• Decorated initial 'C'(haos) with white vine decoration, at the beginning of the text by Lactantius, Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and the arms of the Donati family of Venice with an animal head above the shield., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno domini M .CCCC.LXII’ (f. 185v). The Donati family of Venice, (arms, f. 1). Unidentified owner: included in the

• White vine initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of Frontinus's Strategemata., Strategemata (index Strategematica)

White vine initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of Frontinus's Strategemata. 1 large white vine initial, in colours and gold, extending into a partial border (f. 1). Small initials in plain red. Strategemata (index Strategematica) Written in 1461: with the scribal

• Detail of illuminated initial., Strategemata (index Strategematica)

Detail of illuminated initial. 1 large white vine initial, in colours and gold, extending into a partial border (f. 1). Small initials in plain red. Strategemata (index Strategematica) Written in 1461: with the scribal colophon, 'M^o^cccc 6i die xiij Februarij

• Decorated initial 'S'(epe), pen-flourished initial 'h'(ec), and a coat of arms of a white unicorn on a blue shield., Tractatus maleficiorum (a treatise on criminal law)

the manuscript has an Italian colophon. 1 very large initial in green on a red ground, 1 initial in red with green pen-flourishing, and a coat of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). Plain initials in red. Paraphs in

• White vine initial 'C'(aius) with foliate extension., Epistolae, imperfect

(ff. 50, 71, 89, 110, 134). Vertical catchwords. Ruled in hardpoint.Wants the first section of text; starts at Epistolae 1.3 1 very large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 156). 21 large white vine initals in colours and

• Illuminated intial 'A'(rma) and foliate bar border., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• Illuminated initial 'O'(ceanu)., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• Text page with colophon of Franciscus de Camuciis supplied by Bartolomeo Sanvito in epigraphic captials., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• Detail of Illuminated initial 'O'., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• 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

• 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

• 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,

• White vine border with a portrait of Horace in a roundel, two putti, an unidentified coat of arms, and a large white vine initial 'M'(ecenas)., Opera

putti, and an unidentified coat of arms, with a large initial in gold, and rubrics in gold and violet (f. 1). 9 large initials in gold on coloured panels at the beginning of each book (ff. 15, 24, 40, 49,

• Decorated initials 'A'(l)' and 'N'(ondum) at the beginning of book 12 of Statius' Thebaid., Thebais (index Thebaid)

163v, the pen-flourishing extends into the margin. Smaller initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour (f. 1 (x2)). Capitals marked with red mainly reserved for the openings with decorated initials (ff. 1-3, 14v-15, etc.). Catchword with

• Decorated initial 'Q'(ui) and white vine decoration in the border enclosing defaced arms, probably that of the Sassetti family, at the beginning of Ovid's Amores., Amores

probably that of the Sassetti family, at the beginning of Ovid's Amores. f. 1 is a parchment leaf. Ending with Ovid's epitaph (ff. 50v-51).Leaf signatures. Large initial in gold on a blue panel at the beginning of each book (ff.

• Illuminated initial 'S'(i)., Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium)(ff. 1-79); Orationes in Catilinam (ff. 80-97)

C, etc. Large initials in gold, outlined in black, on red and blue grounds ornamented with white filigree decoration (ff. 1, 10, 15, 30v, 54v, 80, 80v, 85 (x 2), 89, 93v). Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, and full foliate border, facing the historiated initial 'T'(e) with the Instruments of the Passion of Christ, at the beginning of the 'Te igitur' in a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

Instruments of the Passion of Christ, at the beginning of the 'Te igitur' in a Missal. 1 large miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 113v). 20 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff.

• Calendar page and historiated initial 'A'(d) with David, at the beginning of a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

David, at the beginning of a Missal. 1 large miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 113v). 20 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 7, 15, 20v, 114, 122, 132, 135, 141, 164,

• Historiated initial 'R'(esurrexi) with the Resurrection of Christ, in a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

Resurrection of Christ, in a Missal. 1 large miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 113v). 20 large historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 7, 15, 20v, 114, 122, 132, 135, 141, 164, 171,