• Decorated initial 'P'(ater) within the 'Pricking of Love' is this section, headed 'A devoute exposition of ye Pater Noster [the Lord's Prayer]'. It begins with the first line of the Our Father in Latin, and continues in English: 'Pater noster qui es in celis. A ye unspekable goodenesse of god . . .', The Prickynge of Love (ff. 1-72v), Mixed Life (ff. 73-82)

surviving complete copies of The Prickynge of Love, according to Kane 1983. 1 large initial and full border with marginal heraldic decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Historiated initial of Benedict with a partial border., Dialogues (ff. 1-98v), and a letter (ff. 99-107)

and gold (ff. 1, 19, 39v, 68). 1 large decorated foliate initial with a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 18). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials

• Historiated initial of a seated bishop and kneeling woman, with a partial border., Dialogues (ff. 1-98v), and a letter (ff. 99-107)

and gold (ff. 1, 19, 39v, 68). 1 large decorated foliate initial with a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 18). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials

• Partial white vine border inhabited by birds, deer, and putti, with the initial 'V'(oi), and an unidentified and damaged coat of arms., Rime (ff. 1-142v) ; Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 143-179v)

animals and putti, with 1 large initial in colours and gold and a coat of arms, supported by putti, in the lower margin (the initial is damaged and the coat of arms effaced) (f. 1).1 white vine initial in

• Text page., Retractatio de animae quantitate (index On the Size of the Soul) (ff. 1-32v); Paschalis operis (index Carmen paschale), libri 5 (ff. 33-70v), Commentary on the Apocalypse (ff. 71-84v)

Ganz, 'the hands show marked Tours influence especially in the half uncial.' Title in rustic capitials and 1 large initial in red (f. 1). Plain initials in black. Rubrics and abbreviations of protagonists' names in red. Retractatio de animae quantitate

• 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

• 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)

• Historiated initial 'A'(rma) with a man in profile (probably Virgil), and an unfinished coat of arms., Aeneid (omitting Book 2, lines 567-88)

Historiated initial 'A'(rma) in brown ink with a man in profile (probably Virgil), and an unfinished coat of arms (f. 1). 10 initials in brown ink with foliate motifs (ff. 13, 25, 36v, 47v, 61, 75, 99v, 112, 126v, 140v).

• 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

• 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

• Foliate initial 'C'(ogitanti) and full border, at the beginning of Cicero's De oratore., De oratore (ff. 1-88); De senectute (ff. 89-101); De amicitia (ff. 101v-116v); De optimo genere oratorum (ff. 116v-118v)

the beginning of Cicero's De oratore. 1 full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 89). Large foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 26v, 64, 89). 2 large

• Foliate initial 'T'(Tite), [should be 'O'], and partial border, at the beginning of Cicero's De senectute., De oratore (ff. 1-88); De senectute (ff. 89-101); De amicitia (ff. 101v-116v); De optimo genere oratorum (ff. 116v-118v)

the beginning of Cicero's De senectute. 1 full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 89). Large foliate initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 26v, 64, 89). 2 large

• 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

• Initial 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 2 of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium), with glosses

of book 2 of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium. 1 historiated initial with a full border, in part foliate, with a bird, putti and a ram?, in colours and gold, and in part pen-flourished in red and blue with shell-gold infill,

• Historiated initial 'E'(t) with an old man, and a full border with heraldic arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium), with glosses

arms in the lower margin, at the beginning of Pseudo-Cicero's Rhetorica ad Herennium. 1 historiated initial with a full border, in part foliate, with a bird, putti and a ram?, in colours and gold, and in part pen-flourished in red

• 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)