• Ink drawings of an autalops (antelope) with its horns caught in a shrub, an onocentaur, a hedgehog, a fox feigning death in order to catch birds, and a unicorn resting its head in the lap of a virgin, being pursued by a man with a spear., Bestiary

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Decorated foliate initial 'C', and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Statues., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 14 Henry VI in chronological order

Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) in the form of a hybrid with a woman's head and a winged body, with border formed by text and penwork decoration, at the beginning of Alain de Lille's De planctu naturae., De planctu naturae

and penwork decoration, at the beginning of Alain de Lille's De planctu naturae. ff. 35v-36 is a 13th-century copy of a poem on the nature of the world. 1 partial border made up of text on coloured background and penwork

• Flourished initial 'Q'(ua)., Miscellany of historical and romantic works, including Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), Apollonius of Tyre

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Flourished initial 'F'(uit)., Miscellany of historical and romantic works, including Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum), Apollonius of Tyre

1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House, near Buckingham.Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham

• Decorated initials 'L'(iber), 'F'(uit), and 'H'(abuit)., Historia Scholastica, imperfect; and chronological digest (ff. 267-272v)

Villedary', f. [ii].The chronology includes a listing of the the dukes of Normandy and kings of England to Henry the younger, son of Henry II (b. 1170, d. 1183), and to the dukes of Normandy in Apulia (f. 270v). Initials

• Full page miniature of Matthew writing at a desk with his symbol holding a scroll above, and arches prepared for a canon table with birds., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

for a miniature of Mark writing with his symbol, and the beginning of his Gospel (f. 72v). 3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v,

• Unfinished initials 'Q'(uoniam) and 'F'(uit) sketched in pencil with foliate decoration and an animal's head, at the beginning of Luke., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

for a miniature of Mark writing with his symbol, and the beginning of his Gospel (f. 72v). 3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v,

• Historiated illuminated initials of William, archbishop of Sens, holding a book and Peter Comestor, in a monk's habit, and of Christ blessing, with decoration extending into a partial border, at the beginning of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica., Historia scholastica, Historia actuum apostolorum (ff. 166-191)

of William, archbishop of Sens, holding a book and Peter Comestor, in a monk's habit, and of Christ blessing, with decoration extending into a partial border, at the beginning of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica. The author of the section

• Historiated illuminated initials of a seated prophet Daniel and of king Nebuchadnezzar at a banquet seeing writing on a scroll, at the beginning of the history of Daniel., Historia scholastica, Historia actuum apostolorum (ff. 166-191)

Historiated illuminated initials of a seated prophet Daniel and of king Nebuchadnezzar at a banquet seeing writing on a scroll, at the beginning of the history of Daniel. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uarta) of God appearing to Moses, with a dragon extender., Historia scholastica, Historia actuum apostolorum (ff. 166-191)

Historiated initial 'Q'(uarta) of God appearing to Moses, with a dragon extender. The author of the section of acts by Peter of Poitiers, according to this manuscript: see discussion Gameson 2008. 3 historiated initials in gold and colours, and partial

• Decorated initials and music in a fragment of a Missal for Quinquagesima, Fragment of a Missal with antiphons and readings for Quinquagesima and Ephiphany (ther proper order is ff. 85, 1, 2, 86)

2v); notes of the birth of Helen Bromley, 25 July, 1583, and Elizabeth Bromley, 5 November 1584 (pasted on f. 87).Christopher Davye: inscribed (f. 86). Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos, of Stowe House,

• Miniature of Saint Louis and his mother, in Le Sacre de Claude de France., Le Sacre de Claude de France

France Description of the coronation of Claude de France in St-Denis in 1517.Philippe, Comte de Béthune (d. 1649): binding with his arms.? Thomas Astle (b. 1735, d. 1803), archivist and collector of books and manuscripts: inscribed title of the manuscript

• Miniature of Claude de France, accompanied by women of the Old Testament, and decorated initial 'T'(outes), in Le Sacre de Claude de France., Le Sacre de Claude de France

France Description of the coronation of Claude de France in St-Denis in 1517.Philippe, Comte de Béthune (d. 1649): binding with his arms.? Thomas Astle (b. 1735, d. 1803), archivist and collector of books and manuscripts: inscribed title of the manuscript

• Miniature of the church mass for the coronation of Claude de France, and decorated initial 'P'(uis), in Le Sacre de Claude de France., Le Sacre de Claude de France

France Description of the coronation of Claude de France in St-Denis in 1517.Philippe, Comte de Béthune (d. 1649): binding with his arms.? Thomas Astle (b. 1735, d. 1803), archivist and collector of books and manuscripts: inscribed title of the manuscript

• Canon tables with birds., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

for a miniature of Mark writing with his symbol, and the beginning of his Gospel (f. 72v). 3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v,

• Canon tables., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

for a miniature of Mark writing with his symbol, and the beginning of his Gospel (f. 72v). 3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v,

• Canon tables with birds., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

for a miniature of Mark writing with his symbol, and the beginning of his Gospel (f. 72v). 3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v,

• Canon tables with storks., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

for a miniature of Mark writing with his symbol, and the beginning of his Gospel (f. 72v). 3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v,

• Unfinished canon tables with ducks and dragons., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

for a miniature of Mark writing with his symbol, and the beginning of his Gospel (f. 72v). 3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v,