Saul's suicide (fol. 112r)
Initial 'F' encloses the scene of Saul piercing himself with a sword and jumping into the sea. The border includes a head of a deer. Context: Kings ...
Medieval Manuscripts
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Genealogical tables (image 26)
Part of the genealogical network or tree that follows throughout the manuscript, names written within red circles. Several initials in gold on blue/re...
French beating the Romans (image 20)
The roundel on the left shows the French soldiers beating the Roman soldiers (37). The roundel on the left shows a king enthroned, holding a sceptre a...
A bird and borage (fol. 164r)
The border is decorated with acanthus leaves, a small bird and a borage. 7-line foliate initial 'I'. Context: Prayer at Easter: In memoriam et glori...
Leaves and flowers (fol. 146r)
The border is decorated with acanthus leaves, a borage, large purple and yellow flowers and pink strawberry-type flowers. 7-line foliate initial 'M'. ...
Buttercups and butterflies (fol. 29v)
The border is decorated with buttercups and butterflies (cabbage white and wall brown). 6-line foliate initial 'G'. Context: Prayers: Gracias tibi a...
Two grey herons (fol. 23r)
The border is decorated with two birds (grey herons?) fighting, a butterfly and curved acanthus leaves. 6-line foliate initial 'L'. Context: Prayers...
Birds and flowers (fol. 1r)
The gold-wash border is decorated with pinks, borage, strawberries, buttercups, forgetmenot, lungwort (?), periwinkle, beetles, birds, ladybirds and a...
St. Athanasius (fol. 145r)
The historiated initial depicts St. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria (4th century), wearing a gown, a cloak and a mitre, and holding an episcopal ...