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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

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

Large initials in colours. Large initials in red with brown and sometimes red penwork decoration, or in blue with red and sometimes blue penwork decoration, many with faces. Highlighting of letters in red. Old Testament (volume 1), Genesis to Ruth,

• Three decorated initials 'M'(are), 'N'(ili) and 'A'(er); in the lower half of the image are the remains of f. 2., De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, Book VIII (De astronomia also known as Hipparchus), imperfect (ff. 1-33v); two smaller texts (ff. 33v-39)

green and blue (ff. 23v, 26v, 28, 28v, 32, 32v). 2 diagrams in brown ink with some red (ff. 18v, 20), perhaps added later. 1 initial in blue and light brown (f. 3). Simple initials in red, blue, green or

• Pen-flourished initial 'D'(ignum), with a partial border and a shield with the coat of arms of the Duchy of Cleves., Commentary on Lucan's Pharsalia (index In Pharsaliam Lucani)

border in red, blue, and purple; 1 large initial in purple and yellow with red and purple pen-flourishing; and a coat of arms in the lower margin in colours and gold (f. 3). 8 large initials in blue with red

• 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,

• Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)(ff. 3-177v); De trinitate (ff. 179-244v)

initials in red and blue or in one colour with pen-flourishing in the same colours. Smaller initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Capitals marked in red ink. Paraphs in red or blue. De Civitate Dei

• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

(f. 3). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

(f. 3). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aschales) below a rubric with the date 1465 in medieval arabic numerals, at the beginning of a prologue, Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc.

are notes by Barthélemy Mercier (b. 1734 d. 1799), abbé de St.-Léger. Large and small puzzle initials in red and blue. Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc. Apparently written in 1465: a rubric reads 'Prologus sedulij primus incipit 1465'

• null, Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc.

abbé de St.-Léger. Large and small puzzle initials in red and blue. Carmen paschale; Hymns; Psychomachia; Cathemerinon; Peristephanon; etc. Apparently written in 1465: a rubric reads 'Prologus sedulij primus incipit 1465' (f. 7v).The Celestine convent of the Holy Trinity, Marcoussis,

• null, Comediae (index Comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-27v), Eunuchus (ff. 28-57v), Heauton tirorumenos (ff. 58-87), Adelphoe (f. 87-113v), Hecyra (ff. 114-137v), Phormio (ff. 138-166v)

and shell gold, at the beginnings of the arguments (ff. 28, 29v, 58, 87, 114, 114v, 138). Small initials alternately blue or red. Headings in red capitals Comediae (index Comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-27v), Eunuchus (ff.

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

painted initial with acanthus leaf decoration at the beginning of Psalm 68 (f. 111), and other large and small red, blue, green, and yellow simple initials, some decorated around the letter or in the bowl with simple patterns in other

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

painted initial with acanthus leaf decoration at the beginning of Psalm 68 (f. 111), and other large and small red, blue, green, and yellow simple initials, some decorated around the letter or in the bowl with simple patterns in other