• Partial foliate border with an historiated initial 'H'(anc) of Ovid holding a book., Epistolae (index Letters)

border in colours and gold with an historiated initial 'H'(anc) of Ovid holding a book (f. 1). Red initials with purple penwork decoration and blue initials with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Epistolae (index Letters) Marianus de

• Decorated initials: 'I'(tem), 'D'(ialectica), 'G'(ustus), 'I'(tem), 'I'(tem), and 'O'(lfactus)., Tracts on various subjects, including rhetoric and mathematics, and Alan of Lille's De planctu naturae (ff. 17-32v)

very large initials in blue with reserved designs and red pen-flourishing (ff. 17, 42v). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Tracts on various subjects,

• White vine initial 'T'(erentii), Vita Terentii (ff. 1-3v); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 3v-169)

vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 5, 32v, 61v, 89, 116v, 141). Alternating red or blue initials. Rubrics and abbreviations of protagonists' names in red. Vita Terentii (ff. 1-3v); Comoediae (index Comedies) (ff. 3v-169) Written by Angelus Frassinensis:

• Full border with putti, cornucopia, acanthus and floral motifs, a medallion of the penitent Jerome, and the episcopal coat of arms of Guglielmo Sirleto, with the decorated initials 'P'(ontifex) and 'I'(ntroibo)., Missal

an episcopal coat of arms in the lower margin (f. 1).1 large initial in colours and gold with an angel (f. 34). 3 large initials with acanthus motifs (ff. 1 (x 2), 21). Large initials in gold with purple

• Puzzle initial., De viris illustribus, extract; Chronographia, with prologue; Jerome's preface to the translation of Eusebius

Puzzle initial. 1 three-sided border and 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of the Virgin holding the Chirst child blessing a kneeling monk (f. 58). 3 full or partial borders with initials in blue and pink with coloured foliated

• Decorated initial 'A'(biciamus), at the beginning of Guilelmus de Malliaco OP's Sermones de tempore; in the lower margin ex-libris 'Liber virginis gloriose. In Ebirbach hic e(st) Ma(r)ie. Ad Usus Abbatis Ebirbacen(sis)', written by Martin Rifflinck von Boppard, abbot of the monastery of Eberbach., Sermones de tempore (ff. 1-204), table of contents (ff. 204-205v)

of the monastery of Eberbach. Contemporary ink foliation in arabic numerals. 1 large decorated initial with extension into the margin, in gold on a red and blue ground (f. 1). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue

• Decorated initial 'I'(incipt), at the beginning of the Computus manual., Computus manual with commentary

manual. Musical notation added in a contemporary hand (ff. 109v-110). 1 large decorated initial in red (f. 2). Diagrams. Computus manual with commentary Inscribed 'Will(e)m Ballon 1603' (f. 39).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased

• Coloured drawings of the Fall of Lucifer, the Creation of Adam and Eve, the Marriage of Adam and Eve, and the Temptation, at the beginning of the Speculum humanae salvationis., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Coloured drawings of Christ carrying the Cross, Isaac carrying the wood for his immolation, Parable of the son who inherited the vineyard and who was killed by greedy servants, and the emissaries of Moses carrying a bunch of grapes., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Coloured drawings of the Resurrection of Christ, Samson carrying the gates of Gaza, Jonah and the whale, and the parable of the stone rejected by the builders., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Historiated illuminated initial 'T'(hedosius) of the Virgin holding the Child blessing a kneeling monk with a three-sided border, at the beginning of Sigibert's Chronographia., De viris illustribus, extract; Chronographia, with prologue; Jerome's preface to the translation of Eusebius

Virgin holding the Child blessing a kneeling monk with a three-sided border, at the beginning of Sigibert's Chronographia. 1 three-sided border and 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of the Virgin holding the Chirst child blessing a kneeling monk

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost), at the beginning of Johannes Andrea's Glosses on the Decretals., Novella in Sextum (book 4)

Puzzle initial 'P'(ost), at the beginning of Johannes Andrea's Glosses on the Decretals. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 1). Small initials alternately in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in

• Decorated initial 'A'(biciamus), at the beginning of Guilelmus de Malliaco OP's Sermones de tempore., Sermones de tempore (ff. 1-204), table of contents (ff. 204-205v)

Malliaco OP's Sermones de tempore. Contemporary ink foliation in arabic numerals. 1 large decorated initial with extension into the margin, in gold on a red and blue ground (f. 1). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue

• Ex-libris 'Liber virginis gloriose. In Ebirbach hic e(st) Ma(r)ie. Ad Usus Abbatis Ebirbacen(sis)', written by Martin Rifflinck von Boppard, abbot of the monastery of Eberbach, in the lower margin., Sermones de tempore (ff. 1-204), table of contents (ff. 204-205v)

Eberbach, in the lower margin. Contemporary ink foliation in arabic numerals. 1 large decorated initial with extension into the margin, in gold on a red and blue ground (f. 1). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue

• Drawing of the building of the Ark, and the Ark., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Detail of a drawing of the Crucifixion., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Drawing of an elephant carrying people on its back., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Detail of a beheading., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Detail of a drawing of Christ in Majesty., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Detail of Jonah emerging from the whale., Speculum humanae salvationis

drawings with some colour, and occasionally gold, at the top of each column, each double-page forming typological sets beginning with 1 scene of the New Testament followed by 3 of the Old Testament. Large puzzle initials in red and blue,