• Detail of illuminated initial., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of illuminated initial. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Detail of lower border., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of lower border. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Detail of illuminated initial., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of illuminated initial. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Miniature of Christ carrying the cross and donors with Anthony, decorated initial 'A'(pprehendit) and foliate borders including heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John., Book of Hours, unidentified Use

foliate borders including heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Passion of Christ according to John. 14 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 13, 20, 39, 50, 60, 65, 70, 76,

• Miniature of the Evangelists with their attributes, John with the eagle, Matthew with the angel, Mark with the lion, and Luke with the ox, decorated initial 'I'(n) and foliate borders including hybrid figures, at the beginning of the Gospel extracts., Book of Hours, Use of Lisieux

Evangelists with their attributes, John with the eagle, Matthew with the angel, Mark with the lion, and Luke with the ox, decorated initial 'I'(n) and foliate borders including hybrid figures, at the beginning of the Gospel extracts. 20 large miniatures

• Miniature of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist., Four Gospels

Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in

• Headpiece at the beginning of John., Four Gospels

the beginning of John. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours and gold,

• Partial white vine border with the initial 'M'(ecenas) and the arms of the Del Pugliese family of Florence., Odes (index Carmina), Epodes, Carmen saeculare, Ars poetica, Epistles

Partial white vine border with the initial 'M'(ecenas) and the arms of the Del Pugliese family of Florence. ff. 135-136 is a parchment leaf inscribed with a poem in Italian. Partial white vine border in colours and gold with

• Detail of text page, Aeneis (index Aeneid) , with a verse preface (ff. 1-201); Extract from Servius on Aeneis 6 (f. 202)

Detail of text page f. I is a paper flyleaf.Marginal commentary (ff. 87v to 97). 18 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with red, blue, and brown penwork decoration (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 16, 16v, 32v,

• White vine initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of book 16 of Augustine's De Civitate Dei., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)

139, 150, 163, 179, 196v, 210, 233v, 248v, 269, 286). De Civitate Dei (index City of God) Janos Vitez (index John Vitez) (b. c. 1405, d. 1472), Hungarian humanist, bishop of Nagyvárad, and archbishop of Esterzgom, and Petrus Garazda (index

• Large initial 'N'(atus) with interlaced foliate decoration, combined with a full white vine border with a wreath enclosing unidentified arms., Comoediae (index comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-20v), Eunuchus (ff. 20v-42), Heauton tirorumenos (ff. 42-60v), Adelphoe (ff. 60v-79), Phormio (ff. 79v-99v), Hecyra (ff. 99v-116)

Large initial 'N'(atus) with interlaced foliate decoration, combined with a full white vine border with a wreath enclosing unidentified arms. The decoration, especially the initial on f. 1, is in the Ferrarese manner, according to unpublished notes of A.

• 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)

in colours and gold (ff. 24, 48v, 69, 89v, 109v, 131v, 156, 179, 196). Ab urbe condita (the Third Decade) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Pen-flourished initials, Meditations on the Life of Christ

Pen-flourished initials Vertical catchwords. Alternating initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with violet pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red (now faded). Meditations on the Life of Christ Written in 1454 by Jacobus de Parma in Bologna for Frater

• Simple border in shaded mauve with a large initial 'A'(pud) with an oak leaf motif, capitals in alternating lines of gold and blue, and a trompe l'oeil seal with the arms of the Della Rovere family., De vera nobilitate

Simple border in shaded mauve with a large initial 'A'(pud) with an oak leaf motif, capitals in alternating lines of gold and blue, and a trompe l'oeil seal with the arms of the Della Rovere family. Bound together with

• Text page with humanistic script., De vera nobilitate

Text page with humanistic script. Bound together with Harley 2708. Simple border in shaded mauve with a large initial in silver on a red ground with an oak leaf motif, capitals in alternating lines of gold and blue, and,

• Detail of a white vine initial 'E'(t si) with decoration extending into the margins at the beginning of the text., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)

Detail of a white vine initial 'E'(t si) with decoration extending into the margins at the beginning of the text. According to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this manuscript was made

• Front cover of the red leather binding with gold tooling., Cosmographia

Front cover of the red leather binding with gold tooling. Horizontal catchwords.The manuscript was written in the 3rd quarter of the 15th century, possibly in Rome, according to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian

• Spine of the red leather binding crafted by Thomas Elliot, one of the two binders employed by Edward Harley for this style. The gold-tooled letters of Elliot's name appear in small roundels., Cosmographia

Spine of the red leather binding crafted by Thomas Elliot, one of the two binders employed by Edward Harley for this style. The gold-tooled letters of Elliot's name appear in small roundels. Horizontal catchwords.The manuscript was written in the

• White vine initial 'C'(ivitatem) at the beginning of book 11 of Augustine's De Civitate Dei., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)

139, 150, 163, 179, 196v, 210, 233v, 248v, 269, 286). De Civitate Dei (index City of God) Janos Vitez (index John Vitez) (b. c. 1405, d. 1472), Hungarian humanist, bishop of Nagyvárad, and archbishop of Esterzgom, and Petrus Garazda (index

• Miniature of Christ in majesty, with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist, and the Resurrection of the Souls. Decorated initial in gold and colours, and full foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist, and the Resurrection of the Souls. Decorated initial in gold and colours, and full foliate border. 8 roundels with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-9v); 2