• 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

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(pres) of the Emperor John enthroned, with a courtier and a messenger, who points to the lower part of the initial that extends into the margin, where John's knights are assaulting two men., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

initial 'A'(pres) of the Emperor John enthroned, with a courtier and a messenger, who points to the lower part of the initial that extends into the margin, where John's knights are assaulting two men. 25 historiated initials, with zoomorphic extensions

• Text page with the continuation of the text of the indenture., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Historiated initial 'T'(his) of the manuscript in use at a ceremony, and a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(his) of the manuscript in use at a ceremony., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster, with a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(his) of Henry VII giving the manuscript to the monks of Westminster, with a full bar border with the arms of England., Quadripartite Indenture for Henry VII's Chapel

od St Peter, Westminster, agreement between Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, and John Islipp, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, and the monks of Westminster Abbey, made on 16 July 1504: the beginning of

• Miniature of John, holding a palm, and a crowned elder, from Revelation 7:13; miniature of seven angels with trumpets, and another angel holding a golden cense, from Revelations 8:1-3., Apocalypse (Revelation)

of John, holding a palm, and a crowned elder, from Revelation 7:13; miniature of seven angels with trumpets, and another angel holding a golden cense, from Revelations 8:1-3. Manuscript mentioned in Yates Thompson Appendix 52-54.Glossed French prose.ff. i-iv are paper

• Decorated initials 'KL' with pen-flourishing for the month of May in the calendar., Register of St Mary's of Crich

24th year of the reign of Edward III (r. 1327-77) and includes charters dated until at least 1368.Numerous names including John Waleys and William de Wakebrug. For a more detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808. Initials in blue with

• Miniature of an angel showing John a vision of the fall of Babylon, from Revelation 18., Apocalypse (Revelation)

an angel showing John a vision of the fall of Babylon, from Revelation 18. Manuscript mentioned in Yates Thompson Appendix 52-54.Glossed French prose.ff. i-iv are paper flyleaves. 1 large historiated initial, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours and

• Detail of a miniature of an angel showing John a vision of the fall of Babylon, from Revelation 18., Apocalypse (Revelation)

of an angel showing John a vision of the fall of Babylon, from Revelation 18. Manuscript mentioned in Yates Thompson Appendix 52-54.Glossed French prose.ff. i-iv are paper flyleaves. 1 large historiated initial, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours

• Miniature of John, holding a palm, and a crowned elder, from Revelation 7:13; miniature of seven angels with trumpets, and another angel holding a golden cense, from Revelations 8:1-3; miniature of the first angel who sounded the trumpet, and hail and fire burning the earth, from Revelation 8:7., Apocalypse (Revelation)

of John, holding a palm, and a crowned elder, from Revelation 7:13; miniature of seven angels with trumpets, and another angel holding a golden cense, from Revelations 8:1-3; miniature of the first angel who sounded the trumpet, and hail and

• Decorated initial 'S' (epe et multum) at the beginning of Cicero's De inventione, Book I, with ownership inscriptions for Thomas Cranmer (Thomas Cantuarien[sis]) and Lumley., De inventione (index Rhetorica)

Decorated initial 'S' (epe et multum) at the beginning of Cicero's De inventione, Book I, with ownership inscriptions for Thomas Cranmer (Thomas Cantuarien[sis]) and Lumley. 1 large puzzle initial in red, blue, green, and yellow with foliate motifs, at

• Calendar page for January, with marginal scenes, including the water carrier, Aquarius., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

Calendar page for January, with marginal scenes, including the water carrier, Aquarius. The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts

• Double-page with a historiated initial 'A'(d) with a monkey standing on a dog, and full borders, in the Book of Hours., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

Double-page with a historiated initial 'A'(d) with a monkey standing on a dog, and full borders, in the Book of Hours. The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution

• Puzzle initial 'E'(t) with pen-flourished decoration and marginal diagram at the beginning of book 3 of Geber's 'De astronomia'., A collection of astronomical and mathematical treatises and tables, including Abd-al-Rahman al-Sufi's catalogue of stars (ff. 1v-6v), Geber's 'De astronomia', in the Latin translation by Gerard of Cremona (ff. 8-84v) and commentary on Ptolemy's Almagesta (ff. 85-123), Jordanus's 'Liber phylotegni de triangulis' (ff. 123-130), Wallingford's 'Tractatus Albionis' (ff. 140-157), astrological tables (ff. 157-164), Al-Zarkali's 'Opus astrolabii' (index Saphea), in Latin translation possibly by William the Englishman (ff. 165-173), and Boethius's 'De institutione musica', extract (ff. 175r-v)

(b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton: acquired by him from the library of John Dee in 1625 (see Watson 1966; Wright 1972). Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1722), 3rd baronet and grandson of the

• Miniature of the Flight into Egypt, with an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of a mourner, and a bas-de-page scene of the Entombment of Christ, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

Miniature of the Flight into Egypt, with an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of a mourner, and a bas-de-page scene of the Entombment of Christ, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin. The manuscript was severely damaged

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in

• null, Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders')

The manuscript was severely damaged by flood in 1846; access to it is therefore highly restricted, but high-resolution digital images can be made available in the Manuscripts Reading Room at the British Library for study purposes. 24 scenes in