• 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

• Flourished initials, at the beginning of the Tabula theologie., Tabula theologie

red and blue (ff. 124v, 125, 129). Large initials in red with brown pen-flourishing, in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with

• Puzzle initial and flourished initial, at the beginning of the Tabula theologie., Tabula theologie

red and blue (ff. 124v, 125, 129). Large initials in red with brown pen-flourishing, in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with

• Diagram and coloured drawing of Tables of Consanguinity and Affinity with a king and a queen, added at the end of the Tabula theologie., Tabula theologie

red and blue (ff. 124v, 125, 129). Large initials in red with brown pen-flourishing, in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

quartered grounds in blue and rose with white line decoration and outlined in black. Black hairlines with their bases tinted a bright green protrude from the corners. On f. 5r the voids within the initial W are blue with 'barley

• 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

• 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