• Detail of historiated initial., Ab urbe condita, first (ff. 109-258) and third (ff. 266-417) decades, the latter preceded (259-265v) by a table of chapters

historiated initial. 1 large inhabited initial, in colours and gold, with a full border incorporating heraldry (f. 266). 8 large initials in colours on a gold ground with foliate marginal extensions (ff. 298v, 313, 327, 341, 357v, 375, 392v, 404).

• Detail of lower border, with putti holding a shield., Ab urbe condita, first (ff. 109-258) and third (ff. 266-417) decades, the latter preceded (259-265v) by a table of chapters

with putti holding a shield. 1 large inhabited initial, in colours and gold, with a full border incorporating heraldry (f. 266). 8 large initials in colours on a gold ground with foliate marginal extensions (ff. 298v, 313, 327, 341, 357v,

• Detail of border, with a fawn., Ab urbe condita, first (ff. 109-258) and third (ff. 266-417) decades, the latter preceded (259-265v) by a table of chapters

with a fawn. 1 large inhabited initial, in colours and gold, with a full border incorporating heraldry (f. 266). 8 large initials in colours on a gold ground with foliate marginal extensions (ff. 298v, 313, 327, 341, 357v, 375, 392v,

• Detail of border with a monkey., Ab urbe condita, first (ff. 109-258) and third (ff. 266-417) decades, the latter preceded (259-265v) by a table of chapters

with a monkey. 1 large inhabited initial, in colours and gold, with a full border incorporating heraldry (f. 266). 8 large initials in colours on a gold ground with foliate marginal extensions (ff. 298v, 313, 327, 341, 357v, 375, 392v,

• Detail of historiated initial., Ab urbe condita, first (ff. 109-258) and third (ff. 266-417) decades, the latter preceded (259-265v) by a table of chapters

historiated initial. 1 large inhabited initial, in colours and gold, with a full border incorporating heraldry (f. 266). 8 large initials in colours on a gold ground with foliate marginal extensions (ff. 298v, 313, 327, 341, 357v, 375, 392v, 404).

• Foliate initial and border., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Decorated initial with flowers, and border including mottos., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Decorated initial with flowers, and border including mottos., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Decorated line-fillers., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Miniature of Cicero debating the nature of friendship and border with mottos., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Decorated initial 'P'(hoebe) in Horace's Epodes., Odes (ff. 5-78v), Epodes (ff. 79-93v), and Carmen saeculare (ff. 94-95v); preceded by a Life of Horace attributed here to Petrus Crinitus (ff. 1-4)

4). 7 large faceted initials in gold, each on a square field of dark purple, brown, gold, or green (ff. 1, 5, 27, 41, 65, 79, 94). Small initials in gold on a square field of blue, red, purple, green,

• Calendar page for September, on the left, and for August (bound upside down) on the right., Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation of eclipses and of the moon's influence

Cambridge in 1717): inscription 'Tho. Baker, Coll. Jo. Socius ejectus' (f. 2).Various inscriptions, including 'henry' (ff. 21-22v).? Shelfmark 'LLg No. 1' (f. 1).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime

• Detail of decorated initial., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno domini M .CCCC.LXII’ (f. 185v). The Donati family of Venice, (arms, f. 1). Unidentified owner: included in the

• Detail of heraldry., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno domini M .CCCC.LXII’ (f. 185v). The Donati family of Venice, (arms, f. 1). Unidentified owner: included in the

• null, Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation of eclipses and of the moon's influence

Cambridge in 1717): inscription 'Tho. Baker, Coll. Jo. Socius ejectus' (f. 2).Various inscriptions, including 'henry' (ff. 21-22v).? Shelfmark 'LLg No. 1' (f. 1).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime

• Text page., Four Gospels

Text page. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours and gold, most

• Miniature of the Dormition of the Virgin., Four Gospels

Miniature of the Dormition of the Virgin. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures

• Detail of historiated initial of a bishop., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, imperfect

Vespasian E XI, ff. 46-132.Later notes and inscriptions, and part of texts, ff. 75-79. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of a bishop (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, with flourishing

• Detail of decorated initial., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, imperfect

Vespasian E XI, ff. 46-132.Later notes and inscriptions, and part of texts, ff. 75-79. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of a bishop (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, with flourishing

• Detail of coloured initial., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, imperfect

Vespasian E XI, ff. 46-132.Later notes and inscriptions, and part of texts, ff. 75-79. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of a bishop (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, with flourishing