Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 59
Puzzle initial 'M'(inuciaru[m]) with pen-flourishing developing into a 'J-border', at the beginning of a treatise on vulgar fractions attributed to Johannes Anglicus. Image taken from f. 59 of Various calendari... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 332, f. 158
Puzzle initial 'P'(rima) and decorated initial 'H'(uius). Image taken from f. 158 of Various theological and mathematical tracts, including the prose life of Cuthbert, incomplete (ff. 74-101v), 22 miracles of C... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3735, f. 59
Detail of a puzzle initial 'M'(inuciaru[m]) with pen-flourishing developing into a 'J-border', at the beginning of a treatise on vulgar fractions attributed to Robertus Anglicus. Image taken from f. 59 of Vario... More
Lady Su Hui and Her Verse Puzzle
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Puzzle initials with penwork flourishing from BL Burn 298, f. 1
Puzzle initials ' V'(iro) and 'V'(ultis) of the preface and beginning of Bernard of Clairvaux's De diligendo deo, in red and blue with delicate, elaborate penwork flourishing. Image taken from f. 1 of Gospel of... More
Puzzle intial from BL Eg 614, f. 35v
Puzzle intial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 52. Image taken from f. 35v of Psalter, a metrical version (the Surtees Psalter version). Written in English with Latin headings. The Egerton Manuscript Collec... More
Puzzle initials from BL Arundel 288, f. 84
Puzzle initials 'A' (ses), 'E'(n), and 'O'(re), at the beginning of a discourse of the pains of Purgatory. Image taken from f. 84 of Miscellany, on the Passion, etc., much of it in verse. Written in French, Eng... More
Puzzle initials from BL Eg 811, f. 1
Puzzle initials. Image taken from f. 1 of Le livre du gouvernement des princes (De regimine principum). Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3111, f. 111v
Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 111v... More
Puzzle initials from BL Royal 1 A X, f. 10
Puzzle initials 'M'(atheu) and 'T'(he) at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew. Image taken from f. 10 of New Testament, the later Wycliffite version. Written in English. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, ... More
Puzzle initials from BL Sloane 2806, ff. 24v-25
Puzzle initials 'T'(out) and 'D'(es), and cadels, in Richard de Fournival's Medicine. Image taken from ff. 24v-25 of Medical treatise. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and natural... More
Puzzle initials from BL Eg 2569, f. 22
Puzzle initials 'I'(gitur) and 'B'(eata). Image taken from f. 22 of Lectionary from the Lives of the Saints, from 22 February to 10 August. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is nam... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 666, f. 30
Puzzle initial 'C'(ome Hugh le dispenser) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Edward III's statutes. Image taken from f. 30 of Various legal texts including Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 1, f. 47
Puzzle initial 'O'(mnia) with pen-flourishing and J-border. Added ownership inscription, 14th century :'Liber Johannis de Londoniis cum rosa'. Image taken from f. 47 of Miscellaneous treatises on astronomy, ast... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 2881, f. 159v
Puzzle initial 'V'(espe[r]) with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 159v of Breviary. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library i... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 265, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with foliate endings, at the beginning of the Rasis Almansor. Image taken from f. 2 of Rasis Almansor (ff. 2-159v); Rasis Practica (ff. 159v-163); Rasis Synonyma (ff. 163v-172). Written in... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 173, f. 7
Puzzle initial 'H'(ic) with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 7 of Various documents related to the Tregoze family and the manor of Goring including the register of contents of the manor of Goring in the 14t... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3646, f. 3
Puzzle initial with pen-flourished decoration extending into the margin. Image taken from f. 3 of 'Summa super titulis Decretalium', Books 1-5, preceded by 2 added table of contents (ff. 1-2v), and followed by ... More
Puzzle initials from BL Royal 6 E IX, f. 5v
Puzzle initials 'P'(rincipio) and 'A'(ve). Image taken from f. 5v of Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal... More
Puzzle and pen-flourished initials from BL Harley 1659, f. 4
Puzzle initial 'P'(resens) at the beginning of the Summa de virtutibus. Image taken from f. 4 of Various religious texts, including the Summa de virtutibus. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4390, f. 18
Puzzle initial 'P'(uis) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs and a dog at the beginning of book 3. Image taken from f. 18 of Lumiere as lais. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 3217, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'A'(lphica), at the beginning of the Catalogus medicam. Image taken from f. 1 of Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200). Written in Latin, English and some French. Sir H... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4804, f. 169
Puzzle initial 'F' in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours. Image taken from f. 169 of Papiae vocabularium et dictionarium (index Dictionary). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refe... More
