• 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

• Puzzle initial ''U'(rbis) and flourished initial 'T'(antum) at the beginning of Valerius Maximus's Facta et dicta memorabilia., Facta et dicta memorabilia (ff. 1-127v), followed by a list of chapters (ff. 127v-128v)

large puzzle initials in blue and red, with red and blue penwork decoration, and thin shell gold(?), at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 14, 29, 43v, 59, 75, 89, 100v, 114). Small initials in blue with red flourishing,

• Puzzle initial 'D'(ives), in Valerius Maximus's Facta et dicta memorabilia., Facta et dicta memorabilia (ff. 1-127v), followed by a list of chapters (ff. 127v-128v)

large puzzle initials in blue and red, with red and blue penwork decoration, and thin shell gold(?), at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 14, 29, 43v, 59, 75, 89, 100v, 114). Small initials in blue with red flourishing,

• Detail of puzzle initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia (ff. 1-127v), followed by a list of chapters (ff. 127v-128v)

large puzzle initials in blue and red, with red and blue penwork decoration, and thin shell gold(?), at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 14, 29, 43v, 59, 75, 89, 100v, 114). Small initials in blue with red flourishing,

• Detail of puzzle initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia (ff. 1-127v), followed by a list of chapters (ff. 127v-128v)

large puzzle initials in blue and red, with red and blue penwork decoration, and thin shell gold(?), at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 14, 29, 43v, 59, 75, 89, 100v, 114). Small initials in blue with red flourishing,

• null, Medical treatises

small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Medical treatises 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 Museum in

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ome) at the beginning of the statutes of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

initials in gold on blue, white, and red grounds, with green and gold foliage extending into the margins (ff. 114, 172, 203v, 224v). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in blue or red. Nova Statuta

• Illuminated initial 'H'(enry) at the beginning of the statutes of Henry IV., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

initials in gold on blue, white, and red grounds, with green and gold foliage extending into the margins (ff. 114, 172, 203v, 224v). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in blue or red. Nova Statuta

• Decorated initials 'I'(n) and 'A'(nno) at the beginning of Roger of Hovenden's Chronicle., Chronicle, including a prophecy in English

159, at which point most flourished in red, green, or blue. From f. 212v including initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, and red or blue paraph marks. 1 diagram (f. 118). Paraphs in red

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 1 of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red at the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

initials in gold on blue, white, and red grounds, with green and gold foliage extending into the margins (ff. 114, 172, 203v, 224v). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in blue or red. Nova Statuta

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

initials in gold on blue, white, and red grounds, with green and gold foliage extending into the margins (ff. 114, 172, 203v, 224v). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Paraphs in blue or red. Nova Statuta

• null, Testament (begins imperfectly)

in gold on red and blue grounds. Testament (begins imperfectly) 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 Museum in

• Detail of a miniature of a standing Virgin holding the Christ Child in one hand and a bowl of fruit (?) in the other, and to the left, a kneeling monk with hand clasped in prayer., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Miniature of a tree with 6 bird nests, with a seated man in the centre., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a pelican in a nest pricking its breast to feed its young., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a caladrius bird and a man in a sick-bed, on the left, and on the floor, on the right. The mythical caladrius predicted the recovery or death of a patient by looking towards or away from him., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a siren, depicted as a woman with the tail of a fish, pulling a sailor from a boat by the hair, while another sailor stops his ears to avoid hearing the siren's song, with a centaur holding a bow below., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Miniature of elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Detail of a miniature of a wild ass (onager)., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1*). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, or in red, usually with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Highlighting of