• Detail of a historiated white vine initial 'M'(agno) with a man in a red robe holding a book., Divinarum Institutionum (ff. 1-164); Eiusdem poema quod inscribitur Phoenix (ff. 164v-166v); De ira Dei (ff. 167-182); De Opificio Dei (ff. 182-196v)

144, 167, 182). 10 smaller initials in gold on pink, blue, and green grounds (ff. 1 (x 3), 3v, 26, 47v, 71v, 96v, 142v, 164v). Numerous plain initials in blue. Divinarum Institutionum (ff. 1-164); Eiusdem poema quod inscribitur Phoenix (ff.

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus)., Psalter with preface by Jerome

acanthus motifs (ff. 3, 7). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing and red initials with red, blue, or purple penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Plain initials in red or blue, two in gold (ff. 3, 7). Calligraphic

• Historiated initial 'S'(alve) of a priest and attendant before an altar, combined with a full border with penwork decoration in brown ink, flowers and a scroll at the beginning of a Mass dedicated to the Virgin., 'Missa de beata maria virgine' (Mass of the Virgin)

and a scroll (f. 2). Large initial in gold on a dark red, blue and green panel (f. 10v). Initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. 'Missa de beata maria virgine' (Mass of the Virgin)

• Scatter border with flowers, a strawberry plant, insects, and a bird, a half-page miniature of Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemene, and a large initial 'O'., Book of Hours (ff. 13-60) with a calendar (ff. 1v-12v)

57v, 59v). 5 large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 18, 21v, 26, 37, 41v). 4 large initials in red with brown pen-flourishing (ff. 19v, 23v, 28, 32). Smaller initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked

• Decorated initial 'E'(t si nego) and full border with flowers, cornucopias, candelabras, dragon heads and a defaced coat of arms, at the beginning of the text., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)

initial in gold on a blue panel with foliate decoration, combined with a full border with flowers, cornucopias, candelabras, dragon heads and a defaced coat of arms (p. 1). Large initials in gold on a blue panel with foliate decoration

• Large initial 'I'(N principio) with dragons and interlacing foliate decoration at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, without the Psalms, with the Interpretation of Hebrew Names

(f. 13). Large puzzle initials in red and blue. Numerous smaller initials in red or blue. One small initial with pen-flourishing (f. 100v). Running titles and chapter numbers in red and blue. Capitals marked with a stroke of red. Bible,

• Historiated initial 'D'(e vita) with a bust-length man and acanthus leaves extending into the margins at the beginning of the text; a coat of arms in the lower margin., De vita et moribus philosophorum et poetarum, imperfect

into the margins (f. 1). Smaller initial in red with blue penwork decoration. Coloured initials in red or blue (only outline drawn on f. 21v). Paraphs in alternating red or blue. De vita et moribus philosophorum et poetarum, imperfect Unidentified

• Full white vine border inhabited by putti and a bird, a miniature of a young man presenting a book to a pope, and a coat of arms in the lower margin., Glossed Liber Sextus Decretalium

mid-size. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Glossed Liber Sextus Decretalium Unidentified arms of two gold fleur de lis on a blue shield bisected by a gold banner with three blue stars (f. 1v ). A monastic library

• Illuminated initial 'M'(aiores), with foliate extension, and smaller panel initials., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

initials in gold on blue panels with floral spray extensions (ff. 34v, 133v, 155, 181v, 190v, 196, 204, 214v, 219v). Numerous small initials in gold on red or blue panels. Rubrics in gold. Greek inscriptions in blue (ff. 32, 45,

• Initial 'E'(st) with calligraphic extension., Catilina; Jugurtha

inscriptions on recto and verso.Horizontal catchwords. 2 large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing (ff. 2, 29). 13 smaller red initials, some with blue penwork decoration, others with blue pen-flourishing (ff. 3, 7, 10v, 11, 13v, 15v, 17v, 20, 20v,

