• Miniature of elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and

• Detail of a miniature of a wild ass (onager)., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

miniature of a wild ass (onager). 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and

• Miniature of lizards (lacerta) with wings, on the left, and to the right, a sawfish (serra), a winged sea monster, and a ship, and below this, vipers (vipera) mating with the male putting his head into the female's mouth, and giving birth, with the young gnawing through her side., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the young gnawing through her side. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and

• Detail of decorated initial., De consolatione philosophiae, imperfect

colophon (f. 53v).? The Carthusians of Mainz: 14th-century inscription ? 'liber Carthus(iensium) p(ro)pe Mogu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, obscured by ink stamp).Inscribed '77' and '9' (f. 1); similar inscriptions occur in other Arundel manuscripts.? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl

• Detail of zoomorphic initial., De eucharista contra Petrum Martyrem Vermilium

Detail of zoomorphic initial. 1 large zoomorphic initial (f. 1). 2 large decorated initials (ff. 45, 78). Decorated descenders, one including a Crucifixion (f. 182v). De eucharista contra Petrum Martyrem Vermilium Written not earlier than 1549: the text is by

• Full white vine border, inhabited by birds and animals, with a large white vine initial 'Q'(uamquam) with a portrait and, in the lower margin, a wreath designed for a coat of arms, supported by two putti., De officiis

designed for heraldic arms, supported by two putti (f. 1). Three-sided white vine border with a large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 4). Incipits in gold (ff. 1, 4). 2 large white vine initials (ff. 68, 111v).

• null, One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime

pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime The remainder of the manuscript (ff. 5-87v) is an 18th-century

• Historiated initial 'A'(rma) with a man in profile (probably Virgil), and an unfinished coat of arms., Aeneid (omitting Book 2, lines 567-88)

Historiated initial 'A'(rma) in brown ink with a man in profile (probably Virgil), and an unfinished coat of arms (f. 1). 10 initials in brown ink with foliate motifs (ff. 13, 25, 36v, 47v, 61, 75, 99v, 112, 126v, 140v).

• Foliate initial 'C'(ogitanti) at the beginning of Cicero's De oratore, and a wreath enclosing the Maffei arms., De oratore

beginning of Cicero's De oratore, and a wreath enclosing the Maffei arms. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and

• Initial 'I'(nstituenti) with uncoloured white vine decoration at the beginning of Book 3 of Cicero's De oratore., De oratore

vine decoration at the beginning of Book 3 of Cicero's De oratore. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and

• Detail of decorated initial., De oratore

Detail of decorated initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Detail of arms in the lower border., De oratore

Detail of arms in the lower border. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2

• Detail of initial., De oratore

Detail of initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine initials,

• Detail of marginal arms., De oratore

Detail of marginal arms. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Detail of decorated initial., De oratore

Detail of decorated initial. 1 large foliate initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1), accompanied by a partial border with heraldic arms in colours and gold, in a wreath. 2 large white vine

• Decorated initial 'H'(erbarum) at the beginning of De viribus herbarum., Various texts including Liber facetus (index Urbanus) (ff. 1-12); De viribus herbarum (ff. 13-66); Res rusticae (index De re rustica) (index De agricultura) (ff. 67-115)

Decorated initial 'H'(erbarum) at the beginning of De viribus herbarum. The Herbarum and De re rustica begin with a list of contents (ff. 13-14v and ff. 67-70v).A composite manuscript comprising of two parts made around the same period: ff.

• Battle scene and illuminated initial 'L'(e), at the beginning of 'Cest la bataille faite a la blanche tache', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene and illuminated initial 'L'(e), at the beginning of 'Cest la bataille faite a la blanche tache', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue

• Battle scene, at the beginning of 'Comment le captal de beuth fut pris a la bataille de subize...', in Jean Froissart's Chroniques d'Angleterre., Les Chroniques d'Angleterre (3 vols)

grounds. Cadels. Vol. II: 5 miniatures have been cut out (ff. 1, 28, 62v, 83v, 140v). 1 large initial in gold, incorporating heraldic arms on a red ground (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in gold on red and blue