• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

(f. 3). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

(f. 3). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aschales) below a rubric with the date 1465 in medieval arabic numerals, at the beginning of a prologue, Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc.

are notes by Barthélemy Mercier (b. 1734 d. 1799), abbé de St.-Léger. Large and small puzzle initials in red and blue. Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc. Apparently written in 1465: a rubric reads 'Prologus sedulij primus incipit 1465'

• null, Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc.

abbé de St.-Léger. Large and small puzzle initials in red and blue. Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc. Apparently written in 1465: a rubric reads 'Prologus sedulij primus incipit 1465' (f. 7v).The Celestine convent of the Holy Trinity, Marcoussis,

• null, Comediae (index Comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-27v), Eunuchus (ff. 28-57v), Heauton tirorumenos (ff. 58-87), Adelphoe (f. 87-113v), Hecyra (ff. 114-137v), Phormio (ff. 138-166v)

and shell gold, at the beginnings of the arguments (ff. 28, 29v, 58, 87, 114, 114v, 138). Small initials alternately blue or red. Headings in red capitals Comediae (index Comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-27v), Eunuchus (ff.

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

painted initial with acanthus leaf decoration at the beginning of Psalm 68 (f. 111), and other large and small red, blue, green, and yellow simple initials, some decorated around the letter or in the bowl with simple patterns in other

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

painted initial with acanthus leaf decoration at the beginning of Psalm 68 (f. 111), and other large and small red, blue, green, and yellow simple initials, some decorated around the letter or in the bowl with simple patterns in other

• Decorated initials., Catalan version of the Old Testament (Genesis to Psalms)

257v, 264v, 272, 286). 9 large puzzle initials in blue and red with pen-flourishing in red and purple (ff. 136v, 208, 208v, 239, 252, 257v, 264, 271v, 286). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple

• 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)

257v, 264v, 272, 286). 9 large puzzle initials in blue and red with pen-flourishing in red and purple (ff. 136v, 208, 208v, 239, 252, 257v, 264, 271v, 286). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple

• 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)

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 (ff. 82-113v); Priapea (ff. 113v-122v) Colophon

• 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)

257v, 264v, 272, 286). 9 large puzzle initials in blue and red with pen-flourishing in red and purple (ff. 136v, 208, 208v, 239, 252, 257v, 264, 271v, 286). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple

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

309v, 317v, 326, 336, 346). 5 gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 1 (x 3), 1v, 2). Alternating initials in blue or red. Rubrics and running headers in red. Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Written for a member of the

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

(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 in 1467: colophon reads, 'Scripsit florentie hoc

• 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)

309v, 317v, 326, 336, 346). 5 gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 1 (x 3), 1v, 2). Alternating initials in blue or red. Rubrics and running headers in red. Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Written for a member of the

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

309v, 317v, 326, 336, 346). 5 gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 1 (x 3), 1v, 2). Alternating initials in blue or red. Rubrics and running headers in red. Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Written for a member of the

• Decorated initial 'D'(omine) with foliate borders., Missal, Augustinian use

decorated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 28v, 38 (x2), 38v, 114 (x2), 115 (x2)). Small initials in plain red, blue or green, a few with pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in green, red or brown.ff. 148-250v: 1 large initial in

• Ink sketch of a decorated initial 'P'(uer) with foliate borders., Missal, Augustinian use

decorated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 28v, 38 (x2), 38v, 114 (x2), 115 (x2)). Small initials in plain red, blue or green, a few with pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in green, red or brown.ff. 148-250v: 1 large initial in

• Partial border with floral and foliate decoration and a large decorated intial 'T'(ractatulus)., De quercu Julii pontificis sive de lapide philosophico

floral and foliate decoration and a large intial in gold on a blue ground (f. 1). Large initials in brown or blue. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or brown. De quercu Julii pontificis sive de lapide philosophico Written in

• Table of Virtues in the form of a tree, with coats of arms, a partial rinceaux border, and two wild men wielding clubs., Ethica (index Ethics); De quatuor virtutibus (index On the Four Virtues)

119). Initials in red and blue with red and black pen-flourishing and penwork decoration (ff. 12, 21v, 33v, 46, 58v, 67, 80v, 92v, 104v). Smaller initials and paraphs in blue or red. Running headers in blue and red. Rubrics in

• Illuminated initial on a text page., Débat de félicité

lines) in gold on red and/or blue grounds, and full borders (ff. 1, 24, 39v). Small initials (2 lines) in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials (1 line) in gold with blue pen-flourishing. Débat de félicité The Débat