• null, De lapidibus pretiosis

1 large decorated foliate initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials in red with purple foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. De lapidibus pretiosis Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660,

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• Detail of initial 'C'(um) on a gold ground, with a hybrid creature in the bowl of the letter., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

(f. 13, vol. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing, one with a face (f. 5v, vol. 1). Paraphs in red or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• Inscriptions., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

(f. 13, vol. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing, one with a face (f. 5v, vol. 1). Paraphs in red or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

• Text page., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

(f. 13, vol. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing, one with a face (f. 5v, vol. 1). Paraphs in red or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

• Decorated initial., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

(f. 13, vol. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing, one with a face (f. 5v, vol. 1). Paraphs in red or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

• Inscriptions., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

(f. 13, vol. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing, one with a face (f. 5v, vol. 1). Paraphs in red or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

• Initials 'B'(e) and 'A'(fter) in blue with red pen-flourishing., Scale of Perfection (Books 1 and 2)

in red (ff. 3-114). Scale of Perfection (Books 1 and 2) Matthew Parker (b. 1504, d. 1575), archbishop of Canterbury and patron of scholarship: his typical red chalk markings on f. 1 (see Wright 1972, p. 268).The Harley Collection, formed

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 1 of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

the beginning of book 1 of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum. 8 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red at the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11,

• Detail of the puzzle initial Initial 'H'(ec) at the beginning of book 4 of Boethius's consolatio philosophiae., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

extensions forming a partial border at the beginning of each book (f. 1, 6, 13, 23v, 32v). Simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. 1 marginal drawing of a face (f. 37). De Consolatione Philosophiae (index

• Inscription of the Carthusians of Mainz, in the lower margin., Dialogus rationis, and other theological tracts

Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber est fr(atru)m Carthus(iensium) p(ro)pe Mogu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. ff. 61v, 62). Inscribed 'Z 346' (f. 1, crossed through); similar inscriptions consisting of a 'Z' followed by a number are found in

• Puzzle initial., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)

half empty and only framed in blue with gold corners (f. 3). 1 large and 2 smaller decorated initials including heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 19). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue

• Decorated initials., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)

half empty and only framed in blue with gold corners (f. 3). 1 large and 2 smaller decorated initials including heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 19). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue

• Diagram., Miscellany of tracts on magic, including The Divine Seal of Solomon (ff. 127v-137v)

Diagram. f. 1 is a list of contents in Enlgish and Latin in an 18th-century (?) hand. 7 full-page drawings of angels in ink with a yellow or blue wash on parchment (ff. 124-127). 1 full-page drawing in ink (f.

• Illuminated initial 'E'(go) and a full border with the arms probably of the Del Drago family of Rome, at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares., Epistolae ad familiares

Del Drago family of Rome, at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares. 1 large decorated initial and a full decorated border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and

• Decorated initial 'R'(everendo) at the beginning of Walter Burley's Commentary on Aristotle's Politica., Commentary on Aristotle's Politica

Decorated initial 'R'(everendo) at the beginning of Walter Burley's Commentary on Aristotle's Politica. 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 1). Small initials alternately blue with red penwork, or red with brown penwork. Paraphs in blue or

• Flourished puzzle initial 'F'(inem) at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares, book 12., Epistolae ad familiares

puzzle initial 'F'(inem) at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares, book 12. 1 large decorated initial and a full decorated border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and

• Initial 'Q'(uintus) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Cicero's De amicitia., De amicitia

Initial 'Q'(uintus) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Cicero's De amicitia. 1 large initial, in blue with infill and flourishing in red (f. 1). Paraphs in red or blue. De amicitia Unidentified reader, 16th century: at the end of the