Acanthus leaves (fol. 117r)
The border is decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers. 7-line foliate initial 'S'. Context: Prayer of Saint Bernard: Salue mundi salutare...
Medieval Manuscripts
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The Seven Works of Mercy (fol. 81v)
A short prose treatise in Middle English. The text begins halfway down fol.81r of the manuscript. Brotherton Collection MS 501, fol. 81r-v...
Wild rose (fol. 28r)
The border is decorated with a wild rose and curved acanthus leaves. 5-line foliate initial 'G'. Context: Prayers: De dolorosa circumcisione: Gracia...
Floral border (fol. 103r)
Full bar-frame border in gold and in rose/blue with, at the corners, clusters of acanthus leaves and aroid flowers. From the border clusters of spray ...
Wagtail (fol. 20r)
The border is decorated with a wagtail and curved acanthus leaves in various colours. 6-line foliate initial 'L'. Context: Prayers: De creatione hom...
Coat of arms (fol. 107r)
The 5-line initial 'B' is decorated with a coat of arms: three unidentified charges in black (sable) on a red (gules) field. Bar-frame border of gold ...
Floral border and initial (fol. 198v)
4-line initial in blue, gold, with white penwork decoration, and infilled with a pink flower. On the left, a column border decorated with flowers and ...
Coat of arms (fol. 1r)
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 "pers...
Virgin Mary, Christ, St. John and Mary (fol. 138r)
The historiated initial shows St. John holding the body of the crucified Christ, with the Virgin Mary in blue, Mary Magdalene in yellow, and a third M...
Border with green parrot (fol. 24r)
Full floral border decorated with thistles in a vase, strawberries, poppyheads, acanthus leaves, gold balls with coloured lobes, and large aroid flowe...