White vine initial 'A'(nimadverti) at the beginning of Cicero's Paradoxa. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in
Illuminated white vine initial 'O' at the beginning of Cicero's De senectute. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine
Detail of illuminated initial. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,
Detail of lower border. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,
Henry II, Richard, and John, and their children shown in circles. Large concentric circles in red around the names. Continuous line in red connecting the circles at the upper margin (ff. 2v-23). Genealogical roll of the kings of England to
Extracts (ff. 33v-52) Written in 1545: colophon ( f. 358).The monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai: inscription (f. 1). ? John Spencer Smith, minister plenipotentiary to Turkey: sale catalogue notices that the manuscript was 'collected by one of His Majesty's
Extracts (ff. 33v-52) Written in 1545: colophon ( f. 358).The monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai: inscription (f. 1). ? John Spencer Smith, minister plenipotentiary to Turkey: sale catalogue notices that the manuscript was 'collected by one of His Majesty's
(b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection. White vine initial The scribe of the Ferrara Strabo The scribe of the Ferrara Strabo John Chrysostom (index Johannes Chrysostomus), translated by Georgius Trapezuntius (index George of Trebizond) Florence Italy, Central (Florence)
de Bourgogne, reading 'Prenez moy a jamais pour votre / bonne amie Marie .X. de bourg[og]ne', and erased arms of John Donne of a wolf rampant. Contains the Historia Alexandri translated as Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre
to a standing knight in armour. A later inscription on the facing folio identifies the monk as John Lydgate, and the knight as the Earl of Salisbury, to whom Lydgate's 'The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man' was dedicated. The
Decorated initial 'I'(n the name of God). f. 1 is a parchment leaf with various pen trials and inscriptions. Two parchment fragments have been pasted onto this folio.f. 2 is inscribed, 'henricus octavus dei gracia' and bears the ownership
White vine initial 'O'(mnis) at the beginning of Sallust's Catilina. Catchwords written vertically.ff. 35 and 100v are ruled but left blank.According to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this manuscript was made
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to
a bend dancetty azure charged in chief with a six-pointed star argent erased, but visible under ultraviolet light (f. 219).Sir John Donne (d. 1503), soldier and administrator: his arms of a wolf rampant erased (f. 219); includes autograph greetings to