• White vine initial 'C'(um)., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘20 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1721/22’ (f. 1); inscribed 'Oxford B.H.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during

• White vine initial 'A'(anima)., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘20 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1721/22’ (f. 1); inscribed 'Oxford B.H.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during

• Detail of white vine initial 'C'(um)., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘20 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1721/22’ (f. 1); inscribed 'Oxford B.H.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during

• Detail of white vine initial 'A'(nima)., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘20 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1721/22’ (f. 1); inscribed 'Oxford B.H.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during

• Detail of white vine initial 'Q' with the tail of the letter in the form of a bird., Tusculanae Quaestiones (ff. 1-78); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 78-85)

the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘20 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1721/22’ (f. 1); inscribed 'Oxford B.H.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during

• Initial with foliate extensions., Canzoni, Ballate, Rime, Trionfi (index Triumphs), and other poems

4 vols (Amsterdam: Paper Publications Society, 1968), no. 15865, att. Prato 1427, Pistoia, Fabriano 1430). 1 initial in gold and colours with foliate decoration (f. 1). 3 large blue initials with red penwork decoration (f. 26, 104v, 137). Numerous alternating

• Decorated initial 'P'(ace)., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n)., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Text page copied by Petrarch., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Text page written by an anonymous scribe c. 1200., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Text page written by an anonymous scribe c. 1200 and completed by Petrarch., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Text page annotated by Petrarch and Valla., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Pen-flourished initial 'M'(e) at the beginning of the fourth Decade., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Pen-flourished initial 'P'(rincipio)., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth or early thirteenth century (ff. 93-121v, 214-219v (col 1). The final section of Decade I (about 50 pages: ff. 65v-92r), and the end of Decade III (ff. 213,

• Pen-flourished initial 'P'(rincipio)., De officiis, with a brief treatise on moral philosophy (ff. 1-4)

Pen-flourished initial 'P'(rincipio). Horizontal catchwords.Marginal and interlinear annotations.f. 40 has been trimmed at the top and right margins. Initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing and in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'P'(roca) with foliate extensions., Historical miscellany: De viris illustribus; Sextus Rufus, Liber Augustalis

with foliate extensions. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf; f. 2 is a ruled parchment leaf with various inscriptions.Horizontal catchwords. Ruled in hardpoint.Some folios are palimpsests.The manuscript was written by the scribe, Thomas Candour, according to unpublished notes of A.

• Detail of decorated initial 'B'(reves) with foliate extensions., Historical miscellany: De viris illustribus; Sextus Rufus, Liber Augustalis

'B'(reves) with foliate extensions. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf; f. 2 is a ruled parchment leaf with various inscriptions.Horizontal catchwords. Ruled in hardpoint.Some folios are palimpsests.The manuscript was written by the scribe, Thomas Candour, according to unpublished notes of

• Detail of a drawing of the constellation Aquarius., Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea)

Detail of a drawing of the constellation Aquarius. Containing Hygenius De Astronomia (ff. 1-30); Priscian, De Duodecim Signis (f. 30r-v); Abbo of Fleury, De differentia circuli et sphere (ff. 30v-32); De nominibus stellarum (ff. 33-35); De Concordia solaris cursus

• Text page., Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea)

Text page. Containing Hygenius De Astronomia (ff. 1-30); Priscian, De Duodecim Signis (f. 30r-v); Abbo of Fleury, De differentia circuli et sphere (ff. 30v-32); De nominibus stellarum (ff. 33-35); De Concordia solaris cursus et lunaris (ff. 49-51); Pliny, De

• Drawing of the Swan, or Bird (Cygnus)., Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea)

Drawing of the Swan, or Bird (Cygnus). Containing Hygenius De Astronomia (ff. 1-30); Priscian, De Duodecim Signis (f. 30r-v); Abbo of Fleury, De differentia circuli et sphere (ff. 30v-32); De nominibus stellarum (ff. 33-35); De Concordia solaris cursus et