• null, In gallicam antiquitatem

gold (f. 1). 1 large initial in gold on a red ground (f. 59). Smaller initials in plain red or blue. Display script. In gallicam antiquitatem Charles VIII (b. 1470, d. 1498), king of France: dedication '... ad Carolum Octavum

• Historiated faceted initial 'Q'(uanquam) with tail drawn as if piercing the parchment leaf and 'all'antica' border decorated with vases and cornucopiae at the beginning of Cicero's 'De officiis'., De officiis

the beginning of each book ( ff. 1, 65v, 104v). Similar capitals for the colophon (f. 155v). Numerous initials in blue. Rubrics and notes in red. De officiis Written in 1498 by Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua (b. 1435, d. 1518):

• Text page written by Bartolomeo Sanvito., De officiis

the beginning of each book ( ff. 1, 65v, 104v). Similar capitals for the colophon (f. 155v). Numerous initials in blue. Rubrics and notes in red. De officiis Written in 1498 by Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua (b. 1435, d. 1518):

• Detail of text written by Bartolomeo Sanvito., De officiis

the beginning of each book ( ff. 1, 65v, 104v). Similar capitals for the colophon (f. 155v). Numerous initials in blue. Rubrics and notes in red. De officiis Written in 1498 by Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua (b. 1435, d. 1518):

• Faceted initial 'Q'(uem)., De officiis

the beginning of each book ( ff. 1, 65v, 104v). Similar capitals for the colophon (f. 155v). Numerous initials in blue. Rubrics and notes in red. De officiis Written in 1498 by Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua (b. 1435, d. 1518):

• Colophon of the scribe Bartolomeo Sanvito., De officiis

the beginning of each book ( ff. 1, 65v, 104v). Similar capitals for the colophon (f. 155v). Numerous initials in blue. Rubrics and notes in red. De officiis Written in 1498 by Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua (b. 1435, d. 1518):

• Miniature of various locations set out in a landscape: 'La Chastel en Chaire', 'Le jardin du baume,' 'La cite de Babiloine,' and 'Les Moulins de Babiloine'., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Foliate initials in colours and gold, or puzzle initials in red and blue with red and brown pen-flourishing, at the beginning of some books or chapters. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with brown pen-flourishing. Historia de

• Miniature of Nectanebus receiving a letter; miniature of Nectanebus on a roof, in flight, having shaved his head., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

Foliate initials in colours and gold, or puzzle initials in red and blue with red and brown pen-flourishing, at the beginning of some books or chapters. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with brown pen-flourishing. Historia de

• Detail of a miniature of Imagination taking leave of the knight, with the city of Halle in the background, with a full trompe l'oeil border including a bird and an owl., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(vous) of Henry VII receiving the book from the writer., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Detail of a marginal painting of flowers and a bear, from the partial trompe l'oeil border., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Text page., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Miniature of Imagination introducing the knight to the three Virtues (or the three aspects of Nobility), with a full trompe l'oeil border, including flowers, birds, and a monkey., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Detail of a miniature of Imagination introducing the knight to the three Virtues (or the three aspects of Nobility)., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Detail from the full trompe l'oeil border, including flowers, a bird, and a monkey., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Miniature of a prince enthroned, with supplicants surrounding him, and God the Father above, with a full trompe l'oeil border including flowers, Tudor roses, and a bird., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Detail of a miniature of a prince enthroned, with supplicants surrounding him, and God the Father above., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Detail from the full trompe l'oeil border of a bird among flowers., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• End of the text, and final colophon, reading ‘Explicit Limaginacion de vraye noblesse / paracheve le derrenier jour de Juyn au Manoir / de Shene Lan mil cccc iiiixx et xvi. p[ar] Q Poulet.’, Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his

• Detail of flowers from the full trompe l'oeil border., Imaginacion de vraye noblesse

the beginning of the preface of Poulet presenting the book to Henry VII (f. 1). Small initials and paraphs in blue and white on red grounds with penwork decoration in gold. Imaginacion de vraye noblesse Quentin Poulet, scribe, illuminator (his