• Cuthbert in a boat at sea, with two other men, from Chapter 11 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Ripon. Cuthbert subsequently became prior of Melrose, then prior of Lindisfarne, and went on to live as a hermit on the island of Inner Farne, off the coast of Northumberland. He was consecrated as bishop of Lindisfarne in 685 but

• Miniature of Cuthbert extinguishing a fire set by a demon, from Chapter 13 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Ripon. Cuthbert subsequently became prior of Melrose, then prior of Lindisfarne, and went on to live as a hermit on the island of Inner Farne, off the coast of Northumberland. He was consecrated as bishop of Lindisfarne in 685 but

• Miniature of Cuthbert extinguishing a fire set by a demon, from Chapter 14 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Ripon. Cuthbert subsequently became prior of Melrose, then prior of Lindisfarne, and went on to live as a hermit on the island of Inner Farne, off the coast of Northumberland. He was consecrated as bishop of Lindisfarne in 685 but

• Miniature of Cuthbert and Ecgfrith's widow being shown the city walls and fountain, from Chapter 27 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Ripon. Cuthbert subsequently became prior of Melrose, then prior of Lindisfarne, and went on to live as a hermit on the island of Inner Farne, off the coast of Northumberland. He was consecrated as bishop of Lindisfarne in 685 but

• Miniature of Cuthbert at a dining table, having a vision of a man whose soul was carried to heaven, from Chapter 34 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Ripon. Cuthbert subsequently became prior of Melrose, then prior of Lindisfarne, and went on to live as a hermit on the island of Inner Farne, off the coast of Northumberland. He was consecrated as bishop of Lindisfarne in 685 but

• Miniature of a bust of Henry VII, framed within architectural arch., Guild Book of the Barber Surgeons of York, including its ordinances

in black and red (f. 54). Guild Book of the Barber Surgeons ofYork, including its ordinances The Guild of the Barber Surgeons ofYork, made in 1486: inscription, a later copy of an earlier colophon (f. 5); its arms,

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Hymns for the vigils of the Ascension ('Eterne rex altissime'), Katherine ('Disputando vicit virgo'), and Nicholas ('Sospitate dedit egros')

include various last quarter of the 14th-century and 15th-century events, including a note of the marriage of Anne of Bohemia to Richard II, 20 Jan. [1382], the days on which Easter fell in various years ofRichard II and Henry

• Decorated initial 'N'(ecesse) and border, at the beginning of Richard Rotheram's De pluralitate beneficiorum; heraldic arms., De pluralitate beneficiorum (ends imperfectly)

1). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. De pluralitate beneficiorum (ends imperfectly) Unidentified owner, middle of the 15th century: arms of the see of Winchester, ~gules~, a sword and key crossed, ~or~ and ~argent~ (f. 1).Bought by the British

• Puzzle initials 'T'(out) and 'D'(es), and cadels, in Richard de Fournival's Medicine., Medical treatise

force' (f. 1).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753. Puzzle initials ? Richard de Fournival France(?)

• Three arches inhabited by hybrids and animals above the three text columns., Halakhical works: ~Tashbetz~ by Samson ben Tzadoq (ff. 1-30v), ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v)

ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v) Judah Cohen?, scribe?: the

• Initial word-panel, ~Ze ha-sefer~ (this is the book) with an arched frame inhabited by hybrids and animals., Halakhical works: ~Tashbetz~ by Samson ben Tzadoq (ff. 1-30v), ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v)

ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v) Judah Cohen?, scribe?: the

• Initial word included into an arched frame decorated with foliate motifs., Halakhical works: ~Tashbetz~ by Samson ben Tzadoq (ff. 1-30v), ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v)

ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v) Judah Cohen?, scribe?: the

• Detail: initial word-panel, ~Ze ha-sefer~ (this is the book) with an arched frame inhabited by hybrids and animals., Halakhical works: ~Tashbetz~ by Samson ben Tzadoq (ff. 1-30v), ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v)

ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v) Judah Cohen?, scribe?: the

• Detail: three arches inhabited by hybrids and animals above the three text columns., Halakhical works: ~Tashbetz~ by Samson ben Tzadoq (ff. 1-30v), ~Sefer ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v)

ha-Terumah~ by Baruch ben Isaac (ff. 31-43v); formulae of a marriage contract, of a release of claim on a property, of ~mezuzah~ (f. 43v), of ~tefilin~ (f. 44), and of a power of attorney (f. 44v) Judah Cohen?, scribe?: the

• Decorated initial 'H'(eri) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the sermon of Fulgentius for the feast of Stephen, at the beginning fo the Sanctorale., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Detail of an illuminated initial., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixi)., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Illuminated intial., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Decorated initials., Breviary, or Nocturnal, Cistercian Use (see Notes)

Robert of Molesme (29 April), Peter of Tarentaise (8 May), William, archbishop ofYork (8 June), Bernard of Clairvaux, with an octave (20 and 27 August), Wilfrid, archbishop ofYork (12 October), Malachi (5 November); the Litany and Canon of

• Text page., Turpin's Chronicle, in thirty-six chapters (4v-31v) with an added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 45-62), extracts relating to biblical history from the Speculum Historiale (ff. 62v-125), a chronicle of the archbishops of York from Paulinus to William Le Zouche (d. 1352) (ff. 125-159v) (index Historia Caroli Magni, De Gestis Karoli)

added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St