• Large puzzle initial 'P' with pen-flourishing., Collection of medical texts, including 'Chirurgia' (ff. 1-54v), 'De regimine stomachi' (ff. 55-68), and 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v)

55-68);Taddeo Alderotti, 'Consilia' (ff. 68v-87v);Medical annotations and recipes (ff. 87v-90v). Large puzzle initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Large initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue (ff. 2, 10v, 44). Drawings of surgical instruments interspersed

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O'(yez) of a woman holding a book and kneeling before Paul, at the beginning of the Miroir de l'âme., Speculum animae in French translation (Miroir de l'âme)

25v, 135, 138, 172v). 1 'champ' initial in silver on blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in silver and white, with foliate extensions forming a partial border, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1). Puzzle initials in red

• Coloured initial., Kalendaria (ff. 1-12v); Astronomical treatises

Hunt). James Orchard Halliwell-[Phillipps] (b. 1820, d. 1889), antiquary and literary scholar: inscription 'No. 61' (f. 1); his ink stamp 'Bibliotheca Halliwelliana' (f. 1); catalogued for sale, 27 June 1840, lot 67, but withdrawn, along with the other manuscripts, all

• Puzzle initial 'E'(xemplum) at the beginning of the Gesta Romanorum., Tabula super methodo fulgentii, Gesta Romanorum (index Deeds of the Romans), Liber de vitiis, various sermons

of the Gesta Romanorum. f. 1*, 1 are parchment flyleaves.4 blank parchment leaves after f. 100. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with full border and, in the lower margin, two shields with red crosses on dark grounds (f.

• Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf., Speculum humanae salvationis

Coloured drawings of the Flagellation of Christ and Hur spat upon by the Israelites for refusing to adore the golden calf. Beginning with a list of contents, prohemium and prologue (ff. 1-3v). Quire marks.f. 1* is a paper fragment

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing including ivy leaves., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum

Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours including ivy leaves (ff. 1, 8v, 29v). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in alternating red or blue. Capitals marked in red ink. Chronica

• Historiated initial 'O' (Tite) with the head of a man (?Cicero) and acanthus leaves extending into the margins., De senectute (ff. 90-106v), De amicitia (ff. 107-125v), Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139)

Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 126-135), Somnium Scipionis (ff. 135-139) Part 1 written by Blasius Axeretinus in Milan in 1433: inscribed 'M. Tulij ciceronis liber [...] incipit [...] manu blasij axeretini Mediolani' (f. 1), and colophon '[...] liber feliciter explicit Mediolani manu

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with acanthus motifs and two dragons., De arte grammatica: libri 16 priores

Decorated initial 'C'(um) with acanthus motifs and two dragons. 1 very large initial in brown and green ink with acanthus motifs and 2 dragons (f. 1).1 very large zoomorphic initial in brown ink with acathus motifs and 2 hybrid

• Headpiece and initials with foliate decoration, and title partly in display capitals., Miscellany, including Aesop's Fables (ff. 1-6v imperfect, 7-14v), Sophocles's 'Ajax' (ff. 27-96) and 'Electra' (ff. 97-179v) with scholia, and a Life of Sophocles (ff. 22-24v)

decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15). Initials with foliate decoration in light brown or red (ff. 1, 15, 27, 97). Title partly in display capitals in light brown (f. 1). Initials and rubrics in light brown. Miscellany,

• Decorated initial 'O'(sculetur) with a floral motif., Epithalmium (index Commentary on the Song of Songs, Commentarius in Cantica Canticorum)

chevron (f. 48v). 3 large initials in colours and gold with floral motifs (ff. 1, 4, 49). 1 small initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 smaller initials in colours and gold (f. 48v x 2). Ruled in red.

• Episcopal coat of arms of François de Poncher, bishop of Paris, with a Moor's head, and three scallop shells on a gold shield with a red chevron., Epithalmium (index Commentary on the Song of Songs, Commentarius in Cantica Canticorum)

chevron (f. 48v). 3 large initials in colours and gold with floral motifs (ff. 1, 4, 49). 1 small initial in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 smaller initials in colours and gold (f. 48v x 2). Ruled in red.

• Decorated line and initials., Letters, including a Commentary on Hosea (ff. 147-154)

of a cross-bow in circle with arrow (ff. 1-102). Decorated line in the upper margin in red and ink (ff. 1, 104, 147). Initials in red. Letters, including a Commentary on Hosea (ff. 147-154) Written by Konstantinos Resinos (index Constantin

• Decorated initial 'T'(obias)., Books of Tobias, Judith, Ruth, and Proverbs with the glossa ordinaria

f. [126] are former parchment pastedowns.f. 1 is a blank parchment leaf with ownership inscriptions by Foucault and Wanley. 3 large initials in colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 2, 33v, 69). Blank space left for initial (f.

• Decorated initial 'I'(n)., Books of Tobias, Judith, Ruth, and Proverbs with the glossa ordinaria

f. [126] are former parchment pastedowns.f. 1 is a blank parchment leaf with ownership inscriptions by Foucault and Wanley. 3 large initials in colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 2, 33v, 69). Blank space left for initial (f.

• Headpiece and initial with foliate decoration., Geoponica, Books 1-20

and a prologue (14v-15v).Books 2-19 are unnumbered. Headpieces and initials with foliate decoration in pale brown (ff. 1, 14v, 29). Initials with foliate decoration and rubrics in pale brown or red. Geoponica, Books 1-20 Written by two scribes, the later

• Decorated initial 'V'(erbum), at the beginning of the Tractatus super oratione dominica; in the lower margin, inscription of the Carthusians of Mainz., Dialogus rationis, and other theological tracts

Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber est fr(atru)m Carthus(iensium) p(ro)pe Mogu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. ff. 61v, 62). Inscribed 'Z 346' (f. 1, crossed through); similar inscriptions consisting of a 'Z' followed by a number are found in

• Illuminated initial 'F' at the beginning of a texts on anatomy., Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. 53-152); recipes (ff. 154-193v); an amplified translation of the gynecological sections from Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicine, ending imperfect (ff. 194-232)

1 and 234 are parchment flyleaves. Roundels of foetal presentations in colours on red grounds (ff. 217-218v). 1 3-sided border in colours and gold with foliate decoration and a large initial in colours on a gold ground (f. 2).

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lia), in the Commentary on the Decretals., Commentary on the Decretals of Gregory IX

by Magnus Ryan, this manuscript is the second volume of Arundel 471. 1 large initial in blue, with reserved design, with red pen-flourishing; heavily rubbed (f. 1).1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and

• Decorated initial 'V'(erbum), at the beginning of the Tractatus super oratione dominica., Dialogus rationis, and other theological tracts

Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber est fr(atru)m Carthus(iensium) p(ro)pe Mogu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. ff. 61v, 62). Inscribed 'Z 346' (f. 1, crossed through); similar inscriptions consisting of a 'Z' followed by a number are found in