Puzzle initial from BL Royal 20 D III, f. 80v
Puzzle initial 'O' with penwork decoration in a leaf pattern. Image taken from f. 80v of Lancelot du lac (Part 1). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, con... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3723, f. 7
Puzzle initial 'I' (n primordio) with pen-flourishing (including 'J-border') at the beginning of the text. Ownership inscription cut out in the lower margin (possibly of Lord William Howard). Image taken from f... More
Puzzle initials from BL Harley 979, f. 1
Two puzzle initials 'P'(rimum) and 'T'(riplex) for the prologue to and at the beginning of Hugh of Saint-Victor's 'Isagoge'. Image taken from f. 1 of Theological miscellany including ~Isagoge~. Written in Latin... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4970, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'Q'(uedam) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of De animalibus. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4822, f. 40v
Puzzle initial 'I'(sdem). Image taken from f. 40v of Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi (index Abrégé des Histoires Phillippiques de Trogue Pompée). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a coll... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 342, f. 119v
Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam). Image taken from f. 119v of Medical miscellany. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 1919, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of Expositio super septem visiones libri Apocalypsis (index Commentary on the Apocalypse)(ff. 1-224); Expositio in cantica canticoru... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4987, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'D'(ilecto) with pen-flourishing forming a full border around the text. Image taken from f. 1 of Miscellaneous religious texts, imperfect, including the Vision of Tundal (ff. 5-16v). Written in L... More
Puzzle initial and border from BL Harley 630, f. 8
Puzzle initial 'T'(he) and border with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 8 of The Golden Legend or Gilte Legend (beginning imperfectly). Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3743, f. 74v
Puzzle initial 'S' and initials with penwork decoration 'U'(lpianus). Image taken from f. 74v of Digest or Pandects, glossed, in 24 books (Digestorum seu pandectarum). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscri... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 303, f. 1
Puzzle initial Image taken from f. 1 of Cronica de los reyes Don Fernando y Dona Ysabel por Diego de Valera (ff. 1-88, chapters 1-91; ff. 88-288, chapters 92-213). Written in Spanish. The Egerton Manuscript Co... More
Puzzle initial and border from BL Harley 5323, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'H'(ere) with pen-flourishing in purple and green forming a partial border including flowers at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of Prayer book, imperfect. Written in Dutch. The ... More
Puzzle initials from BL Eg 656, f. 101
Puzzle initials. Image taken from f. 101 of Vetera Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book)(ends imperfectly). Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4397, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'P'(ar) with reserved designs and pen-flourishing at the beginning of Le Livre de l'imagination. Image taken from f. 1 of Various works including Le livre de l'imagination (ff. 1-81v), Le Passe-t... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3769, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'I'(n) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the Decisiones Romanae Rotae novae. Image taken from f. 2 of Decisiones Romanae Rotae novae (ff. 1-216v), followed by a text relating to canon l... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 2986, f. 58
Puzzle initial 'P'(or) in Aldobrandino of Siena Régime du corps. Image taken from f. 58 of Le Régime du corps, imperfect. Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who playe... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 272, f. 62
Puzzle initial at the beginning of the second book of Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicinae. Image taken from f. 62 of Compendium medicinae, with table of contents. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (166... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 5345, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'H'(eri) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 1 of Eligantiae (with an alphabetical list of words, ff. 73-87) (index Elegantiolae). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 2398, f. 73
Puzzle initial 'A'(lle) and partial border. Image taken from f. 73 of Devotional treatises and sermons, including Memoriale credencium (ff. 1-69), a treatise on the five senses (ff. 106v-127), a sermon by Thoma... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 535, f. 4
Puzzle initial 'M'(an) with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 4 of Memoriale Credencium. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Lib... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 1804, f. 32
Puzzle initial 'D'(eus). Image taken from f. 32 of Obituaries for priors and bishops of Durham with a calendar, prayers, Hours of the Virgin, and litany. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to ... More
Puzzle initial and drawing from BL Arundel 193, ff. 78v-79
