• White vine initial 'M'(ecenas) and, in the lower margin, the bookstamps of Pandolfo di Ricasoli and the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Florence., Odes (index Carmina)

in colours and foliate extensions (ff. 1, 21). Numerous plain initials in blue. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in red. Odes (index Carmina) Pandolfo di Ricasoli, baron, of Florence: his bookstamp, 17th century (ff. 1, 71v).The Convent of Discalced Carmelites,

• Puzzle initial 'A'(me) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., Ars grammatica

(f. 1). Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681, d. c. 1753), bookseller, employed by Edward Harley for buying books and manuscripts chiefly on the Continent, where his agent was George Suttie: sold to the Harleys on 20 January 1721/22 (f. 1; see

• Decorated headpiece and initial., Basil's 'De legendis libris gentilium' (ff. 1-11v), Isocrates's 'Ad Nicoclem', 'Ad Demonicum' and 'Nicocles' (ff. 13-20, 21-28v, 29-37v), and Plutarch's 'De curiositate' and 'De adulatore et amico' (ff. 39-46, 46v-72v)

Decorated headpiece and initial. A table of contents in Latin (f. 2* verso).ff. 1-20 are palimpsest in Latin.ff. 12 and 38 are blank. Decorated headpiece and initial in red (f. 21). Titles and initials in red. Basil's 'De legendis

• Headpiece with interlace and foliate decoration and initial with foliate decoration, Miscellany of works attributed to Dionysius Areopagite with paraphrases by Pachymeres, including 'De caelesti hierarchia' (ff. 7v-62), 'De divinis nominibus' (ff. 62-143v), 'De ecclesiastica hierarchia' (ff. 143v-191v), and Letters (ff. 198v-223)

(Lot-et-Garonne, France), maintained by the Jesuits from 1591 to 1762: inscribed, 17th century 'Coll. Agen. Soc. Jesu Cat. Insc' (f. 1; see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer,

• Headpiece with foliate and geometric decoration and decorated initial., 'Grammatica Isagoge Graece', Books 1-4

geometric and foliate decoration, decorated initials and titles in brown (ff. 1, 18v, 54v, 76v, 102v). Decorated initials, rubrics and marginalia in brown. 'Grammatica Isagoge Graece', Books 1-4 Written by Georgios Tribizias, a Greek priest in Venice (ff. 1-146; see

• Historiated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of Petrarch's Il Canzoniere, with an image of Petrarch, shown before a lectern with an open book before him in the bowl of the initial, and a miniature on the right-hand side of the page of Petrarch's muse, Laura, beside a laurel tree, framed with a three-sided border made up of foliate scrolls and gold balls., Il Canzoniere

made up of foliate scrolls and gold balls. 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

• Historiated initial 'I'(vo) of Petrarch holding a closed book, and a foliate border with gold balls, at the beginning of Petrarch's 264th canzone., Il Canzoniere

balls, at the beginning of Petrarch's 264th canzone. 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

• Puzzle initial 'A', at the beginning of the Repertorium juris civilis., Repertorium juris civilis

Puzzle initial 'A', at the beginning of the Repertorium juris civilis. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 1).1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 110v). 5 smaller initials in red or blue, some with

• Puzzle initial 'U'(sque) with penwork decoration, and border decoration around the two columns, at the beginning of Johannes de Hesdinio's Commentarius amplissimus in librum Job., Commentarius amplissimus in librum Job

Commentarius amplissimus in librum Job. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in blue and red, accompanied by a border decoration in red and blue around the two columns (f. 1). Small initials in red with

• Initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Johannes Halgrinus de Abbatisvilla's Sermones de tempore per annum, and the inscription of the Cistercian monastery of Eberbach in the lower margin., Sermones de tempore per annum

s(an)c(t)e marie in Eb(ir)bach' (ff. 1, 145v), and mentioned in the catalogue of the library of 1502 as '7 [sign after 'Z'] 1' or 'a29' (see Palmer 1998, pp. 258, 262).Inscribed 'Z 140' (f. 1); similar inscriptions consisting of a

• Miniatures, and a full border, at the beginning of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita., Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• Miniature, at the beginning of Book 2 of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita., Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• Miniature, at the beginning of Book 3 of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita., Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• null, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with

• Detail of a miniature of, Ab Urbe Condita, the first decade only

gold (ff. 53v, 90, 130v, 164v, 196v, 222, 248, 274, 306). 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, and a three-sided foliate border, in red, blue and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with