculum Christiani., Theological miscellany, entitled 'Speculum Christiani', including prayers and poetry in English, with dominical tables

on a blue and pink ground, with foliage sprouting from the corners (ff. 14, 20). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often forming a partial border. Diagrams (f. 2v). Paraphs in blue. Line-fillers in blue. Highlighting

• Illuminated initial 'M'(agna) at the beginning of the Speculum Christiani., Theological miscellany, entitled 'Speculum Christiani', including prayers and poetry in English, with dominical tables

on a blue and pink ground, with foliage sprouting from the corners (ff. 14, 20). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often forming a partial border. Diagrams (f. 2v). Paraphs in blue. Line-fillers in blue. Highlighting

• Tables for determining the dominical letter and the golden number for the year 1425., Theological miscellany, entitled 'Speculum Christiani', including prayers and poetry in English, with dominical tables

on a blue and pink ground, with foliage sprouting from the corners (ff. 14, 20). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, often forming a partial border. Diagrams (f. 2v). Paraphs in blue. Line-fillers in blue. Highlighting

• Illuminated initial 'Mu' at the beginning of Homer's Iliad, with green vine-stems on a red and blue ground., Iliad, each book except book I preceded by one or two monostich summaries; prose hypothesis at the start of book II (f. 13); scholia relating to book I 331-341 (ff. 7v-8).

beginning of Homer's Iliad, with green vine-stems on a red and blue ground. Large gold initial with green vine-stems on blue and red grounds (f. 2). Large red or blue initials with penwork decoration. Small red simple initials. Iliad, each

• Diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses in a physician's folding almanac., Physician's folding almanac, including John Somer's 'Calendar' (ff. 3-6), eclipse canon (f. 7), diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses from 1431 to 1462 (ff. 8-10)

British Library: see Carey 2003. Initials in gold on background of blue and light purple with black and white. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red. Paraphs in blue. Initials highlighted in red. Rubrics in red. Titles in black

• Detail of diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses from 1431 to 1462., Physician's folding almanac, including John Somer's 'Calendar' (ff. 3-6), eclipse canon (f. 7), diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses from 1431 to 1462 (ff. 8-10)

British Library: see Carey 2003. Initials in gold on background of blue and light purple with black and white. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red. Paraphs in blue. Initials highlighted in red. Rubrics in red. Titles in black

• Physician's folding almanac., Physician's folding almanac, including John Somer's 'Calendar' (ff. 3-6), eclipse canon (f. 7), diagrams of solar and lunar eclipses from 1431 to 1462 (ff. 8-10)

British Library: see Carey 2003. Initials in gold on background of blue and light purple with black and white. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red. Paraphs in blue. Initials highlighted in red. Rubrics in red. Titles in black

• Decorated initial 'P'(ar quidem) with blue penwork decoration., Various texts including De Senectute, Paradoxa stoicorum, Invectiva ad hypocritas, Somnium Scipionis, De amicitia

initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other colour including foliate decoration, a face (ff. 1, 16v, 24, 30v, 51, 67v). Large initial in red containing blue penwork with reserved designs, surrounded by dark red or blue penwork