• Text page with initials, rubric and chronological dates in the margin., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Text page with initials, rubric and chronological dates in the margin. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff. 216-224);Willelmus de Rubruk (index William de

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the Polychronicon and ownership inscription of Symonis Bozoun., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the Polychronicon and ownership inscription of Symonis Bozoun. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff.

• Initial 'B'(onefacius) with decoration, small initials and rubric; chronological dates with numbering for the Polychronicon in the margin., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Initial 'B'(onefacius) with decoration, small initials and rubric; chronological dates with numbering for the Polychronicon in the margin. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium

• Historiated initial 'O'(mnium) with a man with shield and spear combined with a full foliate border with acanthus leaves, grotesques and a youth playing music on a viola., Commentary on Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium

Historiated initial 'O'(mnium) with a man with shield and spear combined with a full foliate border with acanthus leaves, grotesques and a youth playing music on a viola. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of

• Detail of historiated initial 'O'(mnium) with a soldier holding a shield and spear at the beginning of the text., Commentary on Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium

Detail of historiated initial 'O'(mnium) with a soldier holding a shield and spear at the beginning of the text. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with

• Detail of a metal point drawing of two hooded figures addressing a third one wearing an ermine collar., Commentary on Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium

Detail of a metal point drawing of two hooded figures addressing a third one wearing an ermine collar. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with two

• Detail of a metal point drawing of a figure playing the bagpipes., Commentary on Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium

Detail of a metal point drawing of a figure playing the bagpipes. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with two figures conversing (f. 13), two bust-length

• Detail of a historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a man wearing an ermine collar., Commentary on Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium

Detail of a historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a man wearing an ermine collar. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with two figures conversing (f. 13), two

• Note by Sozomeno at the end of the text., Commentary on Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium

Note by Sozomeno at the end of the text. Catchwords written horizontally. 9 marginal drawings in metal point: head of a man with pointing hand (f. 10v), medallion with two figures conversing (f. 13), two bust-length hooded figures addressing

• One large initial 'P'(er) with penwork decoration at the beginning of extract from Augustine's Retractationes and one large initial 'O'(mnis) with stems and foliate motifs at the beginning of Augustine's De Genesi ad litteram, both followed by display script., Excerpt from Retractationes (f. 1); De Genesi ad litteram (ff. 1-126); De situ orbis Jerusalem (ff. 126-127)

1-126); De situ orbis Jerusalem (ff. 126-127) Busleyden College, Leuven (index Louvain), 16th/17th century: inscribed 'Liber collegii Buslidiani' (f. 2). John Chamberlayne (b. 1666, d. 1723), son of Edward Chamberlayne (b. 1616, d. 1703): his sale of his library conducted

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xcellentissimo) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the 'Itinerarium ad partes orientalis'., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Puzzle initial 'E'(xcellentissimo) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the 'Itinerarium ad partes orientalis'. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium (ff.

• Puzzle initial 'L'(ibrum) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the prologue of Marco Polo's travels., Polychronicon (to 1327); Expugnatio Hibernia; travel writings, historical and religious texts (see Notes below for detailed contents)

Puzzle initial 'L'(ibrum) with pen-flourishing and partial border at the beginning of the prologue of Marco Polo's travels. Detailed contents:Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon (ff. 3-165);Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernia (ff. 166-194);Jacques de Vitry, Historia Orientalis (ff. 195-215);Odoricus de Pordenone, Itinerarium

• Bas-de-page scene of St Edwards giving a ring to John the Evangelist. The caption reads, 'Cy seint Edward dona un anel a iohan le ewangelist'., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')

Edwards giving a ring to John the Evangelist. The caption reads, 'Cy seint Edward dona un anel a iohan le ewangelist'. The style and subject, especially the many bas-de-page narratives ranging from romance and fabliau to biblical and hagiographic material,

• Miniature of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket at the beginning of his suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum, imperfect (see Notes)

suffrage. Subjects of the miniatures: Standing Christ and two angels (f. 15v), John the Baptist (f. 26v), the martyrdom of Thomas Becket (f. 28v), Christopher (f. 30v), Anne, the Virgin and Child (f. 32v), Catherine (f. 34v), Barbara (f. 36v),