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Coat of arms (fol. 1r)
[ca. 1425]
A coat of arms with a double-headed eagle in gold and silver on a blue background. The obit above the coat of arms is that of Thomas Habtreholme "persone collegii sancti Johnannis Evangeliste Beverl" ...
Stork and flowers (fol. 11v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The lower border is decorated with a stork, a partridge-like bird, a blue daisy (purple-stemmed aster), pinks (buds) and acanthus leaves. 6-line foliate initial 'M' formed of sheaves of green hay and ...
Wagtail (fol. 20r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with a wagtail and curved acanthus leaves in various colours. 6-line foliate initial 'L'.
Two grey herons (fol. 23r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with two birds (grey herons?) fighting, a butterfly and curved acanthus leaves. 6-line foliate initial 'L'.
Waterbird and flowers (fol. 36r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with buttercups, acanthus leaves and a waterbird. 10-line foliate initial is infilled with a tulip, a strawberry flower, a pink and a white iris.
Partridge and hawk (fol. 41r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with a hawk-like bird and a partridge-like bird, buttercups, strawberry flowers and acanthus leaves. 6-line foliate initial.
Iris and birds (fol. 56r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with bird-cherry tree flowers, anemones, irises, buttercups, periwinkles, strawberry flowers, waterbirds and snails.
Pomegranates and a bird (fol. 87v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with a long-necked bird, pomegranates and curved acanthus leaves. 6-line foliate initial 'O' infilled with small red pimpernel-type flowers.
Pelican reviving her young (fol. 91r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The lower border depicts a pelican reviving its dead young with its own blood, an allegory of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The border also has acanthus leaves, pinks, a rose, a swallow, a jay and ...
Bird and flowers (fol. 94v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with acanthus leaves, pinks, a wild rose, some pink flowers and a small grey bird. 6-line foliate intial 'D'.
Waterbird and flowers (fol. 115r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with a large flower with three yellow buds, a barbed quatrefoil, and a waterbird. 7-line initial 'D' infilled with strawberries.
A bird and borage (fol. 164r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with acanthus leaves, a small bird and a borage. 7-line foliate initial 'I'.