Ink drawing of Virgil, crowned; Puzzle initial 'P'(rimus). Image taken from ff. 78v-79 of Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues), Georgica (index Georgics), etc. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collectio... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 240, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'Q'(uia) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Thomas of Erfurt's Summa curiae regis. Image taken from f. 1 of Summa curiae regis, and others. Written in Latin. The Ar... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 349, f. 3v
Puzzle initial 'C'(apillus) with penwork decoration at the beginning of Constantinus Africanus's Viaticum ou De omnium morborum cognitione de Allopicia. Image taken from f. 3v of Viaticum; De elephantia aliisqu... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 369, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'Q'(uod). Image taken from f. 1 of De diaetis universalibus; text on plants and herbs (f. 48r-v). Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particular... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 402, f. 60v
Puzzle initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing. Image taken from f. 60v of Glossae in historiam Maccabaeorum et in historiam Evangelicam; tract on the Apostles Creed. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Col... More
Puzzle initial from BL Lansdowne 467, f. 4
Puzzle initial 'I'(ohn) at the beginning of a collection of statutes, and in the lower margin, a drawing of two hybrid creatures. Image taken from f. 4 of Vetera Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angl... More
Detail: Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 383, f. 45
Puzzle initial 'F'(orma), at the beginning of Gilbertus Porretanus's Liber de sex principiis. Image taken from f. 45 of Translations of Aristotle, etc., and others, some with glosses. Written in Latin. The Aru... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 162, f. 51
Puzzle initial and decorated initials. Image taken from f. 51 of Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by th... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 2531, f. 17
Puzzle initial 'I' in red and blue with contrasting red and purple penwork. Image taken from f. 17 of Pharsalia. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 1755, f. 21
Puzzle initial 'C'(adit) with penwork decoration and 'j-border' extending along the text. Image taken from f. 21 of Various mainly legal treatises including Tractatus de bastardia (ff. 12-19), Hengham's Summa m... More
Puzzle initial from BL YT 34, f. 169
Detail of a puzzle initial 'F'(ratres) with pen-flourishing and a heraldic eagle in the centre. Image taken from f. 169 of Epistolary of the Sainte-Chapelle, Use of Paris. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompso... More
Puzzle initials from BL Royal 6 E IX, f. 1
Puzzle initials 'S'(edes) and 'C'(ur). Image taken from f. 1 of Address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples, from the town of Prato in Tuscany (the 'Regia Carmina'). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manu... More
Stylised puzzle initial from BL Burn 300, f. 46v
Stylised puzzle initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Bernard of Clairvaux's sermon for the vigil of saints Peter and Paul. Image taken from f. 46v of Various sermons (labelled as those from Easter to Advent), wit... More
Puzzle initial from BL Lansdowne 433, f. 80
Puzzle initial 'V'(etus) in Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae. Image taken from f. 80 of Exposition of Hebrew names (ff. 3-043v); Etymologiae, imperfect (ff. 44-193v); Homiliae [XIX] in Ecclesiasten (ff. 194-223... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 162, f. 4v
Puzzle initial. Image taken from f. 4v of Medical miscellany (ends imperfectly), including Hippocrates' Prognostica. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, partic... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 93, f. 3v
Puzzle initial 'M'. Image taken from f. 3v of Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particular... More
Puzzle initial and flourished initial from BL Arundel 182, f. 1v
Puzzle initial and flourished initial 'Q'(uia), at the beginning of Henricus de Uriamria's Flores. Image taken from f. 1v of Liber de perfectione spirituali (incomplete). Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscri... More
Puzzle initial and border from BL Arundel 294, f. 30
Puzzle initial 'G'(odt), and partial border, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 30 of Book of Hours. Written in Dutch. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by th... More
Detail: Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 190, f. 91v
Puzzle initial 'P'(ost), at the beginning of book 21 of Vincentius Bellovacensis's Speculi historialis. Image taken from f. 91v of Speculum historiale, 19-21 (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in Latin. Th... More
Detail: Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 387, f. 33
Puzzle initial 'A'(pocalipsis) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Revelation. Image taken from f. 33 of Glossed Catholic Epistles (ff. 1-32v), Apocalypse (ff. 33-68v), and Pauline ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Burn 223, f. 46v
Puzzle initial 'P'(rebuerat), at the beginning of Book 6 of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Image taken from f. 46v of Metamorphoses. Written in Latin.
