• Illuminated initial 'A' with a duck and bird, and puzzle initial 'I' at the beginning of Psalms., Catalan version of the Old Testament (Genesis to Psalms)

3, on f. 3v.Catchwords. 1 full foliate border in colours and gold with miniatures of Creation in medallions on a parchment folio (f. 3). Large miniature of God in Majesty in colours and gold (f. 3). 1 large decorated initial

• Initial 'C'(arminis) with white vine decoration., Elegiae (index Elegies) (ff. 1-55); Carmina (ff. 55v-81v); Catullus (ff. 82-113v); Priapea (ff. 113v-122v)

with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 55v, 82, 113v). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials in plain red or blue. Elegiae (index Elegies) (ff. 1-55); Carmina (ff. 55v-81v); Catullus

• Marginal diagram of the continents and winds., Pharsalia, Books 1-10, with glosses

collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley, ‘18 die Januarij, A.D. 1723/4’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Historiated initial with God in Majesty, and roundels of the days of Creation in the margins., Catalan version of the Old Testament (Genesis to Psalms)

3, on f. 3v.Catchwords. 1 full foliate border in colours and gold with miniatures of Creation in medallions on a parchment folio (f. 3). Large miniature of God in Majesty in colours and gold (f. 3). 1 large decorated initial

• White vine initial 'M'(undum)., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

large white vine initial 'S'(equitur) in colours and gold (f. 176). 35 large white vine initials in colours and gold, 1 at the beginning of each book (ff. 20v, 35v, 44v, 52, 60v, 72v, 84v, 97, 107, 116v, 129, 135,

• Title in display capitals and coloured initial 'Q'., Speeches, including 'Orationes in Catilinam' (ff. 1-24), 'Ciceronis in Sallustium et invicem Invectivae' (ff. 24-29), 'Pro Marcello' (ff. 29-33v, 75-75v), and 'Pro Ligario' (ff. 75v-76v)

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘20 die mensis Octobris, A.D. 1725’ (ff. 1, 34). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her

• White vine initial 'F'(requenter)., Letters and other texts

white vine initials in gold and colours (ff. 1, 28, 43v, 59v, 76v, 92, 106, 123, 138v). Alternating initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Marginal notes in red. Letters and other texts Written by Pietro Cennini in Florence

• Three-sided white vine border in colours and gold, inhabited by birds, with the Medici coat of arms in the lower margin, supported by putti, and a white vine initial 'L'(ibros)., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

large white vine initial 'S'(equitur) in colours and gold (f. 176). 35 large white vine initials in colours and gold, 1 at the beginning of each book (ff. 20v, 35v, 44v, 52, 60v, 72v, 84v, 97, 107, 116v, 129, 135,

• Detail of a folio: Incipit: 'ramento capitur cum cetera…' Explicit: 'quinquagenas libras lundens cumi', Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

large white vine initial 'S'(equitur) in colours and gold (f. 176). 35 large white vine initials in colours and gold, 1 at the beginning of each book (ff. 20v, 35v, 44v, 52, 60v, 72v, 84v, 97, 107, 116v, 129, 135,

• 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,

• Marginal drawing of of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima., Sermones de quadragesima (imperfect)

Marginal drawing of of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima. Large initials (2 lines) in brown, mostly with (zoomorphic) pen-flourishing in brown, with red infill. Capital letters highlighted in red. Holes in the

• Medallion of Taurus and the illuminated initial 'T'(aurus)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

illuminated initial 'T'(aurus). ff. 8-102 + 1 unfoliated leaf and f. i are a late 16th-century paper codex in English. 3 medallions of Taurus, Libra, and Scorpio in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold

• Medallion of Scorpio and the illuminated initial 'S'(corpio)., Fragment of an astrological treatise, including a text on the use of spheres (ff. 6v-7v)

illuminated initial 'S'(corpio). ff. 8-102 + 1 unfoliated leaf and f. i are a late 16th-century paper codex in English. 3 medallions of Taurus, Libra, and Scorpio in colours and gold (ff. 2v, 4v, 5v). 7 large initials in gold

• Detail of historiated initial 'D'(as) with Micah holding a scroll at the beginning of Micah., Old Testament (volume 2), from Psalms

pink, green, yellow, purple, and gold (f. 1). 23 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 41, 53v, 58, 60, 69, 93v, 123v,

• 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

• Historiated initial of Daniel seated in a room with landscape in the background at the beginning of Daniel., Old Testament (volume 2), from Psalms

pink, green, yellow, purple, and gold (f. 1). 23 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 41, 53v, 58, 60, 69, 93v, 123v,

• Historiated initial 'U'(nd) of a boat with sailors, Jonah, and the whale, at the beginning of Jonah., Old Testament (volume 2), from Psalms

pink, green, yellow, purple, and gold (f. 1). 23 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 41, 53v, 58, 60, 69, 93v, 123v,

• Three-sided white vine border with initial 'S'(emper), and unidentified arms, added in ink, in the lower margin., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)

gold with a large gold initial, and an unidentified coat of arms inserted in ink in the lower margin (1).1 large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 73). 21 gold initials on coloured panels (ff. 4, 7v,

• Three-sided white vine border inhabited by birds with a large white vine initial 'I'(n) and a wreath designed for a coat of arms in the lower margin., Ab urbe condita (the Third Decade)

vine initial in colours and gold and a wreath designed for a coat of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). 9 large white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 24, 48v, 69, 89v, 109v, 131v, 156, 179, 196).