• Decorated border with floral motifs with the arms of the Calori of Modena, and a historiated initial 'P'(aucos) with a portrait of Petrarch seated in a garden, reading a book., Opuscula varia (index various works)

small decorated initial in gold and colours (f. 71). Initials in red or blue with red penwork decoration. Headings and marginal notes in red. Paraphs in blue. Opuscula varia (index various works) Written in 1398: colophon reads, 'Explicit Deo gratias.

• Detail of a historiated initial 'P'(aucos) with a portrait of Petrarch seated in a garden, reading a book., Opuscula varia (index various works)

small decorated initial in gold and colours (f. 71). Initials in red or blue with red penwork decoration. Headings and marginal notes in red. Paraphs in blue. Opuscula varia (index various works) Written in 1398: colophon reads, 'Explicit Deo gratias.

• Historiated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of Petrarch's Il Canzoniere, with an image of Petrarch, shown before a lectern with an open book before him in the bowl of the initial, and a miniature on the right-hand side of the page of Petrarch's muse, Laura, beside a laurel tree, framed with a three-sided border made up of foliate scrolls and gold balls., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• Historiated initial 'I'(vo) of Petrarch holding a closed book, and a foliate border with gold balls, at the beginning of Petrarch's 264th canzone., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• A diagram of Old Testament genealogy, including Noah, with diagrams of the world and Noah's ark., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

grounds, with brown pen-flourishing extending into the margins (f. 1v). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with brown pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and/or blue. Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the

• A diagram of the genealogy of the kings of England, including Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

grounds, with brown pen-flourishing extending into the margins (f. 1v). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with brown pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and/or blue. Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the

• Detail of a historiated initial of a lover presenting his verses to a lady., 49 love sonnets

fire with raindrops, in the right margin (f. 1). Small initials in gold with red or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red or purple pen-flourishing or in silver with purple pen-flourishing. 1 small initial in gold with a woman's

• Miniature of the Crown of Thorns with two inscriptions, 'Pax vobis', and 'Ih[es]us Roy de paix', between the crowns of the king of France, inscribed with the motto 'en bien', and 'Charles roy de fra[n]ce', and of England, inscribed with the motto 'sans dep[ar]tir' and 'Richart roy danglet[er]re'; and of the large 'YHS' on a ground in colours of France (blue with feur-de-lis) and England (red with lions), with a full border., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

the motto 'sans dep[ar]tir' and 'Richart roy danglet[er]re'; and of the large 'YHS' on a ground in colours of France (blue with feur-de-lis) and England (red with lions), with a full border. Contains the presentation copy of the ~Epistre au

• Illuminated initial 'V'(rbis) with foliate decoration, and initial 'M'(aiores) at the beginning of Book 1 of Valerius Maximus's Facta et dicta memorabilia., Facta et dicta memorabilia

colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi

• Illuminated initial 'A'([d]tingam]) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Book 3 of Valerius Maximus's Facta et dicta memorabilia., Facta et dicta memorabilia

colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi

• Illuminated initials 'S'(i) and 'C'(hi) in a sonnet, with red hearts replacing the word 'cuoere’ ('heart')., 49 love sonnets

fire with raindrops, in the right margin (f. 1). Small initials in gold with red or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red or purple pen-flourishing or in silver with purple pen-flourishing. 1 small initial in gold with a woman's

• Detail of a shield have been overpainted with two hearts burning in a fire the Zucharia's monogram 'MZ' to the right of a shield overpainted, but that of 'AM' (perhaps Andrea Matteo Acquaviva), to the left of the shield unaltered., 49 love sonnets

fire with raindrops, in the right margin (f. 1). Small initials in gold with red or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red or purple pen-flourishing or in silver with purple pen-flourishing. 1 small initial in gold with a woman's

• Detail of illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi de memoralib(us) [sic] dictis et

• Detail of illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi de memoralib(us) [sic] dictis et

• Decorated initials., Facta et dicta memorabilia

31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi de memoralib(us) [sic] dictis et factis

• Illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi de memoralib(us) [sic] dictis et factis

• Illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi de memoralib(us) [sic] dictis et factis

• Detail of colophon., Facta et dicta memorabilia

20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber ualerij maximi de memoralib(us) [sic] dictis et

• Detail of a pen-flourished initial 'L'(a quarte)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

with a partial border (f. 35). Foliate initials in colours and gold with partial borders, or foliate extensions. Line-fillers in blue, red and gold. Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II) Richard II (b. 1367, d. 1400), king

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'O'(r)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

with a partial border (f. 35). Foliate initials in colours and gold with partial borders, or foliate extensions. Line-fillers in blue, red and gold. Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II) Richard II (b. 1367, d. 1400), king