Puzzle initial and decorated border from BL Arundel 384, f. 78
Puzzle initial 'T', decorated initial 'C', and decorated border. Image taken from f. 78 of Miscellany, including Convertimini (ff. 28-77v); Moralitates (ff. 78-94); Lumen anime; De regimine principum (ff. 136-2... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 287, f. 76
Puzzle initial 'F' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of I Kings. Image taken from f. 76 of Bible with prologues (ff. 1-373), with the Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 373v-405). Written in Latin. The ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 325, f. 36
Puzzle initial 'B'(onorum), at the beginning of Aristotle's De anima. Image taken from f. 36 of De generatione et corruptione (ff. 1-23); De memoria et reminiscentia (ff. 23v-26v); De sensu et sensato (ff. 27-3... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3028, f. 2v
Puzzle initial 'E'(vangelium) at the beginning of Augustine's 'Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli'. Image taken from f. 2v of Various works including 'Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli'. Written in Latin... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3600, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the prologue and ownership inscription by William Petyt (b. 1636, d. 1707). Image taken from f. 2 of Polychronicon (to the coronation of Henry VI in 1429). Written in... More
Puzzle initials from BL Harley 2351, f. 237v
Puzzle initials for prologues and beginning of Amos. Image taken from f. 237v of Bible, including the Interpretation of Hebrew Names, imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 6333, f. 30
Puzzle initial 'I'(n the bigi[n]nyng) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs extending into the margins at the beginning of the Harmony of the Gospels attributed to 'Clement of Lantonye'. Image taken fro... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 2622, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'F'(ilius) at the beginning of mnemonic verses on the calendar, with explanations in prose. Image taken from f. 2 of Mathematical and other treatises, including Chaucer's Treatise of the astrolab... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4949, f. 69v
Puzzle initial 'B'(eatas) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs extending between the columns and into the margins, at the beginning of book 8 of Hilary's De Trinitate. Image taken from f. 69v of De Tri... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 2409, f. 18
Puzzle initial 'P'(rimo), and zoomorphic cadels, in the Remedies. Image taken from f. 18 of Remedies (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3937, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'E'(dward). Image taken from f. 1 of Statuta Angliae(index Statutes of England; Statute book), including Magna Charta, Charters of Edward III, various statutes, and the Treatise on the Laws of En... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 1117, f. 1
Puzzle initial with penwork flourishing, and in the lower margin, the ownership inscription 'James Orchard Halliwell No. 220'. Image taken from f. 1 of Lives of saints, 28 miracles of the Virgin, and Henry of S... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 665, f. 3
Puzzle initial and decorated border. Image taken from f. 3 of Isidore, Etymologiae. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 277, f. 34
Puzzle initial 'T'(hou). Image taken from f. 34 of Medical miscellany, including Chirurgy, begins imperfectly at chapter 21. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who p... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4830, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'C'(omo) with pen-flourishing including a J-border at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of Laws of the city of Avignon. Written in Provençal (langue d'oc). The "BL Harley Manuscri... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 737, f. 31
Puzzle initial. Image taken from f. 31 of Les Ethiques d'Aristote. Written in French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 342, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'C'(um). Image taken from f. 1 of Medical miscellany. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 655, f. 14
