• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Digby 102 / Piers Plowman, C version

of passus are 2-line initials in blue with red flourishing. Lines written as prose with red virgules to mark individual lines. Flourished Initials: Initial letters at beginnings of passus are 2-line initials in blue with red flourishing. Lines written as

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud misc. 581 / Piers Plowman, B version

passus are 3-5-line initials in blue with red flourishing. Other Names (not owners): Ralph Coppinger; T. Long of Dorchester; John Thynne. Nicholas Brigham. Flourished Initials: Initial letters at beginnings of passus are 3-5-line initials in blue with red flourishing. Further

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Douce 104 / Piers Plowman, C version

Flourished Initials: 3-line decorated initials at passus beginnings, blue with red background. Other Names (not owners): None. Arms of Sir James Ley (1550-1628/9). Flourished Initials: 3-line decorated initials at passus beginnings, blue with red background. Further Information: Pearsall and Scott

• USA, New Haven, CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library MS Osborn fa.45 / Piers Plowman (fragment)

initial, two lines high, blue ink, with red penwork flourishing; penwork extends into the margin for most of the height of the page. Latin tags and headings in red. Flourished Initials: One initial, two lines high, blue ink, with red

• Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 851 / Piers Plowman

Manuscript Description Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 851 Title: Piers Plowman Author: Langland Contents: Walter Map, De Nugis Curialum, anthology of Latin poems, Piers Plowman Z text with C continuation. Language: English and Latin Datable: Fratri Iohanni Monacho de

• Cambridge, Cambridge University Library MS Dd.4.24 / Canterbury Tales

Marks: Blue or red paraphs precede the names of the Pilgrims in the General Prologue. Alternating blue and red paraphs beside glosses which extend down the left edge of the gloss in a double tail. Flourished Initials: 2-4-line blue lombard

• Scotland, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates' MS 18.1.7. / Mirrour of the Blessed Life

red, orange, blue, green, pink and illuminated gold Historiated Initials: e.g. folio 9r, pink lion's or grotesque's head inside letter Illuminated Initials: blue, green, pink on illuminated ground, white highlighting Miniatures: full-page, e.g., folio 5v Paragraph Marks: alternating blue with

• Cambridge, Cambridge University Library MS Ii.3.26 / Canterbury Tales

preceded by either a blue paraph with red flourishing or gold paraph with grey-green flourishing; usually just the name of the pilgrim with no preceding definite article. Title by Scribe: First folio missing. Paragraph Marks: Blue with red flourishing and

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Arch. Selden B.14 / Canterbury Tales

border. Borders: Blue, magenta, deep pink, green white gold; orange is used in some borders. Illuminated Initials: Same colours as borders, richly illuminated for some prologues and tales; 2-line illuminated capitals define other divisions of text. Paragraph Marks: Blue with

• Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, McClean 182 / Regiment of Princes

scribe. Paragraph Marks: Each stanza preceded by alternating blue with red pen flourishing or red with pale blue flourishing in same patterns but just tiny tendrils from left corners. Flourished Initials: 4-line blue lombard initials with red penwork flourishing. Other

• Oxford, New College MS 326 / Confessio Amantis

by a much later hand (19th c?). Flourished Initials: On f1 4-line blue initial with red penwork and a gold lion rampant drawn inside the letter (O). 2-line blue initials with red penwork forming box around run through the manuscript.

• Cambridge, St John's College B.12 (34) / Confessio Amantis

One illuminated initial with full bar border on f1. Flourished Initials: 2- to 3-line blue initials with red pen flourishing, smaller divisions marked by one-line plain blue or red initials. Other Names (not owners): Back pastedown, 16th c. 'I Baynorde'

• England, York, University of York, Borthwick Institute for Archives, Add. 196 / Piers Plowman, AC hybrid

Latin lines; initials touched with red in some sections. Flourished Initials: 10-line red and blue initial on f1; thereafter plain 2-line red initials (sometimes in blue instead, eg ff55v, 65v). Other Names (not owners): Added lines at end plus initials

• Oxford, New College MS 314 / Canterbury Tales

initial letters, red underlining Running Titles: In red on recto and verso preceded by blue paraphs Paragraph Marks: Blue paraphs precede running titles. Flourished Initials: 2-line blue lombard initials and minimal red penwork decoration Other Names (not owners): At the

• London, British Library MS Harley 1239 / Troilus; Canterbury Tales

gold, blue dark red. Paragraph Marks: Blue and red paraphs mark stanzas in Troilus. Black simple paraphs mark the stanzas in Man of Law's Prologue and Tale, Clerk's Tale and Franklin's Tale.. Flourished Initials: Lombard initials unadorned in alternating blue

• USA, Chicago, University of Chicago, Regenstein Library MS 564 / Canterbury Tales

numerous marginal names and references to authorities. Running Titles: None Paragraph Marks: Alternating red and blue paraphs in the Tale of Melibeus. Flourished Initials: Blue Lombard initials with red pen-work flourishing Other Names (not owners): Several folios have the faint

• Europe, Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale MS 4862-9 / Astrolabe

red or blue initials with red infill and flourishing extending into margin. Other Names (not owners): Seymour notes its ownership unknown before given to Library in the 18th century. Flourished Initials: Sub-headings begin with 3-line red or blue initials with

• London, Lambeth Palace Library MS 491, Part 1 / Brut, Siege of Jerusalem, Awntyrs of Arthure

for example 'The Kynges of Coloyne'. Paragraph Marks: Red and occasionally blue. Red rhyme markers in verse texts. Flourished Initials: Plain red 2-line lombard initials, sometimes alternating with blue. Other Names (not owners): In the lower margin of f232 'Right

• London, British Library MS Harley 4999 / Statutes of the Realm

a bolder and larger display script. Paragraph Marks: Alternate red and blue before running titles, folio numbers, headings, and before the initial of each sentence. Flourished Initials: 2-line blue Lombard initials with red flourishing. Other Names (not owners): Old shelfmark

• London, British Library MS Additional 25718 / Canterbury Tales

by red paraphs. Paragraph Marks: Red and blue Flourished Initials: Blue flourished with red ink to indicate divisions in the text. Other Names (not owners): On f1r is 'Dorthe Borothe'. Flourished Initials: Blue flourished with red ink to indicate divisions