• Miniature of the Pieta., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

foliate borders, in colours and gold, at the beginning of prayers (111v, 114). Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. All pages heavily ruled with red double lines. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum Portrait of donor in

• Miniature of the Resurrection, with souls being carrying to God., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

foliate borders, in colours and gold, at the beginning of prayers (111v, 114). Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. All pages heavily ruled with red double lines. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum Portrait of donor in

• Decorated initial 'D'(eus) and bar border with acanthus leaves at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of hours, Use of Sarum, imperfect

the feathering decorated with acanthus, ivy, heart-shaped and kidney-shaped leaves, naturalistic and stylised flowers, pea pods, etc. Coloured initials in blue. A distinctive bright orange is used in the border decoration. Book of hours, Use of Sarum, imperfect The Harley

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with a three-sided border with acanthus leaves, flowers and foliate feathering, at the beginning of the text., Speculum historiale

6, 31v, 54, 70v, 80v (with large flower), 97, 116, 139, 159v, 179v, 199v, 218v, 241, 254v, 269v). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Some capitals, ascenders, and descenders decorated with cadels in brown ink, sometimes including faces (e. g.,

• White vine initial 'Q'(uo) at the beginning of book 11., Epistulae ad familiares (index Epistolae ad familiares) (imperfect)

(ff. 14, 36, 47, 62v, 76, 89, 95v, 116, 136, 147, 186, 191v, 204). Coloured initials in alternating red and blue, sometimes with reserved designs. Faces drawn in some capital 'O's (e. g. ff. 105v, 180v). Epistulae ad familiares (index

• Initial 'Q'(uamvis) at the beginning of the third Satire., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)

f. 37 has been damaged. 1 large gold initial with foliate ornament on a blue and purple panel at the beginning of the first satire (f. 1). 13 smaller gold initials, outlined in black, on coloured panels at the beginning

• White vine initial 'S'(enium) at the beginning of the text., De compendiosa doctrina

the Bodleian Library, Oxford.Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures. Large white vine initial in colours (f. 1). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 31v, 41v, 47, 49, 61, 65v, 68v, etc.), occasionally with reserved lines. Paraphs in

• White vine initial 'Q'(uamuis) at the beginning of Juvenal's Satire 3., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae), imperfect

is a ruled leaf with a few annotations (former pastedown). Early green and white vine initial in colours on a blue or pink ground at the beginning of each satire (ff. 1, 3v, 6v, 12, 15, 18, 29, 33v, 38,

• Pen-flourished initial 'E'(peidê pasan polin horômen)., Politics, imperfect (index Politica)

(f. [iv]).Harley 6874 was written by Sozomeno of Pistoia (according to de la Mare 1973). 1 large intial 'E'(peidê) in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Politics, imperfect (index Politica) Sozomeno (index Zomino; Sozomenus) (b. 1387 at Pistoia, d. 1458),

• Decorated initial 'H'(onorabili) combined with a partial border with acanthus leaves, ivy and flowers at the beginning of a letter by Albericus de Rosate., 'Apparatus super cathone' (Commentary on Disticha Catonis)(ff. 1-180), ending with an alphabetical index (ff. 181-188v)

83v, 131v, 132, 132v, 181, 182 (x2), 183 (x2), 183v, 184 (x2), 184v, 185, 185v, etc.). Paraphs in red or blue. Capitals marked in yellow or red. Running titles in red. 'Apparatus super cathone' (Commentary on Disticha Catonis)(ff. 1-180), ending

• Headpiece and initial with foliate decoration., Sophocles's 'Trachiniae' (ff. 2v-29v) and 'Philoctetes' (ff. 30-61v), and Euripides's 'Alcestis' (ff. 63-65v, imperfect), 'Rhesus' (ff. 67-86v) and 'Troades' (ff. 87-113), with marginal scholia

Titles in display capitals in red (ff. 2v, 30). Initials, plain or with foliate decoration, in red, light brown or blue. Rubrics in red or light brown Sophocles's 'Trachiniae' (ff. 2v-29v) and 'Philoctetes' (ff. 30-61v), and Euripides's 'Alcestis' (ff. 63-65v,

