• 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

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, 95v, 126v, 153, 183,

• Pen-flourished initials 'C'(orduba); 'B'(ella); and 'Q'(uis)., Pharsalia

in a Northern style. 1 large initial in blue with red and purple penwork decoration (f. 1). 1 large initial in red with purple penwork decoration (f. 118v). 4 initials in blue with purple penwork decoration or pen-flourishing (ff. 12,

• Illuminated initial 'S'(i)., Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes in Verrem; Oratio in Caecilium)(ff. 1-79); Orationes in Catilinam (ff. 80-97)

outlined in black, on red and blue grounds ornamented with white filigree decoration (ff. 1, 10, 15, 30v, 54v, 80, 80v, 85 (x 2), 89, 93v). Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Orationes in C. Verrem (index Orationes

• Illuminated initial 'G'(allia)., De bello Gallico

in gold, outlined in black, on red and blue grounds ornamented with white filigree decoration (ff. 1, 12v, 18v, 23v, 30, 41, 49v, 67v). Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. De bello Gallico The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial 'D'(eus) with acanthus leaves at the beginning of Terce of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

ivy sprigs. Numerous gold initials with black or brown penwork decoration and blue initials with red penwork decoration. Cadels. Some capitals marked with red. Line-fillers in gold and blue ink. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum Various inscriptions in different

• Illuminated white vine initial 'O'(mne) and three-sided border incorporting the arms of Federico da Montefeltro in a wreath in the lower margin, at the beginning of Dionysius the Areopagite's De caelesti hierarchia., De caelesti hierarchia (ff. 3-117), De mystica theologia (ff. 117v-120v), and Epistolae (ff. 120v-135v), preceded (ff. 1-2v) by a table of contents

colours and gold, with three-sided border incorporating arms. Small initials in gold on a ground of red, blue, and green; or in plain blue. De caelesti hierarchia (ff. 3-117), De mystica theologia (ff. 117v-120v), and Epistolae (ff. 120v-135v), preceded (ff.

• Illuminated initial 'T'(enebre) and plain initial 'Q'(uo) at the beginning of Dionysius the Areopagite's Epistolae., De caelesti hierarchia (ff. 3-117), De mystica theologia (ff. 117v-120v), and Epistolae (ff. 120v-135v), preceded (ff. 1-2v) by a table of contents

colours and gold, with three-sided border incorporating arms. Small initials in gold on a ground of red, blue, and green; or in plain blue. De caelesti hierarchia (ff. 3-117), De mystica theologia (ff. 117v-120v), and Epistolae (ff. 120v-135v), preceded (ff.

• Decorated initial 'D'(isciplina), at the beginning of Book 1 of Isidore's Etymologiae., Etymologiae

ruled in blind, horizontals in leadpoint. Large initials in green, red or blue, usually with decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials in red, green, or blue. Diagrams of consanguinity (ff. 109v-110). Etymologiae Unidentified owner, Cambridge or Oxford,

• 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

25v, 33, 62). 8 large puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 79, 107, 117v, 129, 130v, 163v, 182v, 204v). 10 large and smaller initials in plain red or blue (ff. 190, 203, 283v, 284v [with reserved designs], 296, 311

• Initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, in the upper margin the signature of 'William Howarde 1579', in the right margin an ink drawing of a lion rampant, and in the lower margin the ink stamp of the Royal Society of London., Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere forti, Epistola Cuthberti

1). Large initials in gold, pink, and/or blue, some also with red, with gold balls, and/or with foliate, floral, or filigree decoration (one with heraldic arms, f. 21). Line fillers in pink and/or blue. Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere

• Illuminated border and Initial 'N'(octiam) with an unfinished drawing of a seated man (possibly Bede) writing at the desk holding a quill and a knife, and on the bar border, a quadruped (dragon?)., Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere forti, Epistola Cuthberti

1). Large initials in gold, pink, and/or blue, some also with red, with gold balls, and/or with foliate, floral, or filigree decoration (one with heraldic arms, f. 21). Line fillers in pink and/or blue. Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere

• 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

25v, 33, 62). 8 large puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 79, 107, 117v, 129, 130v, 163v, 182v, 204v). 10 large and smaller initials in plain red or blue (ff. 190, 203, 283v, 284v [with reserved designs], 296, 311

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, and full foliate border, facing the historiated initial 'T'(e) with the Instruments of the Passion of Christ, at the beginning of the 'Te igitur' in a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

196v, 201, 203v, 206v, 227, 241v). 5 smaller puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 193, 246v, 249v, 251, 256). Small initials in plain red or blue. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Missal, Use of Rome The calendar includes Bernardinus,

• Calendar page and historiated initial 'A'(d) with David, at the beginning of a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

196v, 201, 203v, 206v, 227, 241v). 5 smaller puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 193, 246v, 249v, 251, 256). Small initials in plain red or blue. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Missal, Use of Rome The calendar includes Bernardinus,

• Historiated initial 'R'(esurrexi) with the Resurrection of Christ, in a Missal., Missal, Use of Rome

196v, 201, 203v, 206v, 227, 241v). 5 smaller puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 193, 246v, 249v, 251, 256). Small initials in plain red or blue. Capital letters highlighted in yellow. Missal, Use of Rome The calendar includes Bernardinus,

• Miniature, in two compartments, of a widow seeing the sun on Alkmund's breast, and on the right, Alkmund kneeling before the pope, with a Veronica's veil (an image of Christ's face on a linen cloth) in the background, with an illuminated initial, from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

(ff. 1, 5). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with purple or blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund This

• Illuminated initial 'T'(his), and in the lower margin, the arms of Bury St Edmunds and an ownership inscription that 'Thys boke gyften to my lady beaumoun be har lovftng moder margaret ffytz wauter w^t^ all my hart’ ', in John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

(ff. 1, 5). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with purple or blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund This

• Detail of a miniature of an infant being handed to its mother by a man in a boat on the Thames, with the marginal inscription 'london bredge', from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

(ff. 1, 5). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with purple or blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund This

• Detail of a miniature of a boy being thrown by cattle from London Bridge, and floating in the water with a boatman rowing towards him, from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

(ff. 1, 5). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with purple or blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund This

• Detail of a miniature of the discovery of Edmund's head with a scroll with gold inscription 'heer heer herr', with a wolf guarding it, and a man blowing a horn, from John Lydgate's Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund., Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund

(ff. 1, 5). Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with purple or blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund This