• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of Catherine of Alexandria., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of John the Baptist clad in animal skins., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Francis with stigmata., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Peter with a book, with a partial border of flowers, leaves, and a bird., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Clare, with a partial border of flowers, leaves, and a bird., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Barbara holding her tower, with a partial border of flowers, leaves, a snail, and a bird., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omine) of the Virgin and Child, with an illusionistic border with flowers, strawberries, a bird, a snail, and a butterfly, at the beginning of the Hours of Advent., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(ancta) of the Virgin Mary., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Miniature of David playing the dulcimer, with a scatter border of flowers, leaves, a snail, and grotesque hybrid creatures., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omine) of David kneeling in prayer, with a scatter border of flowers, gems, and a butterfly, at the beginning of the Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omine) of Mary Magdalene, kneeling and embracing a cross., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(omine) of the Apostles and the Virgin Mary at the Pentecost., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Full-page miniature of the martyrdom of Sebastian., Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri', formerly known as 'The Albani Hours')

litany. Large initials in gold on coloured grounds in red, and/or blue, and/or green, with flowers extending into the margins. Small initials and line-fillers in gold on red, blue or green grounds. Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Hours

• Miniature of Penelope giving a letter to a man in a boat, with a decorated initial 'P' and full-border in colours and gold, at the beginning of the epistle., Heroides (index Eroidi)

60v, 66, 74v, 81v, 88v, 99v, 108v, 115, 127, 140, 151v, 161v, 170v, 177v). Line fillers in red, gold and blue. Incipits and explicits in red. Cadels. Heroides (index Eroidi) 15th-century monograms (of first owner?): 'SE' (border of ff. 51,

• Miniature of a woman on a horse-drawn cart, with two men blowing horns alongside, with a decorated initial 'S' and a full border in colours and gold., Heroides (index Eroidi)

60v, 66, 74v, 81v, 88v, 99v, 108v, 115, 127, 140, 151v, 161v, 170v, 177v). Line fillers in red, gold and blue. Incipits and explicits in red. Cadels. Heroides (index Eroidi) 15th-century monograms (of first owner?): 'SE' (border of ff. 51,

• Miniature of Troilus of Royalville rescuing two women, with a partial trompe l'oeil border., Perceforest (Anciennes croniques Dangleterre, faictz et gestes du roy Perceforest, et des chevaliers du Franc Palais)

152, 216, 275), including 1 with a partially trimmed instruction in the lower margin (f. 216). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Perceforest (Anciennes croniques Dangleterre, faictz et gestes du roy Perceforest, et

• Historiated initial 'A' of an enthroned Henry VI surrounded by angels, with a full bar border with arms., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49)

foliate borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold. Small initials in colours and gold. Paraph marks alternately red or blue, some flourished. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v),

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A' with Henry VI surrounded by angels., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49)

foliate borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold. Small initials in colours and gold. Paraph marks alternately red or blue, some flourished. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v),

• Text page., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical list of contents (ff. 1-49)

foliate borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold. Small initials in colours and gold. Paraph marks alternately red or blue, some flourished. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v),

• Historiated faceted initial 'Q'(uanquam) with tail drawn as if piercing the parchment leaf and 'all'antica' border decorated with vases and cornucopiae at the beginning of Cicero's 'De officiis'., De officiis

the beginning of each book ( ff. 1, 65v, 104v). Similar capitals for the colophon (f. 155v). Numerous initials in blue. Rubrics and notes in red. De officiis Written in 1498 by Bartolomeo Sanvito of Padua (b. 1435, d. 1518):