• Decorated initial., Lives of female Saints in verse

large and small initials in gold with pen-flourishing in red, at the beginning of the lives of the Saints (ff. 1, 5, 7, 18). Small initials in red with green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Ff. 27-193: 2

• Decorated initial., Lives of female Saints in verse

large and small initials in gold with pen-flourishing in red, at the beginning of the lives of the Saints (ff. 1, 5, 7, 18). Small initials in red with green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Ff. 27-193: 2

• Flourished initial., Lives of female Saints in verse

large and small initials in gold with pen-flourishing in red, at the beginning of the lives of the Saints (ff. 1, 5, 7, 18). Small initials in red with green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Ff. 27-193: 2

• Text page., Lives of female Saints in verse

large and small initials in gold with pen-flourishing in red, at the beginning of the lives of the Saints (ff. 1, 5, 7, 18). Small initials in red with green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Ff. 27-193: 2

• Detail of the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border., Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De bello italico adversus Gotos (ff. 1-54); Elegies and funeral tributes to Leonardo Bruni by various authors (ff. 54v-74v)

colours, with the foliate stems extending into the margins, and a coat of arms surrounded by white vine decoration (f. 1). 8 large initials in gold (ff. 1v, 2v, 18, 29v, 43, 54v, 67, 72, 74v). Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De

• White vine initials 'R'(em) and 'L'(eonardus) at the beginning of the prefatory texts, with the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border., Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De bello italico adversus Gotos (ff. 1-54); Elegies and funeral tributes to Leonardo Bruni by various authors (ff. 54v-74v)

colours, with the foliate stems extending into the margins, and a coat of arms surrounded by white vine decoration (f. 1). 8 large initials in gold (ff. 1v, 2v, 18, 29v, 43, 54v, 67, 72, 74v). Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De

• Detail of a miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea, sun and moon., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

Library, Oxford.Leaf signatures. Catchwords.Written by two scribes and decorated in different hands (change particularly noticeable from f. 91, for instance). 1 miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea,

• Detail of a white vine initial 'M'., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

Library, Oxford.Leaf signatures. Catchwords.Written by two scribes and decorated in different hands (change particularly noticeable from f. 91, for instance). 1 miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea,

• Detail of arms from the lower border of the folio., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

Library, Oxford.Leaf signatures. Catchwords.Written by two scribes and decorated in different hands (change particularly noticeable from f. 91, for instance). 1 miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea,

• Detail of a marginal drawing of David and Goliath., Bible (the 'Worms Bible') (index Frankenthal Bible), Genesis to Job

[inceptus est liber] ?' (f. 1): see Cohen-Mushlin 1990.The Augustinian monastery of St Mary, outside of Worms: 17th-century inscription 'Hic liber pertinet ad Ecclesiam Beatae Mariae Virginis in Suburbio Wormatiensis', signed 'J. G.' (f. 1). J. G. might be Joannes

• Miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea, sun and moon; text with a decorative initial 'M', and decorated borders with a coat of arms., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

Library, Oxford.Leaf signatures. Catchwords.Written by two scribes and decorated in different hands (change particularly noticeable from f. 91, for instance). 1 miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea,

• Decorated initial 'I'(ff), at the beginning of the prologue to the life of Anne in Osbern Bokenham's Lives of the Saints., Lives of female Saints in verse

large and small initials in gold with pen-flourishing in red, at the beginning of the lives of the Saints (ff. 1, 5, 7, 18). Small initials in red with green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Ff. 27-193: 2

• Decorated initial 'I'(ff), at the beginning of the prologue to the life of Anne in Osbern Bokenham's Lives of the Saints., Lives of female Saints in verse

large and small initials in gold with pen-flourishing in red, at the beginning of the lives of the Saints (ff. 1, 5, 7, 18). Small initials in red with green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Ff. 27-193: 2

• Illuminated initial 'C'(um) with floral decoration in gold and colours at the beginning of the prologue, with foliate tendrils extending from the initial into the upper and left margin., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

from the initial into the upper and left margin (f. 1). Decorated lower border in gold and colours with foliate tendrils, flowers and besants, wreath encircling erased heraldry (f. 1). Initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (or

• null, Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly

major divisions. Small initials similar but simpler. Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly Medieval ownership(?) inscription in red (erased, f. 1, lower margin).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: listed as his in [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• null, Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly

major divisions. Small initials similar but simpler. Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly Medieval ownership(?) inscription in red (erased, f. 1, lower margin).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: listed as his in [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

briefly, in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated initials.The final two leaves are later insertions. 1 miniature in colours and gold with a donor portrait (f. 262v). 11 full, 3-sided, or partial borders with foliate decoration

• Detail of a miniature of the Trinity., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

matter briefly, in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated initials.The final two leaves are later insertions. 1 miniature in colours and gold with a donor portrait (f. 262v). 11 full, 3-sided, or partial borders with foliate

• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

briefly, in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated initials.The final two leaves are later insertions. 1 miniature in colours and gold with a donor portrait (f. 262v). 11 full, 3-sided, or partial borders with foliate decoration

• Detail of historiated initial., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

briefly, in the lower margin on most of the folios with historiated initials.The final two leaves are later insertions. 1 miniature in colours and gold with a donor portrait (f. 262v). 11 full, 3-sided, or partial borders with foliate decoration