• Astrological tables., Miscellany with astrological, alchemical and medical texts, including a verse on the four complexions from the Regimen sanitatis Salernitatem, De corio serpentis, and Tractatus de sphaera (the astronomical tables on ff. 1-15v correspond to the years 1444-1500), imperfect

the contents, see the Catalogue of Harley medical manuscripts. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or red penwork decoration. Small plain initials in blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Miscellany with astrological, alchemical and medical texts,

• Decorated initial 'D'(eo) with foliate decoration extending into the margins., Statuti di Venezia (Statutes of Venice)

Verona). Initial in blue and red ink with foliate decoration including acanthus leaves extending into the margins (f. 2). Numerous small initials in red or blue with flourishing in the other colour. Coloured initials in red or blue. Statuti di

• Puzzle initial 'D'(Ividitur) with pen-flourishing extending into the margin., Miscellany of historical chronicles, including Marco Polo's 'Conditionibus et consuetudinibus orientalium regionum' (index De mirabilibus orientalium regionum) in the Latin translation of Francesco Pipino (ff. 2-47v), Hayton's 'Flos Historiarum' (ff. 47v-86v), and 'Geoffrey's 'Historia regum Britanniae' (index Gesta Britonum, De gestis Britonum) (ff. 88-150), preceded by 'De origine Gigantum' (index Story of Albina) (ff. 87-88)

initials with pen-flourishing extending into the margin in red and blue. Initials in blue with pen-flourishing extending into the margin in red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red and blue. Small initials highlighted in red. Added pen-sketch of a coat

• Decorated initial 'R'(everendissimo)., Ecclesiasticos admonens ad residentiam et fidelem dispensationem suorum beneficiorum

Decorated initial 'R'(everendissimo). 2 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds (ff. 1v, 2). 26 large plain initials in red or blue (ff. 2v, 3, 4v, 5v, 6v, 7, 8, 8v, 9, 9v, 11v (x 2), 13, 13v,

• Pen-flourished initial 'B'(ritannia)., Chronicles of England to the reign of king Henry VI (r. 1422-1461 and again from 1470-1471) (Chronicon Angliae)

reused parchment flyleaf bound upside down. Partial bar border in red and blue with a large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red. Chronicles of England to the reign

• Decorated initial with pen-flourishing., Various texts including Chronica pontificum et imperatorum (ff. 8-47v), Querimonia Frederici (ff. 48-119v), 'Ordinacio concilij lugdunum' (ff. 120-5), beginning imperfectly

~Catalogue~ 1808. Large initial in blue with reserved lines and pen-flourishing in red including a hybrid creature (f. 8). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Paraphs in red or blue. Various texts including Chronica pontificum

• Three-sided border with a large initial 'E'(ssendo) and an unidentified coat of arms in the lower margin., Forms for letters on various subjects

wreath (f. 2). 10 small plain initials in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing (ff. 25v, 27v, 28, 29, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52v). Small plain initials in red or blue. Rubrics and marginal notations in red. Capitals

• Miniature of the death of Philippe VI, with a partial border containing the arms of John Donne, at the beginning of the list of contents., Chroniques (books 3-4)

on blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of books 3 and 4 (ff. 9, 154v), with a partial border, at the beginning of book 3 (f. 9). Initials and paraphs in gold on blue

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Philippe VI, at the beginning of the list of contents., Chroniques (books 3-4)

on blue and rose ground with penwork decoration in white, at the beginning of books 3 and 4 (ff. 9, 154v), with a partial border, at the beginning of book 3 (f. 9). Initials and paraphs in gold on blue

• The left-hand page has a drawing in the form of a hand holding a placard bearing the catchword; the right-hand page has a foliate initial 'P'(rima) at the beginning of Horace's Epistles., Ars poetica (ff. 1-9), Epistolae (ff. 9-35), with marginal and interlinear glosses

beginning of Horace's Epistles. 3 large foliate initials in blue, red, and green (ff. 1, 9, 26v). Initials for the lesser divisions are red with blue flourishing, or vice versa. Blue or red paraphs. Contemporary(?) marginal drawings (e.g. ff. 3v,