• Ink drawing of head of a knight in profile., Chronicle of England in French verse to 1307 (ff. 1-129)

Edward I's rights in Scotland (ff.129-37);The Prophecies of Merlin (ff. 137v-139);The letter of Prester John (ff.140v-145);Extracts from the Legenda Aurea of Jacobus de Voragine (ff. 145v-147). Rubrics in red. Initials in red and brown, some decorated with ink drawings of

• Decorated initial 'P', with a rabbit., Statutes of Henry III and Edward I and law tracts

are a fragment of an indulgence from Clement [VI] to John [Arcber], rector of Ketlebergh [Kettleburgh, co. Suff.], Norwich diocese (see Warner and Gilson 1921).Formerly stitched to f. 8 but now attached to a paper leaf after f. 7 is

• Historiated initial 'L'(egendas) of Guido de Castris as a Benedictine abbot with a book and crosier, with a partial border containing two fighting men, at the beginning of the prologue., Sanctilogium

or hybrids, at the beginning of books. Initials in red with purple pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Sanctilogium John Whethamstede, abbot of St. Albans (1420-1440 and 1452-1464), given by him to the Benedictine priory of St Amphibaldus in

• Initial with cadel decoration with face, among music staves., Fragment from an Antiphonary

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled for historical purposes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). A number of drawings and printed book fragments were transferred from the volume to

• Text page with the explicit of Guido de Castris's Sanctilogium., Sanctilogium

or hybrids, at the beginning of books. Initials in red with purple pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Sanctilogium John Whethamstede, abbot of St. Albans (1420-1440 and 1452-1464), given by him to the Benedictine priory of St Amphibaldus in

• Illuminated initial 'A'(dventus) at the beginning of book 14., Sanctilogium

or hybrids, at the beginning of books. Initials in red with purple pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Sanctilogium John Whethamstede, abbot of St. Albans (1420-1440 and 1452-1464), given by him to the Benedictine priory of St Amphibaldus in

• Illuminated initial 'P'(rima) at the beginning of book 11., Sanctilogium

or hybrids, at the beginning of books. Initials in red with purple pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Sanctilogium John Whethamstede, abbot of St. Albans (1420-1440 and 1452-1464), given by him to the Benedictine priory of St Amphibaldus in

• Coloured initial with pen-flourished decoration., Fragment with text of Psalm 126:1-6

of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled for historical purposes by the bookseller and antiquary John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716). A number of drawings and printed book fragments were transferred from the volume to

• Miniature of Mark, with his symbol, the lion, and a miniature of John, with his symbol, the eagle., La somme le roi, with Gospels and the Complainte de Notre Dame

the lion, and a miniature of John, with his symbol, the eagle. Includes the ~Somme le roi~, a manual of moral instruction, composed in 1279-80, at the request of King Philip III of France (1270-1285) by Laurent d'Orleans, the king's

• Framed initial 'B' with full foliate border and shield lacking arms., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6612.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 171.Charles

• Framed initial 'C' with foliate half border., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6612.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, appraised in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 171.Charles

• Coloured drawing of the Trinity at the beginning of the text., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Trinity at the beginning of the text. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church

• Coloured drawing of the Original Sin, with Adam and Eve on either side of the tree., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Original Sin, with Adam and Eve on either side of the tree. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f.

• Coloured drawing of God standing before ?Adam., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of God standing before ?Adam. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought to have

• Coloured drawing of the Betrayal with Judas kissing Christ and soldiers standing by., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Betrayal with Judas kissing Christ and soldiers standing by. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem

• Coloured drawing of Christ before the High Priest Caiaphas., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of Christ before the High Priest Caiaphas. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought

• Coloured drawing of Christ before Herod., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of Christ before Herod. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought to have been

• Coloured drawing of Christ before Pilate., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of Christ before Pilate. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought to have been

• Coloured drawing of the Flagellation., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Flagellation. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought to have been found

• Coloured drawing of the Carrying of the Cross., Passion poem

Coloured drawing of the Carrying of the Cross. 10 marginal coloured drawings (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 6v, 7v, 9, 10, 11v, 14v, 15v). Initial in red with brown penwork decoration (f. 1). Passion poem Sancreed church (Cornwall): thought to