Waterbird and flowers (fol. 115r)
The border is decorated with a large flower with three yellow buds, a barbed quatrefoil, and a waterbird. 7-line initial 'D' infilled with strawberrie...
Medieval Manuscripts
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Ascension (fol. 174v)
The apostles are gathered in a semi-circle as Christ ascends to Heaven. Only his feet (showing the wounds), the hem of his cloak, and his footprints (...
Buttercup seedpods (fol. 27r)
The border is decorated with tall buttercups (with seedpods), a yellow daisy and curved acanthus leaves. 5-line foliate initial 'G'. Context: Prayer...
Presentation in the Temple (fol. 146v)
The Virgin Mary presents the Christ Child to the High Priest, Simeon, who is holding a white cloth. A handmaiden behind the Virgin carries a basket. J...
Bullfinch and flowers (fol. 18r)
A full border decorated with wild roses, columbine, heartsease, speedwells, pinks, a blue daisy (purple-stemmed aster), acanthus leaves, a butterfly, ...
Floral border and initial (fol. 25r)
4-line initial in purple-pink, gold, blue and green with white penwork decoration. Three-sided border of flowers, leaves and gold discs with concentri...
Floral border (fol. 118v)
Rinceau border in the upper and lower borders with pimpernels, acanthus leaves, barbed quatrefoils and trefoils, red berries, a trumpet flower, a dais...
Skulls and flowers (fol. 106r)
The border is decorated with skulls, flies, roses, thistles, strawberries, speedwells, stems and leaves of the acanthus plant. Context: Office of th...
[The Anonimalle Chronicle]
Decoration: 17-line initial in red and blue (f. 36r). 2-line initials, rubrics and paragraph marks in red, capitals touched in red, and marginal notes...
Hunting scene (fol. 62r)
The lower border depicts a hunting scene with a richly-clad woman and man, walking through a parkland with a male servant and three dogs. A deer and a...