• Excised initial with a partial foliate border, at the beginning of book 5., Siege of Troy (the Troy Book)

book 5. Includes the Siege of Troy or the Troy Book, John Lydgate's (b. c.1370, d. 1449/50?) translation of Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally commissioned by Prince Henry on 31 October 1412, and presented to him as

• Detail of an excised initial with a partial foliate border, at the beginning of book 5., Siege of Troy (the Troy Book)

beginning of book 5. Includes the Siege of Troy or the Troy Book, John Lydgate's (b. c.1370, d. 1449/50?) translation of Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally commissioned by Prince Henry on 31 October 1412, and presented to

• Illuminated initial 'O'(migty) at the beginning of Book 1, with a partial foliate border., Siege of Troy (the Troy Book)

partial foliate border. Includes the Siege of Troy or the Troy Book, John Lydgate's (b. c.1370, d. 1449/50?) translation of Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally commissioned by Prince Henry on 31 October 1412, and presented to him

• Excised miniature with a foliate border., Siege of Troy (the Troy Book)

the Siege of Troy or the Troy Book, John Lydgate's (b. c.1370, d. 1449/50?) translation of Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally commissioned by Prince Henry on 31 October 1412, and presented to him as Henry V, in

• Page with excised miniature; and an illuminated initial 'O'(migty) at the beginning of Book 1, with a partial foliate border., Siege of Troy (the Troy Book)

1, with a partial foliate border. Includes the Siege of Troy or the Troy Book, John Lydgate's (b. c.1370, d. 1449/50?) translation of Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally commissioned by Prince Henry on 31 October 1412, and

• Initial 'C'(um) in blue with red pen-flourishing., Miscellany of Middle English Verse containing: 'Cato Major' and 'Parvis Cato' by Benedict Burgh (ff. 3-30), 'Proverbs of Old Philosophers' (ff. 30-40), and 'Destruction of Jerusalem' ('Titus and Vespasian') (ff. 40v-127)

Vespasian') (ff. 40v-127) Added text, 15th century: excerpt from the 'Libro Bruti' (f. 127v).John Penyngton, 15th century: inscribed with 'Master John Penyngton schole master of Worcestur ys possessed of thys booke' (f. 2v).John Bland, 16th century: inscribed with his name

• Initial 'L'(esteneth) in red at the beginning of 'Destruction of Jerusalem'., Miscellany of Middle English Verse containing: 'Cato Major' and 'Parvis Cato' by Benedict Burgh (ff. 3-30), 'Proverbs of Old Philosophers' (ff. 30-40), and 'Destruction of Jerusalem' ('Titus and Vespasian') (ff. 40v-127)

Vespasian') (ff. 40v-127) Added text, 15th century: excerpt from the 'Libro Bruti' (f. 127v).John Penyngton, 15th century: inscribed with 'Master John Penyngton schole master of Worcestur ys possessed of thys booke' (f. 2v).John Bland, 16th century: inscribed with his name

• Text pages with ink drawings in the lower margin, including a decorated catchword and the monogram of the scribe John Clement., Secretum secretorum

a decorated catchword and the monogram of the scribe John Clement. Initials alternately red or blue. Decorative catchwords include fish, heraldic arms (f. 9v), and humans. Secretum secretorum Written by John Clement: his colophon 'Explicit liber Aristotelis de secretis Secretorum.

• Drawing of John Chrysostom, a fFather of the Greek church, and decorated initials., Hymns and prayers, preceded by extracts from the Fathers, and followed by other prayers, imperfect

of John Chrysostom, a fFather of the Greek church, and decorated initials. 4 drawings in pen with colour washes of standing Fathers, three holding scrolls (ff. 13, 18v, 20, 21v). 7 simple headpieces in brown, with some penwork decoration, one

• Illuminated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours

• Illuminated initials 'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours and gold

• Illuminated initials 'A's in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

'A's in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours and gold

• Illuminated initial 'G'(od) at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

at the beginning of John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours

• Illuminated initials 'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers., Secrets of Philosophers

'A' in John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh's Secrets of the Philosophers. Steele suggests that the manuscript may be connected with Margaret, duchess of Burgundy (b. 1446, d. 1503), Yorkist matriarch and mediator. 1 3-sided foliate border in colours and gold

• Miniature of John the Baptist with an angel, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including hybrid and human figures, at the beginning of the Hours of John the Baptist., Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face

Miniature of John the Baptist with an angel, decorated initial 'D'(omine) and foliate borders including hybrid and human figures, at the beginning of the Hours of John the Baptist. 7 full-page miniatures with large initials (3 lines) in blue on

• Decorated initial., Commentary on the Ethics of Aristotle

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Detail of text page., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

(f. 5).Inscribed, 16th century: 'Margret Denton' (f. 66v).Inscribed 16th century: 'John St. John (f. 109v).Many 16th/17th century names written on ff. 263-263v, including: Harry Morley, Alys Morley, Alys St. John, Richard Lumley, Margret Grey, George Mordaune, Thomas Lathamm, and Anothie

• Historiated initial with the Ascension of Christ with the Virgin and the apostles, at the beginning of the text., Acts of the Apostles, James, Peter I and II, John I-III, Jude, Revelation (index Apocalypse), with gloss

each main section except Jude (Ascension (f. 1), James (f. 59), Peter (ff. 68, 77v), John with an open book (f. 83v, 94, 100), John with a scroll (f. 94)). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other

• Calligraphic initial 'A'(nd)., Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases

English or Latin phrases John Scottowe (d. 1607), calligrapher and schoolmaster, writing master of Norwich: inscribed 'per me Johannem Scottowe' on a banderolle next to the letter 'J' (f. 9) (see also Backhouse 1976).Elizabeth and John Dawtry: inscribed with their

• Calligraphic initial 'B'(eloved)., Alphabet book, with English or Latin phrases

English or Latin phrases John Scottowe (d. 1607), calligrapher and schoolmaster, writing master of Norwich: inscribed 'per me Johannem Scottowe' on a banderolle next to the letter 'J' (f. 9) (see also Backhouse 1976).Elizabeth and John Dawtry: inscribed with their