• Decorated initial 'C'(haos) with white vine decoration, at the beginning of the text by Lactantius, Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and the arms of the Donati family of Venice with an animal head above the shield., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno domini M .CCCC.LXII’ (f. 185v). The Donati family of Venice, (arms, f. 1). Unidentified owner: included in the

• White vine initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of Frontinus's Strategemata., Strategemata (index Strategematica)

White vine initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of Frontinus's Strategemata. 1 large white vine initial, in colours and gold, extending into a partial border (f. 1). Small initials in plain red. Strategemata (index Strategematica) Written in 1461: with the scribal

• Detail of illuminated initial., Strategemata (index Strategematica)

Detail of illuminated initial. 1 large white vine initial, in colours and gold, extending into a partial border (f. 1). Small initials in plain red. Strategemata (index Strategematica) Written in 1461: with the scribal colophon, 'M^o^cccc 6i die xiij Februarij

• Detail of decorated initial., Sermons and excerpts

highlighted with red. Guide letters. Sermons and excerpts The Carthusians of Mainz: inscribed' . . . ad carth[usiensium] prope', f. 1; 'Iste liber e(st) Carthusien(sium) p(ro)pe Mogunciam (f. 105v).Inscribed 'Z2341 (f. 116v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl

• Text pages with marginal commentary and illuminated initial 'S'(ic), at the beginning of Book VI: 'Sic factur lacrimans, classique immittit habenas'., Aeneis (index Aeneid) , with a verse preface (ff. 1-201); Extract from Servius on Aeneis 6 (f. 202)

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, 47, 47v, 61v, 79, 79v, 97v, 114, 114v, 129, 145v, 164, 182v). Aeneis (index

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a portrait of Bartholomaeus de S. Concordio and an illuminated initial 'A'(bbas)., Summa Pisana with an index (ff. 222v-226v) (index Summa de casibus conscientiae, Summa Pisanella)

same text. Partial border in colours and gold with a large historiated initial (f. 1). 19 illuminated initials in colours and gold with besants (ff. 1, 10v, 17v, 36, 48, 70v, 75v, 76, 83v, 109v, 116, 128v, 131v, 143, 162v,

• Decorated initial 'S'(epe), pen-flourished initial 'h'(ec), and a coat of arms of a white unicorn on a blue shield., Tractatus maleficiorum (a treatise on criminal law)

the manuscript has an Italian colophon. 1 very large initial in green on a red ground, 1 initial in red with green pen-flourishing, and a coat of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). Plain initials in red. Paraphs in

• White vine initial 'C'(aius) with foliate extension., Epistolae, imperfect

(ff. 50, 71, 89, 110, 134). Vertical catchwords. Ruled in hardpoint.Wants the first section of text; starts at Epistolae 1.3 1 very large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 156). 21 large white vine initals in colours and

• Puzzle initial 'V'(alerii), and fifteenth-century ownership inscription and pressmark of the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria ad Martyres extra Muros, Trier., Commentarius in Valerium Maximum; Facta et dicta memorabilia

and pressmark of the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria ad Martyres extra Muros, Trier. 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). 9 smaller blue and red puzzle initials with red pen-flourishing (ff. 2, 54v,

• Inhabited foliate initial 'A'(bsenti) with small figures, at the beginning of Joannes de Milis's Repertorium aureum sive lexicon juridicum., Repertorium aureum sive lexicon juridicum

'A'(bsenti) with small figures, at the beginning of Joannes de Milis's Repertorium aureum sive lexicon juridicum. 1 large inhabited foliate initial, in colours (f. 1). 3 large foliate initials, in colours (ff. 25v, 33, 62). 8 large puzzle initials in

• Inhabited foliate initial 'A'(bsenti) with a seated man and a naked man, at the beginning of Joannes de Milis's Repertorium aureum sive lexicon juridicum., Repertorium aureum sive lexicon juridicum

and a naked man, at the beginning of Joannes de Milis's Repertorium aureum sive lexicon juridicum. 1 large inhabited foliate initial, in colours (f. 1). 3 large foliate initials, in colours (ff. 25v, 33, 62). 8 large puzzle initials in

• Illuminated intial 'A'(rma) and foliate bar border., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• Illuminated initial 'O'(ceanu)., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• Text page with colophon of Franciscus de Camuciis supplied by Bartolomeo Sanvito in epigraphic captials., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• Detail of Illuminated initial 'O'., Aeneid (index Aeneis), with Pseudo-Ovid (prologues)

are visible on the remaining part. Partial floral border in colours and gold with 1 small initial in gold on a pink and blue ground, 1 large initial in coloured interlace on a gold ground and, in the lower margin,

• Text page with calligraphic initials., Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England, A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

campaigns (Parts 1, 2, 4). The miniatures of the final stage were attributed to two artists, Gerard Horenbout (f. 148, see Kren and McKendrick 2003) and perhaps his daughter Susanna (see Backhouse 1997).Catchwords, some written on scrolls (Part 1), or

• Miniature of Priam and his court mourning over the body of Hector., Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England, A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

campaigns (Parts 1, 2, 4). The miniatures of the final stage were attributed to two artists, Gerard Horenbout (f. 148, see Kren and McKendrick 2003) and perhaps his daughter Susanna (see Backhouse 1997).Catchwords, some written on scrolls (Part 1), or

• Miniature of a king enthroned surrounded by courtiers with Sir William Herbert and his wife, Anne Devereux wearing clothes decorated with their coats of arms, kneeling before him, with a full border with a scroll inscribed with William Herbert's and his wife's mottos reading 'e las sy longuement', and 'De toute'; a foliate initials 'O'(mighty), at the beginning of the Troy Book; and the arms of William Herbert and Anne Devereux with mottos, between the column of the text., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

campaigns (Parts 1, 2, 4). The miniatures of the final stage were attributed to two artists, Gerard Horenbout (f. 148, see Kren and McKendrick 2003) and perhaps his daughter Susanna (see Backhouse 1997).Catchwords, some written on scrolls (Part 1), or

• Detail of a miniature of a king enthroned surrounded by courtiers with Sir William Herbert and his wife, Anne Devereux kneeling before him, wearing clothes decorated with their coats of arms., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

campaigns (Parts 1, 2, 4). The miniatures of the final stage were attributed to two artists, Gerard Horenbout (f. 148, see Kren and McKendrick 2003) and perhaps his daughter Susanna (see Backhouse 1997).Catchwords, some written on scrolls (Part 1), or

• Detail of a miniature of the Wheel of Fortune with a king on the top, with a partial border and a foliate initial 'T'(henvyons), at the beginning of book 2., Troy Book (ff. 6-146); Siege of Thebes (ff. 147v-162)

campaigns (Parts 1, 2, 4). The miniatures of the final stage were attributed to two artists, Gerard Horenbout (f. 148, see Kren and McKendrick 2003) and perhaps his daughter Susanna (see Backhouse 1997).Catchwords, some written on scrolls (Part 1), or