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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 11 |
| Hugh | 2 |
| Hugh of Saint-Victor (1096?-1141) | 2 |
| Anselm Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury (1033-1109) | 1 |
| Baron Brotherton | 1 |
| Bede the Venerable, Saint (673-735) | 1 |
| Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint | 1 |
| Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint (1153) | 1 |
| Bonaventura | 1 |
| Bonaventura Saint, Cardinal (1217-1274) | 1 |
Thistles, pears and periwinkles (fol. 154v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The border is decorated with pink thistles, periwinkles, pears and curved acanthus leaves. There is a 2-line initial 'A' in blue and red on a gold ground, and there are 1-line intials in gold on blue ...
Tulips (fol. 188v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The border is decorated with yellow tulips, campanulas and curved acanthus leaves. 2-line initials 'E' in blue and red on gold grounds, and 1-line intials 'A' in gold on blue and red grounds. Line-fil...
Initial 'M' (fol. 130r)
[ca. 1450-1500]
Initial 'M', halved in red and blue, with a white outline, infilled with curved foliage in blue, green, and red. Pasted in from another (13th-century?) manuscript.
Cest le liure des fays des Romains conpille en[sem]ble de la [...]uste et de suetoyne et du lucain [...]
[1440-1460]
The outer columns of text on ff. 6-10 are lacking. Columns are numbered with modern pencil throughout, 1-975. Decoration: 6-line incipit initial 'A' in red and green, decorated with red pen-orname...
Death on horseback (fol. 137v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Death, represented as a black skeleton on a horse with red horns, sharp teeth and a long red tongue, rides out of trees to attack a group of frightened men
Decorated initial (fol. 49r)
[ca. 1140-1160]
Large red/blue initial 'I' decorated with green. Head title 'EPISTOLA IACOBI' in red capitals.
Genealogical tables (image 26)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Part of the genealogical network or tree that follows throughout the manuscript, names written within red circles. Several initials in gold on blue/red backgrounds with white penwork ornament.
Genealogical tables (image 34)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Part of the genealogical network or tree that follows throughout the manuscript, names written within red circles. Several initials in gold on blue/red backgrounds with white penwork ornament.
Decorated incipit word (fol. 3r)
[ca. 1140-1160]
Large initial 'A' decorated with stylised fan-shaped leaves and curved pen lines, in green, red and blue, followed by the remaining letters of the incipit word 'APOCALIPSIS' in blue and red.
Genealogical tables (image 31)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Part of the genealogical network or tree that follows throughout the manuscript, names written within red circles. Several initials in gold on blue/red backgrounds with white penwork ornament.
Genealogical tables (image 9)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Part of the genealogical network or tree that follows throughout the manuscript, names written within red circles. Several initials in gold on blue/red backgrounds with white penwork ornament.
Genealogical tables (image 11)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Part of the genealogical network or tree that follows throughout the manuscript, names written within red circles. Several initials in gold on blue/red backgrounds with white penwork ornament.