• Detail of a miniature of Philosophy., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 5)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Text page with 9th century and 10th century scripts., Libri evangeliorum quattuor; Aenigmata; De arte metrica (extract)

the beginning of each line. Libri evangeliorum quattuor; Aenigmata; De arte metrica (extract) Two leaves and several lines of part 1 (ff. 7-7v, 59, 67) are lost and have been replaced in an English hand of a similar date and

• Colophon of Johannes Jacobus de Balbis and ownership inscription of Cornelius Balbus., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)

Vertical catchwords.f. 70 is a blank, ruled paper leaf with a 16th- or 17th- century(?) inscription. 1 large blue initial with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). 13 smaller red initials (ff. 4v, 7v, 14, 17v, 20v, 34, 38v, 54v, 58v, 61,

• Text page with drawing of man spearing a dragon added to the margin., Miscellany of patristic texts, imperfect, including Marcus Eremita's Opuscula III, X and IV (ff. 1-6v, 6v-15v, 16-29), Diadochus's 'Capita centum de perfectione spirituali' (ff. 29-59), John's 'Capita hortatoria ad monachos in India' (ff. 59v-69) and 'Capita theologica et gnostica' (ff. 69-81v), and Maximus's 'Capita de caritate' (ff. 82-117v)

dragon added to the margin. Leaves missing after ff. 1, 6, 15, 16, 34, 36, 38, 58, 64 and 103. Line-filler, table of contents and initial in light red (ff. 29r-v). Headpieces, titles, decorated initials, and line-filler in dark brown

• Philosophy describes to Boethius the nature of fortune and decorated initial 'P'(ost)., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 2)

'P'(ost). Second volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and

• Miniature of Philosophy and decorated initial 'I'., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 3)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Miniature of Philosophy and decorated initial 'H'(ec)., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 4)

of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in

• Miniature of Philosophy and an illuminated initial 'D', with a miniature of a man burying jars of gold coins., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 5)

jars of gold coins. Fifth volume of a five-volume set, Harley 4335-39.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 1 full-page miniature with a large decorated foliate initial, in colours and gold (f. 2). Large decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials,

• Historiated initial 'O'(portet) of a doctor in a blue coat with an ermine collar and black hat, seated on a high chair and touching the belly of a kneeling man, with a spray border in colours and gold with foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries., Commentary on the Canon Medicinae by Avicenna, Book III, Fen XIX-XXII

foliate tendrils, small leaves, flowers and berries, with 4 large historiated initials in blue or red with white tracery (ff. 1, 50v, 100v, 202v). Puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 90v, 132, 160v, 218). Initials and paraphs in alternating

• null, Bible, with prologues

309, 309v, 310v (x3), 311, 314 (x2), 323, 323v, 324v, 325, 326, 326v, 327 (x2), 327v, 331v, ). 1 large and 1 smaller puzzle initials in red and blue, with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 89v, 356v). Smaller initials

• Full white vine border inhabited by putti, birds, and flowers, with a large white vine initial 'A'(equius), and the arms of the Petrucci family in the lower margin., Orationes

of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). 3 large white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 39, 57, 84). Display script in alternating lines of purple, red, and sometimes yellow (ff. 1, 39, 57, 84). Text written in

• White vine initial 'N'(on)., Orationes

of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). 3 large white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 39, 57, 84). Display script in alternating lines of purple, red, and sometimes yellow (ff. 1, 39, 57, 84). Text written in

• Three-sided floral border with sprays; an historiated initial 'Q'(uintus) of a man in a red robe, probably Gaius Lalius; and a scribal colophon, 'finis paradoxe. deo gracias cum magna difficultate v^a^ die martii millesimo cccc lxxviii^o^'., Various works including De officiis, De senectute, Paradoxa stoicorum, De amicitia and Somnium Scipionis

initials in colours and gold (ff. 69, 107). Three-sided borders with historiated initials in colours and gold (f. 165v, 196v). 1 gold initial with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 226). Numerous large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, and

• Decorated iInitial 'Q'(uoniam) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

bello Judaico. 2 large initials in colours, at the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42,

• Puzzle initial 'N'(eronem) at the beginning of Book 3 of Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

Judaico. 2 large initials in colours, at the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72,

• Miniature of John the Baptist, and full foliate borders with birds, a dragon and a grotesque figure, for his suffrage., Prayer book

and blue grounds. Prayer book Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector: inscribed 'Bibliotheca Sloaniana' (f. 1). Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in

• Decorated initial 'A'(mor) and full border including medaillons with a bird and a rabbit, at the beginning of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Amorum libri tres; heraldic arms in the lower margin., Amorum libri tres

the beginning of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Amorum libri tres; heraldic arms in the lower margin. 1 large decorated initial with a full white-vine border including medaillons and heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 7). 2 large decorated initials [the

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uelle) with a crowned half-bust figure and a partial white-wine border, at the beginning of book 3; the border in the lower margin is a 15th-century replacement., Amorum libri tres

the beginning of book 3; the border in the lower margin is a 15th-century replacement. 1 large decorated initial with a full white-vine border including medaillons and heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 7). 2 large decorated initials [the

• Initial 'C'(um) with pen-flourishing and, in the lower margin, the ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria ad Martyres extra Muros, Trier., Vitae Sanctorum (index Lives of the Saints)

ad Martyres extra Muros, Trier. 33 initials in red, or red and purple, some with pen-flourishing and geometric motifs (ff, 1, 11v, 27v, 34, 38, 43, 44, 50, 56v, 59, 68v, 71, 83v, 85v, 92, 103, 107v (x2), 123v, 147v,

• Miniature of a knight in armour, with a full border inhabited by animals (peacock, lion, bear, goat, roe deer, birds) and putti, from Livy's De Secundo Bello Punic, with heraldic arms in the lower margin., De Secundo Bello Punico

Secundo Bello Punic, with heraldic arms in the lower margin. 1 small miniature, accompanied by a full foliate border with putti, animals, birds, and grotesques, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials with white vine ornament, in colours and