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

f. 1* is a paper leaf with inscriptions. 1 large foliate initial in colours and gold; some damaged border decoration, and a damaged coat of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). 9 initials in gold on blue panels with

• Partial white vine borderwith a large historiated initial 'H' (ieronimus) of Jerome., Epistles and other works

ruled parchment leaf.Horizontal catchwords.The rubric on f. 324 has been erased. 1 partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large historiated initial of Jerome (f. 1).1 partial white vine border with a large white vine initial

• Historiated initial 'E'(x) of Petrarch at the preface of the second book., De remediis utriusque fortunae

robe (ff. 1 and 83). Three-sided border and 1 historiated initial of Petrarch in colours and gold (f. 1). Another historiated initial of Petrarch in colours and gold at the beginning of the 2nd book (f. 83). 1 smaller decorated

• Decorated Initial 'Q'(uoniam) and the ownership stamp of the monastery of Sancta Maria Annunciata Varisii., Dictionary of Canon Law

initials in red. 1 plain intial in blue (f. 1). Rubrics in red. Dictionary of Canon Law The Franciscan monastery of Sancta Maria Annunciata, Varese (near Lake Como): ownership inscription (f. 430v), bookstamp with letters SMAV (ff. 1 and 438v)

• Initila 'P'(lerumque) with white vine decoration., 'Elegantiolae' (index Isagogicus libellus) (ff. 1-48v), a treatise on letter-writing (ff. 49-61), followed by collection of phrases (ff. 61v-67), and a treatise on the months of the year as a measure of time (ff. 67v-71)

was kindly supplied by Nicolas Bell. Initials with white vine decoration in ink against a red and blue ground (ff. 1, 49). Notabilia in light red. 'Elegantiolae' (index Isagogicus libellus) (ff. 1-48v), a treatise on letter-writing (ff. 49-61), followed by

• Detail of a miniature depicting a battle scene at sea, decorated initial 'L'(istoire) including heraldic arms and foliate borders., Roman de Mélusine (ends imperfectly)

arms and three-sided column-wide foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17, 36, 43v, 56, 66v, 80v, 88v, 99, 113, 118v, 140v, 160v, 174, 190, 204v, 214v); 1 miniature probably excised after f. 7. Small initials (1-2 lines), paraphs

• Miniature of women and maidens in Paris facing two dragons, decorated initial 'L'(istoire) including heraldic arms and foliate borders., Roman de Mélusine (ends imperfectly)

arms and three-sided column-wide foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17, 36, 43v, 56, 66v, 80v, 88v, 99, 113, 118v, 140v, 160v, 174, 190, 204v, 214v); 1 miniature probably excised after f. 7. Small initials (1-2 lines), paraphs

• Detail of a miniature of women and maidens in Paris facing two dragons, decorated initial 'L'(istoire) including heraldic arms and foliate borders., Roman de Mélusine (ends imperfectly)

arms and three-sided column-wide foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17, 36, 43v, 56, 66v, 80v, 88v, 99, 113, 118v, 140v, 160v, 174, 190, 204v, 214v); 1 miniature probably excised after f. 7. Small initials (1-2 lines), paraphs

• Decorated initial 'S'(emper) entwined in foliage on a blue ground at the beginning of Juvenal's Satires; with two heraldic shields in the lower margin., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)(ff. 1-69v; ff. 70v-83)

also bore the same arms. 1 large faceted initial with foliate decoration, in colours, heraldic decoration, and square capitals used as display script with alternating lines in gold, blue, purple, and olive green (f. 1).1 large unfinished initial, and

• Unfinished initial 'N'(ec), at the beginning of Perseus' Satires., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)(ff. 1-69v; ff. 70v-83)

also bore the same arms. 1 large faceted initial with foliate decoration, in colours, heraldic decoration, and square capitals used as display script with alternating lines in gold, blue, purple, and olive green (f. 1).1 large unfinished initial, and

• Illuminated white vine-stem initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Book II of Martial's Epigrams; the text attributed to Pomponio Leto., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

text attributed to Pomponio Leto. 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials

• 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

a foliate initial 'P'(rima) at the 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.

• Marginal drawing of a seated old man holding a round red object in his left hand, adjacent to Horace's account of the Seven Ages of Man., Ars poetica (ff. 1-9), Epistolae (ff. 9-35), with marginal and interlinear glosses

Horace's account of the Seven Ages of Man. 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

• White vine initial 'C'(um), and decorated initial 'P'(rincipio), at the beginning of Justin's Historiarium libri quadraginta quatuor., Historiarium libri quadraginta quatuor

(f. 102v). 1 large white vine initial developing a partial border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 smaller initial in gold on a red and green ground (f. 1). Small initials in plain red or blue, 1 with brown

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uatuor) containing the letters 'ihc', and heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of Pseudo-Seneca's Tractatus de quatuor virtutibus., Tractatus de quatuor virtutibus, and other grammatical texts

lower margin, at the beginning of Pseudo-Seneca's Tractatus de quatuor virtutibus. 1 large decorated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). Heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Space for

• Decorated initial 'H'(umano)at the beginning of Horace's Ars poetica., Ars poetica (ff. 1-9), Epistolae (ff. 9-35), with marginal and interlinear glosses

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, 17v, 19, 21, 26v)

• Marginal marks similar to notaries' marks on a former flyleaf., Ars poetica (ff. 1-9), Epistolae (ff. 9-35), with marginal and interlinear glosses

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, 17v, 19, 21, 26v)

• Opening of Martial's Liber de Spectaculis, with the title in the square capitals attributed to Bartolomeo Sanvito, and the text to Pompino Leto, with the illuminated white vine-stem initial 'B'(arbara)., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

illuminated white vine-stem initial 'B'(arbara). 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uae) and lower border with white vine-stem decoration, green parrots, and putti holding a wreath (left blank, perhaps for the addition of a coat of arms)., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

of a coat of arms). 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials

• Illuminated white vine-stem initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Book II of Martial's Epigrams; the text attributed to Pomponio Leto., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

text attributed to Pomponio Leto. 1 large white vine initial, accompaniedd by a three-sided white vine border, with putti holding a wreath in the lower margin, and two green parrots, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller white vine initials