• Miniature of Simon de Hesdin writing his book, in the upper register, and Simon de Hesdin in a hospitaller's habit giving his book to Charles V of France, in the lower register, with a full border containing the royal arms of England, and a foliate initial 'L'(a brevite), at the beginning of book 1., Facta et Dicta Memorabilia (Le livre de Valerius Maximus)

181, 211, 232, 261, 297). Initials in gold on rose and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white, those at the beginning of chapters with foliate extensions. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Facta et Dicta

• Miniature of Anthony in a monk's habit, holding a martyr's palm, with a full foliate border with coat of arms., Noted Breviary of Anthony of Burgundy

in a monk's habit, holding a martyr's palm, with a full foliate border with coat of arms. Leaves excised after ff. 9 (off-set from heraldic device on preceding unfoliated flyleaf), 132, 147, 151, 158, 184, 191 (off-set from heraldic device

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Catherine of Siena in a Dominican habit, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Catherine of Siena in a Dominican habit, at the beginning of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Miniature of Elthedreda reading, dressed in a Benedictine habit and holding a crozier and a full scatter border including dianthus, forget-me-nots, strawberries, insects, and birds., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

dressed in a Benedictine habit and holding a crozier and a full scatter border including dianthus, forget-me-nots, strawberries, insects, and birds. For another Tudor Book of Hours with royal autographs see Additional 17012, which contains the autographs of Henry VII,

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

þ . Body height c. 2mm. Red brackets for couplets throughout. Two-line blue initials with red penwork flourishing into the margins for c. 14 lines. Ff. 37v-39v: two-line blue paraph marks with c. five-line red pen flourishing, on f. 38v

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

right column in elaborate penwork in red and blue. The border forms a T-shape running at the top of the two columns with red and blue infill. Lombardic two-line capitals in blue with red penwork, red rubrics and marginalia and

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

in red apart from two-line initials in blue. Initial page of text - f. 1v: eight-line þ of 'þe' and two-line B of 'Bifore' in red. Titles in red with first letter a blue Lombard. Some passages in red. Eight/ten-line

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Two-line red initials. Red and blue paraphs. Blue and red line fillers. One-line blue initials with red penwork forming a box around the initial. Two-line blue initials with red penwork flourishing. Seven, eight, and nine-line blue initial I with red

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Each part is marked in this way. Two-line blue lombardic capitals with red penwork flourishing. Red running titles. Occasional red or blue one-line initials. Occasional red paraphs. Text 2 - four-line blue initial with red serrated pattern on left side

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

of the Millere Whan that the knyght , had thus his tale I told<note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>The blue of the illuminated letter is not the same of the blue of the paraph mark. This is evident on folio 39r. The capital has been

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

and al hir myght And by hir beddes heed , she made a Muwe And couered it , with veluettes blue In signe of trouthe , that is in wommen sene And al with oute , the Muwe is peynted

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

fyghte Lest that she wold hem with hir hondes sleen Or with hir meynye putten hem to flighte In kynges habit wenten hir sones two As heyres , of hir fadres regnes alle And hermanno and tymolao Hir names were

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

fantasyk And shortly turned , was al vp so doun Bothe habit , and eke disposicio&#363; Of hym , this wooful louyer Arcite What shuld I al day , of hys woo endite Whan he endured had , a ȝere

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

that she wolde , hem wt hir handes slen Or with hir meignee , putten hem to flighte In kynges habit , wente hir sones two As heires , of hir fadres regnes alle And Hermanno , and Thymalao Hir

• Middle of the xv. cent. MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37223 British Library, London 217 images.

are: Vellum; ff. ii. + 213. Middle of the xv. cent. Eight illuminated initials cut out; others in red and blue. Owners' names occur as follows; "Liber magistri Roberti Elphisten" and "Liber ... pertinet Roberti Elphinstone rectoris de Kyncarin (?)"

• Middle of xv. cent MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37790 British Library, London 241 images.

of xv. cent. On ff. 96 b, 226 is possibly a scribe's monogram I.S. Sec. fol. "sais Oculi." Initials in blue (thickly laid on) flourished in red. On f. 1 is a 16th cent. owner's name "Vincit Winge his Booke."

• First half of the xv. cent MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37786 British Library, London 48 images.

9¾ in. X 7 in. First half of the xv. cent. A few coarso illuminated initials, others in red and blue. See, sol. " in þo bely." Belonged (f. 44) to "honricns Savyll," probably ilenry Savilo of Banko (v. Bibloigraphical

• xv. cent. MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37788 British Library, London 91 images.

ii.Vellum; ff. iv. + 89. 6 in. X 4¼ in. Middle of the xv. cent. Initials flourished in red and blue (one in gold). See. fol. "silf immediatli." Scribbled names (ff. 88, 88 b) of "Wyllam Barton" and "Paulus." A.

• MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37787 British Library, London 191 images.

7¾ in. x 5½ in. Early xv, cent. Sec. fol. "Also I cri." Illuminated initials; others flourished in red and blue. The first owner's inscription is on f. 183, "Iste liber constat Johanni Norþewode monache. qui ipsum habuerit vel qui