1 large zoomorphic initial, in colours and gold, with foliate marginal extensions (f. 1). 7 large foliate initials, in colours and shell gold, at the beginnings of the arguments (ff. 28, 29v, 58, 87, 114, 114v, 138). Small initials alternately
some framed or marked in red.Italian manuscript with initials in a Northern style. 1 large initial in blue with red and purple penwork decoration (f. 1).1 large initial in red with purple penwork decoration (f. 118v). 4 initials in
17th-century unilluminated poems by Protestant prisoners. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 2). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Fragment of a legal text Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet,
the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires); later medieval (?) leaf marks (in quire 1 the ff. 1-3 are foliated 'f.ii'-'f.iiii'; in quires 2-5 the first four leaves respectively are marked 'a', 'ai', 'aii',
with the coat of arms of the Duchy of Cleves. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.f. 2 is a paper title page.Watermark of a 'Tête de boeuf', similar to C. M. Briquet, ~Les Filigranes: Dictionnaire historique des marques du papier
transferred there in 1638, with a 18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance (f. ir-v), and 'No. 197' (f. 1, lower left corner).? The abbey of St-Laurence (18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance, f. ir-v).Charles Burney (b.
gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at
gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at
gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at
gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at
gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at
gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at
and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley, ‘18 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1723/4’ (f. 1; see Wright and Wright 1966). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694,
scintillarum'. Large initial in colours with interlace decoration and a bird (f. 1). Large initials in oxidised red with penwork decoration in green (f. 17) and in red (f. 89). Initials in oxidised red or in green, with the occasional
an ox (f. 46). 6 large initials with interlace and zoomorphic decoration in yellow, red and green or unpainted (ff. 1, 14v, 18v, 23, 32, 41). Large interlace initial in orange, yellow, brown and green with foliate decoration (f. 41v).
(ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the
(ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the
(ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the
178).Inscribed 14th or 15th century 'honores de ferra [?ferri] ppe dicu[n]t[ur]' (on a small piece of parchment pasted onto f. 1 bearing only these words).Thomas Dryffield (d. 1513), scholar of Winchester College in 1459 and fellow of New College Oxford
with animal heads and figures at the beginning of Psalm 1. Calendar includes 'Herhardi episcopi' (10 January); 'Eulalie virginis' (4 February) and 'Eulalii episcopi' (23 February); Waldpurge (27 February and 1 May); Winibald (7 July, highlighted); Xixti (6 August and