• Decorated initials and borders, with angels supporting heraldic arms., Account of the Norman noblemen who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066; a treatise on Elizabethan heraldry and genealogy; and an account on the Court of Queen Elizabeth

large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 32). Smaller and small decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials also in gold on red or blue grounds. Line fillers decorated in gold on red, blue, or green grounds,

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a prisoner seeking sanctuary from monks., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

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ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a castle flanked by grotesques., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a miniature of a mermaid and merman with bow and arrow in the border of the folio., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of medallion scenes within the lower border of the folio., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Text page., Part leaf of a noted Missal with part of the text for Holy Saturday including the Canticle of Moses

Text page. ff. 69-72 are fragments from the same manuscript as Stowe 1061 f. 125. Musical notation in many fragments.Mostly removed from bindings.ff. 1-21v; 24-47v; 51-57v; 61-63v; 65; 67-68v; 73 are various fragments, including of the Laws of Alfred

• Decorated initial 'T'(enebrosa) with foliate patterns and highlighted display script at the beginning of Homily VI., In Ezechielem

Initials outlined in red, blue or green with penwork decoration in zoomorphic (e. g. ff. 38, 85v) and/or foliate patterns on coloured background, at the beginning of each homily. Display capitals highlighted in red and blue. Rubrics in red and

• Initial 'M'(emoratis with zoomorphic and foliate decoration at the beginning of Homily V of the last ten homilies., In Ezechielem

Initials outlined in red, blue or green with penwork decoration in zoomorphic (e. g. ff. 38, 85v) and/or foliate patterns on coloured background, at the beginning of each homily. Display capitals highlighted in red and blue. Rubrics in red and

• Decorated initials 'd'(ilectissimo) and 'D'(ei omnipotentis) at the beginning of Gregory's epistle to Marinium and Homily I., In Ezechielem

Initials outlined in red, blue or green with penwork decoration in zoomorphic (e. g. ff. 38, 85v) and/or foliate patterns on coloured background, at the beginning of each homily. Display capitals highlighted in red and blue. Rubrics in red and

• Initial 'Q'(uia) with zoomorphic and foliate decoration at the beginning of Homily I of the last ten homilies., In Ezechielem

Initials outlined in red, blue or green with penwork decoration in zoomorphic (e. g. ff. 38, 85v) and/or foliate patterns on coloured background, at the beginning of each homily. Display capitals highlighted in red and blue. Rubrics in red and

• null, Enarrationes in Psalmos (volume 1)

at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, initials in green with penwork decoration in red or blue, initials in purple with penwork decoration in red or/and green, some with the penwork

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at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, initials in green with penwork decoration in red or blue, initials in purple with penwork decoration in red or/and green, some with the penwork

• Inhabited initial 'B'(eatus) with dragons and griffins, at the beginning of the commentary to Psalm 1., Enarrationes in Psalmos (volume 1)

at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, initials in green with penwork decoration in red or blue, initials in purple with penwork decoration in red or/and green, some with the penwork

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at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red with penwork decoration in blue, initials in green with penwork decoration in red or blue, initials in purple with penwork decoration in red or/and green, some with the penwork

• Detail of marginal drawing of a man., Domesday book (ends imperfectly)

62, 66, 70, 72, 77v, 78, 79v, 81v, 82).date checked JH Large and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved designs. Domesday book (ends imperfectly) The Cistercian abbey of St Mary,

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Ovid's Metamorphosisis., Metamorphoses, with commentary

3). Large initial in blue with reserved lines and red pen-flourishing at the beginning of each subsequent book (ff. 15v, 29v, 41v, 54v, 65v, 77, 91, 105v, 118v, 130, 143, 153, 168v, 182). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or

• Historiated initial 'C'(um) depicting a tonsured master teaching tonsured pupils, at the beginning of the prologue to the commentary on Matthew., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing, or red with purple flourishing. Paraphs alternately blue or red. Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217),

• Ownership inscriptions, the first dated 1403, the second dated 1757., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing, or red with purple flourishing. Paraphs alternately blue or red. Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217),

• Illuminated initial 'S'(enior) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on III John., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing, or red with purple flourishing. Paraphs alternately blue or red. Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217),