• Decorated initial and letters., Homiliae in numeri 15-19

transferred there in 1638, with a 18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance (f. ir-v), and 'No. 197' (f. 1, lower left corner).? The abbey of St-Laurence (18th century French note regarding the manuscript’s provenance, f. ir-v).Charles Burney (b.

• null, Catilina (ff. 1-45v), Jugurtha (ff. 45v-134)

in colours and gold (ff. 1, 45v). Square capitals used as display script. Catilina (ff. 1-45v), Jugurtha (ff. 45v-134) ? Written by Gaspar of Verona (b. c.1400, d. 1474), professor of rhetoric and biographer of Pope Paul II (on whom

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with foliate decoration combined with a one-sided border with flowers and foliage, including a peacock, at the beginning of the text; in the lower margin, a medallion featuring Christ blessing and holding an orb surrounded by foliage, and a butterfly (moth) in the upper margin., De natura deorum (ff. 1-88); De divinatione (ff. 89-121); De fato (ff. 122-156v); Timaeus (ff. 157-168)

peacock; in the lower margin, a medallion featuring Christ surrounded by foliage, and a butterfly in the upper margin (f. 1). Large white vine initials in gold and colours (ff. 28v, 66v, 89, 122, 157). De natura deorum (ff. 1-88);

• White vine initial 'Q'(uerenti) at the beginning of Cicero's De fato., De natura deorum (ff. 1-88); De divinatione (ff. 89-121); De fato (ff. 122-156v); Timaeus (ff. 157-168)

peacock; in the lower margin, a medallion featuring Christ surrounded by foliage, and a butterfly in the upper margin (f. 1). Large white vine initials in gold and colours (ff. 28v, 66v, 89, 122, 157). De natura deorum (ff. 1-88);

• Detail of the humanistic text at the beginning of Cicero's De fato., De natura deorum (ff. 1-88); De divinatione (ff. 89-121); De fato (ff. 122-156v); Timaeus (ff. 157-168)

peacock; in the lower margin, a medallion featuring Christ surrounded by foliage, and a butterfly in the upper margin (f. 1). Large white vine initials in gold and colours (ff. 28v, 66v, 89, 122, 157). De natura deorum (ff. 1-88);

• Detail of historiated initial of God creating the world, at the beginning of Genesis., Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at

• Detail of Creation miniatures, in the lower margin at the beginning of Genesis., Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at

• Detail of miniature of the Fall, in the lower margin., Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at

• Detail of a miniature of the Creation of Eve., Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at

• Detail of a miniature of the Expulsion., Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at

• Detail of miniatures of Noah's ark in the lower margin., Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

gold (ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at

• Text page of the Greek-Latin Glossary., Greek-Latin Glossary, followed by other glossarial texts (ff. 241-272)

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley, ‘18 die mensis Januarij, A.D. 1723/4’ (f. 1; see Wright and Wright 1966). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694,

• Initial 'D'(ominus) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the 'Liber scintillarum'., Theological miscellany, including the 'Liber scintillarum' attributed to Defensor, chapters 1-68, extracts (ff. 17-42), Eucherius's 'Formulae spiritualis intelligentiae' (ff. 57-63), and Arnulf's 'Delicie cleri', possibly imperfect (ff. 90-103v)

scintillarum'. Large initial in colours with interlace decoration and a bird (f. 1). Large initials in oxidised red with penwork decoration in green (f. 17) and in red (f. 89). Initials in oxidised red or in green, with the occasional

• 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

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uid) with interlace and intertwined animals., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-14v), Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 14v-48v)

an ox (f. 46). 6 large initials with interlace and zoomorphic decoration in yellow, red and green or unpainted (ff. 1, 14v, 18v, 23, 32, 41). Large interlace initial in orange, yellow, brown and green with foliate decoration (f. 41v).

• null, Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

(ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the

• null, Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

(ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the

• null, Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth, with prologues

(ff. 5v, 6, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9). Full foliate border in blue, pink, green, yellow, and gold (f. 1). 19 large historiated initials in colours and gold and sometimes silver, with foliate decoration forming a partial border at the

• Decorated initial 'D'(omine) with foliate borders., Missal, Augustinian use

into three-sided foliate borders, sketched in brown ink, unfinished (ff. 30, 31). 1 large decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (f. 19). 1 large initial in green with foliate penwork decoration in red and

• Ink sketch of a decorated initial 'P'(uer) with foliate borders., Missal, Augustinian use

into three-sided foliate borders, sketched in brown ink, unfinished (ff. 30, 31). 1 large decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (f. 19). 1 large initial in green with foliate penwork decoration in red and