• 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

• Illuminated initials 'T'(his) and 'R'(irste) at the beginning of a treatise on the rights of the Marshall during wartime., One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime

the rights of the Marshall during wartime. Large initials in gold on blue and pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of

• Detail of coloured initials., Regula sancti Benedicti (ff. 1-26v), and other related works

Detail of coloured initials. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 29). Small initials alternately red or blue, a few of them with penwork decoration in brown. Regula sancti Benedicti (ff. 1-26v), and other related works Charles Burney

• Detail of decorated initials., Regula sancti Benedicti (ff. 1-26v), and other related works

Detail of decorated initials. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 29). Small initials alternately red or blue, a few of them with penwork decoration in brown. Regula sancti Benedicti (ff. 1-26v), and other related works Charles Burney

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of a metrical version of the Psalms in Middle English., The Psalms in English verse (the Surtees Society version), with parallel Latin, and Latin prayers

red and blue with penwork decoration in yellow and red, and red and blue pen-flourishing at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 158). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration in red and red and blue pen-flourishing

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

2 mm. In red: Latin lines in first text; one-line initials until f. 51; red 'titles' in margin. One three-line blue initial with red flourishes on f. 3r. Not medieval. Size: 215 x 135 mm. Covered in brown leather mitred

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Three-line blue initials with red penwork extending into border. Red and blue paraphs. Item 4: four/five-line initial A in blue as before. Red and blue paraphs. Two-line blue initials with red penwork. Item 5: fourteen-line initial I in blue with

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

squiggles. Two-line blue initials with extending red penwork decorate the manuscript until f. 70v where there is also a change of ink but not a change of scribe. Later texts: eg. f. 71r three-line blue initial and blue paraphs, f.

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

blue and red initial with red pen-work decoration around the letter giving rise to a full border in blue and red. Red and blue paraphs. Two-line blue initials with red penwork extensions. Text 2 - title in red. Two-line

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

red preceded by blue paraph marks. Alternately blue on red and red on b lue. Recto folios - oxidised red paraphs suggesting the use of a different base. One-line blue initials with red penwork and red with blue before stanzas.

• 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

• 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."

• 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