• Miniature of Christopher and foliate borders, at the beginning of his suffrage., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

foliate borders, in colours and gold, at the beginning of prayers (111v, 114). Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. All pages heavily ruled with red double lines. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum Portrait of donor in

• Floriate bar border and initial 'D'(eus) on a gold ground, and smaller gold initials at the beginning of the Hour of Prime., Book of Hours, Use of Le Mans, fragmentary

54v-55v). Partial floriate bar borders with penwork decoration in gold and colours. Large and small gold initials on red and blue grounds, some with penwork decoration at the corners. Book of Hours, Use of Le Mans, fragmentary Notes in English

• Illuminated initial 'E'(fflagitasti) and decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of a prefatory letter and preface to Book 1 of Quintilian's Institutiones., Institutiones, followed (ff. 235-237) by other short texts

with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 25, 46v, 66, 82v, 105v, 122, 139, 156v, 181v, 197v, 218). Small initials alternately in blue with red penwork decoration, or red with purple penwork, the infill usually foliate but sometimes in the form of

• Illuminated initial 'F'(uerant) at the beginning of Book 5 of Quintilian's Institutiones., Institutiones, followed (ff. 235-237) by other short texts

with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 25, 46v, 66, 82v, 105v, 122, 139, 156v, 181v, 197v, 218). Small initials alternately in blue with red penwork decoration, or red with purple penwork, the infill usually foliate but sometimes in the form of

• White vine initial 'M'(aecenas) and borders incorporating heraldry, at the beginning of Horace's Odes., Odes (ff. 1-63v), Epodes (ff. 63v-76v), Carmen saeculare (ff. 76v-78), Ars poetica (ff. 78v-88), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 88-130v), Epistolae (ff. 130v-160v)

130v), and one similar smaller initial (f. 151), the first with partial borders and heraldic decoration. Small initials in plain blue. Guide letters. Odes (ff. 1-63v), Epodes (ff. 63v-76v), Carmen saeculare (ff. 76v-78), Ars poetica (ff. 78v-88), Sermones (index Satires)

• White vine intial 'P'(rima), at the beginning of Horace's Sermones, with marginal annotations in purple ink., Odes (ff. 1-63v), Epodes (ff. 63v-76v), Carmen saeculare (ff. 76v-78), Ars poetica (ff. 78v-88), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 88-130v), Epistolae (ff. 130v-160v)

130v), and one similar smaller initial (f. 151), the first with partial borders and heraldic decoration. Small initials in plain blue. Guide letters. Odes (ff. 1-63v), Epodes (ff. 63v-76v), Carmen saeculare (ff. 76v-78), Ars poetica (ff. 78v-88), Sermones (index Satires)

• Initial 'S'(equitur) made up of a hybrid creature with a bird or dragon's (?) body and a horned human head, at the beginning of book 10 of Pliny's Historia naturalis., Vita Plinii, epistola 11; Historia naturalis (index Natural history) (books 1-18), imperfect

several instances it is apparent that the original design has been alterd (e.g., ff. 113, 130v). Large initials in yellow, blue, red, or green, some with penwork decoration in another colour. Two initials apparently excised (ff. 14, 77). Vita Plinii,

• Illuminated initials 'P'(linius) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Vita Plini Secundi and letter 11., Vita Plinii, epistola 11; Historia naturalis (index Natural history) (books 1-18), imperfect

several instances it is apparent that the original design has been alterd (e.g., ff. 113, 130v). Large initials in yellow, blue, red, or green, some with penwork decoration in another colour. Two initials apparently excised (ff. 14, 77). Vita Plinii,

• Illuminated initial 'P'(arata) at the beginning of Book 11 of Quintilian's Institutiones., Institutiones, followed (ff. 235-237) by other short texts

with foliate decoration (ff. 1, 25, 46v, 66, 82v, 105v, 122, 139, 156v, 181v, 197v, 218). Small initials alternately in blue with red penwork decoration, or red with purple penwork, the infill usually foliate but sometimes in the form of