• Inscriptions., Alchemical treatises

Inscriptions. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90. Bern.' (f. 2).Sir

• Marginal drawings., Alchemical treatises

drawings. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician: inscribed '90. Bern.' (f. 2).Sir

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

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

lady. 1 large historiated initial, and a three-sided foliate border with gold balls, with heraldry, devices, and monograms, in colours and gold; a large red heart on a burning wood fire with raindrops, in the right margin (f. 1). Small

• Illuminated initials., Il Canzoniere

Illuminated initials. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(e) formed by a quadruped, foliage, and an animal head., Unum ex quatuor

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n), formed by a peacock., Unum ex quatuor

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

Detail of historiated initial. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph

• Detail of miniature., Il Canzoniere

Detail of miniature. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

Detail of historiated initial. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) and partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam., De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. 1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue

• Initial 'S' with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Alchemical treatises., Alchemical treatises

the beginning of the Alchemical treatises. 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red. Diagrams. Alchemical treatises Inscription, 15th century, and the number 'XV.B' (f. 1).Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698), apothecary and physician:

• Full white vine border with a large initial 'S'(emper)., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae); Persius

a parchment leaf.Horizontal catchwords.According to A.C. de la Mare, the border on f. 1 is one of the earliest extant examples of the white vine style. She states: 'This is far the earliest example of such a full border; it

• Historiated initial 'I' of the eagle symbol of John, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from John 1:1-14., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Decorated initial 'T'(obias)., Books of Tobias, Judith, Ruth, and Proverbs with the glossa ordinaria

f. [126] are former parchment pastedowns.f. 1 is a blank parchment leaf with ownership inscriptions by Foucault and Wanley. 3 large initials in colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 2, 33v, 69). Blank space left for initial (f.

• Decorated initial 'I'(n)., Books of Tobias, Judith, Ruth, and Proverbs with the glossa ordinaria

f. [126] are former parchment pastedowns.f. 1 is a blank parchment leaf with ownership inscriptions by Foucault and Wanley. 3 large initials in colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 2, 33v, 69). Blank space left for initial (f.

• Illuminated initial 'R'(everendo) and an effaced coat of arms., Tractatus de venenis, Problemata de venenis

coat of arms. Horizontal catchwords. 2 large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 13v). Effaced coat of arms (f. 1). Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Tractatus