• White-vine initial 'I'(ulius), and white-vine border with putti and a parrot, with the arms of Pope Paul II (?) in the lower margin, at the beginning of Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

margin, at the beginning of Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum. 1 large white-vine initial, accompanied by a three-sided white-vine border, including heraldic arms in the lower margin, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 smaller white-vine initials, in colours and gold

• White-vine initial 'V'(itelliorum), from Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

White-vine initial 'V'(itelliorum), from Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum. 1 large white-vine initial, accompanied by a three-sided white-vine border, including heraldic arms in the lower margin, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 smaller white-vine initials, in colours and gold (ff.

• 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

• Detail of a white-vine initial 'I'(ulius), and the upper section of the white-vine border, at the beginning of Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

border, at the beginning of Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum. 1 large white-vine initial, accompanied by a three-sided white-vine border, including heraldic arms in the lower margin, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 smaller white-vine initials, in colours and gold

• Detail of the lower section of the white-vine border with putti and a parrot, with the arms of Pope Paul II (?), at the beginning of Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

(?), at the beginning of Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum. 1 large white-vine initial, accompanied by a three-sided white-vine border, including heraldic arms in the lower margin, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 smaller white-vine initials, in colours and gold

• Detail of a white-vine initial 'V'(itelliorum), from Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

a white-vine initial 'V'(itelliorum), from Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum. 1 large white-vine initial, accompanied by a three-sided white-vine border, including heraldic arms in the lower margin, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 smaller white-vine initials, in colours and gold

• 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

• Miniature of John the Baptist, and full foliate borders with birds, a dragon and a grotesque figure, for his suffrage., Prayer book

and blue grounds. Prayer book Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector: inscribed 'Bibliotheca Sloaniana' (f. 1). Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in

• 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, Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing, or red with purple flourishing. Paraphs alternately blue

• null, Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing, or red with purple flourishing. Paraphs alternately blue

• null, Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing, or red with purple flourishing. Paraphs alternately blue

• 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).

• 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,

• Miniature of the Crucifixion at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross., Book of Hours, Use of Troyes, imperfect

for the dating of this manuscript. 1 full-page miniature surrounded by a full border in gold and colours with acanthus, flowers, strawberries and a peacock, of Death attacking a woman (f. 76v). At least 1 full-page miniature missing (after f.

• 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