• Flourished initials including animals, in the Office of the Dead., Missal

initials in red or blue, with reserved designs, with blue and/or red foliate pen-flourishing, a few with green wash, some including human heads or zoomorphic figures. Smaller initials, some with reserved designs, in plain red or blue. Missal Inscription, 15th

• Decorated initial with border, in the Golden Legend., Golden Legend (index Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints) (begins and ends imperfectly)

and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue or green grounds with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue, purple, or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Golden Legend (index Legenda aurea;

• Decorated initials with borders, in the Golden Legend., Golden Legend (index Legenda aurea; Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints) (begins and ends imperfectly)

and gold. Small initials in gold on red and blue or green grounds with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue, purple, or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Golden Legend (index Legenda aurea;

• Illuminated white vine initial with a full white vine border including medaillons with flowers and heraldic arms., Stategema, translation of Isocrates, De regno

vine borders, in colours and gold. Smaller initials in gold on red, blue, and green grounds (f. 10v). Small initials in plain gold or blue or in blue on gold grounds. Stategema, translation of Isocrates, De regno Unidentified owner, late

• White vine initials with partial white vine border with birds., Stategema, translation of Isocrates, De regno

vine borders, in colours and gold. Smaller initials in gold on red, blue, and green grounds (f. 10v). Small initials in plain gold or blue or in blue on gold grounds. Stategema, translation of Isocrates, De regno Unidentified owner, late

• Puzzle initial 'F'(ilius) at the beginning of mnemonic verses on the calendar, with explanations in prose., Mathematical and other treatises, including Chaucer's Treatise of the astrolabe (ff. 50-71v), Godfridus super Palladium (ff. 99-112v)

explanations in prose. 3 large puzzle initials in blue and red with red pen-flourishing (ff. 2, 32v, 50). 2 large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing (ff. 85, 136). Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, sometimes

• Miniature of the Crucifixion., The Pilgrimage of the Soul, translated from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville

and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. The Pilgrimage of the Soul, translated

• Illuminated intials and border, with rubric of the title., Ladder of Perfection (Scala perfectionis), imperfect, the first two parts only

border in blue, red, white and gold at the beginning of parts, the second with an animal head (ff. 1, 54). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, often in the form of leaves. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics

• Illuminated initial with an animal head and border, at the beginning of the second part., Ladder of Perfection (Scala perfectionis), imperfect, the first two parts only

border in blue, red, white and gold at the beginning of parts, the second with an animal head (ff. 1, 54). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, often in the form of leaves. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics

• Text page with a rubric 'De la sepulture des corps humains', and illuminated initials., De civitate Dei, books 1-10, in French translation (La cite de Dieu)

in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of chapters. Initials in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing throughout the text. Line-fillers in rose and blue. De civitate Dei,

• Puzzle initial 'R'(everentissimo) with pen-flourishing at the prologue to Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job, with an ownership inscription in the upper margin., Moralia in Job

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in both colours (ff. 1, 3v). Small initials in blue or red, with pen-flourishing in both colours (ff. 17v, 37, 52, 72v). Small initials in red (ff. 6v, 31v, 42v) or blue (f. 49v).

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enry)., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III to Edward IV

Puzzle initial 'H'(enry). 2 puzzle initials in red and blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 143, 194v). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book) for Edward III

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost) combined with a foliated bar border at the beginning of the text., Polychronicon to the death of Edward III (d. 1377)

1). 5 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple, blue and red extending into the margins (ff. 37v, 63v, 104, 130v, 154v, 176v). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Polychronicon to the death of

• Decorated initials with blue grisaille in book 1., De officiis

Decorated initials with blue grisaille in book 1. Catchwords written vertically. Large initials with blue grisaille on gold panels with flowers or fruits at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 84v, 134v), including blue grisaille acanthus leaves on f.

• Initial 'O'(mnes) with penwork decoration., De bello Jugurthino

numbers of chapters added in a later hand. 2 large blue initials with red penwork decoration (ff. 1, 21). Initials in blue or red, usually alternating. Smaller initials in blue or red. De bello Jugurthino The Harley Collection, formed by

• Pen-flourished initial 'D'(eus)., Theological compendium, with various prayers and tracts, including the Myrrour of Synners (Speculum Peccatorum), treatises on Domesday, the Three Estates, the Ten Commandments, and the Seven Deadly Sins (imperfect at the beginning)

124-126 are parchment flyleaves with added inscriptions in Latin. Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Smaller plain initials in blue. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Theological compendium, with various prayers and tracts, including the Myrrour of

• Partial border of white foliage on a blue ground with an illuminated initial 'P'(artes)., Grammatical treatises

blue ground with an illuminated initial 'P'(artes). f. 1* is a parchment leaf.A section of the lower margin of f. 1 has been trimmed off, probably to remove a coat of arms. Partial border of white foliage on a

• Initials 'B'(e) and 'A'(fter) in blue with red pen-flourishing., Scale of Perfection (Books 1 and 2)

Initials 'B'(e) and 'A'(fter) in blue with red pen-flourishing. ff. 1-2 are parchment flyleaves and ff. 1*-2* are text pages.Decorated catchwords. Numerous large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in blue (ff. 1*-2*v); paraph marks in red (ff.

• Faceted initial 'Q'(uomodo)., Elegy to Longpres (Elegia ad Longredem)

one. 1 large faceted initial in blue on a dark red ground with acanthus motifs and grapes highlighted in gold (f. 1). Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Elegy to Longpres (Elegia ad Longredem)

• Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uoniam ut ait Gregorius super Ezechielem)., Summa de casibus conscientiae

the lower margin.f. [317] is a former pastedown. 1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Smaller initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Catchwords in simple frames. Summa de casibus conscientiae Written in 1473: