• Historiated initial of Giles of Rome blessing, holding a book., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

first with a three-sided, the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 68, 80, 83v, 129). 10 smaller

• Decorated initial., De regimine principum (ff. 1-32); De natura animalium (ff. 32v-54v); Life of St Veridianus, etc. (ff. 55-57v); Variae (ff. 57v-67v), De anima (ff. 68-79v); Speculum (ff. 80-83v), Soliloquies (ff. 83v-128v), Pelagius' Liber de vita christiana (ff. 129-139v)

the following with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 32v, 57v). 4 large decorated foliate initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 68, 80, 83v, 129). 10 smaller decorated foliate initials, in

• Foliate initial 'V'(os) with an animal head and clasps, at the beginning of Act 1 of Andria, the first of Terence's Comedies., Comoediae (index Comedies)

Foliate initial 'V'(os) with an animal head and clasps, at the beginning of Act 1 of Andria, the first of Terence's Comedies. Erased inscription, f. 1 (?). Ampersands; ae caudatas. 2 foliate initial with clasps, one with an animal head,

• Initial 'C'(um) with foliate motifs and a grotesque., Genesis and Exodus, glossed

colours with foliate motifs and one with a grotesque (ff. 2v, 107v). 1 large decorated initial in gold and colours with foliate motifs and a grotesque (f. 1). Small initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in the alternate

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) with a partial bar border., Statutes, laws, and legal treatises, including Edward I's reissue of the Cara de foresta in 1297

a detailed list of the contents, see the Harley Catalogue. Marginal drawing of a bird in brown ink (f. 220v). 1 very large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours 'E'(dwardus) (f. 4). Smaller puzzle

• Added folio with decorative headpiece at the beginning of the Psalms., Psalter with hymns: Psalms 1-150 (ff. 1-209v), Psalm 151 (f. 210-210v), Odes (ff. 211-235v),Triadika (ff. 236-238v), Photagogika (f. 238v).

torn and restored.Running titles in iambic verse. Headpiece in red and green with foliate motifs on an added leaf (f. 1). 2 headpieces in red ink (ff. 104, 211). Large initials in red. Rubrics in red. Psalter with hymns: Psalms

• Miiniature of the Tree of Love., Breviari d'Amor

(Carley's 'Old Large Number') '36' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 132' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542; and in the catalogue of

• Detail of a miniature of an angel conveying the prayer of a supplicant to God, holding a scroll inscribed with the words 'Pater noster'., Breviari d'Amor

(Carley's 'Old Large Number') '36' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 132' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542; and in the catalogue of

• Detail of a miniature of Christ healing demoniacs., Breviari d'Amor

(Carley's 'Old Large Number') '36' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 132' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542; and in the catalogue of

• Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and coloured initial 'E'., Gospels

first artist decorated f. 1; a second artist decorated ff. 65, 105 and 174.The text has no sections or liturgical signs. Headpieces with geometric and foliate decoration, titles in display capitals and initials in colours (ff. 1, 65, 105, 174).

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the fool, with a full border including a unicorn, birds, and a grotesque., Psalter

manuscript’s history, its first folio (and perhaps more) went missing. This folio would have contained the opening words of Psalm 1, ‘Beatus Vir’, and would doubtless have contained a historiated initial. In order to provide the manuscript with a colourful

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of David drowning in water with God above., Psalter

manuscript’s history, its first folio (and perhaps more) went missing. This folio would have contained the opening words of Psalm 1, ‘Beatus Vir’, and would doubtless have contained a historiated initial. In order to provide the manuscript with a colourful

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Trinity, with a partial border including a grotesque., Psalter

manuscript’s history, its first folio (and perhaps more) went missing. This folio would have contained the opening words of Psalm 1, ‘Beatus Vir’, and would doubtless have contained a historiated initial. In order to provide the manuscript with a colourful

• Initial 'Q'(uoniam) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Raymond de Peñafort's Summa de penitentia., Summa de casibus poenitentiae

Initial 'Q'(uoniam) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Raymond de Peñafort's Summa de penitentia. 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 6). 1 small initial in green with red foliate penwork decoration (f. 6). Small initials in

• Decorated initial 'R'(es) at the beginning of William of Malmesbury's Gesta regum Anglorum., Gesta regum Anglorum, imperfect

Decorated initial 'R'(es) at the beginning of William of Malmesbury's Gesta regum Anglorum. 1 large red initial with green, red, blue, and brown foliate decoration (f. 1). 6 large initials in red (often oxidised) or green, mostly simple, but some

• Decorated initial 'D'(iu) and 'S'(uperiori) at the beginning of book 2 of William of Malmesbury's Gesta regum Anglorum., Gesta regum Anglorum, imperfect

at the beginning of book 2 of William of Malmesbury's Gesta regum Anglorum. 1 large red initial with green, red, blue, and brown foliate decoration (f. 1). 6 large initials in red (often oxidised) or green, mostly simple, but some

• Full-page miniatures of an apothecary shop, on the left, and medical consultations, on the right., Circa instans (index Herbal)

white, and grey in 4 registers (ff. 50-51v). 1 large miniature in colours in a gold ground (f. 48). 1 3-sided border with animals and leaves in colours and gold (f. 48). 1 large initial in colours on a gold

• Decorated headpiece and brown initial 'K'(ai), in the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Decorated braided headpiece and decorated initial at the beginning of the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam), at the beginning of Eberhardus Bethuniensis's Graecismus., Glossed Graecismus

beginning of Eberhardus Bethuniensis's Graecismus. 1 large puzzle initial in red and brown with penwork decoration in brown and red (f. 1v). Small initials in plain red, some with brown penwork decoration. Capital letters at the beginning of a line