• Initial 'N'(aso) and unidentified arms in the lower margin., Epistulae ex Ponto

been torn off at the top of f. 1. 1 large initial in gold on a blue ground with an unidentified coat of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). 3 large gold initials on coloured panels with simple foliate

• Decorated initial 'D'(isciplina), at the beginning of Book 1 of Isidore's Etymologiae., Etymologiae

ruled in blind, horizontals in leadpoint. Large initials in green, red or blue, usually with decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials in red, green, or blue. Diagrams of consanguinity (ff. 109v-110). Etymologiae Unidentified owner, Cambridge or Oxford,

• Anthropomorphic initial 'P'(atrem), in Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

or zoomorphic initials in ink (ff. 58v, 79v, 115, 135, 142v, 146v, 152v, 160v). Small initials in plain red or blue. De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars) Colophon 'Explicit Deo gracias m[c]ccc[l]xxij Decembris xviij' (f. 173, some letters erased).Unidentified owner,

• Text page., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book I, Fen I

and berries, with two large historiated initials in blue with white tracery (ff. 4, 192). Cadels (ff. 147v, 191, 208v). Diagrams touched in yellow (ff. 204, 281). Initials and paraphs in alternating blue and red. Sentence initials touched in yellow.

• Historiated initial 'D' of a doctor in an ermine coat, seated at a canopied lectern and lecturing two pupils at a desk in a large hall. Arbaleste's arms and motto 'Ingenium superat vires' in the lower margin., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book I, Fen IV

foliate tendrils, small leaves and flowers, with one large historiated initial in blue with white tracery (f. 1). Diagrams (ff. 111, 123v-124, 126v-127). Initials and paraphs in alternating blue and red. Sentence initials touched in yellow. Rubrics in red throughout.

• Mniature of a doctor in an ermine coat and red hat (Avicenna?) standing in a large gothic hall, with a decorated initial 'D' in colours and gold., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book I, Fen II

berries, with one large initial in blue with white tracery and foliate decoration (f. 1v). Small miniature (f. 1v, upper left margin). Diagrams (ff. 160, 188v, 197v, 217, 226v). Initials and paraphs in alternating blue and red. Sentence initials touched

• Marginal miniature of a lady in a veiled hat holding a flask and herbs, with a decorated initial 'M'(edicina) in gold and colours., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book I, Fen III

leaves and flowers, with one large initial in blue with white tracery and foliate decoration (f. 1). Small miniature (f. 1, right margin). Diagrams (ff. 45, 92). Initials and paraphs in alternating blue and red. Sentence initials touched in yellow.

• Historiated initial 'D' representing Avicenna teaching two pupils., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book I, Fen I

and berries, with two large historiated initials in blue with white tracery (ff. 4, 192). Cadels (ff. 147v, 191, 208v). Diagrams touched in yellow (ff. 204, 281). Initials and paraphs in alternating blue and red. Sentence initials touched in yellow.

• Three-sided white vine border with gold initial 'V'(os) and mutilated arms in the lower margin., Comoediae (index Comedies)

gold (ff. 3, 30, 31, 59, 85, 111, 135). 2 gold initials on pink and blue panels (f. 3). Initials alternating in red or blue. Rubrics, incipits, explicits, running headers, and protagonists' names in red. Comoediae (index Comedies) Written by

• Decorated iInitial 'Q'(uoniam) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72, 90, 100v, 112, 132v). De bello Judaico

• Puzzle initial 'N'(eronem) at the beginning of Book 3 of Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72, 90, 100v, 112, 132v). De bello Judaico

• Colophon of Johannes Jacobus de Balbis and ownership inscription of Cornelius Balbus., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)

is a blank, ruled paper leaf with a 16th- or 17th- century(?) inscription. 1 large blue initial with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). 13 smaller red initials (ff. 4v, 7v, 14, 17v, 20v, 34, 38v, 54v, 58v, 61, 64, 66v, 67).

• Decorated initial 'I'(inter)., De bello hispaniensis (Liber V: anno 1412 ad 1444) (index De bello Hispano libri quinque)

pasted onto f. [i]. 1 large initial in colours and gold with a foliate extension (f. 1). 3 initials in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 28v, 53). 2 initials in red with purple penwork decoration (ff. 11v, 41).

• Initial 'H' with pen-work decoration., Collection of letters attributed to Hippocrates and others in Rinuccini's Latin translation, preceded by dedications to Cardinal Antonio de la Cerda y Llosa (elected 1448, d. 1459) and Pope Nicholas V (elected 1447, d. 1455) (ff. 1-1v)

of the 1907 edition with supplementary material, ed. by Allan Stevenson, 4 vols (Amsterdam: Paper Publications Society, 1968). Initials in blue with pen work decoration in red. Rubrics, initials and paraphs in red. Collection of letters attributed to Hippocrates and

• Interlaced initial 'D'(isciplina) at the beginning of Isidore, 'Etymologies'., Etymologies (index Etymologiae), divided into 20 books, with two letters of correspondence between Isidore and Braulio (f. 1), imperfect

century (f. 20v); 11th century (f. 84v). Several large initials with interlace decoration, usually in yellow, metallic red (often tarnished), blue, and green, outlined in brown. Initials in brown ink, filled in metallic red (often tarnished), yellow, and/or green. Diagrams

• Marginal pen drawing of the head of a bearded man., Etymologies (index Etymologiae), divided into 20 books, with two letters of correspondence between Isidore and Braulio (f. 1), imperfect

century (f. 20v); 11th century (f. 84v). Several large initials with interlace decoration, usually in yellow, metallic red (often tarnished), blue, and green, outlined in brown. Initials in brown ink, filled in metallic red (often tarnished), yellow, and/or green. Diagrams

• Interlaced initial 'D'(yalectica) at the beginning of the chapter on Logic in Book II of Isidore, 'Etymologies'., Etymologies (index Etymologiae), divided into 20 books, with two letters of correspondence between Isidore and Braulio (f. 1), imperfect

century (f. 20v); 11th century (f. 84v). Several large initials with interlace decoration, usually in yellow, metallic red (often tarnished), blue, and green, outlined in brown. Initials in brown ink, filled in metallic red (often tarnished), yellow, and/or green. Diagrams

• null, Medical treatises

1 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds (ff. 6, 22v, 31, 105v, 142). Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Medical treatises Note on the content in English, 16th-century

• null, Epistolae, etc.

Large puzzle initials in blue and red, with red and purple pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 4v, etc.). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in plain blue. Epistolae, etc. Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817),

• null, Epistolae, etc.

Large puzzle initials in blue and red, with red and purple pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 4v, etc.). Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or red with purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in plain blue. Epistolae, etc. Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817),