Puzzle initial 'I(n historico) with reserved designs and pen-flourishing including 'J-borders'. Image taken from f. 14 of Polychronicon ending in 1345, including the Vita Merlini (ff. 200v-204v). Written in Lat... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 665, f. 63
Puzzle initial. Image taken from f. 63 of Isidore, Etymologiae. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawy... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3235, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'R'(eferu[n]t) with pen-flourishing in the same colours extending into the margins, smaller flourished initial. Image taken from f. 1 of Homilies on Matthew (index In Matthaeum) (ff. 1-147v); Ser... More
Puzzle initial from BL Sloane 1613, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'M'(ulti), at the beginning of Bernardus's Meditationes piisimae de cognitione humanae. Image taken from f. 2 of Meditationes piisimae de cognitione humanae, etc. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloa... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4871, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'C'(ome) with pen-flourishing forming a three-sided border, at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), for the... More
Puzzle initial from BL Royal 19 B VII, f. 142
Puzzle initial 'C' with pen-flourishing in a leaf pattern. Decorated initials. Image taken from f. 142 of Lancelot du Lac (imperfect at the beginning and end). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 871, f. 284v
Puzzle initial 'A(nno), with penwork decoration in the form of leaves. Image taken from f. 284v of Polychronicon to the year 1352, with table. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 1608, f. 3
Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus). Image taken from f. 3 of Brief register of the chancery of Edward I (Registrum Brevium de Cancellaria Regis Edwardi I). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a col... More
Puzzle initial from BL Eg 659, f. 2
Puzzle initial Image taken from f. 2 of New Testament Commentary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a la... More
Puzzle initial from BL Stowe 67, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'N' at the beginning of a chronicle. Image taken from f. 2 of Chronicle from Noah to Henry IV, and a list of kings from William I to Henry VI (f. 71r-v). Written in Latin.
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 3291, f. 145v
Puzzle initial 'A'(bho[m]inacio) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the list of contents. Image taken from f. 145v of Homilies on Matthew (index In Matthaeum) (imperfect), with list of contents (ff. 145v-... More
Puzzle initial from BL King's 23, f. 133v
Flourished puzzle initial 'F'(inem) at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares, book 12. Image taken from f. 133v of Epistolae ad familiares. Written in Latin.
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 4401, f. 5v
Puzzle initial 'P'(our) at the beginning of the miracle of Theophilus, and a hymn to the Virgin, beginning: 'Por conforter mon cuer et mon coraige'. Image taken from f. 5v of Les Miracles de Nostre Dame, imperf... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 63, f. 120
Puzzle initial 'S'(emper) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of Malachy. Image taken from f. 120 of Theological miscellany, including Vita Sancti Edwardi confessoris; Vita ... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 93, f. 48
Puzzle initial 'P'(ostea) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 4 of Diodorus Siculus's Bibliotheca historiarum. Image taken from f. 48 of Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciol... More
Detail: Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 134, f. 2
Puzzle initial 'G'(losarum), at the beginning of Goffredus Tranensis's Summa super titulis Decretalium. Image taken from f. 2 of Summa super titulis Decretalium. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collec... More
Puzzle initial from BL Arundel 435, f. 236
Puzzle initial ''R'(everendo) and smaller decorated initials, at the beginning of Guillelmus Duranti's Repertorium juris canonici. . Image taken from f. 236 of Legal miscellany, including Summa decreti, Quaest... More
Puzzle initial from BL Burn 325, f. 72
Puzzle initial 'N'(eronem) at the beginning of Book 3 of Josephus's De bello Judaico. Image taken from f. 72 of De bello Judaico. Written in Latin.